Minors President: Quad-City Scene A Thing Of Beauty

As president of Minor League Baseball, Pat O'Conner travels around 200 days a year and has the opportunity to catch approximately 40 minor-league games a year. But when the head of the organization that oversees 160 minor-league clubs and baseball's umpire development operations visits the Quad-Cities, he pauses to savor the surroundings.

Quad-City Times

Travis Witherspoon Wins Derby

Cedar Rapids Kernel Travis Witherspoon who is tied for second in the Midwest League in stolen bases with 31, took home tonight's Home Run Derby crown on the last pitch he saw.

Quad Cities River Bandits Official Site

Travis Witherspoon is known for his speed on the basepaths.

Quad-City Times

Start Of Quad Cities Game Delayed By Small Fire

Quad-Cities River Bandits officials orchestrated an evacuation of more than 1,500 people Sunday when smoldering rags set off a sprinkler system at Modern Woodmen Park 10 minutes before the start of a Midwest League game.

Quad-City Times

Quad Cities Announce All-Star Plans

The Quad-Cities River Bandits will have something for just about everyone when the Midwest League All-Star Game comes to Modern Woodmen Park later this month.

Quad-City Times

Ballpark A Construction Zone With Quad Cities Are Away

When the Quad-Cities River Bandits return home June 7 from an 11-game road trip, they'll return to a facility that is undergoing a mid-season makeover.

Quad-City Times

St. Louis To Get First-Hand Look At Quad Cities Farmhands

Thursday's Quad-Cities River Bandits game at St. Louis' Busch Stadium is more than a chance for a minor-league team to play a game at a big-league ballpark.

Quad-City Times

Kirk Goodman Invited To Civil Rights Game

Quad-Cities River Bandits general manager Kirk Goodman is one of 10 front-office executives from minor-league baseball teams across the country participating in activities surrounding baseball's Civil Rights Game this weekend in Atlanta.

Quad-City Times

Quad Cities Prepared For Emergencies During Flood

The Quad Cities River Bandits played their first game at Modern Woodmen Park Thursday since the Mississippi River reached its flood crest.

KWQC

Two-Block Long Walkway Keeps Quad Cities Afloat

Making his way across the temporary elevated walkway at Modern Woodmen Park, Burlington Bees infielder Tony Thompson pulled out his cell phone and snapped a quick picture.

Quad-City Times

Quad Cities, Burlington Postponed Again

Because of winter-like conditions, Saturday's doubleheader between the Burlington Bees and the Quad Cities River Bandits has been postponed.

Quad Cities River Bandits Official Site

Weather, not water, postpones River Bandits: Winter-like weather, not rising Mississippi River floodwaters, led a second straight postponement for the Quad-Cities River Bandits on Saturday.

Quad-City Times

Modern Woodmen Park Flood Protection Update

The City of Davenport will be providing fans with safe and easy access into Modern Woodmen Park during the current Mississippi River flood. Currently, flood panels are in place around the front plaza of Modern Woodmen Park.

Quad Cities River Bandits Official Site

Mississippi River floodwaters are rising, but it will be baseball as scheduled at Davenport's Modern Woodmen Park where the Quad-Cities River Bandits open a six-day homestand Friday.

Quad-City Times

Quad Cities Washed Out On Opening Day

The Quad Cities River Bandits season opener at Modern Woodmen Park has been postponed due to rain. The game has been rescheduled for Saturday, April 9 as part of a double-header consisting of two-seven inning games beginning at 6 p.m. The River Bandits will look to open the season Friday, April 8, at 7 p.m.

Quad Cities River Bandits Official Site

Umbrellas and raingear seemingly have replaced ceremonial first pitches and colorful bunting as an opening day tradition for the Quad-Cities River Bandits.

Quad-City Times

Opening Day Brings New Challenges For Quad Cities

They've played thousands of games in their lifetimes, and together they have worked at spring training for the past month to become a team.

Quad-City Times

First-Year High Desert Vice President Kirk Goodman Dedicated To Rejuvenating Franchise

Kirk Goodman's job is simple: bring new life to a recently sold franchise with a loyal fan base but playing in a decaying stadium.

Inland Valley Daily Bulletin

Quad Cities Keeping Things Fresh

Before the first pitch of the Midwest League season is thrown Thursday evening at Davenport's Modern Woodmen Park, collaborative efforts on and off the field will keep things fresh for Quad-Cities River Bandits fans in 2011.

Quad-City Times

What's New Around Modern Woodmen Park?

Change has been a constant at Quad-Cities' Midwest League games in the four seasons the River Bandits have been owned by Dave Heller and Bob Herrfeldt.

Quad-City Times

Quad Cities Braces For Flooding

Long before the first snowflake fell in the upper Mississippi River basin last fall, crews were working to fortify the flood protection system at Davenport's Modern Woodmen Park.

Quad-City Times

Quad Cities Plan For An All-Star Summer With New, Bigger, & Better Promotions

Fresh and innovative promotions have become a mainstay at Modern Woodmen Park since the return of the River Bandits in 2008, and this season is poised to set a new standard in ballpark entertainment. The River Bandits announced their 2011 promotional schedule at a press conference held at Modern Woodmen Park earlier today.

Quad Cities River Bandits Official Site

Television star Erik Estrada, wrestling great George "The Animal" Steele, a quartet of Iowa Hawkeyes football legends and baseball greats Lee Smith and Stan Musial will make this an all-star summer in more ways than one at Modern Woodmen Park.

Quad-City Times

Busch To Host Quad Cities Regular Season Game

Busch Stadium will serve as host for a May 26 Midwest League game between the Cardinals' Quad Cities affiliate and the Kane County Cougars (Royals).

Cardinal Beat

Members of the Quad City River Bandits, the Cardinals' Class A affiliate, will have an opportunity to play under the bright lights of the big leagues on May 26, when they play the Kane County Cougars at Busch Stadium.

Cardinals Official Site

The River Bandits will head south to St. Louis, Missouri to take on the Kane County Cougars on Thursday, May 26 at Busch Stadium, the home of the Bandits' parent club the St. Louis Cardinals.

Quad Cities River Bandits Official Site

For at least one day, the Quad-Cities River Bandits will be living life in the big leagues.

Quad-City Times

Flood Protection For The Ballpark

It's a race against the possibility of a record flood along the Mississippi River. Workers at Modern Woodmen Park are busy installing permanent flood protection outside of the park. They've also constructed pillars where removable panels can be put in place to protect the stadium from flooding.

KWQC