With the 2012 baseball season finally upon us, it's time to announce BP's full slate of interactive events…designed to bring you, our fans and readers, closer to all the action.
Beginning on May 5, we launch our 2012 ballpark tour in St. Petersburg, Florida with the Tampa Bay Rays. From there, the tour continues with confirmed stops in San Diego, New York, Anaheim, Arlington, Minnesota, Kansas City, and Houston. We've partnered with Major League Baseball teams across the country and other great organizations like the Negro League Baseball Museum, The Newberg Report, The Royalman Report, and Royals Authority to bring you a fabulous experience every step of the way. Each event includes a one to two hour pregame discussion and Q & A session with members of Baseball Prospectus, special guests, and baseball operations representatives. Additional activities will be planned for All-Star Sunday in Kansas City.
With the exception of Kansas City, each pregame discussion will be followed by a regular season game in some of our nation's best ballparks. You'll get to take in a game, grab a beer, and talk baseball with your friends, colleagues and favorite BP personalities. It's an experience we promise you'll enjoy.
Dates and locations for all confirmed events are below. Some timetables, links, and guest appearances are still being finalized, but those details, along with information on how to purchase tickets, will be released soon. Be sure to check BaseballProspectus.com regularly for more announcements.
2012 Ballpark Tour (Time to be announced)
Date: Saturday, May 5, 2012
St. Petersburg, Florida – Tropicana Field
Special Guests: TBA
Baseball Ops: Erik Neander (Rays Director of Baseball Operations)
LAST DAY TO PURCHASE TICKETS WAS SUNDAY, APRIL 29
Date: Saturday, May 12, 2012
Oakland, California – Oakland Coliseum
Baseball Ops: David Forst (A's Assistant General Manager)
LAST DAY TO PURCHASE TICKETS WAS SUNDAY, APRIL 29
Date: Saturday, May 19, 2012
San Diego, California – PETCO Park
Special Guests:
Dan Evans (Former GM, agent and BP Advisory Board member), Corey Brock (Padres beat writer for MLB.com), Jason Martinez (
MLB Depth Charts)
Baseball Ops: Tom Garfinkel (Padres President & COO),
A.J. Hinch (Padres VP and Assistant General Manager), Chris Long (Senior Quantitative Analyst)
LAST DAY TO PURCHASE TICKETS WAS THURSDAY, MAY 10
Date: Saturday, June 2, 2012
Flushing, New York – Citi Field
Special Guests: Cory Schwartz (MLB.com)
Baseball Ops: Sandy Alderson (Mets General Manager)
LAST DAY TO PURCHASE TICKETS WAS THURSDAY, MAY 31
Date: Saturday, June 16, 2012
Anaheim, California – Angel Stadium
Staff:
Geoff Young, Sam Miller, Stephani
Bee, Jason Wojciechowski, Joe Hamrahi
Special Guests: Dan Evans (Former GM, agent and BP Advisory Board member), Jason Martinez (
MLB Depth Charts)
Baseball Ops: Matt Klentak (Angels Assistant General Manager)
LAST DAY TO PURCHASE TICKETS WAS WEDNESDAY, JUNE 13
Arlington, Texas – Rangers Ballpark
Staff: Jason Parks, Kevin Goldstein, Joe Hamrahi
Special Guests: Jamey Newberg, Jeff Sullivan (Editorial Director for Panini America)
Baseball Ops: Jon Daniels (Rangers General Manager)
​LAST DAY TO PURCHASE TICKETS WAS WEDNESDAY, MAY 23
Special Guests: Dan Evans (Former GM, agent and BP Advisory Board member), Cory Schwartz (MLB.com), Vince Gennaro (SABR), Jason Martinez (MLBDepthCharts.com)
Baseball Ops: Tyrone Brooks (Pirates Director of Player Personnel),
Michael Girsch (Cardinals Assistant GM), Tripp Norton (Orioles Director of Baseball Operations)LAST DAY TO PURCHASE TICKETS WAS TUESDAY, JULY 3
Date: Saturday, August 11, 2012
Houston, Texas – Minute Maid Park
Special Guests: TBA
Baseball Ops: Jeff Luhnow (Astros General Manager), Sig Mejdal (Astros Director of Decision Sciences),
Mike Fast (Astros Analyst)
LAST DAY TO PURCHASE TICKETS WAS MONDAY, AUGUST 6
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I realize that's because the event is at the Negro Leagues Musuem, but on my first read I thought it was a shot at Kaufman Stadium. It's not new, but it's not that bad!
We had an event at the K last year, and it was fantastic.
Tickets for the May 5 (Tampa), May 12 (Oakland), and May 19 (San Diego) will go on sale this week.
Thanks!
Looking forward to doing it again.
Jeff Blake
St.Petersburg, Fl