Bell selling Cats, ballpark
Carl Bell, whose passion led to the revival of the Fort Worth Cats and LaGrave Field, is in talks to sell both.No Article Text
Shedding no tears as Twins prepare to move outdoors
Tonight the Twins begin their final series under the roof at the Metrodome. They'll be paying homage to the great baseball played there — but very few fans will actually miss the place. Back in 1981 I was at one of the first Minnesota Twins games at the Metrodome, an exhibition match against the Philadelphia […]
WCL expands to Walla Walla
Summer-collegiate baseball is coming to Walla Walla next season in the form of West Coast Baseball. Walla Walla, Wash. will field a team next summer in the summer-collegiate West Coast League, owned by Pacific Baseball Ventures, LLC, a Pacific Northwest group. "We're excited to be returning minor league-like baseball to Walla Walla, and to have a […]
Land woes could kill Bevos ballpark in Beaverton
A decision by the Biggi family not to sell land pegged for the home of a new Portland Beavers ballpark could keep the team from Beaverton. We've not sensed a lot of enthusiasm among our Portland friends for a new Portland Beavers (Class AAA; Pacific Coast League) ballpark in suburban Beaverton, and that lack of […]
Yankee Stadium to host college bowl game beginning in ’10
The New York Yankees will launch a college football bowl beginning in 2010, featuring a Big East-Big 12 matchup. The New York Yankees will bring a college bowl back to the Northeast with a new game between Big 12 and Big East teams slated to launch next season. The Yankees are aggressively pushing college football […]
GBL expands to Hawaii
The independent Golden Baseball League will field a team at Maui's Maehara Stadium in 2010, with a goal of three more teams on the island down the road Professional baseball will return to Hawaii in 2010, as the independent Golden Baseball League will field a team playing out of Maui's Maehara Stadium, a 1,500-seat facility […]
MLB sputters to end of worst season since Truman Administration
Major League Baseball attendance will be down more than 6.5 percent this season, the biggest decline since Harry Truman was president, and we're guessing revenues declined by a much larger margin. The reaction from Bud Selig? It's the best of all possible worlds. Major League Baseball attendance will be down more than 6.5 percent this […]
Cubs’ spring-training future doesn’t lie in HoHoKam Park
Mesa city officials say they're ready to work with the Chicago Cubs on a new spring-training facility and will pass along a list of proposed sites in November. Alas, poor HoHoKam, I knew thee well. But not well enough to prevent Mesa and the Chicago Cubs from casting covetous eyes toward a new spring-training facility […]
Today’s the deadline for 2009 Ballpark Digest Award nominations
Each year Ballpark Digest editors honor significant achievements in the baseball world with the Ballpark Digest Awards. The decisions about winners are made by Ballpark Digest editors, but they're made with significant input from the baseball community: last year there were over 300 pages of documentation — award submissions, email messages nominating favorites, etc. — […]
Full work crews in force at Dash ballpark
After months of inactivity and financing wrangling, a full work force is back out at a new Winston-Salem Dash ballpark, preparing for a 2010 opening. After months of inactivity and financing wrangling, a full work force is back out at a new Winston-Salem Dash (High Class A; Carolina League) ballpark, preparing for a 2010 opening. […]
Decision on future of Norwich market due by middle of October
A NY-Penn League team will definitely be moving into Norwich's Dodd Stadium, according to league insiders, and an Oct. 7 meeting of league directors will approve a team for a move. A NY-Penn League team will definitely be moving into Norwich's Dodd Stadium, according to league insiders, and an Oct. 7 meeting of the league's […]
Decision on Yankee Stadium Gate 2 due next week
The effort to save Gate 2 from the original Yankee Stadium could come to a head next week when the city's Design Commission reviews plans for preservation. The effort to save Gate 2 from the original Yankee Stadium could come to a head next week when the city's Design Commission reviews plans for preservation. The […]
Katz to Savannah, Stephenson to Salem
Two big personnel moves were announced this week: John Katz is the new president of the Savannah Sand Gnats (Low Class A; Sally League), while Todd Stephenson replaces him as vice president and general manager of the Salem Red Sox (High Class A; Carolina League).Two big personnel moves were announced this week: John Katz is […]