Category Archives: Project Updates
The Other Two
– Matt Nelson Regrettably, when I travel to ballparks not all of my time is spent at ballparks. There are many, many, hours on the road, and in those hours I often try to find some unique (and cheap) places … Continue reading
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Coming Wednesday…
– Matt Nelson Season 2 of KCRG-TV9′s Ballparks of the Midwest kicks off Wednesday, June 30, with a visit to Communtity Field in Burlington, Iowa, as well as a Midwest League commuter bus trip with the Cedar Rapids Kernels! Check … Continue reading
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Three down, Five to Go
– Matt Nelson I am currently in edit mode! After a couple of weeks of busy ballpark shooting in Burlington, Davenport, and Appleton, I’m busy writing and editing the stories on those ballparks and cities that will air on KCRG-TV9′s … Continue reading
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Underway in 2010!
– Matt Nelson Although the new segments of Ballparks of the Midwest won’t air on KCRG-TV9 until late June and then through August, I’ve started working on them! Saturday I rode the Cedar Rapids Kernels team bus down to Burlington … Continue reading
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It’s Almost That Time of Year Again
– Matt Nelson The Midwest League season starts April 8 which means soon I will be hitting the road to visit the 8 Midwest League ballparks and cities that I didn’t visit last year. Pen has hit paper and I’ve … Continue reading
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Hardware
– Matt Nelson KCRG-TV9′s Ballparks of the Midwest has been recognized by the National Press Photographers Association for two stories. The ballpark story on Clinton’s Alliant Energy Field took 3rd Place in the Central General Pool 2nd Quarter News Feature … Continue reading
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2010 MWL Schedule Is Out
– Matt Nelson The 2010 schedule for the Midwest League is out and available on the league’s official site. You can find it by clicking here, it’s a Microsoft Excel document that is under the “Schedule” tab. The addition of … Continue reading
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Ballparks of the Midwest Show on KCRG-TV 9.2
– Matt Nelson Starting this Wednesday, August 19, we will be running a 30-minute special recapping Season One of Ballparks of the Midwest on KCRG-TV 9.2. That is KCRG’s digital subchannel. You can get that channel in Eastern Iowa with … Continue reading
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2009 Pocket Schedules
– Matt Nelson I always find it interesting how Minor League Baseball teams market themselves. One of the big ways they do that is through the pocket schedules you can always find at the ballpark and throughout the communities the … Continue reading
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Michigan’s Up Next!
– Matt Nelson I recently made a three game road trip to Michigan to check out the parks in Midland, Lansing, and Comstock Park (Grand Rapids). Each of the parks has some great features!! Look for those three ballparks the … Continue reading
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