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Drillers, Tulsa finalize new-ballpark lease

Chuck Lamson, the owner of the Tulsa Drillers (Class AA; Texas League), and the city of Tulsa has finalized a lease for a new downtown ballpark.Chuck Lamson, the owner of the Tulsa Drillers (Class AA; Texas League), and the city of Tulsa has finalized a lease for a new downtown ballpark. The ballpark financing calls for $30 million from private sources, $25 million from a downtown taxation district and $5 million from the Drillers. The ballpark, slated to open in 2010, will feature 6,200 seats and 25 luxury suites; the lease gives the Drillers control over most revenue sources, with the assumption they’d be used to pay the lease payments.