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Archives: June 17-23, 2007 Chukars open new ballpark with SRO crowd Posted June 22, 2007 (feedback) (submit story) (discuss) The Idaho Falls Chukars (rookie; Pioneer League) opened Melaleuca Field tonight with a standing-room-only crowd and a host of dignitaries — including Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney (shown below), who expressed his great affection for Idaho […]

Archives: June 12, 2007 Sidewinders sold; expected to be in Reno in ’09 Posted June 12, 2007 (feedback) (submit story) (discuss) The Tucson Sidewinders (Class AAA; Pacific Coast League) are being sold to Manhattan Capital Sports, LLC and SK Baseball, with the ultimate intent of moving the team in a new Reno ballpark for the […]

Archives: May 27-June 2, 2007 Triple-A baseball for Washoe County draws mixed reactions Posted June 1, 2007 (feedback) (submit story) (discuss) The question posed here: whether Reno is a large enough market to support a Class AAA Pacific Coast League team. Reno’s past experiences with pro baseball haven’t been overwhelming: a Class A California League […]

Archives: May 20-26, 2007 Announcement on Reno’s Triple-A team delayed Posted May 25, 2007 (feedback) (submit story) (discuss) Pacific Coast League President Branch Rickey says there’s no hitch in the preliminary deal to bring a Triple-A baseball team to Washoe County in Nevada, although there won’t be an official announcement of the purchase for at […]

Images from Opening Night in Lakeland.Jason Klein of Plan B. Branding was kind enough to send along images of opening day for the Lakeland Flying Tigers (High Class A; Florida State League). That league can be a little sleepy at times, to be honest, but it’s nice to see Lakeland put the effort and spiff […]

Archives: March 19-25, 2007 Sounds, Struever talk to Metro, but ballpark plans still sketchy Posted March 22, 2007 (feedback) (submit story) (discuss) Their patience had obviously been tried, but Metro Council members appeared willing Wednesday to consider an appeal by the Nashville Sounds (Class AAA; Pacific Coast League) and Baltimore developer Struever Bros., Eccles & […]

Building a ballpark may hinge on having the Twins pay more Posted March 2, 2007 (feedback) (submit story) (discuss) We’re already hitting our first cost overrun in the construction of a new Minnesota Twins ballpark, as Hennepin County officials tell the Twins ownership the acquisition of a key downtown parcel will cost more than anticipated […]

Archives: Feb. 19-25, 2007 Forsyth County commits to new Warthogs ballpark Posted Feb. 23, 2007 (feedback) (submit story) (discuss) Forsyth County officials announced that the county would be willing to give as much as $12.5 million in tax incentives over 25 years to support the commercial part of a new city development, which will include […]

Given the recent move by New York City officials to ban metal bats in high-school games, we thought it would be illuminating to bring you USA Baseball’s position on metal bats. This press release was originally issued on Jan. 25, 2007.USA Baseball, the National Governing Body (NGB) for the sport of baseball as designated by […]

Archives: Jan. 15-21, 2007Developer: Sounds ballpark plan in no jeopardy Posted Jan. 19, 2007 (feedback) (submit story) (discuss) The Nashville Sounds (Class AAA; Pacific Coast League) and their partners in a proposed downtown ballpark are divided over when construction could begin, with the Sounds reiterating that unless work starts in February, the project might not […]

Archives: Jan. 1-7, 2007 City, Jaxx team up to put the fun back in baseball Posted Jan. 5, 2007 (feedback) (submit story) (discuss) The city of Jackson and the West Tenn Diamond Jaxx (Class AA; Southern League) say they are working with a renewed spirit of cooperation to improve attendance at Jaxx games this season. […]

Archives: Nov. 5-11, 2006 Winston-Salem ballpark plan takes time to stretch Posted Nov. 9, 2006 The latest version of a proposal to build a new Winston-Salem Warthogs (High Class A; Carolina League) ballpark on the western cusp of downtown Winston-Salem comes with a lot more than peanuts and Cracker Jack. What had last been discussed […]