The St. Paul Saints (independent; American Association) are prepping for a final season at Midway Stadium, and to celebrate the team is reviving the ever-popular Silent Night, dating back to the 1993 season. The May 16 promo features a night that would make Marcel Marceau smile as mimes will help entertain the crowd. The mimes […]
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Replacements to make hometown return at Midway Stadium
This may be more about our youth than yours, but this is still big news: The Replacements will be playing their first hometown gig since 1991, when the band headlines this summer at Midway Stadium. The home of the St. Paul Saints (independent; American Association) will host the Mats on Saturday, September 13, 2014. The […]
New Saints ballpark renderings posted
We have some new renderings for the St. Paul Saints (independent; American Association) Lowertown ballpark, set to open in 2015. Nothing too shocking here: the new renderings show views from the club and suite areas. The photo aboive shows the action in a suite. The main group room on the club level. The view from […]
Saints’ Snowball Classic set for Midway Stadium
The weekend of February 1-2 will be a big time for outdoor events: besides the Super Bowl, the St. Paul Saints (independent; American Association) are hosting the Summer Shandy Snowball Classic at Midway Stadium on Feb. 1, as part of the Saint Paul Winter Carnival. The event, sponsored by the Jacob Leinenkugel Brewing Company, will […]
Meet Julie Snow, Saints ballpark architect
The St. Paul Saints (independent; American Association) are going with an interesting design team for their new Lowertown ballpark, with local architect Julie Snow designing the public spaces in the facility. Finance and Commerce interviewed Snow, whose background is not in sports architecture, but rather in design services of all sorts, including architecture, interior design […]
Levy lands Saints ballpark concessions deal
When the St. Paul Saints (independent; American Association) open a new Lowertown ballpark in 2015, they’ll have a new dining and hospitality partner: Levy Restaurants. “Providing a wonderful experience for our fans and sponsors is our number one priority,” said Saints Executive Vice President/General Manager Derek Sharrer. “The partnership with Levy Restaurants will enhance the […]
St. Paul Saints unveil new ballpark renderings
Seeking to blunt criticism that a proposed ballpark design was too modern for the historic Lowertown area, the St. Paul Saints (independent; American Association) unveiled new renderings downplaying its impact on the area. Indeed, the three renderings all had the same message: the low-slung ballpark would provide plenty of views of its surroundings, ranging from […]
Debate continues over new Saints ballpark design
The design of a new St. Paul Saints (independent; American Association) ballpark has been criticized by some public officials for not being retro enough, as a debate rages over its impact on the historic Lowertown neighborhood. For those of you unfamiliar with St. Paul geography, here’s a short lesson. The Lowertown district, part of downtown, […]
End of an era: Last Saints game in Midway scheduled
With a new ballpark on the way downtown, the St. Paul Saints (independent; American Association) have scheduled their last home game at Midway Stadium: August 28, 2014. It surely will be an event. For all its faults — uncomfortable seating, lack of amenities like suites and a larger press box, small clubhouses — a lot […]
Saints, St. Paul reach initial agreement on ballpark lease
A new-ballpark lease between the city of St. Paul and the St. Paul Saints (independent; American Association) calls for an expected rent of $600,000 annually, with profit-sharing in the mix. Though the final details still need to be ironed out, there is a framework in place to be presented to the St. Paul City Council […]
2013 Promotions of the Year: Lehigh Valley IronPigs
Normally we select a single promotion to honor during awards season, but this year the Lehigh Valley IronPigs blew that model out of the water with a trio of noteworthy promotions. The team is the winner of the Best Promotions in the 2013 Ballpark Digest Annual Awards. “As we reviewed submissions for best promotions in […]
The Week That Was: Sept. 7-14, 2013
Attendance tallies, the temporary return of MLB to Montreal, Target Field improvements and new-ballpark news. The top stories of the week on Ballpark Digest, as measured by page views. On a related note: Ballpark Digest set a record for daily page views this past week, totaing 51,692 on Sept. 12. Thanks to each and every […]
Worker killed at Saints new-ballpark construction site
A male worker was killed this morning at the construction site of a new St. Paul Saints (independent; American Association) ballpark when a concrete section of the Gillette building collapsed. The accident happened around 8 a.m., and Johnny Valek, 61, of Plymouth was operating a crane, clearing debris from the site. From the Pioneer Press; […]