A host of Minor League Baseball dignitaries combined with local politicos to officially mark the ceremonial beginning of construction on a Class AAA Pacific Coast League ballpark in El Paso. Attendees included City, County, State and national dignitaries, representatives of both El Paso and other nearby communities including Ciudad Juárez; leadership from Minor League Baseball, […]
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El Paso approves new-ballpark financing plan
After city officials withdrew a request to add $10 million to the project budget, the El Paso City Council passed a plan to issue $52.8 million in bonds for a new downtown ballpark for a Pacific Coast League team. City officials had presented a plan to increase the ballpark budget by $10 million after diverting […]
El Paso ballpark lawsuit dismissed; groundbreaking set for Thursday
A lawsuit against El Paso city employees alleging misconduct regarding the financing of a new El Paso ballpark was dismissed yesterday; meanwhile, the official groundbreaking of the Triple-A facility will take place Thursday. The lawsuit, filed by former Mayor Ray Salazar and five other plaintiffs against City Manager Joyce Wilson and city Reps. Cortney Niland […]
Gates new COO/GM of Bowling Green Hot Rods
Ryan Gates is the new COO/GM of the Bowling Green Hot Rods (Low Class A; Sally League), assuming the chief operating officer duties following the departure of Brad Taylor for El Paso. Earlier today Taylor, who had been president of the Hot Rods, was named general manager of the El Paso team slated to begin […]
Prepping for 2014: Taylor GM for new El Paso team
The as-yet-unnamed Class AAA Pacific Coast League team in El Paso now has a general manager, as industry vet Brad Taylor was named to the post today. Taylor is a familiar face in baseball circles. He most recently served as general manager and then president of the Bowling Green Hot Rods (Low Class A; Sally […]
Construction begins on new El Paso ballpark
With City Hall imploded and its debris almost gone, construction has begun on a new downtown El Paso ballpark for the relocating Tucson Padres (Class AAA; Pacific Coast League). Debris from City Hall is still being removed (that chore should be completed by the end of the week), but in the meantime crews are installing […]
El Paso City Hall goes down, making way for new ballpark
El Paso’s City Hall was imploded yesterday by a series of detonations, as the city takes down a landmark of sorts to make way for a new Triple-A ballpark. The 34-year-old building took about 10 second to collapse after the charges were detonated. A crowd of 100 or so was on hand to see the […]
Judge to hear bonding plan for El Paso; last big hurdle for new ballpark
Final state approval for a new downtown El Paso ballpark could come as soon as tomorrow, as a judge is set to review the bonding proposal for what’s planned as the home of a Class AAA Pacific Coast League team. Bonding requests in Texas must receive judicial approval, so El Paso will be in the […]
Fed judge spanks El Paso ballpark opponents; petitions to be considered today
It appears there’s little gas left in the tank for new-ballpark opponents in El Paso, as a federal judge fines the group $5,000 for basically wasting the court’s time in trying to move a lawsuit from state to federal court. In addition, it doesn’t look like there’s much chance two petitions challenging the ballpark funding […]
Carlsbad in, Las Cruces out in latest Pecos League shuffle
Just when you think the independent Pecos League was on the brink of stability, another franchise shuffle occurs, with the Carlsbad Bats replacing the Las Cruces Vaqueros in the league lineup for 2013. League commissioner Andrew Dunn says the prospect of competing with a Triple-A team in nearby El Paso in 2014 was not a […]
El Paso to set up corporation to oversee ballpark construction, management
The El Paso City Council is considering the formation of a local government corporation that would oversee financing and construction of a new downtown ballpark for a Pacific Coast League team. The corporation would be made up of the mayor and current members of the City Council. This isn’t uncommon to have the city council […]
Populous lands El Paso ballpark design contract
Not a surprise: Populous will design the new Triple-A downtown El Paso ballpark, after the City Council today approved a contract by a 6-2 margin. Populous had been working with the city on preliminary planning for the $50-million facility, expected to open in 2014 to house the relocating Tucson Padres (Class AAA; Pacific Coast League). […]
Judge hears plea to put El Paso ballpark to vote
A U.S. District Court judge heard arguments alleging the process to move ahead with a new downtown El Paso ballpark was the result of racial prejudice, with a decision expected before the end of the month. The lawsuit, filed by former Mayor Ray Salazar, David Ochoa and Jesús Ochoa (no relation), asks Judge David Guaderrama to […]