Brewers optimistic about 2009
Despite the down economy, the management of the Milwaukee Brewers is optimistic about the team’s financial situation entering 2009, with season-ticket sales up, most sponsors renewing, and suite sales strong.Despite the down economy, the management of the Milwaukee Brewers is optimistic about the team’s financial situation entering 2009, with season-ticket sales up, most sponsors renewing, […]
Finding a template for new Red Sox training facility
The needs of a MLB team in spring training are considerably more intense than those of a Class A team — which is why the designers of a new complex for the Boston Red Sox in Lee County probably won’t look to Fluor Field, the home of the Greenville Drive (Low Class A; Sally League), […]
Olympic ballparks on endangered list
Efforts to popularize baseball in China will be complicated by the strong possibility the two ballparks built to host Olympic baseball will be torn down due to a lack of demand. Efforts to popularize baseball in China will be complicated by the strong possibility the two ballparks built to host Olympic baseball will be torn […]
Prep work for hockey at Wrigley Field: Intense
Between some bizarre weather and Zamboni mishaps, the preparations for the New Year’s Day NHL game at Wrigley Field are running ahead of schedule — if nothing goes wrong.Between some bizarre weather and Zamboni mishaps, the preparations for the New Year’s Day NHL game at Wrigley Field are running ahead of schedule — if nothing […]
Sixteen developers present visions of new BoSox spring facility
It’s a feeding frenzy in southeast Florida, as sixteen developers submit proposals for a new Boston Red Sox spring-training facility in Lee County. County officials and the Red Sox front office are celebrating an early Christmas, but many details remain for many of the proposals.It’s a feeding frenzy in southeast Florida, as sixteen developers submit […]
Yankees roll back prices for ballpark opener
The New York Yankees are charging a quarter for bleacher seats and. $1.10 for a grandstand seat for the first exhibition games at Yankee Stadium. Scalpers, meanwhile, whoop in celebration.The New York Yankees are charging a quarter for bleacher seats and. $1.10 for a grandstand seat for the first exhibition games at the new Yankee […]
Sutherland takes reins in Brainerd
Joel Sutherland, the successful owner of the St. Cloud River Bats, is taking a shot at making baseball work in Brainerd — a market where franchises go to die.Joel Sutherland, the successful owner of the St. Cloud River Bats (summer collegiate; Northwoods League), is taking a shot at making baseball work in Brainerd — a […]
Funding issues still present in Sarpy County ballpark project
The future of a proposed ballpark for the Omaha Royals in Sarpy County will hinge on available funding, according to the county officials spearheading the effort.The future of a proposed ballpark for the Omaha Royals (Class AAA; Pacific Coast League) in Sarpy County will hinge on available funding, according to Sarpy County Attorney Lee Polikov, […]
Omaha ballpark off to rocky start
The proposed new downtown Omaha ballpark for the College World Series made a shaky debut last Friday, with the city’s Urban Design Review Board declining to approve the project as presented to them. Go back to the drawing board and give us a plan with a friendier public face and one with more retail — […]
Wausau forms fundraising drive to upgrade Athletic Park
Town leaders are stepping up to form a fundraising drive to raise a half-million dollars to renovate Wausau’s Athletic Park, the WPA-era home of the Wisconsin Woodchucks.Town leaders are stepping up to form a fundraising drive to raise a half-million dollars to renovate Wausau’s Athletic Park, the WPA-era home of the Wisconsin Woodchucks (summer collegiate; […]
Financial issues plague Burnsville ballpark developers
Terry DeRoche and Tony Pettit, the pair seeking to build a new ballpark for a Northern League team in Burnsville, Minn., are millions of dollars in debt after numerous tax delinquencies, failed business ventures and houses in foreclosure, raising the issue about their ability to raise $30 million for the facility. Terry DeRoche and Tony […]
The week that was: Dec. 20
The biggest stories of the week on Ballpark Digest, as measured by the number of times a story was read, involved new logos, new naming-rights deals and new ballparks. The biggest stories of the week on Ballpark Digest, as measured by the number of times a story was read, involved new logos, new naming-rights deals […]
Sens, Harrisburg announce major ballpark renovation
Plans for the two-year renovation of Commerce Bank Park, home of the Harrisburg Senators (Class AA; Eastern League), were released by the team and Mayor Stephen Reed today.