Yes, we’re in the midst of a great playoff run in Major League Baseball, but It’s time to begin planning for the next big event in baseball: spring training 2012. We’re already posted several schedules to our sister Spring Training Online site, including information on the Grapefruit League schedule and the Cactus League schedule. Today […]
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Ricketts: Everything’s on the table for open GM position
Chicago Cubs owner Tom Ricketts plans on talking to a range of candidates for the team’s general-manager position, but in a Fox Business Network interview he didn’t commit to any specific names floating around out there, including Boston’s Theo Epstein. In an interview with Neil Cavuto, Ricketts sidestepped any talks of specific candidates for the […]
Oakland player plan depends on new ballpark
It will be an interesting offseason for the Oakland Athletics, as the fate of a new ballpark will determine whether the team goes into rebuilding mode or brings back established players to spiff up the franchise for a sale. The backstory, for those living in a cave the last few baseball years. Like many fans […]
Is Nats, Brevard County marriage over?
The Washington Nationals are clearly on the prowl for a new spring-training home, as it becomes more and more apparent that Brevard County isn’t going to do a lot to keep the team at Space Coast Stadium. We’ve documented meetings with Nats officials and reps from various municipalities — Osceola County, Fort Myers, Winter Haven, […]
Citizens Bank Park lands NHL’s Winter Classic
Citizens Bank Park, home of the Philadelphia Phillies, will have a different role in January when it hosts the NHL’s Winter Classic game between the New York Rangers and Philadelphia Flyers, as well as other events. The Winter Classic is slated for Monday, Jan. 2, at 1 p.m. ET. “The Rangers-Flyers rivalry is one of […]
Your 2011 home-run champion: Rangers Ballpark in Arlington
After losing the home-run crown to Yankee Stadium last season, Rangers Ballpark in Arlington is poised to claim the title of most home-run-friendly facility in the majors, with 228 blasts clearing the fences this season. The Texas Rangers have wrapped up their home schedule, so these numbers are final: 228 home runs for the season, […]
Want to buy a chunk of Wrigley Field? Dream on
The Chicago Tribune’s Phil Rosenthal says one way to raise funds for a Wrigley Field renovation is selling shares to the public. There are two huge reasons why this will never happen: Major League Baseball would never allow it and the public doesn’t have $200 million sitting around to benefit the Tom Ricketts family. In […]
MLB to bankruptcy judge: Force McCourt to sell Dodgers, or we’ll do it later
In a bankruptcy-court filing, Major League Baseball has asked the Delaware judge overseeing matters to force Frank McCourt to sell the Los Angeles Dodgers and related assets — or else MLB will seize the team post-bankruptcy. “Mr. McCourt cannot hide the Dodgers in bankruptcy forever,” the filing read. The Los Angeles Times reported on the […]
Mets considering offseason changes to Citi Field
Apparently chicks still dig the long ball, so the New York Mets are looking at lowering and moving in the fences at Citi Field for the 2012 season. Citi Field was designed to be a pitcher-friendly venue: it was the hardest MLB venue to hit a home run in 2009 and 2010 and is third-hardest […]
Improvements pitched for Safeco Field area
Downtown Seattle could be better integrated with Safeco Field, home of the Seattle Mariners, while the ballpark area could see many improvements, under an ambitious redevelopment plan under consideration. The Stadium District Concept Plan begins with a basic premise — that a lot of folks are attending Mariners, Seattle Seahawks (NFL) and Seattle Sounders (MLS) […]
High-end hotel pitched for Yankee Stadium area
With parking ramps not generating nearly the amount of revenue anticipated by city officials, the Bronx Overall Economic Development Corp. is soliciting developers to pitch a plan for a high-end hotel next to Yankee Stadium. When the new Yankee Stadium was being designed, city officials converted some park land to parking ramps. The result was […]
Old Style to be part of Wrigley taps through 2013
Old Style, on tap at Wrigley Field since 1950, will remain available to Chicago Cubs fans for the next two years under a deal between the team and brand owner Pabst Brewing Company. It wasn’t that long ago — 30 years or less — when Chicago wasn’t the corporate-swill town it is today; we remember […]
Will spring training return to City of Palms Park any time soon? Not likely
A Lee County Commissioner charged with exploring options for City of Palms Park, the former spring home of the Boston Red Sox, says there might be interest out there from MLB teams, but any move would be an extreme long-shot. Commissioner John Manning says he’s heard second-hand that two teams — one currently training in […]