Despite the bad economy, the Columbus Clippers hit a home run on the economic front for new home Huntington Park, scoring $39.6 million in sponsorships to date.Despite the bad economy, the Columbus Clippers (Class AAA; International League) hit a home run on the economic front for Huntington Park, scoring $39.6 million in sponsorships to date.
That’s more than the $37 million budgeted when the new ballpark was announced.
Here’s the better news: the team thinks it can bring in $9 million more.
"The numbers far exceed anything the financial analysts thought we’d do," Clippers President and General Manager Ken Schnacke told the Columbus Dispatch.