The record-breaking inaugural season of the Rocket City Trash Pandas and the remarkable saga of the team’s arrival in North Alabama is chronicled in a new book, Pandamonium!, from August Publications. (more…)
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Ballpark Digest Broadcaster Chat for February 24, 2021
Voice of the Birmingham Barons Curt Bloom and author Mark McCarter join Jesse Goldberg-Strassler and Kevin Reichard on this week’s Ballpark Digest Broadcaster Chat to discuss the distinguished history of the Southern League. (more…)
Our Broadcaster Chats now available as podcast downloads
Some housekeeping news to share: our weekly Ballpark Digest Broadcaster Chats are now available as a podcast, as we also add Jesse Goldberg-Strassler’s Tales from the Baseball Thesaurus to the mix. (more…)
Now shipping: Never a Bad Game: Fifty-Plus Years of the Southern League
We have some book news to pass along: Never a Bad Game: Fifty-Plus Years of the Southern League by Mark McCarter is now shipping from August Publications world headquarters. (more…)
Never a Bad Game available in updated second edition
We have some book news to pass along: Mark McCarter’s Never a Bad Game: Fifty-Plus Years of the Southern League, is now available! As a bonus, we have pre-order info and a special offer for Ballpark Digest readers at the end of this article. (more…)
Meet Mark McCarter in Jackson, at SL All-Star Game
Mark McCarter will be making two appearances in Jackson and Montgomery, selling and signing his book, Never a Bad Game, published by Ballpark Digest‘s parent firm, August Publications. (more…)
Tis the season for baseball books, part I
It’s Cyber Monday — which means plenty of you are out shopping for baseball books. Here’s a shameless plug for baseball books and more from Ballpark Digest and August Publications. (more…)
Goodbye to Greer Stadium
No preservationists have stepped forward to demand its survival, and with a spiffy new ballpark on the way, we’re guessing there won’t be too many tears shed tonight during the last Nashville Sounds (Class AAA; Pacific Coast League) game at Greer Stadium. Greer Stadium opened in 1978 as the home of the Sounds, and along […]
The Week That Was: June 29
Ballpark prep, ugly sweaters, a potential Twins/Saints affiliation and Petco Park A/V upgrades were the top stories on Ballpark Digest this past week, as measured by page views. Here are the top stories, in order of popularity: What happens at a ballpark before a game? Lots of prepCrosscutters to don what could be ugliest uniforms […]
Now available: Never a Bad Game: Fifty Years of the Southern League
We’re proud to announce the immediate availability of Never a Bad Game: Fifty Years of the Southern League, by the award-winning author Mark McCarter. Fans of the Southern League have seen it all since the circuit was founded 50 years ago: colorful characters, charming ballparks, and some of the best baseball players showing their potential. […]
Thanks a million — again
Two months in a row: Ballpark Digest notched a million page views in October. Thanks! Yeah, we’re a little proud of the accomplishment. Of course, we couldn’t do it without you; your patronage and support is greatly appreciated. This is an exciting time for us. Our Florida spring-training guide hit the top ten among baseball […]
Upcoming books, millions of page views and more
Coming attractions at Ballpark Digest: several new baseball books in coming weeks, including a Southern League history, as we look to the second million-page-view month in a row. Site updates this week have been slow for one simple reason: we’re prepping a whole slew of new-book titles for the winter and spring, and there are […]