Muckdogs, Marlins sign PDC
The Batavia MuckDogs (short season A; NY-Penn League) and the Miami Marlins signed a new two-year player-development (PDC) contract. A joint announcement was made by Marlins Farm Director Brian Chattin and Brian Paris, President of the Genesee County Baseball Club, the non-for-profit that owns the Batavia Muckdogs Franchise. The agreement ends a six year affiliation […]
Mesa: Cubs, ASU must put aside differences on ballpark lease
Mesa officials don’t want the ASU Sun Devils to abandon the idea of sharing a new spring-training facility with the Chicago Cubs, so they are initiating talks between the two sides. You can read the full story at our sister site, Spring Training Online. The basic issue: Arizona State thought it had a deal to […]
Metro to extend Nationals Park service during playoffs
Thanks to sponsorship from Living Social, Metro train service to Nationals Park will be extended when the Washington Nationals host playoff games. Because of commercials and other breaks, playoff games tend to go long. During the regular service the last train at the Navy Yard station leaves at 11:20 p.m. — a time that’s usually late […]
Options for Knights Stadium dwindling
With hopes to convert Knights Stadium, the home of the Charlotte Knights (Class AAA; International League), to an equestion center because of site limitations, the future of the facility is pretty bleak. The Knights are moving to a new Uptown ballpark in 2014, and York County is looking at what to do with the ballpark […]
Watertown seeks back rent from Wizards
The city of Watertown (N.Y.) is seeking $6,011.41 in back rent, revenue sharing and repair costs from the Watertown Wizards (summer collegiate; Perfect Game Collegiate Baseball League). The effort has been stymied, say city officials, because they have have no point of contact with the team management, with team owner/ former GM Todd Kirkey unavailable because his […]
Luray Wranglers to Charles Town
The Luray Wranglers (summer collegiate; Valley Baseball League) are on the move after the league signed off on a transfer to Charles Town, W.Va. The new team will be known as the Charles Town Cannons. —- Share your news with the baseball community. Send it to us at editors@augustpublications.com. Are you a subscriber to the weekly […]
Greenberg to get second chance with Marlins
Adam Greenberg, whose baseball career was derailed when he was beaned in his only MLB plate appearance, will get a second chance as the Miami Marlins sign him to a one-day contract, with the intent of playing him Tuesday. Greenberg’s MLB career consisted of a single pitch: he was struck in the head in June […]
Endangered Beetles in Alexandria
After three years of losses, Shawn Reilly is ready to sell the Alexandria Beetles (summer collegiate; Northwoods League) for a relative pittance, as the challenges of operating in a small market caught up with him. Reilly bought the team three years ago from Jim and Jill Wagner, taking out loans to finance the deal. Since […]
Hamilton calls last game; will return for a single sign-off
Milo Hamilton, one of the great broadcasters in baseball, called his last game for the Houston Astros last night, culminating a 67-year career in baseball. The 85-year-old Hamilton has been behind the Astros mike for the last 28 years, the last stint in a career that began broadcasting minor-league games in the Quad Cities and included stops […]
Can-Am League expands to Trois-Rivières for 2013
A new Trois-Rivières (Quebec) team in the independent Can-Am League was unveiled yesterday, as an ownership group that includes former major leaguer Eric Gagne met with the press. The ownership group includes Emmanuel Turcotte, Michel Côté, Miles Wolff, Marc-Andre Bergeron, the aforementioned Gagne and team president Jean-François Picard, according to the The Press. Trois-Rivières hosted a series in the […]
Mike Veeck: The most Descartian owner in baseball
Our household eagerly awaits the arrival of Garden & Gun Magazine every other month, and that pleasure was enhanced by a major feature on Mike Veeck by Pat Jordan in the October-November issue. You can read the full article here. If you know Mike — and I suspect most of our readers do, on some […]
MountainStar Sports buys Tucson Padres
MountainStar Sports Group, which has a deal to bring affiliated baseball to a new downtown El Paso ballpark, says it has signed a Franchise Purchase Agreement for the Tucson Padres (Class AAA; Pacific Coast League). It’s been a hectic few weeks for the four investors comprising MountainStar: the El Paso City Council narrowly passed a downtown-ballpark […]
Jamie McCourt: I want chunk of Dodger proceeds
Jamie McCourt is back in court, arguing that Frank McCourt’s sale of the Los Angeles Dodgers for $2 billion after a valuation of $300 million in divorce proceedings represented fraud — and she wants her share. Jamie McCourt’s lawyers are seeking to overturn the divorce settlement that saw her walk away with $131 million, with […]