Building a new ballpark and successfully rebranding a franchise are always huge accomplishments; the fact that Martie Cordaro and Alan Stein managed to do both despite some pretty steep odds wins them recognition as Baseball’s Executives of the Year from Ballpark Digest. In some ways professional baseball was an afterthought when the city of Omaha […]
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Storm Chasers prep for 12-millionth fan
The Omaha Storm Chasers (Class AAA; Pacific Coast League) will hit a nice milestone this weekend, when the 12-millionth fan in franchise history will cross the turnstiles at Werner Park during the upcoming series. Through Wednesday, August 3, a total of 11,992,304 fans have attended 2,785 games since 1969 – just 7,696 fans shy of […]
Omaha’s Mendoza loses no-hitter two days later
Luis Mendoza, whose no-hitter for the Omaha Storm Chasers (Class AAA; Pacific Coast League) was an on-again, off-again thing is now off-again after the PCL office ruled Tyler Greene indeed doubled and did not reach base on an error. The request for league review came from the opposing Memphis Redbirds. On Monday night Mendoza went […]
Storm Chaser throws, loses, regains no-hitter
Unusual game last night in Memphis: Omaha’s Luis Mendoza threw a no-hitter last night against the Redbirds, lost it after a scoring change, then regained the no-hitter after yet another scoring change — but he could lose it again, pending potential league review. Mendoza went all nine innings in a complete-game no-hitter, with the Omaha […]
Werner Park / Omaha Storm Chasers
Sometimes, it seems, we overthink what goes on in a ballpark. At the end of the day, baseball is a simple game: You throw the ball, you hit the ball, you catch the ball. And, at the end of the day, a ballpark is simply a place to have fun. That realization is on full […]
Rosenblatt memorabilia auction deemed a success
A sale of memorabilia from Omaha’s Rosenblatt Stadium, the former home of the College World Series and the Omaha Royals (Class AAA; Pacific Coast League), to benefit the Omaha Zoo Foundation’s Infield at the Zoo Legacy Project was deemed a success by organizers. More than 160 on-site bidders attended the June 23 live auction at […]
Omaha promotion right down the crapper
Riffing off a suggestion by Omaha Mayor Jim Suttle for the federal government to tax toilet paper as a method of paying for sewer upgrades, the Omaha Storm Chasers (Class AAA; Pacific Coast League) are launching an April 21 promotion to benefit the March of Dimes. All fans who attend that night’s game will receive […]
The Week That Was: Feb. 20
The Florida Marlins hit a new-ballpark landmark, high stakes for a new Las Vegas ballpark, and teams in Adelanto, Davenport and Bowling Green engage the promotional tools. The most popular stories of the past week on Ballpark Digest, as measured by page views. First seats installed in new Marlins ballpark Stakes high for 51s in […]
Storm Chasers return to KOIL-AM, add Pollock, Spanish broadcasts
The Omaha Storm Chasers (Class AAA; Pacific Coast League) announced several broadcasting-related moves today, including an extension of their broadcast agreement with KOIL-AM, the introduction of weekend Spanish broadcasts, and the addition of Brett Pollock to the broadcast booth, alongside Mark Nasser. The extension with NRG Media continues a 15-year relationship between the club and […]
Funding plan emerges for Werner Park
Though Werner Park, the new home of the Omaha Storm Chasers (Class AAA; Pacific Coast League), is slated to open next April, Sarpy County is still finalizing a long-term financing plan for the ballpark — and it looks like a plan is in place. The plan involves tax-increment financing (or the Nebraska version of it, […]
Storm Chasers set to vacate Rosenblatt this week
It will mark the end of an era: the Omaha Storm Chasers (Class AAA; Pacific Coast League) are set to vacate historic Rosenblatt Stadium this week, but the ballpark will probably be left standing for several months before demolition begins. Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium has been home to baseball in Omaha since it opened, and the […]
The Week That Was: Nov. 21
It was a big week in independent baseball, as three leagues joined forces to form the North American League. Also hot this week: new names and logos, college football at MLB ballparks, and more. Here are the most popular stories on Ballpark Digest the past week, as measured in page views. Three indy leagues joining […]
New for 2011: The Omaha Storm Chasers
The Omaha Royals (Class AAA; Pacific Coast League) will have a new name in 2011, as a name-the-team contest yields a new name for the team playing in a new ballpark: The Omaha Storm Chasers. The namewas unveiled by team president Alan Stein during an event at the downtown Embassy Suites. The team name is […]