The two-year extreme makeover of Visalia's Recreation Park is now complete, as Visalia Rawhide owner Tom Seidler and architect Tom Larimer celebrate years of planning and overcoming unexpected obstacles. But out of adversity comes opportunity, and the new Recreation Park bears witness to what can be done with a seemingly dead-end facility. John Moist visits […]
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Ballpark Visit: Recreation Park / Visalia Rawhide / Page 2
Page 2.In front of the team store is a sloping grass berm wrapping around the right-field foul pole and behind the right-field fence, offering comfortable lawn seating with a good view of the game. Picnic tables are located behind the right-field fence. In addition, part of the right-field fence consists of the proverbial broad side […]
Ballpark Visit: Recreation Park / Visalia Rawhide
Baseball is back in Visalia, as the two-year renovation of Recreation Park is finally complete. John Moist checks out the many changes to the ballpark, which opened in 1946 — a project requiring a lot of elbow grease and imagination. Year Opened: 1946; renovated 2006, 2009Capacity: 3,200 (2,600 seats, 600 berm and SRO)Architect (renovations): Tom […]
Sarpy County to go rural with O-Royals ballpark site recommendation today
The Sarpy County Board of Commissioners will endorse a Papillion farm as the future site of an Omaha Royals ballpark; we could literally see players come in from the back forty to take the field. The Sarpy County Board of Commissioners will recommend a farm site in rural Papillion as the location for a new […]
Palm Bay explores new ballpark
The Treasure Coast city is exploring funding a new ballpark, but landing a team is dependent on the Brevard County Manatees leaving the market. Palm Bay (Fla.) Mayor John Mazziotti has formed an exploratory committee to look at funding a new ballpark for a Florida State League team, a move dependent on the Brevard County […]
O-Royals draw 11-millionth fan
A crowd of 6,090 fans came out to watch the Omaha Royals (Class AAA; Pacific Coast League) game Thursday night at Rosenblatt Stadium. That pushed the all-time attendance of the franchise to 11,004,819 fans in its 41-year history. A crowd of 6,090 fans came out to watch the Omaha Royals (Class AAA; Pacific Coast League) […]
Sale of Connecticut Defenders scrapped
The sale of the Connecticut Defenders to a Richmond group fell through, as the group couldn't raise the $16 million needed to purchase the franchise. The sale of the Connecticut Defenders (Class AA; Eastern League) to a Richmond group fell through, as the group couldn't raise the $16 million needed to purchase the franchise. That […]
2008 attendance figures posted
We know a lot of our readers rely on this information, so we’ve spent some time going through files from the old site and updating for the current setup. Today we unveil the attendance figures from the 2008 season, broken down by average overall, average in summer-collegiate leagues, average in independent leagues, and average in […]
Fisher Cats shatter more attendance records
The New Hampshire Fisher Cats set two franchise attendance records in one day when a standing-room-only crowd of 7,698 attended Thursday morning's Fisher Cats/Portland Sea Dogs game at Merchantsauto.com Stadium.The New Hampshire Fisher Cats (Class AA; Eastern League) set two franchise attendance records in one day when a standing-room-only crowd of 7,698 attended Thursday morning's […]
How can Dash pick up the pieces for 2010?
A name and a move to a new downtown ballpark was supposed to bring some new life to the former Winston-Salem Warthogs. Now, the Dash faces some huge challenges to sell the team to a skeptical public; one solution may be new faces in the ownership group. This was supposed to be a triumphant year […]
Dash confirms no games at new ballpark this season
In a letter sent to season-ticket holders, Winston-Salem Dash President Kevin Terry confirms the team will play the remainder of the season at Wake Forest Baseball Park, formerly Ernie Shore Field. In a letter sent to season-ticket holders, Winston-Salem Dash (High Class A; Carolina League) President Kevin Terry confirms the team will play the remainder […]
Sarpy County officials hint at O-Royals ballpark funding plan
After a third hearing to discuss possible sites for a new Omaha Royals ballpark, Sarpy County officials say they have the broad outlines of a financing deal — but the details must be worked out. After a third hearing to discuss possible sites for a new Omaha Royals (Class AAA; Pacific Coast League) ballpark, Sarpy […]
Did Yankees discriminate against veteran bartender?
John Vendikos, who tended bar at the old Yankee Stadium Stadium Cub for 27 seasons, says he wasn't hired to pour drinks at the new facility because of his age. John Vendikos, who tended bar at the old Yankee Stadium Stadium Cub for 27 seasons, says he wasn't hired to pour drinks at the new […]