Perhaps it is only too appropriate that baseball is played without a clock. For securing the future of the Memphis Redbirds may require extra innings, not to mention extra effort.

The ballpark was on the leading edge of revitalizing Downtown when it opened in 2000 at Third and Union. This, of course, was “B.G.” in Memphis – Before the Grizzlies. Also, before FedExForum. The city was ready for something big and bold – something that showed Memphis could overachieve, not underachieve.

2. Redbirds General Manager Weiss Named PCL Executive of the Year - Friday, October 12, 2012

Growing up outside Philadelphia, Ben Weiss rooted for the home teams – Phillies, Flyers, Eagles and 76ers. But his strongest memories aren’t of games won and lost, of home runs hit or touchdowns scored.

3. Redbirds Reconnection - Monday, April 16, 2012

One of baseball’s enduring maxims is that anytime you go to a game you’ve got a chance to see something you’ve never seen before.

Apparently, this now applies off the field too, because a few weeks ago a group that included Magic Johnson as the front man paid $2.15 billion to buy the Los Angeles Dodgers from financially troubled owner Frank McCourt.

4. Batter Up - Monday, April 04, 2011

Opening Day is right around the corner for the Memphis Redbirds, who will open the 2011 campaign with improvements to both its ballpark and its financial outlook.

The Redbirds, the minor league Triple-A affiliate of the St. Louis Cardinals, on Thursday begin their 14th season in Memphis and 12th at AutoZone Park following the move from Tim McCarver Stadium in 2000.

5. Rally Time - Monday, June 07, 2010

As soon as he heard the Memphis Redbirds were coming to town in 1998, Buddy Young bought season tickets and has renewed them every year since.

From the first two seasons at the old Tim McCarver Stadium to the debut of AutoZone Park in 2000, from Albert Pujols’ walkoff home run that won the Pacific Coast League title the first season at AutoZone to last year’s championship run, Young has been a die-hard Redbirds supporter.

6. Redbirds Have New Management Firm - Thursday, August 13, 2009

The city’s minor league baseball team, the Memphis Redbirds, is now being managed by Philadelphia-based Global Spectrum, the company announced this week.

The Memphis Redbirds Baseball Foundation hired Global Spectrum, a division of the Philadelphia-based sports and entertainment firm Comcast-Spectacor, to manage the Redbirds, a member of the Pacific Coast League and the Triple-A affiliate of the St. Louis Cardinals.

7. Redbirds Under New Mgmt.; Weiss to Take Over - Monday, August 03, 2009

The Memphis Redbirds have a new management firm, Philadelphia-based Global Spectrum, and the company has confirmed Ben Weiss will take the Redbirds reins beginning this week, company spokesman Ike Richman told The Daily News.

8. Home Foreclosures At Record High Last Quarter - Monday, March 10, 2008

WASHINGTON (AP) - Home foreclosures soared to an all-time high in the final quarter of last year and are likely to keep on rising, underscoring the suffering of distressed homeowners and the growing danger the housing meltdown poses for the economy.

9. Troubles in Midwest and Former Housing Boom Areas Push New Foreclosures to an All-Time High - Friday, September 07, 2007

WASHINGTON (AP) - Homeowners, struggling to deal with sharp increases in their adjustable mortgage payments, got hit with a record number of foreclosure notices in the spring as the crisis in subprime lending intensified.

10. Archived Article: Memos - Wednesday, February 28, 1996
02-28 memos Linda Michael has joined Spectra Behavioral Healthcare Systems as director of marketing. Prior to joining Spectra, she was corporate accounts manager for Crye-Leike Relocation Management Co. She also spent seven years in government and p...