With a strong nod to the strong baseball history in the Azalea City, the Mobile BayBears unveiled their new logos and brand experience. “BayBears Classic” pays homage to the heritage of baseball in Mobile. Hank Aaron, Satchel Paige, The Bolling Brothers, Ozzie Smith, Jake Peavy – This is truly Mobile’s Pastime. In addition, The BayBears […]
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Ballpark Visit: John Thurman Field, home of the Modesto Nuts
With the ballpark improvements, large menu, “PlayBall” program, special nights and attractions for kids, Modesto Nuts management team is doing everything they can to make Thurman Field the place to be on game days. With the ballpark improvements, large menu, “PlayBall” program, special nights and attractions for kids, the Modesto Nuts management team seems to […]
Ballpark Visit: Sam Lynn Ballpark, home of the Bakersfield Blaze
We continue with more ballpark profiles from the 2009 season. Today: Sam Lynn Ballpark, the home of the Bakersfield Blaze. Built facing west, Sam Lynn Ballpark used to know as the park where play was suspended for 15 minutes while the sun set over the outfield fence. Those days are gone, but the orientation still […]
Ballpark Visits: Nettleton Stadium and Evans Diamond
Hey, it's only four months until the start of the college baseball season! You can never start planning too early, we say, which is why we're posting stories on visits to Evans Diamond, the home of the Cal Golden Bears, and Nettleton Stadium, the home of the Chico State Wildcats and the GBL's Chico Outlaws. […]
Zephyrs unveil new logos
Boudreaux is gone from the team's branding, replaced by a Fleur de Z.No Article Text
Ballpark Visit: Aces Ballpark, the home of the Reno Aces
Built in 14 months — a very tight schedule for a Triple-A facility — Aces Ballpark is a pleasant place to take in a game, with some nice signature features (like a tall left-field wall and recognitions of the city's railroad history) and family-friendly amenities. Built in 14 months — a very tight schedule […]
Ballpark Visit: Elfstrom Stadium / 1
We visit the renovated Elfstrom Stadium, the home of the Kane County Cougars. Fast Facts Year Opened: 1991, renovated 2009 Ballpark Owner: Forest Preserve District of Kane CountyCapacity: 7,400 seats (does not include berm seating) Suites: 15, plus one supersuite that can be divided into four spaces Dimensions: 335L, 400C, 335R Website: kccougars.comPhone: 630/232-8811 League: […]
Ballpark Visit: Dutchess Stadium, home of the Hudson Valley Renegades
When Dutchess Stadium opened in 1994, it raised the fortunes of the short-season NY-Penn League. Since then teams like Brooklyn may have surpassed the Hudson Valley Renegades in attendance, but the team is still going strong, and the ‘Gades put on a party every home game. Mark Cryan looks at Dutchess Stadium and tells us […]
Ballpark Visit: All Pro Freight Stadium, home of the Lake Erie Crushers
All Pro Freight Stadium isn't the flashiest of new ballparks. But it works on two levels: first, it fits well within the operational philosophies of the independent Frontier League — a circuit pushing intimate venues — and, secondly, it fulfills the goals set out by Avon city officials when funding was put in place: namely, […]
Ballpark Visit: The Renovated Durham Athletic Park
As promised: Mark Cryan takes us on a tour of the renovated Durham Athletic Park. Reopening over the weekend after a $4.7-million facelift, the new Durham Athletic Park will be home to college baseball and serve as a training facility for MiLB groundskeepers and umpires. The fact that baseball is back to one of the […]
Durham Athletic Park reopens — and looks great
The old girl looks great! Mark Cryan took in the grand reopening of venerable Durham Athletic Park over the weekend and sent back these photos of the classic ballpark. The steelwork is sandblasted and re-painted, there's new concrete walkways, the locker rooms and bathrooms are better than the ever were before, there are new box […]
Ballpark Visit: Parkview Field, home of the Fort Wayne TinCaps
We are in the midst of a very special season, ballpark fans: talk about an abundance of riches. Earlier in the season we proclaimed Huntington Park, home of the Columbus Clippers, the perfect ballpark. We have our second gem of the year: After all is said and done, Parkview Field, home of the Fort Wayne […]
Challenge for Mandalay, Yankees: Fix PNC Field
It's been no secret over the past few years that PNC Field, the home of the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees (Class AAA; International League), needs a lot of TLC. Last year the Yankees and Mandalay Baseball Properties, which jointly manage the franchise and ballpark on behalf of the local stadium authority, made a pitch for a new […]