Archives: Dec. 2-8, 2007 Mecklenburg County approves land swap for new Knights ballpark Posted Dec. 6, 2007 (feedback) (submit story) (discuss) Another important milestone happened in the development of a new ballpark for the Charlotte Knights (Class AAA; International League): The Mecklenburg County Commission voted Tuesday night to buy the land for the new ballpark. Reports […]
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Archives: Sept. 17-23, 2007
Archives: Sept. 17-23, 2007 Ballpark Digest announces inaugural Awards of Distinction Posted Sept. 20, 2007 (feedback) (submit story) (discuss) Three ballparks, one sports management organization and a longtime league president are receiving top honors this week with the announcement of the inaugural Ballpark Digest Awards of Distinction. (You can listen to editors making the announcements […]
Archives: Aug. 5-11, 2007
Archives: Aug. 5-11, 2007 Durham Athletic Park upgrade may cost more Posted Aug. 10, 2007 (feedback) (submit story) (discuss) The price of becoming the center of the Minor League Baseball universe appears to be going up by $1 million. And initial indications Thursday were that the city might be willing to pay it. City Council […]
Archives: June 17-23, 2007
Archives: June 17-23, 2007 Chukars open new ballpark with SRO crowd Posted June 22, 2007 (feedback) (submit story) (discuss) The Idaho Falls Chukars (rookie; Pioneer League) opened Melaleuca Field tonight with a standing-room-only crowd and a host of dignitaries — including Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney (shown below), who expressed his great affection for Idaho […]
Archives: June 12, 2007
Archives: June 12, 2007 Sidewinders sold; expected to be in Reno in ’09 Posted June 12, 2007 (feedback) (submit story) (discuss) The Tucson Sidewinders (Class AAA; Pacific Coast League) are being sold to Manhattan Capital Sports, LLC and SK Baseball, with the ultimate intent of moving the team in a new Reno ballpark for the […]
Archives: May 27-June 2, 2007
Archives: May 27-June 2, 2007 Triple-A baseball for Washoe County draws mixed reactions Posted June 1, 2007 (feedback) (submit story) (discuss) The question posed here: whether Reno is a large enough market to support a Class AAA Pacific Coast League team. Reno’s past experiences with pro baseball haven’t been overwhelming: a Class A California League […]
Archives: May 20-26, 2007
Archives: May 20-26, 2007 Announcement on Reno’s Triple-A team delayed Posted May 25, 2007 (feedback) (submit story) (discuss) Pacific Coast League President Branch Rickey says there’s no hitch in the preliminary deal to bring a Triple-A baseball team to Washoe County in Nevada, although there won’t be an official announcement of the purchase for at […]
Images from Lakeland’s opening night
Images from Opening Night in Lakeland.Jason Klein of Plan B. Branding was kind enough to send along images of opening day for the Lakeland Flying Tigers (High Class A; Florida State League). That league can be a little sleepy at times, to be honest, but it’s nice to see Lakeland put the effort and spiff […]
Archives: March 19-25, 2007
Archives: March 19-25, 2007 Sounds, Struever talk to Metro, but ballpark plans still sketchy Posted March 22, 2007 (feedback) (submit story) (discuss) Their patience had obviously been tried, but Metro Council members appeared willing Wednesday to consider an appeal by the Nashville Sounds (Class AAA; Pacific Coast League) and Baltimore developer Struever Bros., Eccles & […]
Archives: Feb. 26-March 4, 2007
Building a ballpark may hinge on having the Twins pay more Posted March 2, 2007 (feedback) (submit story) (discuss) We’re already hitting our first cost overrun in the construction of a new Minnesota Twins ballpark, as Hennepin County officials tell the Twins ownership the acquisition of a key downtown parcel will cost more than anticipated […]
Archives: Feb. 19-25, 2007
Archives: Feb. 19-25, 2007 Forsyth County commits to new Warthogs ballpark Posted Feb. 23, 2007 (feedback) (submit story) (discuss) Forsyth County officials announced that the county would be willing to give as much as $12.5 million in tax incentives over 25 years to support the commercial part of a new city development, which will include […]
USA Baseball: Metal bats are as safe as wood bats
Given the recent move by New York City officials to ban metal bats in high-school games, we thought it would be illuminating to bring you USA Baseball’s position on metal bats. This press release was originally issued on Jan. 25, 2007.USA Baseball, the National Governing Body (NGB) for the sport of baseball as designated by […]
Archives: Jan. 15-21, 2007
Archives: Jan. 15-21, 2007Developer: Sounds ballpark plan in no jeopardy Posted Jan. 19, 2007 (feedback) (submit story) (discuss) The Nashville Sounds (Class AAA; Pacific Coast League) and their partners in a proposed downtown ballpark are divided over when construction could begin, with the Sounds reiterating that unless work starts in February, the project might not […]