Veteran baseball executive Todd Marlin is the new senior vice president and general manager of the Brockton Rox (summer collegiate; Futures Collegiate Baseball League). Marlin is the latest addition to the team’s senior management team which also includes President and majority owner Chris English, Shaw’s Center Vice President Michael Canina and consulting partner Andy Crossley. […]
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Brockton Rox under new ownership
Chris English, a veteran operator in independent baseball, has taken over ownership of the Brockton Rox (summer collegiate; Futures League). English owned the Nashua Pride (independent; Can-Am League). He bought the team from Entertainment Management Complex, run by Mike Canina. No price was announced. Entertainment Management Complex managed the transition for the Rox from independent […]
Holman Stadium turns 75
Here’s your little piece of history for the day: Holman Stadium, where Don Newcombe and Roy Campanella broke the minor-league color line with the Nashua Dodgers, is now 75 years old. Tom King has a nice look back at the historic facility, now home to the Nashua Silver Knights (summer collegiate; FCBL). King dwells on […]
Holman Stadium just right for summer-collegiate ball
Nashua’s Holman Stadium, where independent teams struggled in recent years, has a tenant this season managing to draw decent crowds: the summer-collegiate Nashua Silver Knights. True, the Silver Knights are averaging only 749 fans per game — lower than what the pro teams drew but enough to lead the startup Futures Collegiate Baseball League in […]
Futures Collegiate Baseball League set for 2011
A new summer-collegiate league is on the horizon in New England, as the Lowell Spinners (short season; NY-Penn League) will operate a team out of Nashua’s Holman Stadium on behalf of owner and Wisconsin businessman Eric Butlein in the start-up Futures Collegiate Baseball League of New England. Not a lot of specifics on the new […]
It’s official: Bears to Can-Am Association
The Newark Bears are officially moving from the Atlantic League to the Can-Am Association, a move that all sides hope will revive the fortunes of the struggling franchise. The Bears will be replaced in the Atlantic League by the Pennsylvania Road Warriors. Indy ball has struggled in Newark, despite a relatively new ballpark — Bears […]
Bears to Can-Am Association?
The Newark Bears may be switching from the Atlantic League to the Can-Am Association, a move that may help the struggling team in the long term but could cause some headaches for both indy circuits. It’s no secret indy ball has struggled in Newark, despite a relatively new ballpark — Bears & Eagles Riverfront Stadium […]