Archive | News

As America prepares to remember those who sacrificed for their country during Memorial Day gatherings, it’s a good time to reflect upon the many baseball players who also sacrificed during wartime.As America prepares to remember those who sacrificed for their country during Memorial Day gatherings, it’s a good time to reflect upon the many baseball […]

Faced with a barrage of negative public opinion, the New York Yankees relaxed rules prohibiting fans from approaching the field during home batting practice.Faced with a barrage of negative public opinion over the class separation at the new Yankee Stadium, the New York Yankees relaxed rules prohibiting fans from approaching the field before games. When […]

There are a lot of worthy organizations putting in youth baseball fields these days, but the plan by the Cal Ripken Sr. Foundation caught our eye because of the Memorial Stadium connection.The Cal Ripken Sr. Foundation is raising money to build three to five ballfields for disadvantaged youth in Baltimore, and one of the proposed […]

The Arizona Diamondbacks say they’ve narrowed the choice for a new spring-training faciity to three in the greater Phoenix area, but they’re not discussing specifics.The Arizona Diamondbacks say they’ve narrowed the choice for a new spring-training faciity to three in the greater Phoenix area, but they’re not discussing specifics. D-Backs chief executive Derrick Hall is […]

A record number of home runs and mondo complaints from fans about limited autograph access before games won’t lead the Yankees to make any changes to the new Yankee Stadium, according to COO Lonn Trost.A record number of home runs and mondo complaints from fans about limited autograph access before games won’t lead the Yankees […]

David Samson doesn’t sound pleased with the decision by the Miami Dolphins to sell naming rights to Dolphin Stadium to Anheuser-Busch in a short-term deal.Dolphin Stadium will be rebranded as LandShark Stadium for the near future, as the Miami Dolphins cut a short-term deal with Anheuser-Busch to name the facility after LandShark Lager, a brand […]

The San Jose City Council will vote tomorrow on a set of goals and principles to guide city officials in their negotiations with the Oakland A’s over a new downtown ballpark.The San Jose City Council will vote tomorrow on a set of goals and principles to guide city officials in their negotiations with the Oakland […]

The former spring-training home of the Tampa Bay Rays and many other teams won’t be torn down, at least in the short term; instead, the city of St. Petersburg is seeking a manager for the facility.With it unlikely the Tampa Bay Rays will end up with a downtown St. Pete ballpark, the city has turned […]

Boston Red Sox broadcaster Jerry Remy announces he’s been fighting lung cancer and is leaving the booth indefinitely.Boston Red Sox broadcaster Jerry Remy announces he’s been fighting lung cancer and is leaving the booth indefinitely. “I want to focus on completing my recovery so that I can return to work without distractions or interruptions,” Remy […]

Despite some price reductions — which really weren’t — on the premium seating at the new Yankee Stadium, the best seats in the house were unsold last night, even with archnemesis Boston Red Sox in town.Despite some price reductions — which really weren’t — on the premium seating at the new Yankee Stadium, the best […]

Mike Dee, the COO of the Boston Red Sox and the point man for the search for the team’s new spring-training facility, is the new CEO of the Miami Dolphins and Dolphin Stadium.Mike Dee, the COO of the Boston Red Sox and the point man for the search for the team’s new spring-training facility, is […]

Lee County Commissioners selected a site close to Southwest Florida International Airport as the future home of a Boston Red Sox spring-training camp. Lee County Commissioners today selected a site close to Southwest Florida International Airport as the future home of a Boston Red Sox spring-training camp. It was a site that was almost eliminated […]

After fans complained of too much public drunkenness and underage drinking at AT&T Park, the San Francisco Giants and the police announced several measures to combat both.In all of our visits we’ve only seen two drunken fights at a ballpark — and both times the fights took place in the right-field SRO section of AT&T […]