D-Backs virtually certain to shift spring operations to PHX
Team officials see no future in Tucson spring training with defection of White Sox.The Arizona Diamondbacks confirmed ongoing talks with four potential operators of spring-training sites in the greater Phoenix area, including the Gila River Indian Reservation. (We hinted at this yesterday with a reference to a river running through of the potential spring-training training […]
River Bandits to install 80-foot ribbon board at Modern Woodmen Park
New for Quad Cities River Bandits (Low Class A; Midwest League) fans next season: an 80-foot-long ribbon board on the right-field wall.The Quad Cities River Bandits (Low Class A; Midwest League) announced the latest enhancement to Modern Woodmen Park: an 80-foot-long ribbon board permanently mounted in front of the right field wall, scheduled for the […]
Tucson accepts ChiSox financial settlement; team to PHX in ’09
Pima County Commissioners accepted Chicago’s offer of $5 million to break the team’s spring lease in Tucson, freeing the way for a White Sox move to Glendale next spring.Pima County Commissioners accepted Chicago’s offer of $5 million to break the team’s spring lease in Tucson, freeing the way for a White Sox move to Glendale […]
Victoria Seals: Preparing for play at Royal Athletic Park
The owners of the new Victoria Seals franchise in the independent GBL face a challenge: attracting players to British Columbia.The owners of the new Victoria Seals franchise in the independent GBL face a challenge: attracting players to British Columbia. Not that it won’t be hard because of anything inherently bad in Victoria, mind you. But […]
Committee denies height variance for Waukesha ballpark
No Article TeaserIn a somewhat surprising move, Waukesha’s zoning board denied a variance allowing a proposed ballpark grandstand to be 42.5 feet high — more than the 35-foot requirement for Frame Park.
Reds break ground on new Arizona spring facility
The Cincinnati Reds began a new chapter in spring training with the groundbreaking of a Goodyear training facility.The Cincinnati Reds paved the way for a 2010 spring-training move with a groundbreaking of a new Goodyear, Az. spring-training complex. The $33-million complex, located south of Interstate 10 along Estrella Parkway, doesn’t look like much now: it’s […]
Texas Collegiate League adds Victoria to roster
The summer-collegiate circuit expands to southeastern Texas.A Victoria team is slated to join the summer-collegiate Texas Collegiate League, as Victoria businessman Tracy Young is close to signing a lease for Lowe Park. The lease gives Young control of Lowe Park, which is also home to the University of Houston-Victoria team, for the summer-collegiate season. The […]
Isotopes Park / Albuquerque Isotopes
Isotopes Park, the home of the Albuquerque Isotopes, is a retro ballpark, but it’s not retro in terms of brick and steel. Instead, Isotopes Park takes design cues from the 1940s and 1950s architecture found throughout Albuquerque and integrates them into a ballpark setting. Yes, it’s retro in that it hearkens back to the dawn […]
Al Lang Field
Though it’s not quite the old ballpark it once was, Al Lang Field deserves a special place in the hearts and minds of baseball fans. It will more than likely be torn down in coming years to make way for either parkland or a new Tampa Bay Rays ballpark. But if you find yourself in […]
It’s official: Yanks to open new ballpark against Cubs
The Bronx Bombers will break in the new Yankee Stadium with a pair of exhibition games against the Chicago Cubs on April 3-4.It’s now a done deal: The New York Yankees will open the new Yankee Stadium with a pair of exhibition games against the Chicago Cubs on April 3-4, at the tail end of […]
New for 2009: The Salem Red Sox
How imaginative. The Red Sox are dumping the distinctive Avalanche name and logo in favor of a more pedestrian look.The Salem Avalanche, a Class-A Advanced Carolina League baseball franchise, today announced that it will bear the name of the 2004 and 2007 World Champion Boston Red Sox, and will now be called the Salem Red […]
White Sox expect spring move to Glendale in 2009
The Pima County Board of Supervisors is expected to approve the move tomorrow, subject to a $5 million buyout of the Tucson Electric Park lease.The Pima County Board of Supervisors is expected to approve the move tomorrow, subject to a $5 million buyout of the Tucson Electric Park lease, ending what could have been a […]
Cougars prepare for ticket rush
The Kane County Cougars are putting 2009 tickets on sale Saturday, giving early risers first crack at a renovated Elfstrom Stadium.The Kane County Cougars are putting 2009 tickets on sale Saturday, giving early risers first crack at a renovated Elfstrom Stadium. Ticket windows open at 8:30 a.m., but in past years fans have shown up […]