With the Oakland ballpark situation highlighted in the American League playoffs, MLB Commissioner Bud Selig pledged a solution before he leaves office in 2015. No one sees O.Co Coliseum as the future of pro sports in Oakland — the NFL’s Raiders are seeking a new facility as well — but the issue is the location […]
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Ballpark of the future: location-based services, tracking, proximity marketing
Major League Baseball execs laid out their vision of the ballpark of the future, complete with the ability to track your movements across the ballpark and beam messages directly to your iPhone via proximity marketing. The demo installation at Citi Field was shared with the tech press during the final days of the season, combining […]
Outdoor hockey in LA: Putting on the night moves
It will take a unique effort to bring NHL hockey to Dodger Stadium in January, with most of the ice work coming in the cool of the night and the rink covered by reflective padding under the hot midday sun. Let’s face it: when you think outdoor hockey, you don’t think Los Angeles. But the […]
Reds set new Great American Ball Park attendance record
Another record goes by the wayside: the Cincinnati Reds broke the season attendance record at Great American Ball Park, tallying 2,371,103 fans after yesterday’s game. “We are very grateful to our fans for attending in record-breaking numbers, and we are anxious to see how much we can grow the final attendance number by packing the […]
Selig: Oakland Coliseum a pit, but it’s our pit
So the man with the power to change the fortunes of the Oakland Athletics went on national radio to call their home “a pit,” but then backed down and said the situation was “complex.” MLB Commissioner Bud Selig was on CBS Sports Radio to discuss a variety of topics, including his own impending retirement and […]
Selig to retire in January 2015
One more season: Bud Selig announced he would be stepping down as MLB Commissioner in January 2015, ending a run that begin with the interim tag in 1992. Selig, who bought the Seattle Pilots out of bankruptcy in 1970 and moved them to Milwaukee to begin a career in baseball, oversaw a period of unprecedented […]
Dodgers fan killed near AT&T Park
The violent rivalry between Los Angeles Dodgers and San Francisco Giants fans continues, with a Dodgers fan allegedly killed by a Giants fan after last night’s game at AT&T Park. The details are still a little sketchy, but Jonathan Denver, 24 was wearing Dodgers gear after attending the Dodgers-Giants game. Police confirmed an altercation between […]
Brevard County: We’ll spend $29M to keep spring training
Brevard County will reach out to every MLB team in an effort to keep spring training in Viera, as officials face the loss of both Space Coast Stadium tenants. The Washington Nationals have already informed Brevard County that the team will be leaving Space Coast Stadium, citing the driving distances required for both MLB and […]
Angels bring in Legends, dump Aramark as concessionaire: report
The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim are reportedly dumping longtime concessionaire Aramark and bringing in Legends Sports and Entertainment to run Angel Stadium food and beverage. Legends Sports is owned by the New York Yankees and the Dallas Cowboys, running food and beverage at Yankee Stadium and AT&T Stadium (formerly Cowboys Stadium), as well as […]
Red Sox beard out
OK, this is a pretty good promotion designed to attract the bros: the Boston Red Sox are holding Dollar Beard Night, where anyone sporting a beard — real, painted or fake — will get into Fenway Park tomorrow for just a buck. Apparently beards are the new mustaches when it comes to sports and the […]
Twins, Hennepin County planning major transit hub at Target Field
It’s billed as something comparable to Grand Central Terminal, as $79.3 million transit hub Target Field Station is set to open in 2014 next to Target Field, home of the Minnesota Twins. Target Field was designed with transit in mind; when the ballpark opened, the lone light-rail transit line in the Twin Cities, the Hiawatha […]
Reports: Blue Jays will play games in Montreal in 2014
Reports have confirmed what we reported in April: The Toronto Blue Jays will play a pair of exhibition games against the Mets at Montreal’s Olympic Stadium before the regular season starts in 2014. Many MLB teams schedule a pair of exhibition games after spring training and before the regular season, and a two-game series of […]
Rays: We won’t buy out Trop lease on St. Pete’s terms
No wonder talks over the future of the Tampa Bay Rays stalled: St. Pete officials say the team refuses to pay anything toward retirement of debt or a future demolition of Tropicana Field. Now, it’s defensible that the Rays pass on paying to demolish the Trop down the road: that’s the responsibility of the owner […]