Lookouts Announce New LED Videoboard for 2017 Season
March 22, 2017 - Southern League (SL1)
Chattanooga Lookouts News Release
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. - The Chattanooga Lookouts are excited to announce that they will install a brand new video board at AT&T Field prior to the start of the 2017 season. At 34'9 wide across by 16'9 high this 15mm pixel display will be nearly three times as large as the existing 16' wide x 12' high board.
The display will be manufactured and installed by Daktronics, the South Dakota-based world leader in LED video displays. Daktronics works with all thirty Major League Baseball teams (providing the main videoboard in 21 of the current 30 Major League Ballparks) and its boards are in 25 of 31 current NFL facilities and 22 of 29 NBA facilities.
"We are thrilled to be able to make this investment in Chattanooga," said Lookouts Managing Owner Jason Freier. "The Lookouts are always striving to improve the fan experience at AT&T Field. This new videoboard, with its larger size, higher resolution and superior capabilities, will bring fans even closer to the game action and enhance our fun on-field promotions."
The 15mm display improves upon the previous 23mm pixel display - it is approximately 150% as densely pixelated as the existing board - and brings 3.8 million LEDs over the nearly 600 square feet of video display space. The display is capable of variable content zoning, allowing it to show one large image or multiple zones of content simultaneously, including live video, statistics, graphics, and sponsorship messages.
Along with the display the team will overhauling their control room, complete with state-of-the-art cameras. "The ability to see players up close, see the between-innings action on the videoboard and incorporate fun new features, such as fan-cams will noticeably enrich the fan experience," said Lookouts President Rich Mozingo. "We are excited to be able to bring these new and improved elements to our fans on a nightly basis."
The Lookouts 2017 season, presented by Atlantic Capital Bank, begins on April 6 when the Lookouts faceoff against the Mobile BayBears at 6:15 p.m. at AT&T Field. Tickets for next season, including season tickets and mini plans, are now on sale. For more information on how to secure your seats to the season's best games, call the RE/MAX ticket office at 423-267-4TIX.
Lookouts to Host Star Wars Night on May 4th
On Thursday, May 4th, 2017 at 7:15 p.m. the team will be hosting their annual Star Wars Night at AT&T Field! This year the Lookouts will be partnering with the Hydrocephalus Association to bring the fans an out-of-this-world experience that will feature appearances by everyone's favorite Star Wars Characters and uniquely themed Star Wars jerseys to celebrate May the 4th.
Personalize Your Lookouts Jersey Today!
Have you ever wanted to own a personalized piece of Lookouts gear? Fans can now order home jerseys or adult sized t-shirts with a personalized name and number on the back! Theses items can be ordered online by clicking here or by visiting the Team Store. The Team Store is open Monday through Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Any questions call 423-267-2208.
Little Debbie Little Lookouts Kids Club is Open!
Signups for the Little Debbie Little Lookouts Kids' Club are now open! Available to fans 12 and under the official Kids' Club of the Lookouts features an array of great benefits including free admission to Sunday Home Games, an Official Kids' Club T-Shirt and an invitation to the end of the season Kids' Club Picnic!
These benefits are just a click away for only $10. Click the image on the left to secure your spot in the club today!
Spotlight on Suite Level
Lookouts suite rentals are now available for the 2017 season. Our 5, 7, and 10 game suite plans are the perfect fit for fans who cannot attend all 70 home games. Lookouts suites offer a great venue to entertain clients, host a company outing, birthday parties, anniversary parties, family gatherings, etc. Each suite come with 24 game tickets and features a conditioned indoor space as well as outdoor stadium seating. For more information or to book your suite, please call the Lookouts front office at (423) 267-2208!
Former Lookouts Heat Up in WBCOn Monday Puerto Rico knocked off the Netherlands to advance to the finals of the World Baseball Classic! Former Lookouts on the team include starting pitcher Jose Berrios and Kennys Vargas. Berrios, who could pitch in the finals, is 1-0 during the WBC with an ERA of 5.40 and six strikeouts. Team Puerto Rico will play Team USA tonight at 9:00 p.m. eastern.
Pipeline Report: Twins Camp
By:Jonathan Mayo / MLB.com
FORT MYERS, Fla. -- Imagine if, as a farm director, you could pick the brains of front office executives from two other outside organizations to come up with the best player development plan imaginable. That's exactly what Twins director of player development Brad Steil feels about his current situation.
Chief baseball officer Derek Falvey came from the World Series runner-up Indians and general manager Thad Levine came from the Rangers, the first changing of the guard at the top in Minnesota in some time. Steil, a hold-over from the former regime, has been happy to compare notes leading up into the 2017 season.
"I think there have been some changes," Steil said. "I think it's been good, with Thad and Derek coming from different organizations, it's been good to kind of collaborate and share all of our ideas on the ways our three organizations have done things, what we think has worked well and where we think we need to improve.
"Obviously, they arrived kind of late in the fall last year, so we were behind schedule a little bit in the offseason. We're still going through the process of evaluating the organization. I think there are some things we're doing with development plans, from a process standpoint or organizational structure standpoint that are going to help us and will be good tools for us."
These developmental tools will be helped to usher along a system that was hit a bit by graduations to the big leagues last year. Gone from prospect lists are Byron Buxton, Jose Berrios and Max Kepler, three of the reasons Minnesota had a top 10 farm system a year ago. Steil feels that while it's true there aren't the elite names topping their list, the Twins' system is still plenty strong.
"I think we still have a good group here," Steil said. "I think you could argue that it's a little underrated according to the publications, but that's fair. We don't pay a whole lot of attention to that. I think the goal is to get guys up there. We're focused on the players we have in the Minor Leagues and trying to develop them as quickly as we can so they can get up there and help those other guys. We're just trying to get better."
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