Multiple reports have the New York Mets hosting the 2013 All-Star Game at Citi Field — the first time since 1964 that the team has hosting the midseason festivities. Of course, in 1964 the game was held at Shea Stadium. That’s the longest drought for a team hosting the All-Star Game in MLB. No official […]
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Bottom-shelf-booze magnate making play for Mets?
Martin J. Silver, whose Long Island-based Star Industries is a prime purveyor of fine spirits like Georgi Vodka and Carnabys Gin, says he’s willing to invest in the New York Mets with the Wilpons, forced to seek a minority investor because of potential financial problems. Silver, an investor in the Wilmington Blue Rocks (High Class […]
Wilpons explore selling minority chunk of Mets
Fred and Jeff Wilpon are looking at selling a minority share of the New York Mets due to financial complications due to their family firm’s investments with Bernie Madoff, as they face a potential clawback lawsuit from the court-appointed bankruptcy trustee. The following statement comes from Fred Wilpon, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the […]
Remembering the Polo Grounds
It wasn’t the most glamorous venue in the major leagues, nor the most stylish. But the Polo Grounds — the former home of the New York Giants and, briefly, the New York Yankees and New York Mets — will receive its due this weekend, as the San Francisco Giants and Willie Mays will bring the […]
Could Cards, Marlins leave Treasure Coast?
The lease at Roger Dean Stadium for the St. Louis Cardinals and Florida Marlins expires in 2017, but before committing to an extension the teams want protection that they’re not the last two teams left standing on the Treasure Coast for spring training. Roger Dean Stadium is surely the center of the busiest ballpark complex […]
Collins nabs Mets coaching job
Two summers ago Terry Collins was managing the Duluth Huskies (summer collegiate; Northwoods League) — as a midseason replacement, no less. He’s now in line to manage the New York Mets, an amazing comeback by any measure. Collins managed the Huskies for the second half of the 2009 Northwoods League season before joining the Mets […]
Nassau County, Atlantic League talking new ballpark
It sounds like the independent Atlantic League might be able to pull off what the New York Mets, the New York Islanders and the Eastern League failed to do: build a new ballpark in Nassau County. Talks are beginning between league officials and Nassau County officials about a new ballpark, which could open as soon […]
The Week That Was: Nov. 7
It was a busy week on Ballpark Digest, what with municipal elections potentially deciding the fate of the Portland Beavers and Chicago Cubs, logo news, franchise moves, league moves, and more. Here are the top stories of the past week on Ballpark Digest, as measured by page views. Lake County Captains unveil logo overhaul Griffith […]
Mets lower ticket prices for 2011
Increased supply meets diminished demand, as the New York Mets lowered prices for many seats at Citi Field for the 2011 season, decreasing costs by an average of 14 percent across the entire ballpark. Within the 14-percent average price decrease, the Mets have made a range of market-based adjustments to Citi Field’s 41,800 seats: Ticket […]
Alderson hiring good news for Mets farm teams
After years of neglect, the New York Mets farm system should see improvement under new GM Sandy Alderson, a man known for building a strong personnel system when he was GM of the Oakland A’s. Alderson was introduced Friday as the new GM of the Mets, replacing Omar Minaya as the face of the franchise. […]
Gnats, Mets extend PDC
The New York Mets and Savannah Sand Gnats (Low Class A; Sally League) announced a two-year extension of their player development partnership through 2012. The Mets and Gnats partnership began prior to the 2007 season. “We are very pleased to extend our relationship with the Gnats and the city of Savannah,” said Adam Wogan, Mets […]
Mets in line to land 2013 All-Star Game?
Given the comments made today by Bud Selig about the New York Mets and Citi Field, it would be a surprise if the ballpark didn’t land the 2013 All-Star Game. In his annual All-Star Game briefing with the national media, Selig made the following comment: “We went back to Yankee Stadium because it was the […]
Franklin Rogers Park / Mankato MoonDogs
Franklin Rogers Park is one of those older ballparks you can find scattered across the United States: too small to house a minor-league baseball team but large enough to attract the attention of entrepreneurs looking to bring in a summer collegiate team. Such is the case with Franklin Rogers Park, home of the Mankato MoonDogs. […]