It was an impressive start to a new era, as the South Bend Cubs (Low Class A; Midwest League) drew a sellout crowd to Four Winds Field for Opening Day with the crowd going home happy after a 2-1 win punctuated by a Cael Brockmeyer walk-off home run. (more…)
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New Cubs spring facility approved by Mesa voters
Despite the anti-tax sentiment carrying the day in most of America, Mesa voters yesterday voted to spend almost $100 million on a new Chicago Cubs spring-training facility, funded by higher hotel taxes and a selloff of city land. The approval came via two ballot issues. The first, which passed with 63 percent of the vote, […]
Mesa to vote on new Cubs complex today
Mesa (Az.) voters will go to the polls today to decide on the fate of a new Chicago Cubs spring-training complex, as two questions on the ballot will authorize the city to go ahead with the plan and its funding. Voters must approve a referendum question to raise the city hotel tax by two percentage […]