Category: Baseball
Valentino challenges City on its pulling gas tax revenues from ECAT
Our reporter Jeremy Morrison is covering the Escambia County Commission agenda workshop. He just texted me that Commissioner Valentino has made a statement against Mayor…
Blue Wahoos to Host 2013 Job Fair for Baseball Jobs
Press Release: As Opening Day approaches for the Pensacola Blue Wahoos, the team is planning their second annual job fair to hire over 100 associates…
Meet Blue Wahoos New Skipper
Press Release: Pensacola Blue Wahoos fans will get the chance to meet their new team manager and former Major League Baseball star Delino DeShields in…
Wahoos final report to CMPA tells how much team paid in 2012
Blue Wahoos have released their annual report for the Community Maritime Park Associates Board of Trustees. The awards that the team and its management have…
Wahoos lose Riggleman to AAA team. Former MLB Rookie of the Year named new manager
Press Release: Reds Move Riggleman to Louisville, DeShields to Join Blue Wahoos In an off-season coaching change not uncommon to minor league baseball, the Cincinnati…
HIgh school baseball tournament to be played in Wahoo Stadium
Press Release: The Championship Game of the 20th Annual Aggie Classic Baseball Tournament will be played at the Pensacola Blue Wahoos Stadium. The tournament, hosted…
Four Wahoos named to Southern League Top 20 Prospects by Baseball America
Baseball America has released its listing of the Southern League’s Top 20 Prospects and among those named are four Pensacola Blue Wahoos. Base stealing phenom…
Wahoos sweep awards,named top organization in Southern League
MARIETTA, GA – The Southern League of Professional Baseball Clubs has announced the Pensacola Blue Wahoos as the Don Mincher Organization of the Year and…
Wahoos president named Southern League Executive of the Year
MARIETTA, GA – The Southern League of Professional Baseball Clubs has announced Pensacola Blue Wahoos President Bruce Baldwin as the 2012 Jimmy Bragan Executive of…
Dare-A-Thon Raises Money For Team Stolfi
Courtney Foote Fell, a Pensacola and Gulf Breeze community member is spearheading a DARE-A-THON to help raise money for her dear friend Michael Stolfi who…
Wahoos Hamilton gets NYT attention
The New York Times is watching–like the rest of the country– Billy Hamilton, the base-stealing shortstop for the Pensacola Blue Wahoos. Hamilton should pass this…
Busy Week for CMPA
The Community Maritime Park Association has an active week ahead. CMPA Chairman Collier Merrill will meet with city officials and Quint Studer on Tuesday regarding…
Studer, Hayward and the Negotiation Blues
Quint Studer is hoping to construct a $12 million dollar office complex on a parcel at the Community Maritime Park. And while officials with the…
As reported Hamilton is newest Wahoo
Press Release: The Cincinnati Reds’ top overall prospect, as rated by MLB.com, Billy Hamilton brings his chase for the Minor League single-season stolen base record…
Buzz: Is Reds hot prospect coming to Pensacola
One of the Cincinnati Red’s hottest prospects, Billy Hamilton, may be joining the Pensacola Blue Wahoos this week, according to his Twitter feed. The 21-year-old…
Later Sunday Home Games for Blue Wahoos
The Blue Wahoos announced that Sunday home games in July and August will move to a 4 p.m. first pitch, with gates opening at 2:30…
As reported, PNJ raises subscription rate
When I reported on the Pensacola News Journal’s implementation of a paywall—meaning their websites would no longer be free, I wrote that their print subscriptions…
Gulf Power still has nuclear option on the table
WFSU in Tallahassee reported yesterday that Gulf Power has appealed to the Florida Public Service Commission that would let the utility purchase a parcel of…
Wahoo lead league in attendance
The Pensacola Blue Wahoos had 5,038 fans in attendance on Sunday. The team is leading the Southern League, despite having one of the smaller stadiums,…
We need to invite Bill Murray to a Wahoos’ game
Charleston RiverDogs Director of Fun, Comedian Bill Murray, entertained the fans during a rain delay at Riley Park recently. The Charleston RiverDogs are the Class-A…
