The field for the College World Series is set, with the SEC and Pac-10 dominating the lineup — along with a few scruffy underdogs, Stony Brook and Kent State, sure to capture the hearts of fans. For the most part, the eight teams in the College World Series — set to start Friday at 5 […]
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Pro ball unlikely at TD Ameritrade Park next year — and maybe beyond
A lawsuit from a spurned potential tenant and the lack of firm interest from other independent leagues will probably keep professional baseball away from Omaha’s TD Ameritrade Park in 2012 and potentially beyond. The lawsuit, detailed in today’s Omaha World-Herald, has the owners of a potential Northern League franchise, the Omaha Flame, suing the Metropolitan […]
NAL ending season early; Na Koa Ikaika Maui shuts down completely
Despite all the well-documented problems with the Lake County Fielders, the first team in the independent North American League to go under is Na Koa Ikaika Maui; meanwhile, the league announced it’s shutting down the 2011 season a week early. In announcing the end of the season will come Aug. 28, league officials said the […]
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 […]
Verdict on TD Ameritrade Park: OK, but not the ‘Blatt
Now that the College World Series is complete — and congrats to South Carolina — it seems like many fans attending festivities at TD Ameritrade Park came to the same conclusion we did: the new ballpark is bland, corporate and lacking when compared to venerable Johnny Rosenbatt Stadium. The Omaha World-Herald — an unabashed supporter […]
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 […]
TD Ameritrade Park / College World Series / Creighton Bluejays
Like many traditionalists, we were dismayed with Omaha officials announced plans to build a new downtown ballpark for the College World Series, abandoning Rosenblatt Stadium in the process. With TD Ameritrade Park now open and hosting a handful of CWS games, it’s easy to see the ballpark’s many strengths – and some high-profile weaknesses. FAST […]
Poppe: New College World Series ballpark just dandy
Dennis Poppe, the NCAA vice president for football and baseball, says TD Ameritrade Park is working out well as the new home of the College World Series. Of course, what else is he gonna say? His statements come at the first week of games at the new $131-million downtown Omaha ballpark. There have been a […]
Rosenblatt Stadium memorabilia going to auction
One of the most storied ballparks in baseball is coming down, but you can own a piece of Omaha’s Rosenblatt Stadium, the former home of the College World Series and the Omaha Royals (Class AAA; Pacific Coast League), as the Omaha Zoo Foundation is launching an auction to sell Rosenblatt Stadium memorabilia. The live auction, […]
Stabilizer Solutions lands CWS ballpark contract
When the best college teams in the country gather next month in Omaha for the College World Series at TD Ameritrade Park, they’ll be playing on a state-of-the-art playing field anchored with Stabilizer Solutions products. The playing field at TD Ameritrade Park will be under considerable scrutiny when the College World Series opens: it will […]
New ballpark boon for Creighton
The move to TD Ameritrade Park by the Creighton Blue Jays has been a boon when it comes to attracting fans to games, as the team is drawing 8,170 fans a game this season. Of course, that number is a little skewed: it includes the 22,197 buying tickets for the opening of the ballpark. Take […]
TD Ameritrade Park opens with no issues
Bad weather dampened the open-night crowd at Omaha’s TD Ameritrade Park to less than the anticipated sellout, but the game between Creighton and Nebraska found everything in the ballpark in good working order in plenty of time before the College World Series. The temperatures were in the 30s with a nasty wind. A crowd of […]
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 […]