Spring schedule for Cards farm teams posted
Our sister site, Spring Training Online, has posted the spring-training schedule for the four teams of the St. Louis Cardinals: Memphis Redbirds (Class AAA; Pacific Coast League), Springfield Cardinals (Class AA; Texas League), Palm Beach Cardinals (High Class A; Florida State League) and Quad Cities River Bandits (Low Class A; Midwest League). You can view […]
NA, MLB extend agreement for six more years
No surprise here: Major League Baseball and the National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues (NAPBL) have agreed on a new six-year Professional Baseball Agreement (PBA), extending through the 2020 season, as both sides unanimously approve the agreement. “Major League Baseball is very happy to continue its partnership with Minor League Baseball,” said Baseball Commissioner Allan […]
Silver Knights release logos
The start-up Nashua Silver Knights (summer collegiate; Futures Collegiate Baseball League), playing out of historic Holman Stadium this coming season, unveiled team logos and colors for the 2011 campaign. Aurelien Durand, who resides in Paris, France, designed the logos. Durand was introduced to the Silver Knights management when he had previously participated in the New […]
Parney picks a pig in Richmond
The Richmond Flying Squirrels (Class AA; Eastern League) are high on the hog after unveiling the team’s new Rally Pig and the winner of the Pig Pickin’ Contest at the club’s inaugural Fan Fest today, as team Vice President and COO Todd “Parney” Parnell triumphantly hoists “Piggy 3” after chasing three of the four contests […]
Sugar Land green-lights Skeeters ballpark
It was totally expected, but still noteworthy: the city of Sugar Land formally awarded a $27.9 million contract to Barton Malow/Linbeck as the preferred Design/Build contractor for the construction of StarTex Power Field, the new home of the Sugar Land Skeeters (independent; Atlantic League). Both names should be familar to those in the baseball industry. […]
Keys expand game broadcasts with 1450AM The Source
The Frederick Keys (High Class A; Carolina League) will have all 140 games broadcast on the radio for the first time in a decade, as the team signs a deal with 1450AM The Source to serve as the official flagship station for Keys baseball in 2011. The Source also will air Keys post-season games as […]
Blue Rocks highlight healthy kids with new promotion
The Wilmington Blue Rocks (High Class A; Carolina League) are addressing the troublesome issue of childhood obesity with a Happy Healthy Kids promotion for the 2011 season. Every kid taking a healthy-eating pledge will receive one ticket and a healthy snack pack for a select Blue Rocks game, as well as a fitness activity before […]
Storm to Sheen: Come on down!
The Lake Elsinore Storm (High Class A; California League) are tempting the fates by inviting human train-wreck Charlie Sheen to The Diamond for a “Charlie Sheen-co de Mayo” promotion on May 5. Of course, Sheen occupies a special place in the baseball world for his portrayal of Ricky “Wild Thing” Vaughn in Major League and […]
Brockton Rox unveil new look for 2011
In honor of the team’s 10th anniversary — has it really been that long? — the Brockton Rox (independent; Can-Am League) unveiled new team logos and colors for the 2011 season. Interestingly, the team went with different designers for different marks. The team’s principal mark (above), designed by Todd Malhoit of Detroit-based Original Design Group, […]
Schaumburg meeting with potential Alexian Field lessees
The Village of Schaumburg is meeting with potential tenants for Alexian Field this week, including a group that would buy the remaining assets of the troubled Schaumburg Flyers (independent; North American League) and pay off what the team owes to the village and the Park Board. City Manager Kenneth Fritz confirmed the talks via email. […]
Titans bought by Carminucci; will shift to Futures League
Chris Carminucci, an active businessman in the independent-baseball world, doubles down on the summer-collegiate Futures League with the purchase of the Torrington Titans and its subsequent shift to the start-up circuit. The team was purchased from Our Baseball Heaven, a nonprofit set up to “crowdsource” team finances via $100 memberships that also included a […]
Twins clear-cut Target Field
Batters at Target Field won’t be able to see the forest or the trees, as the Minnesota Twins took down 14 spruce trees that comprised the ballpark’s batter’s eye last season after complaints from batters. The 14 trees weren’t fed to the choppers: they were dug out and transported to Bergen’s Greenhouse in Forest Lake, […]
Digital Domain Park / New York Mets / St. Lucie Mets
The trend in spring-training facilities is to locate new ballparks in the midst of megadevelopments that could be located anywhere. While these new ballparks have the amenities fans expect, they’re generic in nature. Maybe we’re a little too nostalgic, but we want the spring-training experience when we head to Florida: we want the palm trees, […]