Another year, another attendance record for the Tri-City ValleyCats (short season A; NY-Penn League), who set a record both for total attendance and per-game tallies during a season-ending homestand last night. The team set an attendance record for the eighth consecutive season. The team ended the home season with a pair of games against the […]
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County scales back commitment to Portland-area ballpark
A 2012 opening for a new Clark College ballpark for the relocating Yakima Bears (short season A; Northwest League) is in serious doubt after Clark County officials scaled back their financial commitment to the plan. At a work session last week, the county commissioners walked away from a funding plan where the Bears would pay […]
Mahoning Valley lands 2012 NY-Penn All-Star Game
Mark it on your calendars: The Mahoning Valley Scrappers have been named host of the 2012 New York-Penn League All-Star Game, to be played in mid-August 2012 at Eastwood Field. The official date will be determined once the 2012 New York-Penn League schedule is released in the fall. This will be the first time the […]
Boise as Triple-A market? There’s talk
With all the talk about a new ballpark in downtown Boise, one small detail didn’t get much attention: business leaders want to consider building a Triple-A ballpark. Here’s why it’s a good idea. A year ago we argued that Boise would be a good destination for the then-relocating Portland Beavers (Class AAA; Pacific Coast League), […]
Competing ballpark plans in Portland
We have a second ballpark plan emerging in suburban Portland, as Milwaukie (Ore.) officials are working with a former PGE Park vice president on a 4,000-seat ballpark for a short-season A Northwest League team. The plan from Milwaukie calls for 4,000-seat, $20-$30 million ballpark to be built on the Portland-Milwaukie light-rail corridor at a a […]
New Portland-area ballpark could provide economic bump: study
A new ballpark in Clark County for the relocating Yakima Bears (short season A; Northwest League) could generate $206.5 million over a 20-year lease, according to a study commissioned by the Columbia River Economic Development Council. The study indicates the Bears would generate $4.6 million annually from the Bears via ballgames and other events, $4 […]
Boise ballpark search to focus on downtown site
The search for a new Boise Hawks (short season A; Northwest League) ballpark site by local business leaders will focus on downtown Boise, as a third feasibility study will compare potential sites for review by the city and the team. The group of local business leaders, Better Boise Coalition, unveiled their plan yesterday. It’s pretty […]
Boise in search of new ballpark site
Yet another baseball study is underway in Boise, as the Better Boise Coalition will embark on a search for an appropriate location for a new Boise Hawks (short season A; Northwest League) ballpark, but there’s really one obvious location: downtown. The Hawks have been playing at Memorial Stadium since it opened in 1989, a rather […]
Fat Cats owners may seek affiliated team for Ottawa
The owners of the Ottawa Fat Cats are asking the city of Ottawa for an Ottawa Stadium lease extension in order to give the group time to seek a professional franchise for Canada’s capital, a request that seems to have slowed down the city’s ardor for renovating the ballpark as a multuse facility. There’s no […]
West Chester ballpark proposal on life support
A proposed West Chester (Pa.) ballpark is in serious trouble, with the full Borough Council expected to give up the ghost on the project tonight after the city’s redevelopment agency recommended it be rejected. The ballpark funding, as proposed by the Turk’s Head Stadium Alliance, included $14 million in state funding from the Redevelopment Assistance […]
West Chester RDA: We won’t back new ballpark
Hopes for a new West Chester (Pa.) ballpark were taken down a few notches after the West Chester Redevelopment Authority decided it would not recommend the city proceed with the project because of uncertainty regarding state funding. The RDA will present the ballpark proposal to the full Borough Council on Feb. 16, but without a […]
Spinners to launch human cannonball home run
This may be the most audacious promotion we’ve ever covered: The Lowell Spinners (short season A; NY-Penn League) will hold their first-ever “Human Home Run” event at LeLacheur Park, as human cannonball David Smith, Jr., will be shot from a cannon at home plate over the outfield wall following the conclusion of the July 5 […]
Another option emerges for Civic Stadium: strip mall!
A third redevelopment bid for Civic Stadium, the former home of the Eugene Emeralds (short season A; Northwest League), has emerged: a developer is proposing it be torn down in favor of a strip mall, anchored by a Fred Meyer store. The bid came in before the Tuesday deadline, presented to the Eugene School District. […]