Southern League All-Star Home Run Derby at Rickwood Field

The Friends of Rickwood are extremely pleased to serve as hosts for the Southern League All-Star Home Run Derby and Celebrity Softball Game, on Sunday, July 12, at historic Rickwood Feild.

Festivities begin at 3:00 pm, with gates opening at 2:00.  Advance tickets are available through the Barons’ ticket office, at 205.988-3200, or on-line at barons.com.  Tickets will also be available at the Rickwood gate on July 12.

The Friends also want to thank the Birmingham Barons for being such outstanding partners.

For event info visit:

http://birmingham.barons.milb.com/index.jsp?sid=t247

MiLB.com Covers the Rickwood Classic

The Friends of Rickwood appreciate MiLB.com’s tremendous coverage of the Rickwood Classic.

To view MiLB’s coverage, click link below:

http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090604&content_id=5153540&vkey=news_milb&fext=.jsp

2009 Rickwood Classic: A Huge Success

The 2009 Rickwood Classic is now in the book.  A robust crowd of 7,400  enjoyed the 14th annual Classic, held this past Wednesday, May 27, at Rickwood Field, America’s oldest baseball park.

For a sampling of media coverage and on-line images, visit the links below:

http://photos.al.com/gallery/4461/Rickwood%20Classic%202009

 

http://www.ourprattville.com/sports/braves-edge-barons-in-rickwood-classic

 

http://detroit.tigers.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090527&content_id=4993638&vkey=news_atl&fext=.jsp&c_id=atl

 

http://www.flickr.com/photos/dystopos/3577067091

14th Annual Rickwood Classic: Wednesday, May 27

The 14th annual Rickwood Classic will be held at historic Rickwood Field, Wednessday, May 27, and will feature the hometeam Birmingham Barons versus the Mississippi Braves. 

Game time is 12:30 pm, with gates opening at 11:00 am.  Tickets ae available in advance from the Barons ticket office, 988-3200, or barons.com.  Tickets will also be available on game day.

This year’s event will celebrate the 1982 Atlanta Braves’ visit to Rickwood Field, to face the Southern League All-stars. 

Click link below to view this year’s game poster:

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Mayor and City Council Support Rickwood Re-Investment

Birmingham Mayor Lary Langford and the Birmingham City Council have endorsed a proposed re-investment and museum project for Rickwood Field.

On Friday, May 8, Mayor Langford hosted a downtown luncheon, at which he presented details of the proposal.

For a full account from the Birmingham News, click link below:

http://www.al.com/news/birminghamnews/metro.ssf?/base/news/1241856995149960.xml&coll=2

Rickwood Field Makes Another Prestigious List

The Friends of Rickwood are very pleased to announce that Rickwood Field has made-the-cut on another prestigious list of must-see sporting events, and appreciates greatly the tremendous p/r that results from this level of exposure. 

 

The 100 Sporting Events You Must See Live, by Robert Tuchman, founder and president of New York-based TSE Sports & Entertainment, “compiles the sports fans ultimate bucket list.  Whether it’s the Super Bowl, the Masters, or a Yankees vs. Red Sox game these are the events that one has to attend. The book is the sports fan’s version of the best seller, 1000 Places to See Before You Die.”

For details and additional information concerning The 100 Sporting Events You Must See Live, please visit the website below:

 http://www.100sportingevents.com/

March 21st Homecoming to Benefit Willie Mays Field

 Say Hey Foundation has announced that baseball legend Willie Mays will  host on Saturday, March 21st,  a fundraising event at Willie Mays Park in Fairfield, AL, including an appearance by Mr. Mays, from 9:00 am – 1:30 pm.

Mr. Mays will also hold a benefit authograph signing, Thursday, March 19, at Ross Bridge Resort, from 6:00-8:00 pm.

The Friends of Rickwood are very pleased to participate in both of these  public events. 

For additional information, contact Michell Watkins, Chair, Say Hey Foundation Development Committee — 205.215.6932.

Please review Press Release and Event Flyer below:

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Rickwood Classic Wins MiLB.com Poll

We are pleased to report that the Classic recently won the minor league event competition in the MiLB.com poll, and was named the most desirable minor league baseball game to attend in 2009.

 

Below is a link to the Birmingham Business Journal article about the win. 

 http://www.bizjournals.com/birmingham/stories/2009/02/16/daily35.html

 

12th Annual Jerry Malloy Negro League Conference

Our friend Larry Lester provides the following information concerning the 12th annual Jerry Malloy Negro League Baseball Conference, being held this year in Pittsburgh, July 16-18:

See the attached form (malloy-pittsburgh-registration-hotel-packet2) for Registration and Hotel information.  For everyone that signs up for a great lineup of events BEFORE the end of February, they will receive a FREE copy of “Black Baseball’s National Showcase: The East-West All-Star Game, 1933-1953.”  Malloy committee members are not eligible for this 498 page, $40 book. 

 Early birds can register online at: http://store.sabr.org/sabrstore.cfm  to get the free book. 

 See you in Pittsburgh.  Batter Up!

 Larry Lester

NoirTech Research, Inc.

“An internet-based company”

P.O. Box 380146

Kansas City, MO 64138

816.358.0475  home/office

www.LarryLester42.com

“We are drowning in information . . . but starving for knowledge.”

2009 Southern Association Conference: Saturday March 7

The Friends of Rickwood are pleased to announce the 2009 Southern Association Conference, to be held on Saturday, March 7, at historic Rickwood Field.  This year’s conference, the 6th annual, will focus primarily on the history of the Southern Asociation All-star Game, but will also include presentations on additional topics.

Please email david@rickwood.com for additonal conference information and registration material.