New Baseball Scoreboard (in time for 2013 SBC Tournament)

[Lafitte the Pirate]

Anytime anyone can get a chance to speak to Ken Winstead personally please take the time to thank him for his work. I am simply amazed at what he has accomplished in 1 year. People are going to be blown away by the amount of money that he has already raised this year....

Ken Winstead did not get this money for the scoreboard. Gerald Hebert did!!

[AstroCajun]

The scoreboard will be up for the conference tournament and then it will be bricked in over the summer. They also gave money to upgrade the locker rooms.
Since this thread will turn in to a Master Plan thread also. Tony also said he was happy with the master plan (score board not part of MP). Then Ken said the plan will be released in the next couple of weeks to the public with drawings and pecking order.

And the goal posts creep back futher yet again.

[SlappyCajun]

Why did it matter who got the money? Are those guys competing against each other?

[CrazyCajun]

The scoreboard will be up for the conference tournament and then it will be bricked in over the summer. They also gave money to upgrade the locker rooms.
Since this thread will turn in to a Master Plan thread also. Tony also said he was happy with the master plan (score board not part of MP). Then Ken said the plan will be released in the next couple of weeks to the public with drawings and pecking order.

Just wondering, what else would tony say about the master plan in a somewhat public setting?

[2 ul 0105]

Although most of the information Tony speaks about at the Diamond Club Luncheon isn't top secret information, at times he says things that are not necessiarly public knowledge at the time. I don't consider myself special because I am a member, anyone can join as long as they pay their dues just as you and I have. In my opinion it is irresponsible to blurt information on message boards especially before the luncheon is even over. The more this stuff happens the less likely we are to recieve anything more than good old coach speak at these things.

[2 ul 0105]

Ken Winstead did not get this money for the scoreboard. Gerald Hebert did!!

Melrock care to expound on this? That is if you were listening.

[MelRock]

Melrock care to expound on this? That is if you were listening.

You seem to know it all why don't you? It may be top secret.

[CajunAmos]

Ken Winstead did not get this money for the scoreboard. Gerald Hebert did!!

Could be right. Tony had said he and Ken were the ones who met with them about the donation, so that's why Mel stated it earlier.

[I_Bleed_RED]

New baseball scoreboard for the Sun Belt Conference Tournament. A $375,000 gift from Russo drilling I believe is the company.

I'm no expert on scoreboard prices. Nor am I one to complain about any gift we get. However, aren't the nicer scoreboards nowadays way more than $375,000? I was kinda hoping our next scoreboard would be a big digital screen. I doubt that is the kind that was donated though. Oh well. It's still free and I'll take it.

[CajunAmos]

I'm no expert on scoreboard prices. Nor am I one to complain about any gift we get. However, aren't the nicer scoreboards nowadays way more than $375,000? I was kinda hoping our next scoreboard would be a big digital screen. I doubt that is the kind that was donated though. Oh well.

Asked about this afterward. I was told the purchase was for the core scoreboard, which is an LED system capable of video replay and continual updating of statistics to the at bat. Obviously, it will also do the standard scoring requirements. The old one had to have the statistics figured outside the system and then enter it into the scoreboard.

The plan is to use the current pipe support system, and brick the pipes in after the season to look more uniform to the park. They will also be adding areas to the outside of the scoreboard for advertising signage, which will not be included in the initial installation. The company we are purchasing it from will use the conference tournament as an opportunity to train staff on the operation, and will be the ones who handle it during the tournament.

[I_Bleed_RED]

Asked about this afterward. I was told the purchase was for the core scoreboard, which is an LED system capable of video replay and continual updating of statistics to the at bat. Obviously, it will also do the standard scoring requirements. The old one had to have the statistics figured outside the system and then enter it into the scoreboard.

The plan is to use the current pipe support system, and brick the pipes in after the season to look more uniform to the park. They will also be adding areas to the outside of the scoreboard for advertising signage, which will not be included in the initial installation. The company we are purchasing it from will use the conference tournament as an opportunity to train staff on the operation, and will be the ones who handle it during the tournament.

Awesome info. Thanks. I'm much more excited about it now. I saw the $375,000 and was worried we were getting another cheap ___ scoreboard for the next 15+ years

[duggie85]

It took 1 hour 26 minutes.

What an awesome gift!