A controversial promotion that is offered by several minor league clubs, Cowboy Monkey Rodeo, is target of protests of animal rights groups. With this promotion, a capuchin monkey is dressed up like a cowboy, tied to a dog and ride around the field. Team Ghost Riders, is the entertainment group that is touring the country…
City officials in Fayetteville NC have announced that they want to build a ballpark to house an A or AA baseball team. The ballpark should be part of a mixed use development in a rather criminal area near downtown and Fayetteville State University. Fayetteville is a large market (200,439 inhabitants in 2014) and has a…
A couple of months ago, you could read an article about how the Bakersfield Blaze plan to move to Salinas balked. Eventually Salinas in the Monterey Bay Area was named as a possible location. But now that plan has been shot down, another old discussion flares up again. Around 2010 there was a serious discussion…
Suns to Spotsylvania County? The Hagerstown Suns (former club of Dutchie Spencer Kieboom) are in the attention of Spotsylvania County. A proposed ballpark deal with Fredericksburg fell through, so the team is looking for a new place to move to. Eventhough Hagerstown has made a proposal, the Suns favored Fredericksburg’s offer. But now the deal…
