2010 Affiliated Attendance by Average
Here are the complete attendance figures of affiliated baseball teams, as ranked by average, with a comparison of 2009 attendance figures. All stats come directly from league websites and last year’s Ballpark Digest attendance rankings. TEAM LGE TOTAL GMS AV 2009 +/- 1 Lehigh Valley IronPigs IL 645,905 70 9,227 9,161 0.01 2 Sacramento […]
Study evaluates potential Cubs spring-training sites
A study evaluating potential spring-training sites for the Chicago Cubs gives an edge to a site on the fringe of the city versus downtown Mesa — but we’re not sure the project is being judged by the right criteria. The study, commissioned for less than $20,000 by Mesa officials, evaluates three potential spring-training sites on […]
Ripken Baseball continues pitches for new Augusta ballpark
In smaller cities, all politics are retail. That’s what Ripken Baseball is finding out as it drums up support for a new ballpark for the Augusta GreenJackets (Low Class A; Sally League): there’s a lot of effort involved in meeting folks face-to-face for a sales pitch. Ripken Baseball President Chris Flannery and Vice President Jeff […]
Travs, Angels extend PDC
After grumblings that the Arkansas Travelers (Class AA; Texas League) were not happy with the players sent to the team in the last several years, the team today announced it would extend its player-development deal with the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim — reluctantly, it seems. “As an organization we decided our best option is […]
Old Fenway Park scoreboard to be featured at new BoSox camp
A manual scoreboard previously used in Fenway Park will be installed at the new Boston Red Sox spring-training ballpark in Fort Myers, Florida — if it can be located. The 15-by-60-foot manual scoreboard was removed in 2001 and shipped to Counterpart, Inc., for renovations. That firm says it doesn’t have the scoreboard, though; presumably architect […]
Study to determine potential funding sources for new Y-Bears ballpark
The city of Yakima (Wash.) will spend $75,000 on a study designed to ferret out potential sources of public funding for a new Yakima Bears (short season; Northwest League) ballpark on the city’s former Boise Casade mill. The cost of the new ballpark is projected at $23 million; the Bears ownership has already pledged $5 […]
Thunder to shop naming rights to Waterfront Park
The Trenton Thunder (Class AA; Eastern League) are shopping naming rights to Waterfront Park and have retained Front Row Marketing, a division of Comcast, to assist in the process. “We are willing to partner with a corporation who shares the same values as our brand and a commitment to the community in which we live […]
What comes next in affiliation process?
There’s a lot of misinformation and misapprehension about what happens next in the affiliation process for MiLB and MLB teams, but one thing is certain: an existing minor-league team is guaranteed a parent no matter what. So Doubledays, Sounds and Muckdogs fans can relax: a team’s return is not dependent on the player-development process. We’ve […]
Consultant: Baseball at new Sugar Land ballpark shouldn’t impact neighbors–but concerts might
Opposition to new ballparks usually falls along the lines of increased traffic and noise impacting local residents. That’s the case in Sugar Land, Texas, where a proposed Atlantic League ballpark should fall within city noise guidelines during a baseball game — but not for concerts. Those are the findings of a consultant hired by the […]
360 Architecture nabs A’s ballpark design
If Lew Wolff and the Oakland A’s end up building a new ballpark in San Jose, Kansas City’s 360 Architecture will be designing it, according to an announcement from the team. No surprise, as 360 Architecture has been working with Wolff and the A’s for years now on ballpark design; 360 did the initial work […]
Affiliated ball back to Orlando?
Organized Minor League Baseball might be returning to Orlando, as businessman Armando Gutierrez Jr. is taking with the New York Yankees about moving the Tampa Yankees (High Class A; Florida State League) to a site out near the city’s theme parks — but the plan is very far from firm. Gutierrez’s plan relies on receiving […]
Looking ahead to 2011: First spring schedule posted
Yeah, we know there are still weeks left ahead on the 2010 Major League Baseball schedule. Still, it’s never too soon to look ahead, so we’ve posted the home schedule for the Atlanta Braves. Ladies and gentlemen, let the spring-training planning begin. The Braves begin their home schedule at on Feb. 27 with a game […]
DiBella: Time to start talking new ballpark
Lou DiBella, the Richmond Flying Squirrels (Class AA; Eastern League) managing partner who now looks like a genius after almost losing his team and then moving it to The Diamond, says it’s now time to talk new ballpark — and Richmond officials agree. There’s no doubt that all sides consider The Diamond to be a […]