As Mayor Sam Adams adjusts the funding and site plan in the Rose District, a vote on a new Portland Beavers ballpark will be delayed at least a week.As Mayor Sam Adams adjusts the funding and site plan in the Rose District, a vote on a new Portland Beavers (Class AAA; Pacific Coast League) ballpark […]
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Three O-Royals ballpark sites to be discussed tonight
Three sites for a new Omaha Royals ballpark will be discussed at tonight’s Sarpy County Board of Commissioners meeting.Three sites for a new Omaha Royals (Class AAA; Pacific Coast League) ballpark will be discussed at tonight’s Sarpy County Board of Commissioners meeting. The sites are in La Vista and Bellevue. They all call for additional […]
Yakima Bears eying new ballpark or renovating existing one
A study could determine whether the Bears stay in their present home or plan for a new one.The Yakima Bears (short season; Northwest League) are applying for a $40,000 grant to study whether the team should stay in its present home or plan for a new one. "Maybe it’s a major renovation to the Yakima […]
Ballpark Visit: Bowling Green Ballpark / Bowling Green Hot Rods
It’s new-ballpark week here at Ballpark Digest. We gave you a sneak peak of Gwinnett Stadium last Friday, but today we bring you the first of our longer new-ballpark stories. Today: the impressive Bowling Green Ballpark, the new home of the Bowling Green Hot Rods.It’s new-ballpark week here at Ballpark Digest. We gave you a […]
Bowling Green Ballpark / Bowling Green Hot Rods
Bowling Green bills its downtown as historic, complete with a picture-perfect town square ringed by quaint shops and restaurants. So it’s only natural that Bowling Green Ballpark, the new home of the Bowling Green Hot Rods, features a brick-clad design and a nice combination of the modern with a classic feel. It comes close in […]
Labatt Park celebration underway
Labatt Park, one of the oldest ballfields still in use, will be honored with a summer-long celebration in London, Ontario.Labatt Park, one of the oldest ballfields still in use, will be honored with a summer-long celebration in London, Ontario. They’ve been playing baseball at the Labatt Park site since 1877, when the London Tecumsahs set […]
Renovated Recreation Park a hit with Rawhide fans
The newly renovated Recreation Park, home of the Visalia Rawhide, opened last night — and the fans loved the upgrades.The Visalia Rawhide (High Class A; California League) opened the newly renovated Recreation Park last night, and fans were thrilled with the upgrades. The biggest change: the addition of a concession building and specialty seating down […]
First look: Gwinnett Stadium, Gwinnett Braves
Gwinnett Stadium, the new home of the Gwinnett Braves, opens tonight, but the G-Braves front office gave us a sneak peek this morning. Here are our thoughts on the new facility.After walking through Gwinnett Stadium, the new home of the Gwinnett Braves (Class AAA; International League), one thing is clear: every level of fans will […]
Gov supports Augusta ballpark plan
Gov. Sonny Perdue says he’ll put his weight behind a new Augusta GreenJackets ballpark proposal during his final days in office.Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue says he’ll put his weight behind a new Augusta GreenJackets (Low Class A; Sally League) ballpark proposal during his final days in office. Ripken Baseball is proposing a $32-million ballpark on […]
New Beavers ballpark wouldn’t happen until 2012 — at the earliest
Despite the stated wish of Merritt Paulson to have the Portland Beavers playing in a new Rose Quarter ballpark by 2011, planning officials told the Portland City Council that timeline is pretty much impossible.A planner working on a master plan for an entertainment district next to the Rose Garden that could conceivably feature a new […]
Champ returns to IronPigs
The four-legged mascot of the Lehigh Valley IronPigs was returned to Coca-Cola Park after he fled the ballpark and was missing for six days.Champ, a 4-year-old Shepherd Mix and a valuable member of the IronPigs front office that had gone missing since last Friday, was found within a half-mile of Coca-Cola Park on Wednesday afternoon. […]
Thunder, BlueClaws line up sponsor for kids-eat-free promo
A local radio station has signed up to underwrite the costs of a promotion from the Trenton Thunder and Lakewood BlueClaws, giving every kid a free meal at the ballpark this season.Millennium Radio New Jersey, the Lakewood BlueClaws (Low Class A; Cally League) and the Trenton Thunder (Class AA; Eastern League) announced Wednesday that New […]
TinCaps, Comcast announce broadcast deal
Comcast will telecast all 70 Fort Wayne TinCaps games this season, throughout most of Indiana.The Fort Wayne TinCaps (Low Class A; Midwest League) announced a new partnership with Comcast that will enable all 70 of the team’s games played this season at Parkview Field to be carried live on Comcast’s digital cable lineup throughout most […]