Affiliation news, attendance tallies, a new-ballpark proposal for the Tampa Bay Rays and previews for 2013. The top stories of the week on Ballpark Digest, as measured by page views. Angels to Burlington, A’s to Beloit Quad Cities, Astros announce affiliation Can-Am League expands to Trois-Rivières for 2013 2012 Baseball Attendance by Average 2012 Independent […]
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Mike Veeck: The most Descartian owner in baseball
Our household eagerly awaits the arrival of Garden & Gun Magazine every other month, and that pleasure was enhanced by a major feature on Mike Veeck by Pat Jordan in the October-November issue. You can read the full article here. If you know Mike — and I suspect most of our readers do, on some […]
Butte’s Alumni Field coming down
Alumni Field, the quaint former home of the Butte Copper Kings (rookie; Pioneer League), is coming down, as owner Montana Tech decides to upgrade the adjoining football field with artificial turf. It really wasn’t much of a ballpark, even by rookie-ball standards: a small grandstand and even smaller concession stand/gift shop, some kids’ play features […]
Looking back at 10 years of baseball
Ballpark Digest turned 10 years old this week. To see how much things have changed — or not — we went back to the first set of stories published on the site. The headlines may surprise you. This question pops up a lot, so here’s the short version as to the origins of Ballpark Digest. […]
As Pheasants struggle at gate, owners look for solutions
The last two seasons should have been gravy time for the Sioux Falls Fighting Pheasants (independent; American Association) as the team set marks for wins. Instead, attendance is plunging after branding and concession changes. What can be done to stem the tide? No doubt managing partner Gary Weckwerth thought he was opening a new chapter […]
Saints: Time to anoint the pig
If it’s spring, it’s time for the St. Paul Saints (independent; American Association) to run a contest to name to team’s porcine mascot for the 2011 season. The Saints employ a pig every season to bring balls to the umpire at Midway Stadium games, a nice little touch that inevitably draws the attention of the […]
Personnel moves for the New Year
More changes in baseball front offices: John Kuhn takes over in River City, six new staffers for the Hagerstown Suns, Nancy Friday is in charge of group sales in Wisconsin Rapids, Bobby Baseball returns to Trenton, and the Ultimate Baseball League hires a new public-relations director. At T.R. Hughes Ballpark, John Kuhn is now team […]