It was a good Independence Day for Randy Fisher, who won $10,000 as part of a celebration marking the million fan to cross the turnstiles at Parkview Field for a Fort Wayne TinCaps (Low Class A; Midwest League) baseball game. One fan was randomly selected from the 7,897 fans attendance at Sunday night’s sold-out game […]
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Spinners to launch the Human Home Run
He’s not just a human cannonball, he’s a Human Home Run: David Smith Sr. is set to be launched over the outfield wall at LeLacheur Park during Tuesday night’s Lowell Spinners (short season A; NY-Penn League) game. Smith holds the world distance record — 185 feet, 10 inches — and he’s flown through the sky over […]
Sea Dogs welcome 7-millionth fan
The Portland Sea Dogs (Class AA; Eastern League) welcomed the 7-millionth fan to Hadlock Field last night, as Belinda Morel was greeted at the turnstiles by Sea Dogs’ General Manager Geoff Iacuessa. Morel received a Sea Dogs prize package consisting of gift certificates to LL Bean, Buffalo Wild Wings, and an hour massage from SOMA […]
Werner Park / Omaha Storm Chasers
Sometimes, it seems, we overthink what goes on in a ballpark. At the end of the day, baseball is a simple game: You throw the ball, you hit the ball, you catch the ball. And, at the end of the day, a ballpark is simply a place to have fun. That realization is on full […]
IronPigs make play to manage Allentown arena
There aren’t many instances of a minor-league baseball team successfully managing an arena as well, but the owners of the Lehigh Valley IronPigs (Class AAA; International League) are making a play to manage a new arena housing an AHL team. The AHL team in question: the Adirondack Phantoms, formerly the Philadelphia Phantoms. The Brooks Group, […]
Livington Parish: no new property taxes for new ballpark
A hike in property taxes has been eliminated as a source of funding for a new ballpark for a Class AA Southern League team, leaving Livingston Parish officials scrambling to find an alternate revenue source for construction. No surprise: there’s not much appetite these days to raise taxes in general, and property taxes are generally […]
MLB teams mark Fourth weekend with flag hats
Ninety Minor League Baseball clubs will wear caps with the American flag etched into their logo throughout the Independence Day holiday weekend. The specialty caps are scarlet with a white front panel that features the American flag design etched into each team’s logo. A Maple Leaf design will be used in the case of the […]
Parkview Field stimulating millions in downtown Fort Wayne investment
We’re always a little loathe to pitch new ballparks as an economic-development tool, but in Fort Wayne we have a great model for what a new facility can do: Parkview Field, the home of the Fort Wayne TinCaps (Low Class A; Midwest League), has attracted tens of millions in investments and revitalized the downtown area. […]
Sea Dogs closing in on 7-millionth fan
The Portland Sea Dogs (Class AA; Eastern League) are nearing a franchise milestone: the team is expecting to welcome the seven millionth fan in franchise history sometime during the next homestand, running June 27-July 3. The Sea Dogs are 20,572 fans away from the milestone. The 7-millionth fan will receive a Sea Dogs prize package consisting […]
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 […]
RiverDogs to host 2012 SAL All-Star Game
The Charleston RiverDogs will host the 53th annual South Atlantic League All-Star Game on June 19, 2012, at Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park. This marks the fourth time that Riley Park has hosted the SAL’s Midsummer Classic, having also done so in 1998, 2000 and 2004. “The Charleston RiverDogs are extremely proud to serve once […]
Triple-A All-Star game to be broadcast on MLB Network
The 24th annual Triple-A All-Star Game, to be played in Spring Mobile Ballpark, will be televised live on MLB Network Wednesday, July 13, as longtime MLB broadcaster Chris Rose and former big leaguer and 2004 World Series champion Kevin Millar, co-hosts of “Intentional Talk” on MLB Network, will call the action. Spring Mobile Ballpark, home […]
TinCaps: A million $ for the millionth fan at Parkview Field?
The Fort Wayne TinCaps (Low Class A; Midwest League) are celebrating the millionth fans to cross the turnstiles at Parkview Field in style, partnering with Comcast to give one lucky fan a chance to win a million dollars. “The fan support for the TinCaps at Parkview Field has been tremendous,” said TinCaps Vice President of […]