New League, 10 Teams, One Stadium

Ozarks Pro Baseball, LLC is working to launch the Heartland of America Independent Baseball League — a 10-team circuit that would operate out of Price Cutter Park in Ozark (MO) but involve regional barnstorming.  Read more here.  The stadium is the former home of the Springfield/Ozark Mountain Ducks (Indy Pro, Texas-Louisiana League, Central League and Frontier League).  Enigmatic minor

More on Saving Bringhurst Field

As a follow up to our posting Monday about the future historic Bringhurst Field in Alexandria (LA), KALB News Channel 5 has posted two unedited, unscripted interviews with City of Alexandria Director of Community Services Daniel Williams and Adam Lord of the Save Bringhurst Field group.  Watch interviews here.

Ballpark Visit ALERT: Price Cutter Park (Ozark, MO)

Eric and Wendy Pastore from DigitalBallparks.com visit Price Cutter Park, the former home of the indy pro Springfield/Ozark Mountain Ducks (Texas-Louisiana League/Central League/Frontier League).  Read more and view photo gallery here.

One-Half of Japan’s Professional Baseball Teams to Start Season on Time

The monster earthquake/tsunami that rocked Japan will apparently not keep Japan’s pastime down.  Despite reported opposition from the players’ union, the Nippon Professional Baseball‘s Central League, with relatively unscathed markets, will start the season on time on March 25, while the Pacific League, with harder hit markets, will delay its opening day until April 12.  Read more and view photo of hard hit stadium here.