Hammond Field, the home of the Springfield Cardinals will be no more after tomorrow. Not that the ballpark will be demolished. No, the Springfield Cardinals will rename the ballpark. The name change will be effective on Monday, April 27. The Springfield Cardinals announced on April 23, that in conjunction with O’Reilly Auto Parts, the City…
As yours truly is always looking for attractive games or close scores, he chose the game between the hosting Brussels Kangaroos and the Namur Angels. Namur Angels 7 – 14 Brussels Kangaroos Likely you will say “7-14 isn’t a close game.” But despite the final result, the game was much closer than you think. Until…
On Friday, April 24 and Saturday, April 25, the Springfield Cardinals will have another silly promotion: Halfway to Halloween. The club will play/played in special jerseys, created for the occasion. Promotions like this are very common in Minor League Baseball. Plenty of clubs celebrate “Christmas in June/July” with special jerseys as well. In this case…
Yessss! It is the final Friday of the week again. Time to celebrate the upcoming weekend with another episode of “Peanuts Baseball Comic on Friday” with Charlie Brown and his baseball gang. Enjoy (your weekend)!!!
This series is inspired by the must read book “All Caps, Stories That Justify an Outrageous Hat Collection” by Craig Colby. Craig wrote this book about the many caps he has and the stories behind it. Anyhow, this series will be about the caps I own and the stories behind them. This episode of “Personal…
In the second week of the 2026 Belgian Division One, it was a rainy day. Yours truly attempted to see a game at the Brussels Kangaroos but after an inning and a half it was raining cats and dogs, so he left. So he tried to see a game at Borgerhout Squirrels, but it was…
In the fourth episode of “New MiLB Ballparks in 2026” we pay attention to Wilson Ballpark, home of the Wilson Warbirds (former Carolina Mudcats). Another case of an MLB club that insisted on adapting a ballpark to MLB standards without paying a dime. Fact was that the outdated ballpark in Zebulon didn’t have the opportunities…
Yess!!!! It is that time of the week again. Friday. Time to celebrate the upcoming weekend with another episode of “Peanuts Baseball Comic on Friday,” with Charlie Brown and his baseball gang. Enjoy (your weekend)!!!!
Third episode in “New MiLB Ballparks in 2026.” This time we pay attention to the new ballpark of the Hillsboro Hops: Hillsboro Hops Ballpark. On April 10, the Hillsboro Hops moved into their brand new ballpark. You may wonder why they needed to move into something new as their previous ballpark was only thirteen years…
This is the third blog post about new MiLB ballparks that will open in the 2026 Minor League season. The third one is the new home of the Chattanooga Lookouts: Erlanger Park. After calling AT&T Field in Chattanooga their home for 25 years, the Lookouts moved into their new ballpark. Last night, the Reds’ AA…
