River Bandits

Anyone who lives here knows how special Modern Woodmen Park is among ballparks. Recently, many national publications and websites have taken notice, as the home of the River Bandits has topped several surveys of 'Best Ballparks in America...

Our civic pride is on the line once again. The folks at Ballpark Digest are holding their annual Best of the Ballparks survey/contest.

Though the weather isn't as Spring-like as we'd wish it to be, if you look around you'll see many signs of Spring in the Quads.

Teams from the Mid-West League including the Bandits, Burlington Bees, Clinton Lumberkings, and Cedar Rapids Kernels, along with the Chicago Cubs are assisting in the repairs.

The Quad Cities is home to the 2017 Midwest League champions after the River Bandits completed a sweep of the Fort Wayne Tincaps with a 12-2 drubbing on Saturday. Modern Woodmen Park had a capacity crowd for the game, and celebrated with the hometown heroes after the game...

The local boys of summer are taking a run at a championship. The Quad Cities River Bandits defeated Cedar Rapids on Monday night to punch their ticket to the Midwest League Championship series. The best-of-five series open on Wednesday night in Fort Wayne against the Tincaps...

One of the reasons I don't have a pet is the fact that I don't think it's fair to leave them at home alone, and I don't feel like lugging them around with me everywhere I go. Hey, at least I'm honest. A few times a season, the Quad City River Bandits give pet owners an option by having what they call 'Bark in the Park...

We've been keeping our eye on BallParkDigest.com's Best Ballpark in America poll for over a week now. Despite a big push yesterday to rack up some votes, Modern Woodmen Park fell short and came in a close second to Four Winds Park in South Bend, Indiana...

Last week, I told you about this year's Best of the Ballparks vote over at BallParkDigest.com. Well, with your votes, Modern Woodmen Park made the finals against Four Winds Field, the home of the South Bend Cubs. The deadline for voting is 11 a...

BallParkDigest.com is once again surveying baseball fans to determine the number one ballpark in America. In a bracket-style competition, Davenport's Modern Woodmen Park, home of the Quad Cities River Bandits, was ranked second behind last year's champ Parkview Field, home to the Fort Wayne Tincaps...