We reported this last week, and now it’s official: Rickwood Field, the oldest pro baseball ballpark in America, will host the 2024 Field of Dreams game between the St. Louis Cardinals and San Francisco Giants on June 20, as announced by MLB. (more…)
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Willie Mays Sculpture to be Placed at Regions Field
A sculpture of Willie Mays will be installed at Regions Field, home of the Birmingham Barons (Class AA; Southern League). (more…)
Paul McCartney leads last event at Candlestick Park
The Beatles ended their concert career at Candlestick Park, so it’s appropriate Paul McCartney played the last event in the 54-year-old stadium’s history. The concert, which drew 49,000 to the former home of the San Francisco Giants, was a rollicking sendoff to From SFGate: It was rocking inside the soon-to-be-demolished wind tunnel that long was […]
Paul McCartney to play last event at Candlestick Park
The final event for Candlestick Park, which opened in 1960 as the home of the San Francisco Giants, is scheduled for this week when Paul McCartney fittingly closes the places out with a concert. Why is it fitting McCartney close the place? The last Beatles concert took place on Aug. 29,1966 at Candlestick Park. Most […]
Countdown to Candlestick’s final act
Barring an unlikely series of events, tonight marks the final game at Candlestick Park, built for the San Francisco Giants and now home of the NFL’s 49ers. Jesse Goldberg-Strassler looks back at the historic venue. The New York Giants won the World Series in 1954, drawing over one million fans to the Polo Grounds. Two […]
Birmingham reveals plans for new Negro Leagues museum
As promised, Birmingham is moving forward with a Negro Leagues museum adjoining Regions Field, home of the Birmingham Barons (Class AA; Southern League), according to city officials. The $2 million project, which has already received $400,000 in city funding, is slated to open in 2014. Organizers will need to privately raise the remainder of the […]
Rickwood Classic set for tomorrow
This is one of the essential events of the baseball season: the Birmingham Barons (Class AA; Southern League) are hosting the annual Rickwood Classic tomorrow at historic Rickwood Field. We’ve attended the Rickwood Classic in the past and had a ball, so we’d highly recommend the event for anyone who loves baseball in general and […]
Residents seek more input in new Hagerstown ballpark
A group seeking public input into the decision to build a new downtown ballpark for the Hagerstown Suns (Low Class A; Sally League) presented 910 signatures to the city council last night. The group opposes a new downtown ballpark for two reasons: taking on new debt during lean times makes little financial sense, and it […]
Giants fan robbed at knifepoint outside AT&T Park
More on the MLB crime blotter: a San Francisco Giants fan was robbed at knifepoint during last night’s game at AT&T Park, with the object of desire a miniature Willie Mays statue issued on his 80th birthday. The first 20,000 fans at the game were issued the replica of the Willie Mays statue at the […]
AT&T Park / San Francisco Giants
The concourses are surprisingly narrow, the traffic outside the ballpark stifling and you’re likely spend part of a game peering at the action through a light mist. Having said that, one thing is clear: watching a San Francisco Giants game at AT&T Park is one of the greatest experiences in Major League Baseball, one that […]
Remembering the Polo Grounds
It wasn’t the most glamorous venue in the major leagues, nor the most stylish. But the Polo Grounds — the former home of the New York Giants and, briefly, the New York Yankees and New York Mets — will receive its due this weekend, as the San Francisco Giants and Willie Mays will bring the […]