This new site is Rock County County Fair Home Run, a pro-stadium deal site. You don't need a Personal Identification Number Number or to go to the Automatic Teller Machine Machine to check it out.
There are links to the feasibility study and other reports. Plus, most recent stories and opinion pieces on the project can be found HERE. And there is this description of Pohlman Field that was borrowed from ballparkwatch.com:
Most minor-league ballparks built in the early 1980s are fairly nondescript, and Pohlman Field certainly fits in that category. It's functional and comfortable, with theater-style seats in the grandstand and metal bleachers down each line. A pleasant picnic area caters to groups and smokers. With only a 3,500-person capacity, there aren't too many bad seats in Pohlman Field.
Pohlman Field and the Snappers represent all that's good in community support of minor-league baseball. The team is owned by the Beloit Professional Baseball Association Inc., a not-for-profit organization charged with keeping professional baseball in the Beloit area. While the organization isn't exactly the same as the city ownership of the Green Bay Packers, the goal is the same: by providing community ownership and community accountability, there's less chance that the franchise will bolt for greener pastures. Given the relative instability of the Midwest League, community ownership is great idea for a city like Beloit.
But, wait. They left something out of the ballparkwatch.com review:
Most minor-league ballparks built in the early 1980s are fairly nondescript, and Pohlman Field certainly fits in that category. It's functional and comfortable, with theater-style seats in the grandstand and metal bleachers down each line. A pleasant picnic area caters to groups and smokers. With only a 3,500-person capacity, there aren't too many bad seats in Pohlman Field.
So why does it warrant a five-ball rating? Because Pohlman Field and the Snappers represent all that's good in community support of minor-league baseball. The team is owned by the Beloit Professional Baseball Association Inc., a not-for-profit organization charged with keeping professional baseball in the Beloit area. While the organization isn't exactly the same as the city ownership of the Green Bay Packers, the goal is the same: by providing community ownership and community accountability, there's less chance that the franchise will bolt for greener pastures. Given the relative instability of the Midwest League, community ownership is great idea for a city like Beloit.
Yep, ballparkwatch.com gave Pohlman Field its highest rating. Which is interesting, isn't it? Now, I'm one of the first to say or agree with those who say that the Snappers need a new stadium. It's probably minor, but leaving one sentence out of a review isn't going to help get that done.
EDIT: Of course, the review was written in 1999. So, this probably shouldn't have even been put up there anyway.
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