A sports blog by and for Midwest Sports Fans
Author, historian, photographer, and baseball lover Ari Kaufman takes you with him on his journeys to beautiful Minor League ballparks throughout America.
This serves as the second post in my third season of a series called “Down on the Farm” that chronicles visits to various minor league parks throughout the 2013 campaign. (All prior editions can be accessed here.) It’s hard to fathom that the beautiful city of Corpus Christi, Texas didn’t have professional baseball until the past decade. But [...]
This serves as the first post in my third season of a series called “Down on the Farm” that chronicles visits to various minor league parks throughout the 2013 campaign. (The entire 2011 and 2012 editions can be accessed here.)
In the final days of the Minor and Independent League seasons, AJ spent a pleasant evening with the Frontier League’s Schaumburg Boomers in suburban Chicago.
During the dog days of August, AJ took in some Double-A baseball at Nelson Wolff Stadium on a scorching Monday night in South Texas.
While my favorite Major League Baseball team has been — and continues to be — an embarrassment the past month, this morning seemed a good time for a quick shout-out to the success of the two Triple-A teams I support.
AJ Kaufman recent spent a pleasant summer night way outside Chicago at a unique Independent League venue.
AJ Kaufman was recently joined by some MSF colleagues in Middle America for some pure Minor League Baseball. This is his review of Veterans Stadium in Cedar Rapids.
Following two separate visits, AJ Kaufman reviews TD Ameritrade Park in downtown Omaha.
In his third post over the past 11 days, AJ Kaufman offers observations from the Rocky Mountains with a review of Security Service Field in Colorado Springs.
In his second review of the week, AJ Kaufman moves 200 miles north from Dallas to Oklahoma’s capital city for a visit to Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark.
In his June edition, AJ Kaufman will summarize two ballparks from America’s south-central portion he visited on back-to-back nights. First, Dr. Pepper Ballpark in Frisco, Texas, just north of Dallas.
In this edition, AJ Kaufman regales you with tales of a Monday night ballgame in Iowa where he was joined by MSF’s own Amanda Lawson.
AJ Kaufman returns in 2012 to share his journey across the Minor League Baseball landscape. First stops, naturally, occur in the Midwest
Ari concludes his season-long journey across the Fruited Plain to watch baseball at its purest with a review of the new ballpark in Omaha, as well as a recap of the conclusion to Lincoln and Indy’s seasons.
In this edition, I regale you with tales and photos of my new home team, the Lincoln Saltdogs of the Independent American Association. I’ll also update you on the progress of the Indianapolis Indians.
