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Isotopes Information |
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| Team Name: | Albuquerque Isotopes |
| MLB Affiliation: | Florida Marlins |
| Minor League Level: | AAA-level |
| Minor League: | Pacific Coast League |
| Who else is in the Pacific Coast League? | Click here for the PCL layout |
| Isotopes Established: | 2003 Season |
| Isotopes Owner: | Albuquerque Baseball Club, L.L.C. |
| Isotopes Address, Phone, Web: |
1601 Avenida Cesar Chavez SE Albuquerque, NM 87106 Phone: (505)924-BALL Fax: (505)242-8899 Web: www.albuquerquebaseball.com |
| High-Profile Management: |
Ken Young, President and Major Investment Partner Emmett Hammond, Major Investment Partner, Vice President, Secretary and Treasurer Mike Koldyke, Major Investment Partner Mel Kowalchuk, General Manager |
| Other known staff | John Traub - Director of Baseball and Business Operations Nick LoBue - Director of Sales/Marketing Gloria Gallegos - Office Manager Jennifer Steger-Director of Groups and Season Tickets Jeff Patrick - Merchandise Manager Tomas Sanchez - Corporate Sales and Marketing Chris Holland - Corporate Sales and Marketing David Bearman - Media Relations Director Melissa Gomez - Community Relations Director Paul Hartenberger - Special Projects Coordinator Jay Satenspiel - Food Services General Manager Drew Stewart - Director of Stadium Operations Jarad Alley - Groundskeeper Gerald Bass - Home Clubhouse Manager Rick Pollack - Visiting Clubhouse Manager |
| Stadium Name: | Isotopes Park |
| Stadium Dimensions and Features | Home Plate to Wall Dimensions: 340' Left Foul Pole 383' Left-Center 428' Left side of Outfield Hill 400' Center of Outfield Hill 428' Right side of Outfield Hill 404' Right-Center 340' Right Foul Pole Outfield Hill in straight-away center field (similar to Minutemaid Park, Houston) - 20 feet from wall to warning track, 4'6" tall, 127 feet across Turf: Grass |
| Stadium Capacity: | 11,124 Total Seats, breakdown as follows:
Lower Bowl: 8,605 Club Seating: 709 Upper Bowl: 1,270 Club-Level Suites: 288 Suite / Press Level Suites: 252 Berm and picnic areas add additional capacity. Largest crowd to date: 13,380 on August 31, 2003 |
| Stadium Architect | HOK Sport, Kansas City, Missouri |
| Stadium Primary General Contractor | Bradbury Stamm |
| Stadium Owner | City of Albuquerque |
| Stadium Financing: | - $10 Million General Obligation Bond - $15 Million Loan from the New Mexico Finance Authority 10% surcharge on concessions, souvenirs, tickets to pay off loan Rent: $700,000 a year for 25 years |
| Ticket Prices: | $10.00 Box Seats $8.00 Reserved $5.00 Right-field fence lawn Drive-in area - Closed until further notice $1.00 off for Children, Seniors, and Active Military Stadium Seating Chart available on the Isotopes official web site Tickets available at the Albuquerque Isotopes Box Office or at Ticketmaster |
| Home Game Start Times: | 7:11pm Monday-Saturday night games 12:05pm May 1, May 29, August 30, 2003 1:35pm Sundays in April and May 6:05pm Sundays in June, July, August |
| Who are the broadcast rightsholders? | KNML-AM 610 "The Sports Animal" is the radio rightsholder. No television rightsholder has been named and traditionally the Albuquerque clubs have not had a television rightsholder. |
| Number of Suites: | 30 suites |
| Team Mascot Name: | Orbit |
| Where does the team name come from? | It is a debated question. Most say it comes from a March 2001
"The Simpsons" television show episode titled "Hungry, Hungry Homer" in which Homer discovers and foils a plan to move the Springfield Isotopes baseball team to Albuquerque. Others say it is related to the atomic history in New Mexico. The first atomic bomb was developed and tested in New Mexico and there are two national laboratories in New Mexico - one in Los Alamos and one in Albuquerque. Few say it is a stylish team name used to generate sales of team souvenirs. |
| History about the loss of the Albuquerque Dukes: | Here is some info from my Albuquerque Dukes archive web page |
