A temporary restraining order prohibiting the sale of Binghamton Mets (Class AA; Eastern League) to a buyer other than Main Street Baseball and Clark Minker was extended by a federal judge today through April 30, who urged the two sides to mediate their differences. (more…)
The owners of the Binghamton Mets (Class AA; Eastern League) will be back in U.S. District Court this week after Main Street Baseball and Clark Minker won a temporary restraining order prohibiting the sale of the franchise to another buyer. (more…)
The New York Mets and the Binghamton Mets (Class AA; Eastern League) agreed to an extension of their player-development contract (PDC) through the 2020 season, as announced last night. (more…)
The owners of the Binghamton Mets (Class AA; Eastern League) are being sued by Main Street Baseball and Clark Minker over an aborted sale of the team, with the court being asked to halt the potential sale of the team to another suitor. (more…)
There’s really no loser in this bet, as Richmond Flying Squirrels VP/COO Todd “Parney” Parnell and Binghamton Mets GM Jim Weed wager spiedies and beer on the outcome of the Eastern League championship series. If Richmond wins, Weed will send two cases of chicken spiedies — a Central New York state delicacy sold at B-Mets […]
The Binghamton Mets (Class AA; Eastern League) are committed to NYSEG Stadium through the 2021 season, as team ownership exercised an option to extend the ballpark lease. B-Mets president Mike Urda, General Manager Jim Weed, Senator Tom Libous and Mayor Rich David shared the news with the B-Mets fans before Wednesday’s playoff game. “While the […]
A rather breathless and inaccurate report in the Ottawa Citizen has some locals excited about the possible return of pro baseball to the Canadian capital. The report, which you can read here, has one central fact correct: Mandalay Baseball Properties and Professional Sports Catering officials did indeed visit Ottawa Stadium near the beginning of the […]
After Ryan-Sanders Baseball walked away from a deal to bring a Class AA Eastern League team to Ottawa, a broker tries again to find a potential owner — but with the economics of the deal on the daunting side, that’s not an easy task. There has been plenty of folks willing to look at the […]
The Ottawa Citizen reports it as a possibility, but we can report it as a certainty that Ryan-Sanders Baseball is negotiating to buy the Binghamton Mets (Class AA; Eastern League) and move the team to Ottawa Stadium in 2014. The negotiations have been described by baseball insiders as hard-edged, with Ryan-Sanders reps working to lower […]
We were pitched this story and passed because we know it’s not true, but apparently there’s enough talk to make it worth covering elsewhere: No, the Erie SeaWolves (Class AA; Eastern League) are not moving to Ottawa. An original, erroneous report in the Ottawa Citizen had the Mandalay Baseball Properties-owned SeaWolves as being a team […]
The Binghamton Mets (Class AA; Eastern League) and the New York Mets extended their player-development contract (PDC) through the 2016 season. The B-Mets have been affiliated with New York for the past 21 seasons. “We are pleased to continue our affiliation agreement with the New York Mets and as this season draws to a close, […]
The Binghamton Mets (Class AA; Eastern League) and the New York Mets are expected to renew their PDC for at least two years and maybe four, according to team president Michael Urda. Urda recently met with Mets GM Sandy Alderson about the future of the relationship and came away optimistic that it would continue. “We had […]
Ottawa officials and Beacon Sports confirmed what we reported earlier this week: there will be no Class AA Eastern League team moving to Ottawa Stadium in 2013. The pair finally acknowledged what baseball insiders have known for weeks: that no one was seriously interested in buying the Binghamton Mets (Class AA; Eastern League) and moving […]
