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 […]
Archives: June 24-30, 2007
Archives: June 24-30, 2007 Council unanimously approves Dodgers, Sox spring-training plan Posted June 27, 2007 (feedback) (submit story) (discuss) The Glendale (Az.) City Council unanimously approved spring-training accords on Tuesday, a major play in bringing the Los Angeles Dodgers and Chicago White Sox to Phoenix’s West Valley in 2009. That the Los Angeles Dodgers are […]
Archives: June 17-23, 2007
Archives: June 17-23, 2007 Chukars open new ballpark with SRO crowd Posted June 22, 2007 (feedback) (submit story) (discuss) The Idaho Falls Chukars (rookie; Pioneer League) opened Melaleuca Field tonight with a standing-room-only crowd and a host of dignitaries — including Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney (shown below), who expressed his great affection for Idaho […]
Archives: June 15, 2007
Archives: June 15, 2007 Squeeze play in York Posted June 15, 2007 (feedback) (submit story) (discuss) York City inspectors were at the Sovereign Bank Stadium on Thursday, looking at everything from concession stands to the site’s handicapped accessibility, but they weren’t there to approve the ballpark’s opening for tonight’s York Revolution (independent; Atlantic League). That […]
Archives: June 13, 2007
Archives: June 13, 2007 Work set for next week at Charles County site Posted June 13, 2007 (feedback) (submit story) (discuss) The effort to bring minor-league baseball to Charles County has moved closer to reality, with construction of a ballpark set to begin as early as Monday and the logo for the Southern Maryland Blue […]
Archives: June 12, 2007
Archives: June 12, 2007 Sidewinders sold; expected to be in Reno in ’09 Posted June 12, 2007 (feedback) (submit story) (discuss) The Tucson Sidewinders (Class AAA; Pacific Coast League) are being sold to Manhattan Capital Sports, LLC and SK Baseball, with the ultimate intent of moving the team in a new Reno ballpark for the […]