Why are MLB.TV broadcasts so bad?
Four days into the season and performance on MLB.TV’s online game broadcasts has been disappointing — and fans are in an uproar because their complaints have been scrubbed from an official MLB AM online forum.Trying to follow game action online via MLB.TV broadcasts so far this season has been an exercise in frustration, as fans […]
Remembering Westgate Park
The former home of the minor-league San Diego Padres was one of the nicest ballparks in the minors when it opened in 1957.When it opened in 1957, Westgate Park was hailed as one of the nicest facilities in the minors, a 8,268-seat privately financed facility that featured covered, theater-style seating and extensive concession facilities that […]
Ballpark Notes for April 8, 2009
Today’s newsy goodness from the ballpark world: radio news from the Birmington Barons, Casper Ghosts and Kansas City T-Bones, a new GM hire in United League Baseball, and coaching staff additions in Windy City.Today’s newsy goodness from the ballpark world: radio news from the Birmington Barons, Casper Ghosts and Kansas City T-Bones, as well as […]
Various San Jose groups begin task of landing A’s
The groups are addressing different facets of luring the Oakland A’s to San Jose, but none are tasked with managing the 800-pound gorilla of territorial rights — or the lack of them.San Jose’s efforts to land the Oakland A’s kicked into gear last night as the city council launched initiatives to win neighborhood and Giants […]
County approves financing plan for new Marlins ballpark — with reservations
Despite earlier promises to the contrary, Miami-Dade County will need to back bonds issued for a new Florida Marlins ballpark with property-tax revenues — and not all the commissioners were happy about that late change in plans.Despite earlier promises to the contrary, Miami-Dade County will need to back bonds issued for a new Florida Marlins […]
Ray Winder Field group throws in the towel on preservation
It looks like the certain demise of Ray Winder Field, the former home of the Arkansas Travelers, after a preservation group passes on bidding for the historic ballpark.It looks like the certain demise of Ray Winder Field, the former home of the Arkansas Travelers, after a preservation group passes on bidding for the historic ballpark. […]
Portland proposes tearing down Memorial Coliseum for new Bevos ballpark
The city of Portland and management from the Portland Beavers and Portland Trail Blazers unveiled a plan to tear down Memorial Coliseum to make way for a new ballpark.The city of Portland and management from the Portland Beavers (Class AAA; Pacific Coast League) and Portland Trail Blazers unveiled a plan to tear down Memorial Coliseum […]
New for 2009: Spring Mobile Ballpark
The home of the Salt Lake Bees is now Spring Mobile Ballpark after Franklin Covey naming-rights deal expires.The home of the Salt Lake Bees (Class AAA; Pacific Coast League) is now Spring Mobile Ballpark, after the original Franklin Covey 10-year naming-rights deal expired. “We are pleased to further our joint efforts with Spring Mobile who […]
Aces prep for ballpark opening
With nine days before the home opener, the Reno Aces put the finishing touches on a new ballpark.With nine days before the opening of the new Reno Aces (Class AAA; Pacific Coast League) ballpark, the team is putting the final touches on the place. Of course, the phrase final touches is relative. Furniture and home […]
Crushers promise no snow for opener
The Lake Erie Crushers will hand over a free ticket and a $50 voucher for cold-weather merchandise if the team’s June 2 home opener is snowed out. Really.With another cold snap and blanket of snow across Northeast Ohio, the Lake Erie Crushers (independent; Frontier League) are promising that their June 2nd Opening Day will be […]
Greer Stadium / Nashville Sounds
Herschel Greer Stadium is an older ballpark that gets lost in the mix. Its original intent was to create a place to play baseball (interesting concept), and while the Sounds have done what they can to keep up with the Minor League Baseball boom by building patio decks and adding children’s play areas, it’s the […]
New Sounds owners exceeding expectations
The new owners of the Nashville Sounds are making a positive impact on city leaders with more-than-expected spending on improvements to dilapidated Greer Stadium.The new owners of the Nashville Sounds (Class AAA; Pacific Coast League) are making a positive impact on city leaders with more-than-expected spending on improvements to dilapidated Greer Stadium. When the Frank […]
Finally! Metra explores US Cellular stop for 2010
The home of the Chicago White Sox might finally get its own trains top, as Metra officials look at a stop that would also service Illinois Institute of Technology.Getting to U.S. Cellular Field could be easier as soon as 2010 if Metra, the Chicago-area transit authority, goes ahead with a train stop at 35th and […]