In announcing the team would buy a new humidor for Security Service Field, Colorado Rockies GM Dan O’Dowd expressed frustration with the playing conditions in Colorado Springs. Could a new affiliation come down the road? There’s no doubt the conditions are a little rough at the home of the Colorado Spring Sky Sox (Class AAA; […]
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New for 2012: Grand Junction Rockies
The Casper Ghosts (rookie; Pioneer League) are no more; instead, the team will be the Grand Junction Rockies and play at Suplizio Field beginning in 2012. Tim Ray, who oversaw the team on behalf of the Monfort brothers, the owners of the Colorado Rockies and who bought the team at the beginning of this year, […]
Grand Junction approves Ghosts lease; formal announcement slated for today
The move of the Casper Ghosts (rookie; Pioneer League) is one step closer after the Grand Junction (Col.) City Council approves a lease agreement for the team to play at Suplizio Field. A formal announcement of the move is slated for today. The team is basically gone; there are reports email sent to the old […]
New San Antonio ballpark in play
A new downtown ballpark for the San Antonio Missions (Class AA; Texas League) and the University of Texas at San Antonio is in play, as discussions have begun with Bexar County officials on a funding plan. It’s no secret Wolff Stadium is the least desirable facility in the Texas League right now. True, it’s not […]
Touring the ballparks of Cuba
When outsiders visit Cuba for the first time, they’re struck by how much of the country is seemingly frozen in time — 1958, to be exact, the height of the Cuban Revolution. For our John Moist, a visit was an occasion to tour the historic ballparks of Cuba — which seem to be frozen in […]
Houston new Voice of the RiverDogs
Sean Houston is the new Voice of the Charleston RiverDogs (Low Class A; Sally League), hired as the club’s new director of broadcasting and media relations. A 2008 graduate of the University of Florida with a degree in Telecommunication-News, Houston replaces Danny Reed, who held the position for 2½ years before leaving in August to […]
Milwaukie moves ahead with ballpark-feasibility study
Seeing an opportunity to bring a Northwest League team to suburban Portland, Milwaukie officials have commissioned a feasibility study to determine whether to move forward with a new ballpark. The city is paying $84,500 to three firms — Innovative Campaign Strategies, 360 Architecture and Capital Project Consultants — to determine community support for a ballpark, […]
Stein steps down in Omaha, Lexington
Alan Stein is stepping down as president of the Omaha Storm Chasers (Class AAA; Pacific Coast League) and president/COO of the Lexington Legends (Low Class A; Sally League) at the end of a successful year that saw the opening of Werner Park and the successful rebranding of the team. Martie Cordaro, VP/GM of the Storm […]
It’s official: Staten Island Yankees sold
As we reported two weeks ago, the New York Yankees sold the Staten Island Yankees (short season A; NY-Penn League) to a group of four investors led by a New York City hedge-fund manager in a deal that closed last Friday. Though the sales price was not disclosed, baseball insiders pegged it at $8.3 million. […]
RiverDogs, Yankees extend affiliate deal through 2016
Well, you can cross off negotiating an affiliation deal from Marv Goldklang’s to-do list for the next five years, as the Charleston RiverDogs (Low Class A; Sally League) and the New York Yankees have extended their relationship through 2016. “During the past seven years, RiverDogs’ fans have been privileged to see some of the most […]
Ripken Baseball: Damage control in Augusta
Prospects for a proposed downtown Augusta GreenJackets (Low Class A; Sally League) ballpark dimmed after accusations that Ripken Baseball caused fiscal issues for Aberdeen, Md. due to the financing of Ripken Stadium. The issue: a 2007 report from the Baltimore Sun detailing how the Aberdeen IronBirds (short season A; NY-Penn League) sell out every game […]
SWB Yankees to play as road team for 2012
The saga is over: the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees (Class AAA; International League) will play the 2012 as a road team, splitting their time between six ballparks: five IL ballparks and Dwyer Stadium, home of the Batavia MuckDogs (short season A; NY-Penn League). The five International League ballparks: Frontier Field, home of the Rochester Red Wings; Alliance […]
Monforts moving Ghosts to Grand Junction?
It sounds like the Monforts are ready to pull the trigger on a move of the Casper Ghosts (rookie; Pioneer League) to Grand Junction’s Suplizio Field for the 2012 season, bringing player development closer to the Denver home base. No surprise the Monforts are reportedly pulling the trigger: they were eying Grand Junction even before […]