Nice promo: With the prospect of bad weather for today’s Buffalo Bisons (Class AAA; International League) season opener, the team is a free ticket for anyone braving the cold. The deal is simple: anyone attending today’s game can redeem the used ducat at the box office for a ticket to any other game in the […]
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Sea Dogs to honor Burke throughout 2012 season
The Portland Sea Dogs (Class AA; Eastern League) will honor team founder and former owner Dan Burke, as well as throughout the team’s 2012 home opener on Thursday. Burke passed away on October 26, 2011. In the spring of 1992, Burke, then the CEO of Capital Cities/ABC, applied for one of two expansion franchises available […]
Ports unveil Banner Island Ballpark improvements
The Stockton Ports (High Class A; California League) announced a number of improvement for their home, Banner Island Ballpark, for the coming season. Banner Island Ballpark, which opened in 2005, is the recipient of some updates for 2012, including updated signage all around the ballpark. This includes a new Welcome sign, an updated standings board, […]
H-Sens: Taking a walk on Opening Day
Nice promo: staff of the Harrisburg Senators (Class AA; Eastern League) will walk the concourses at tomorrow’s season opener and continue walking if the team loses. Starting at 6 a.m. tomorrow, members of the Senators front office will continuously walk around the Capital BlueCross Boardwalk at Metro Bank Park in shifts until the conclusion of […]
Curve to host parent Pirates in 2013
We have our first event for Spring Training 2013: the Altoona Curve (Class AA; Eastern League) will host parent Pittsburgh Pirates in an exhibition match. The 2013 exhibition will mark the second time the Pirates have played in Altoona and the first since 2000. The Major League club played the Curve at Blair County Ballpark […]
BayBears, Blue Wahoos unveil Bay to Bay Series
The beginning of a nice rivalry: The Mobile BayBears and Pensacola Blue Wahoos (Class AA; Southern League) are launching a Bay to Bay Series, with events at both team homes this season. Fans can expect several rivalry themed promotions at both ballparks this year, including BayBears fans versus Blue Wahoos fans in-game contests, promotions and […]
Pacific Coast League unveils 2012 Hall of Fame class
The Pacific Coast League announced that George “Duffy” Lewis, Mike Marshall and Kid Mohler will be inducted into the PCL Hall of Fame as the three members of the Class of 2012. George Edward “Duffy” Lewis, born on April 18, 1888, in San Francisco, Cal., sandwiched seven years in the Pacific Coast League around a […]
New for 2012: TicketReturn.Com Field at Pelicans Ballpark
We have a new naming-rights deal for the Myrtle Beach Pelicans (High Class A; Carolina League), as ticketing firm TicketReturn.Com inks a one-year deal with the team. The new name for the ballpark: TicketReturn.Com Field at Pelicans Ballpark. TicketReturn.com has partnered with the Pelicans since 2006 to provide behind-the-scenes “Powered By” software services for the […]
More ballpark changes in South Bend
After unveiling $8 million in improvements to Covaleski Stadium last season, the South Bend Silver Hawks (Low Class A; Midwest League) are pushing out more ballpark fun this season. New owner Andrew Berlin says he’s spend $2 million on additional ballpark improvements this season and wants to see the city do even more in the […]
New for 2012: Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark
After a public outcry against a casino’s name on the ballpark, the Oklahoma City RedHawks (Class AAA; Pacific Coast League) revised the naming-rights deal with Chickasaw Nation. The new name: Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark. The original announcement for Newcastle Field at Bricktown had naming rights purchased by a casino owned by the Chickasaw Nation. The new […]
Coca-Cola Field turns 25 this season
It was the ballpark that truly opened the retro era in ballpark, presaging Oriole Park by five years: Coca-Cola Field, home of the Buffalo Bisons (Class AAA; International League), turns 25 this season. Oriole Park will get a lot of press this season, marking its 20th anniversary and rightly being hailed as the first retro […]
Will 51s sale happen this year?
Interesting news out of Sin City: Tony Hsieh and/or the Howard Hughes Corporation are in talks to buy the Las Vegas 51s (Class AAA; Pacific Coast League). It’s no secret Stevens Baseball has the team on the block: a deal to sell the franchise to Chris Milam died last year after the developer walked away […]
New for 2012: Newcastle Field at Bricktown
We have a new name for the home of the Oklahoma City RedHawks (Class AAA; Pacific Coast League): Newcastle Field at Bricktown, as naming rights were sold to Newcastle Casino, owned by the Chickasaw Nation. Oklahoma City RedHawks President and General Manager Michael Byrnes and Newcastle Casino executives unveiled the new ballpark logo and a […]