Two notable moves in broadcast booths to share today: Cory Provus is the new voice of the Minnesota Twins, while Dave Lezotte steps aside as the voice of the Clinton LumberKings (Low Class A; Midwest League). Provus, 33, comes off a three-year stint as the second voice in the Milwaukee Brewers broadcast booth, sharing play-by-play […]
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Twins front-office changes: Smith out, Ryan in
In a surprising move, Terry Ryan has returned to the Minnesota Twins as general manager — perhaps on a permanent basis — as Bill Smith has been asked to take another position in the organization. “No one in the Twins’ organization wants to win any more than Bill,” Twins Owner and CEO Jim Pohlad said […]
Twins searching for new play-by-play voice
With John Gordon stepping down at the end of this season, the Minnesota Twins have posted an opening for a new radio play-by-play broadcaster, we’re told — and we know the perfect guy for the position. It’s a big decision for the Twins; after all, the team has only had three lead broadcasters since the […]
Metrodome roof to be raised
The roof of the Metrodome is set to be raised for the first time since December’s snowy collapse, as $22.7 million in repairs are nearing completion. The home of the Minnesota Golden Gophers baseball team and the former home of the Minnesota Twins has been closed since Dec. 12, when heavy snow and ice caused […]
Marlins shut down upper deck at Sun Life Stadium
Makes sense when you play in the largest facility in Major League Baseball: The Florida Marlins are shutting down the upper deck at Sun Life Stadium for the rest of the regular season save a few special events. The cost of manning operations in the upper level outweighs the number of fans actually buying tickets […]
Development arrives at Target Field area
One of the lures for state funding of Target Field was the potential for development in the North Loop area of downtown Minneapolis. While Target Field has certainly revitalized the downtown bar scene, it’s now potentially fueling tens of millions in additional real-estate investment. Hines Interests had options on land surrounding the home of the […]
Beer and baseball combine in unusual way
Here’s something you don’t see every day: a Boston Red Sox fan snares a foul ball using nothing but his wits, sharp reflexes and a cup of beer. The video tells all: Choosing between a beer and a ball is always a hard decision. It brings us back to the days of Met Stadium and […]
No big deal as 66ers host Boy Scouts, gay group on same night
This would have been a huge kerfuffle just a few years ago, but in a sign that times are changing the Inland Empire 66ers (High Class A; California League) hosted groups of Boy Scouts and a local gay-pride organization on the same night without incident. It wasn’t that long ago that Fox News talkmeister Bill […]
Twins confront discrimination complaint
The Minnesota Twins are in damage-control mode after a security guard reprimanded a lesbian couple for a ballpark kiss; the team has apologized and is looking at changes in its diversity training. On May 27, Taylor Campione and Kelsi Culpepper attended the Twins-Angels game at Target Field. After a quick kiss on the concourse, Campione […]
In memoriam: Harmon Killebrew
Harmon Killebrew, a gentle slugger who put the Minnesota Twins on the map and later served as an effective ambassador for the game of baseball, passed away this morning in a Phoenix hospice after battling esophageal cancer. He was 74. Killebrew, signed out of Payette High School in rural Idaho by scout Ossie Bluege, made […]
Minneapolis proposes new Vikings stadium, demolition of Metrodome
In a move that could impact hundreds of college-baseball games annually, the city of Minneapolis will be unveiling a plan today to build a new Minnesota Vikings stadium on the current Metrodome site, leaving local universities without a warm place to play during the mean months of March and April. The Dome is best known […]
Oakland, Tampa Bay on cusp of contraction? Not so fast
Forbes Magazine continues to beat the drum for the possible of contraction of the Oakland A’s and Tampa Bay Rays by 2015, but Mike Ozanian may be proving to be a useful idiot for Major League Baseball, as baseball pulls out a familiar tool to push municipalities for new ballparks. In this video and this […]
Crunching the 2011 Florida spring-training numbers
Attendance at Grapefruit League games at Florida spring-training facilities was slightly higher in 2011 than in 2010, but overall attendance been a little down since record numbers were set in the middle of this decade. A total of 1,571,196 fans attended Florida spring-training games this past spring. That’s higher than last year’s tally of 1,427,627 […]