Cobb Field / Billings Mustangs
This is a baseball stadium without pretension, providing one of the purer baseball experiences in the minor leagues. If you don’t have an interest in baseball, you’re not going to like Cobb Field. But if you like baseball, you’ll love Cobb Field. Home to minor-league baseball since 1948, Cobb Field offers the same basic baseball […]
Archives: Aug. 19-25, 2007
Archives: Aug. 19-25, 2007 Lessons for the Lerners: what to steal from other ballparks Posted Aug. 25, 2007 (feedback) (submit story) (discuss) The Washington Post’s Marc Fisher visits a few other major-league parks and asks what lessons can be applied to the new Washington Nationals ballpark. It’s probably a little late in the process for […]
Twins land arbitration decision settles little for now, but trial may be avoided
The land sale condemnation process for the Minnesota Twins new ballpark settled very little, but a November trial could be avoided based on the earliest indications. Despite an automatic 48-hour cooling-off period for arbitration proceedings, public comments made by both sides indicated that avoiding a trial was possible.By Jim Robins The land sale condemnation […]
Archives: Aug. 12-18, 2007
Archives: Aug. 12-18, 2007 Selig: Relocation an option if ballpark issue not settled Posted Aug. 17, 2007 (feedback) (submit story) (discuss) Bud Selig opened the door Thursday to the possibility the Florida Marlins could relocate if they are unable to hammer out a deal to build a retractable-roof ballpark in South Florida. You’ve got to […]
NCAA finalizes sweeping changes for baseball programs: scholarship changes, squad sizes and academic expectations
Baseball season start dates and student eligibility rules for NCAA Division I colleges and universities will undergo a major transformation next spring and the following year.By Jim Robins Baseball season start dates and student eligibility rules for NCAA Division I colleges and universities will undergo a major transformation next spring and the following year. […]
Archives: Aug. 5-11, 2007
Archives: Aug. 5-11, 2007 Durham Athletic Park upgrade may cost more Posted Aug. 10, 2007 (feedback) (submit story) (discuss) The price of becoming the center of the Minor League Baseball universe appears to be going up by $1 million. And initial indications Thursday were that the city might be willing to pay it. City Council […]
Archives: July 29-Aug. 4, 2007
Archives: July 29-Aug. 4, 2007 Ballpark negotiations over; now to sell it Posted Aug. 3, 2007 (feedback) (submit story) (discuss) The fate of the potential remodeling of Ed Smith Stadium for future use by the Cincinnati Reds as a spring-training venue will depend on the results of a referendum this fall. Voters will be asked […]
In memoriam: Butch Fisher
When Butch Fisher passed away Wednesday in St. Paul after a battle with cancer at age 69, he left behind a legacy of 37 sterling years working in baseball as an umpire and a supervisor. Among his prize pupils were two local kids who worked their way to the major leagues — Tim Tschida and […]
Archives: July 22-28, 2007
Archives: July 22-28, 2007 Tiger Stadium to be torn down Posted July 27, 2007 (feedback) (submit story) (discuss) After months of wrangling, the Detroit City Council today approved a plan to sell the seats and other memorabilia inside Tiger Stadium and dismantle the ballpark by the end of the year. By a 5-4 vote the […]
The joys of an afternoon game
Nothing like playing hooky from real life.By Dave Wright Question: What do the following numbers have in common? 47,114 33,789 53,857 41,156 36,551 18,163 Answer: They were attendance figures for games played last week at Dodger Stadium, Atlanta, Yankee Stadium, Milwaukee, Minneapolis and Tampa Bay. There would be nothing unusual about that except for […]
Remembering when a baseball team helped save a city
When Detroit faced race riots in 1967, baseball helped calm the nerves of a city on the edge.It was one of the oddest things I have ever seen. There we were, on vacation at my aunt’s house, when somebody suddenly shouted at the television. "Hey, that looks like St. Francis." St. Francis, located on […]
Archives: July 8-14, 2007
Archives: July 8-14, 2007 Tiger Stadium plan hits a snag Posted July 13, 2007 (feedback) (submit story) (discuss) Plans to demolish Tiger Stadium are starting to unravel as the city planning commission Thursday night refused to approve the plan touted by Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick for the corner of Michigan and Trumbull. In rejecting the plan […]
Archives: July 1-7, 2007
Archives: July 1-7, 2007 Significantly scaled-back plan is weighed for Reds’ spring home Posted July 6, 2007 (feedback) (submit story) (discuss) Plans for a new Cincinnati Reds spring complex that seemed doomed could be resurrected in the form of a $45 million face-lift for Ed Smith Stadium, the spring home of the Reds and the […]