Another attendance record to note: the Spokane Indians (short season A; Northwest League) set season and per-game attendance records after a big crowd at Avista Stadium. With a crowd of 7,072 fans at Avista Stadium, the largest crowd of the season, the Indians broke two team attendance records. The Indians welcomed 193,865 fans through the […]
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Two PDCs renewed: Muckdogs/Marlins, ‘Days/Nats
We have two more PDC renewals in the short season A NY-Penn League to report, as the Batavia Muckdogs/Miami Marlins and Auburn Doubledays/Washington Nationals affiliations will continue through 2016. 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 […]
Jamestown fielding Diethrick Park lease inquiries
That didn’t take long: A day after the Jamestown Jammers (short season A; NY-Penn League) announced a 2015 move to Morgantown, W.Va., city officials reported multiple inquiries regarding a Diethrick Park lease. Not a surprise: some consider Jamestown a viable market and Diethrick Park, which opened in 1941, a decent venue despite the team’s failure […]
Two ways to honor Centennial Field history
Centennial Field, home of the Vermont Lake Monsters (short season A; NY-Penn League), dates back to 1908, and the team is working with the Preservation Trust of Vermont to honor that historic legacy with seat plaques. The Lake Monsters embarked on a renovation of Centennial Field in 2013, including the addition of brand new individual […]
Spokane, Texas extend player-development contract
The Spokane Indians (short season A; Northwest League) will remain a Texas Rangers affiliate through 2016, as the two teams extended their player-development contract (PDC) for two more years. “We’re more than excited to be able to continue the affiliation with the Texas Rangers two more years,” said Spokane Indians Vice President-General Manager Chris Duff. […]
Northwest League, Pioneer League to square off in 2015 All-Star Game
History in the making: the short-season-A Northwest League will take on the rookie Pioneer League in a 2015 All-Star Game to be held August 4 at Avista Stadium, home of the Spokane Indians. We’ve seen interleague All-Star Games in recent years — like the Triple-A All-Star Game between the International League and the Pacific Coast […]
It’s official: Jamestown Jammers to Morgantown in 2015
It’s official: the Jamestown Jammers (short season A; NY-Penn League) are moving to a new ballpark in Morgantown, West Virginia, for the 2015 season. “The New York-Penn League is thrilled to announce that we will be brining a professional baseball franchise to Morgantown, West Virginia for the 2015 season,” said New York-Penn League President Ben […]
Cyclones go ’90s with retro Nick promo
Man, do we remember the days of green slime — and so do the Brooklyn Cyclones (short season A; NY-Penn League), who are joining forces with Nickelodeon on a ‘90s Are All That Night promo, with Kel Mitchell (of Kenan & Kel) throwing out the first pitch. Prior to the game, 100 fans will be […]
IronBirds to host 2015 NY-Penn ASG
The 2015 NY-Penn League All-Star Game will be hosted by the Aberdeen IronBirds at Ripken Stadium, the second time the ballpark has hosted the event. “The Aberdeen IronBirds and Ripken Baseball are thrilled to have the best and brightest in the New York-Penn League come to Ripken Stadium next summer and play baseball the Ripken […]
Spikes, Cards announce affiliation extension through 2016
We expect many of these in coming weeks: The State College Spikes (short season A; NY-Penn League) and the St. Louis Cardinals announced a two-year extension of their player development contract (PDC) through 2016. “On behalf of our ownership group and management team, we are thrilled to announce the continuation of our outstanding relationship with […]
World records to be challenged in Troy, Charleston
Two Minor League Baseball teams are challenging world records this week: the Tri-City ValleyCats (short season A; NY-Penn League) is going after pirate eye patches, while the Charleston RiverDogs (Low Class A; Sally League) are pushing kazoos. Tomorrow night — August 13 — is Pirate Night at Joseph L. Bruno Stadium, and the ValleyCats will […]
Cyclones to celebrate “25 Years of Seinfeld”
This should be one of the MiLB promo highlights of the season: the Brooklyn Cyclones (short season A; NY-Penn League) are celebrating 25 years of nothing in a Seinfeld promo on July 5. It’s quite clever, really: put together the Soup Nazi, lots of fan participation and tons of Seinfeld references (Junior Mints, marble rye […]
Crosscutters to don what could be ugliest uniforms ever worn in professional baseball
Our eyes hurt just from seeing the image of the Christmas-sweater jersey to be worn on Aug. 2 by the Williamsport Crosscutters (short season A; NY-Penn League) during a Halfway to Christmas promotion. Actually, this is a brilliant promotion. These jerseys are so ugly they are beautiful — just like the best/worst Christmas sweaters — […]