With Monongalia County signing off on a funding plan for a new West Virginia ballpark, the next step is approval from a state agency, followed by the legislature in coming months. The county commission formally agreed yesterday to send a request for a TIF district to the State Development Office. If approved, a TIF district would be established for […]
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Decision on TIF for new Morgantown ballpark delayed a day
Monongalia County Commissioners put off by a day a decision whether to move ahead with a request to form a tax-increment financing district for a new West Virginia University ballpark. The commissioners heard testimony from interested parties at two forums yesterday regarding the creation of a TIF district for University Town Centre, where a developer […]
Lake Monsters, Oakland expected to extend PDC
The Vermont Lake Monsters (short season A: NY-Penn League) and the Oakland A’s are expected to announce an extension of their player-development contract today. A press conference has been scheduled for 5 p.m., with Ted Polakowski, director of minor league operations for the Athletics, scheduled to attend. It’s been a good year so far for Ray […]
Hey Jack Kerouac: Spinners to honor local hero with double bobble
The Lowell Spinners (short season A; NY-Penn League) are once again honoring favorite son and unlikely ballpark hero Jack Kerouac, this time with a double bobble. The double bobble, with both arm and head movement, will be available for the first 1,000 fans through the gates, courtesy of the UMass-Lowell English Department, as well as […]
More hearings slated for new WVU ballpark
Two more hearings are scheduled for a discussion of a proposed new Morgantown ballpark for the West Virginia University Mountaineers and potentially a Minor League Baseball team. The hearings are set for tomorrow, at 10:30 a.m. at 7:30 p.m., hosted by the Monongalia County Commission. The issue before the commission: whether to move forward with tax-increment […]
West Virginia ballpark renderings released
These renderings are in the conceptual stage and will certainly be changed if a pro team joins in the effort, but here’s what West Virginia University is thinking when it comes to new ballpark. The renderings, prepared by Kevin Turkall of Designstream LLC in Pittsburgh, shows a fairly basic college ballpark with limited suites and no […]
Settling in: C-Tigers a quiet success in Norwich
Some fans were dismayed when Double-A ball left Norwich, but the community-oriented approach of the Connecticut Tigers (short season A; NY-Penn League) has won over the locals. The approach from C.J. Knudsen and crew is pretty simple: since the C-Tigers season opens in June, the ballpark is host to a slew of college and high-school […]
Morgantown emerging as potential Bucs farm-team home?
With the State College Spikes (short season A; NY-Penn League) dissatisfied with parent Pittsburgh, a proposed Morgantown (W.Va.) team is emerging as a contender to land the Bucs. No less an authority than Chuck Greenberg, chairman and managing partner of the Spikes, says pro baseball could work in a shared facility. While there are some […]
Lake Monsters unveil Centennial Field improvements
With a long-term commitment from the University of Vermont in place, the Vermont Lake Monsters (short season A: NY-Penn League) announced the 2012 improvements to Centennial Field. The most noticeable upgrade: a new 27-foot by 16-foot videoboard and new scoreboard in left field provided by Total Sports Entertainment. The videoboard will give all fans a new […]
In memoriam: Warner Fusselle
The Voice of the Brooklyn Cyclones (short season A; NY-Penn League) and the man descriibing the action on This Week In Baseball, Warner Fusselle, has passed away. He was 68. Fusselle passed away on Sunday evening from an apparent heart attack, just a week before what would have been his 12th Opening Day as the radio play-by-play […]
Kirk: If Spikes want to win, they can control their destiny
If the State College Spikes (short season; NY-Penn League) want to ensure winning teams, argues Peter Kirk, there’s a simple solution: make the leap to independent ball. Our story on the front office of the Spikes showing extreme frustration with parent Pittsburgh Pirates stirred a lot of discussion about the proper role of farm teams […]
Spikes: We’re ready to dump Pirates
Tired of fielding losing squads, management of the State College Spikes (short season A; NY-Penn League) say they’re ready to dump their affiliation with the Pittsburgh Pirates. You normally don’t see such frank talk when it comes to player-development contracts and affiliation deals, but Spikes GM Jason Dambach was pretty blunt about his unhappiness with the […]
Monongalia County approves WVU ballpark
Monongalia County approved a tax-increment financing (TIF) district for Morgantown, paving the way for a new West Virginia University ballpark that could also house a short-season team. The district applies to University Town Center, a development from Mon-View LLC. A new $20-million ballpark for the Mountaineers would be in the mix, with most of the […]