The Oakland A’s and MLB are exploring a move to AT&T Park, home of the San Francisco Giants, for next season and beyond if lease negotiations fail with the Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Commission. The San Jose Mercury News is reporting that AT&T Park is a backup plan for the A’s, whose lease at O.co Coliseum […]
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Cubs test sign placement; rooftop owners object
The Chicago Cubs set up a test outfield sign at Wrigley Field yesterday — a move that was quickly criticized by local rooftop-bleacher owners as breaking an agreement between the two sides. The Cubs plan on installing a new videoboard and lights in left field, and have received city approval to do so. However, the […]
Residents: Let Rays buy out Trop lease, move to Tampa
A plurality of St. Petersburg residents are willing to let the Tampa Bay Rays buy out their Tropicana Field lease and pursue a new ballpark anywhere in the Tampa Bay area. This was released in a poll released this morning. The poll, conducted on behalf of the Tampa Bay Times, Bay New 9 and WUSF […]
Selig: No updates on Rays ballpark situation
There’s been no progress on a new Tampa Bay Rays ballpark this fall, but MLB Commissioner Bud Selig says he plans to address the issue after the World Series. Earlier this year it appeared St. Petersburg Mayor Bill Foster was softening his stance that the Rays completely play out their lease at Tropicana Field. But […]
Ballparks of the World Series: Boston and St. Louis
When the Boston Red Sox and the St. Louis Cardinals open the 2013 World Series tonight, it will mark the fourth time the teams have met in the ultimate postseason play. Here’s a look at the ballparks hosting the four Series. In 1946 the Cards defeated the Red Sox, four games to three, in a […]
Kim Kardashian, Kanye West ruin ballpark nuptuals
Well, there’s no way you can compete with this: Kanye West rented out AT&T Park, complete with string ensemble and scoreboard graphics, to propose to Kim Kardashian. That the pair is marrying doesn’t come as a surprise: after all, they did produce one offspring already and are, by all tabloid accounts, happy together. But staging […]
Henry purchase of Globe stalled for now
We have an interesting situation in Beantown, where John Henry’s purchase of the Boston Globe has been stalled because of an impending class-action suit. The basic story: Judge Shannon Frison of Worcester Superior Court ordered the sale of the Globe from The New York Times to Henry be suspended per the resolution of a pending […]
Morris: No tears shed over loss of Tiger Stadium
Not every baseball player dabbles in nostalgia: former Detroit great Jack Morris says people should celebrate Comerica Park and not spend too much time missing Tiger Stadium. While Morris says he was thrilled to play in Tiger Stadium, it was a challenge to pitchers and lacking creature comforts of all sorts. From the Detroit Free […]
Nolan Ryan leaves Rangers under cloudy circumstances
Big change in the Texas Rangers front office: Nolan Ryan, has left as team CEO in developments deemed by the local paper as being “awkward.” The official line from the Rangers is that Ryan “retired” as CEO. The phrase used by Nolan in a hastily assembled press conference was “resigned.” In any case, the change […]
Rally Bear banned from Dodger Stadium
A self-appointed bear mascot who jumped atop the St. Louis Cardinals dugout in Game 3 of the NLCS and led the Dodger Stadium crowd in cheers has been banned by the team for six months. Mark Monninger of Rancho Cucamonga, the “Rally Bear” who decided the Dodgers really needed a mascot a la the Rally […]
Judge: San Jose has no right to Athletics
A lawsuit attempting to force Major League Baseball to allow the move of the Oakland Athletics to a new downtown San Jose ballpark was mostly tossed by U.S. District Judge Ronald Whyte, who ruled the sport’s antitrust exemption was still law of the land. Viewed by many observers to be a very weak argument, San […]
PETA revives call to close down stingray touch tank at the Trop
With another home run hit in the stingray touch tank past the outfield wall at Tropicana Field, PETA is calling on the Tampa Bay Rays to shut down the fan attraction. It’s not a new plea: PETA contacted the Rays about shutting down the tank earlier this year. Since it opened, three batters have managed […]
Measuring MLB’s winners and losers in costs per win
Every year we attempt to measure how well MLB teams did in spending money to procure wins. Here’s this year’s ranking, and, to no one’s surprise, Oakland excels. With the 2013 season completed, it’s time to look at how well MLB team did in translating payroll to wins. Despite what many fans think, there’s not […]