We have attendance news to pass along from the State College Spikes (short season A; NY-Penn League), the Birmingham Barons (Class AA; Southern League) and the Trenton Thunder (Class AA; Eastern League). (more…)
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Promotions Watch: Football Night
Within a matter of weeks, the NFL and college football seasons will begin, signaling the end of the Minor League Baseball for 2015. Over the few weeks, teams around the minors will celebrate the return of football with Football Night, a promotional staple that features several standouts worthy of inclusion in this week’s Promotions Watch. […]
Personnel news in Nashville, Vermont, State College
We have personnel news today from the Nashville Sounds (Class AAA; Pacific Coast League), Vermont Lake Monsters and State College Spikes (both short season A; NY-Penn League). (more…)
Dambach new Frisco GM; Walker new State College GM
Big change for the Chuck Greenberg-owned teams: Jason Dambach is the new Frisco RoughRiders (Class AA; Texas League) GM, replaced by Scott Walker as State College Spikes (short season A; NY-Penn League) GM. (more…)
State College Spikes attract largest crowd in Medlar Field history
Another attendance record to note: the State College Spikes (short season A; NY-Penn League) attracted a franchise-record 6,066 fans last night to Medlar Field at Lubrano Park for the regular-season home finale. The crowd got their money’s worth: the Spikes recorded a a walk-off win in the 15th inning, as they defeated the Batavia Muckdogs, […]
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 […]
Spikes embrace chilly scenes of winter with free ice cream
Brilliant: the State College Spikes (short season A; NY-Penn League) are giving away free slices of ice-cream cake between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. on Tuesday at Medlar Field at Lubrano Park, in partnership with a local Dairy Queen. An Arctic Blast is predicted for Central Pennsylvania tomorrow, with high temperatures predicted to be in […]
Spikes to welcome millionth fan this season
The State College Spikes (short season A; NY-Penn League) will hit a big milestone this season, as the team prepares to reach the one million mark in all-time attendance during the June 17 home opener. The “Year of the Millionth Fan” celebration will kick off the team’s schedule of events and appearances for the 2013 […]
Cards back to State College for 2013-2014
The St. Louis Cardinals are returning to the State College Spikes (short season A; NY-Penn League) in the first major shift in the affiliation arrangements for 2013-2014, according to a published report. It’s no secret there were tensions between the Spikes and former parent Pittsburgh Pirates this past season, with Spikes management complaining about the […]
Morgantown emerging as potential Bucs farm-team home?
With the State College Spikes (short season A; NY-Penn League) dissatisfied with parent Pittsburgh, a proposed Morgantown (W.Va.) team is emerging as a contender to land the Bucs. No less an authority than Chuck Greenberg, chairman and managing partner of the Spikes, says pro baseball could work in a shared facility. While there are some […]
Kirk: If Spikes want to win, they can control their destiny
If the State College Spikes (short season; NY-Penn League) want to ensure winning teams, argues Peter Kirk, there’s a simple solution: make the leap to independent ball. Our story on the front office of the Spikes showing extreme frustration with parent Pittsburgh Pirates stirred a lot of discussion about the proper role of farm teams […]
The Week That Was: June 10
The return of affiliated ball to Portland, affiliation issues, Dodger Stadium and the launch of the summer-collegiate season were among the most popular stories on Ballpark Digest last week, as measured by page views. By the way, Ballpark Digest hit a milestone yesterday: the 5,000th article in site history was posted. Spikes: We’re ready to […]
Spikes: We’re ready to dump Pirates
Tired of fielding losing squads, management of the State College Spikes (short season A; NY-Penn League) say they’re ready to dump their affiliation with the Pittsburgh Pirates. You normally don’t see such frank talk when it comes to player-development contracts and affiliation deals, but Spikes GM Jason Dambach was pretty blunt about his unhappiness with the […]