Florida group to Cubs: Tell us if we’re really in the running to land spring training
Representatives of a Florida group seeking to bring the Chicago Cubs spring-training activities to Naples are scheduled to talk to team officials today; they want to know if they still have a shot at landing the team. Sometimes it's better not to know, though. Representatives of a Florida group seeking to bring the Chicago Cubs […]
Gunshots at ballpark halt Mexican League game
A Mexican League game between the Reynosa Broncos and the Monterrey Sultans was shut down Sunday after shots rang through the ballpark. A Mexican League game between the Reynosa Broncos and the Monterrey Sultans was shut down Sunday after shots rang through the ballpark. From the BBC: Witnesses said the baseball players ran for cover […]
Jesse Owens, the Portland Rosebuds and El Paso
The West Coast Baseball Association was a short-lived attempt to bring Negro Leagues baseball to California, Oregon and Washington State. Here's a look at two of the teams — Jesse Owens' Portland Rosebuds and the Seattle Steelheads — who barnstormed their way back from spring training, including a trip to El Paso. We remember sprinter […]
Plan for new Utica ballpark emerges
Professional baseball would return to Utica, N.Y., under a development plan floated by the city: a $100-million cleanup and redevelopment of the Harbor Point area would include a marina, hotels, commercial buildings and new ballpark, all to be proposed under a new master plan for the former home of the Utica Blue Sox. Professional baseball […]
Whew! Selig says contraction not on the table
We weren't necessarily worried, but Bud Selig has brought us ease of mind by announcing that contraction is not on the table for the Oakland A's and the Tampa Bay Rays. We weren't necessarily worried, but Bud Selig has brought us ease of mind by announcing that contraction is not on the table for the […]
Portland Bevos 2011 options: None of them good
As baseball reached the half-way point of the season, the short-term situation for the Portland Beavers is still undetermined. Sure, there are a few short-term options out there, but a long-term solution is proving to be elusive, to say the least. We also throw out one potential long-term solution to the Bevos’ issues. For those […]
Can Tampa Bay support MLB?
Public jousting over a potential new ballpark in Tampa Bay have many wondering whether or not the area is truly capable of supporting Major League Baseball. The numbers may surprise you. Meanwhile, another entity emerges as a potential ballpark player. Public jousting over a potential new ballpark in Tampa Bay have many wondering whether or […]
Harris Poll: Interest in baseball down; Yankees most popular team
Interest in Major League Baseball is declining, if results of Harris Poll can be believed; meanwhile, the Yankees, Red Sox and Braves lead the list of most popular teams. Interest in Major League Baseball is declining, if results of Harris Poll can be believed; meanwhile, the Yankees, Red Sox and Braves lead the list of […]
Naples: We think we still have shot at landing Cubs spring training
The folks looking to develop a new spring-training base for the Chicago Cubs in Naples, Fla., say they think they still have a shot at landing the team, but we're not sure whether or not this is purely a case of wishful thinking. UPDATE: Tom Ricketts agrees with us, says Cubs are not even talking […]
Yakima Bears pitch new ballpark
After months and months of deliberation and study, the Yakima Bears are proposing a new $23-million ballpark on a former Boise Cascade storage site and city landfill. All of the funding would come from the team and state economic-development funds. After months and months of deliberation and study, the Yakima Bears (short season; Northwest League) […]
White Sox: Bringing baseball back to the city
Here's your feel-good story of the day: The effort from the Chicago White Sox to bring baseball back to the city is paying dividends, as the team's various programs now support hundreds of young players. Here's your feel-good story of the day: The effort from the Chicago White Sox to bring baseball back to the […]
Rangers to auction; Cuban in the mix?
We warned that bankruptcy is never a good thing for a baseball team, and U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Michael Lynn is proving it, ruling that the Texas Rangers will now be sold via auction. Meanwhile, there's talk that Mark Cuban is joining a competing group as an investor — a move that will surely go over […]
Frederick Keys on the block?
We've confirmed with several sources that Art Solomon, the owner of the New Hampshire and Bowling Green teams, is making a play for the Carolina League's Frederick Keys. We've confirmed with several sources that Art Solomon, owner of the New Hampshire Fisher Cats (Class AA; Eastern League) and Bowling Green Hot Rods (Low Class A; […]