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In memoriam: Herb Score

Former Indians great Herb Score, who faced tragedy in his career, has passed away.Former broadcaster and Cleveland Indians great Herb Score passed away this morning at the age of 75. He had not been doing well in recent years, and in many ways his life was marked by disappointment and tragedy. He retired from the […]

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Cisco to bling out new Yankee Stadium

Cisco plans to enhance the Yankee Stadium ballpark experience with lots of tech.Cisco, which seems to have settled on wiring ballparks as a potent marketing tool, today announced that the new Yankee Stadium, set to open April 2009, will outfitted with Cisco technologies, giving New York Yankees fans the most wired, connected and video-enabled stadium […]

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Cuban still in the running for Cubs

Sources both close to the commissioner and within three of the groups bidding for the Chicago Cubs tell us press reports eliminating Mark Cuban as a potential owner were largely incorrect, though as with every connected with baseball there are shades of gray. Sources both close to the commissioner and within three of the groups […]

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?Diamondbacks land new pool sponsor

Yeah, we know you were all worried about this. The Arizona Diamondbacks landed a new sponsored for the iconic outdoor pool at Chase Field: Tempe-based RideNow Powersports. Yeah, we know you were all worried about this. The Arizona Diamondbacks landed a new sponsored for the iconic outdoor pool at Chase Field: Tempe-based RideNow Powersports. The […]

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Dodgertown to get even quieter with closure of business center

Dodgertown and Holman Stadium, which will sit empty during Spring Training 2009, may be even  quieter after Aramark basically shuts down operations at the Dodgertown Sports and Conference Center in Vero Beach.Dodgertown and Holman Stadium, which will sit empty during Spring Training 2009, may be even quieter after Aramark basically shuts down operations at the […]

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MODESA gives initial approves to Cards’ Ballpark Village

The Missouri Downtown Economic Stimulus Authority (MODESA) gave initial approval to up to $188 million in public subsidies for a Ballpark Village development next to Busch Stadium, as the St. Louis Cardinals and Baltimore-based Cordish Co. receive important approval for the project.The Missouri Downtown Economic Stimulus Authority (MODESA) gave initial approval to up to $188 […]

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National League

The National League launched the modern era of professional baseball as a response to the looser, arguably corrupt National Association, in 1876. Led by William Hulbert and Albert Spalding, the circuit began with the defection of four Western teams — St. Louis, Chicago, Louisville and Cincinnati — from the National Association and launched with eight […]

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