A proposed independent North American League ballpark at San Rafael’s Albert Field is on hold after a contentious City Council meeting where opposing sides almost came to blows in a rather heated discussion. The proposal from Centerfield Partnership would add 800 temporary seats to the city-owned park and upgrade restrooms and clubhouses while adding temporary […]
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San Rafael debates NAL ballpark at Albert Field
The San Rafael City Council will decide tonight whether to approve a plan from Centerfield Partnership to add temporary fielding to Albert Field in hopes of hosting an independent North American League team there next season. The proposal would add 800 temporary seats to the city-owned park and upgrade restrooms and clubhouses. Opponents say adding […]
Wrigleyville West delays possibly extended
The Chicago Cubs won’t be building a Wrigleyville West entertainment complex at a new Mesa spring-training complex until 2014 at the earliest, as city and team officials work to come to some sort of game plan in terms of scope and scale. The enormity of the task in creating a retail complex at a spring-training […]
Mets bid for Nassau County ballpark was missing one big component: a team
At the end of the day, the independent Atlantic League — and not a New York Mets group — snared a deal to manage and play at a new Nassau County ballpark because Frank Boulton could unconditionally deliver a team. There were two groups bidding to manage and play in a new $50 million Long […]
Atlantic League lands Long Island ballpark
It’s official: the independent Atlantic League has landed the rights to manage and place a team at a new Long Island ballpark as part of a Nassau County Coliseum development, a project expected to cost $50 million if approved by voters in August, according to an announcement this morning from Nassau County Executive Edward Mangano. Atlantic […]
Decision on Nassau County ballpark due today
The decision on who manages a new Nassau County ballpark is due today, and a local media outlet is hinting that the independent Atlantic League will land the deal over a bid from the New York Mets owners. Nassau County is planning to issue $400 million in bonds to build a new arena and ballpark […]
Eiseman: We’re not tied to Augusta riverfront location
Showing flexibility as the city begins serious discussions on a new ballpark, Ripken Baseball Vice President Jeff Eiseman says a new proposed Augusta GreenJackets (Low Class A; Sally League) ballpark doesn’t need to be located on a downtown riverfront location. “In an ideal world, the Golf & Gardens would work, and could work, but there […]
Champaign to study ballpark issues
Elected officials in Champaign are forming a committee to study potential ballpark and baseball funding issue in the Illinois city, and indications are that they’d be looking at an affiliated team after exploring indy ball in the past. Mayor Don Gerard says he’ll appoint an exploratory committee to look at baseball and ballpark-financing issues, including […]
Mets, Atlantic League submit bids for new Nassau ballpark
The New York Mets and the independent Atlantic League were the only two entities to submit bids to build a new ballpark in Nassau as part of the redevelopment of Nassau Coliseum. It’s the second battle between the Atlantic League and affiliated in recent months (the indy circuit also submitted a bid for Harry Grove […]
Escondido moving forward with business park on proposed ballpark property
The prospects for a proposed new ballpark in Escondido for the Tucson Padres (Class AAA; Pacific Coast League) are growing dimmer by the day, as the city is moving forward with planning of a clean-tech-oriented business park on the ballpark site. At the end of the day, having a clean-tech business hub on the 27 […]
Long Island ballpark plan resurrected
Talk about a dramatic rise from the dead: Nassau County officials revived a plan for a new ballpark on Long Island, as a $400-million bond issue subject to voter approval would include $50 million for a new minor-league ballpark and $350-million Nassau Coliseum replacement. No word on the potential tenant. For years the New York Mets […]
Nashville issues RFP for new ballpark specs
The move toward a new Nashville Sounds (Class AAA; Pacific Coast League) took another step forward yesterday after the Metro Council issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) for a consulting firm to determine the size and location of a new facility. The RFP is pretty clear on what data is needed: the size and location […]
RFQ for Amarillo multipurpose venue released
A Request for Qualifications for the operator of an multiuse ballpark/venue in downtown Amarillo has been released by Wallace Bajjali Development Partners, developer of the facility. You can download the RFQ here. The RFQ is pretty straightforward, asking for potential owners of a professional baseball franchise their qualifications for running the facility, including their background […]