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Local Opposition Could Hinder Biloxi Ballpark Project
Don’t book your trip to Biloxi for Opening Day next year just yet. The proposed project to build a $36 million ballpark just off the Gulf of Mexico in downtown [...]
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Coming This Weekend: Bobbleheads, Bobblearms, Bobbleblimps
Part of Todd “Parney” Parnell’s job duties as vice president of the Richmond Flying Squirrels is to be social. Whether he’s greeting fans at the gate, taking part in on-field [...]
Winston-Salem Dash Celebrate Milestone With Jackpot
Need a tuneup before Saturday night’s $475 million Powerball drawing (and a bit better odds)? Then consider heading over to BB&T Ballpark tonight, where the Winston-Salem Dash will welcome their [...]
Will New Ballparks Follow New Owners In Las Vegas, Augusta?
The Las Vegas 51s and Augusta GreenJackets each have new owners. Both teams hope to say the same about ballparks soon. Officials made both sales official on Monday. Las Vegas [...]
Northwest Arkansas General Manager Leaving For Reno
Eric Edelstein, general manager of the Northwest Arkansas Naturals (Texas League) since the franchise debuted in 2008, is stepping down from his post to join the Reno Aces (Pacific Coast). [...]
Star Wars Promotions Bring The Force To The Ballpark
Organizing the Jackson Generals’ annual Star Wars celebration is serious business for Jason Compton. So serious, in fact, that the Southern League franchise’s general manager prefers to handle all the [...]
Midwest League Endures Frigid Start To Season
Clinton LumberKings general manager Ted Tornow said he couldn’t believe his eyes as he stared out at Ashford University Field after yet another gulley-washer dumped six inches of rain in [...]
Portland Sea Dogs Mark Anniversary With Reunion
PORTLAND, Maine—When Dan Burke bought an expansion minor league franchise in the Double-A Eastern League in 1992, it was a retirement gift to himself and his family. Now into its [...]
Biz Beat Attendance Tracker: ‘Dollar Dogs’ Pay Off
There may be few times on a minor league team’s schedule when promotions—preferably combined with pleasant weather—matter more than those early-season, weeknight games. Kids are still in school, flexible summer [...]
‘Bull Durham’ Racing Mascots Lead Attendance Tracker
It was Opening Day all over again around the minor leagues, as four teams kicked off their home schedule—and did so with typical minor league flair. The Durham Bulls drew [...]
Minor League Baseball Hires Chief Marketing Officer
Minor League Baseball took a step toward implementing an industry-wide marketing program by announcing the hiring of a chief marketing officer this afternoon. Michael Hand, who has spent the past [...]
What’s New At The Ballpark: Northwest Arkansas
Keep the product fresh. It’s a mantra recited by minor league operators in markets large and small, at ballparks new and old. For unlike their major league counterparts, the people [...]
Giants Are A Hit Off The Field As Well
Mario Alioto has a special connection to bobbleheads. Alioto, the Giants' senior vice president of business operations, says San Francisco was the first major league team to give away a head-bobbing doll when he oversaw the promotions department in 1999. Fans at Candlestick Park that season received a Willie Mays replica—one that the Hall of Famer still claims doesn't look like him.
Durham Bulls To Host 2014 Triple-A All-Star Game
Durham Bulls general manager Mike Birling feared that the team’s moment in the sun last September when they hosted the Triple-A National Championship would be spoiled by the one element [...]
MLB Announces Urban Academy In Cincinnati
MLB will contribute $1.5 million toward the construction in Cincinnati of the Reds Urban Youth Academy, a state-of-the-art facility that will provide year-round baseball instruction and educational opportunities for kids ages 6 to 18. The $5.5 million project is scheduled to be completed in 2015 and will be modeled after the four other academies already in use.
Nationals Considering Their Spring Training Options
As the Washington Nationals prepare to begin another spring training at Space Coast Stadium, an intriguing game is playing out behind the scenes among local political, business and tourism leaders.
Augusta GreenJackets Have Big Plans
Jeff Eiseman has been on hand for the many stops and starts of the movement to build a new ballpark for the Augusta GreenJackets.
MLBAM Buys Rockies Domain Name
Major League Baseball Advanced Media has purchased the domain name Rockies.com for an undisclosed sum from a Canadian organization that promoted tourism in the Canadian Rocky Mountains. MLB Advanced Media [...]
Upper Deck Founder Dies
Upper Deck co-founder and CEO Richard P. McWilliam passed away suddenly on Saturday at his home in Rancho Santa Fe, Calif. He was 59 years old. McWilliam co-founded Upper Deck [...]
Winter Meetings Wrapup
The Winter Meetings trade show has long been the home of anything and everything one could possibly need in baseball merchandise and promotions. The sprawling convention center floor at the Opryland carried on that tradition, featuring items that ranged from the practical (like bottom-filling beer cups) to the bizarre (dancing Zooperstars Harry Canary and Tim Teabull were hard to miss).
