The Fort Wayne TinCaps (Low Class A; Midwest League) are celebrating the millionth fans to cross the turnstiles at Parkview Field in style, partnering with Comcast to give one lucky fan a chance to win a million dollars. “The fan support for the TinCaps at Parkview Field has been tremendous,” said TinCaps Vice President of […]
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Hot Rods to launch national health program
The Bowling Green Hot Rods (Low Class A; Midwest League) will be leading the national launch of a new health program, Heroes of the Health League, at the team’s June 26 in conjunction with the Alliance for Consumer Education (ACE). Heroes of the Health League is a program aimed at teaching young children about important […]
It’s All-Star season!
If it’s June, it’s All-Star season in the minors. Here’s a look at the various All-Star Games that will be played over the next few weeks in Minor League Baseball, along with a preview of the upcoming Midwest League All-Star Game in Davenport. For baseball fans, All-Star Games are a great celebration of the game, […]
Cubs to honor Pete Vonachen
Nice honor for Pete Vonachen: the owner of the Peoria Chiefs (Low Class A; Midwest League) will be honored by the Chicago Cubs during a Wrigley Field pregame ceremony before Wednesday night’s game; he’ll also lead the crowd in the Seventh Inning Stretch festivities. On May 11 at Wrigley Field, Pete and his family will […]
Loons pull out the stops for Mother’s Day
It’s not unusual for a baseball team to throw a Mother’s Day promotion with a free flower or two but the Great Lakes Loons (Low Class A; Midwest League) are pulling out the stops with massage therapy, brunch and more. “Since Mother’s Day falls on a Loons home game this year, we wanted to do […]
TinCaps welcome millionth fan to Parkview Field
A significant milestone was reached at Parkview Field, home of the Fort Wayne TinCaps (Low Class A; Midwest League): During last night’s IPFW/Purdue collegiate baseball game, the millionth official guest of the ballpark went though the turnstiles. The million fans include those attending TinCaps games, collegiate games, concerts and other special events. Since April 2009 […]
River Bandits prep for Mississippi River flooding
If it’s spring, it’s time for Mississippi River flooding. And that means the Quad Cities River Bandits (Low Class A; Midwest League) are preparing Modern Woodmen Park for access to the ballpark while the waters invade the parking lot. Improvements made to Modern Woodmen Park over the last five or six years, such as the […]
Never mind the magnet — here’s the refrigerator
As the Minor League Baseball season opens tonight, we’re seeing a lot of teams giving away refrigerator-magnet schedules in the next day or two. The Quad Cities River Bandits (Low Class A; Midwest League) are going a different direction by giving away a complete refrigerator. This is the third straight year the River Bandits have […]
Flavor Flav to throw out first pitch for LumberKings
We thought it a bit odd when we saw the news about Flavor Flav — that’s right, formerly of Public Enemy but perhaps best known for his Flavor of Love series on MTV — opening a fried-chicken restaurant in Clinton, Iowa, but here’s even odder news: he’s throwing out the first pitch at the Clinton […]
Busch Stadium to host Midwest League game
Add Busch Stadium to the list of Major League Baseball ballparks hosting Minor League Baseball games this season, as the St. Louis Cardinals’ Midwest League affiliate — the Quad Cities River Bandits — will host the Kane County Cougars, the newest Kansas City Royals affiliate. The game is tentatively scheduled for May 26. We’re seeing […]
Blue Jays minor-league schedule released
We’ve posted the spring-training schedule for the four Toronto Blue Jays farm teams: Las Vegas 51s (Class AAA; Pacific Coast League), New Hampshire Fisher Cats (Class AA; Eastern League), Dunedin Blue Jays (High Class A; Florida State League) and Lansing Lugnuts (Low Class A; Midwest League). You can view the full schedule here. The four […]
River Bandits offer first crack at tix to Facebook, Twitter followers
Here’s an interesting twist on the use of social media in baseball marketing: the Quad Cities River Bandits (Low Class A; Midwest League) are offering Facebook, Twitter and newsletter followers first crack at individual game tickets for the 2011 season. Today followers of the River Bandits on Twitter, friends of Rascal and fans of the […]
Captains extend WELW broadcast deal; Halbleib new Voice of CornBelters
Two broadcasting deals to announce today: The Lake County Captains (Low Class A; Midwest League) extend their arrangement with flagship radio home AM 1330 WELW, while the Normal CornBelters (independent; Frontier League) move Greg Halbleib into the broadcast booth. The WELW agreement runs for three years. The station will air all regular and post-season Captains […]