The citizens group plotting the future of a new Tampa Bay Rays ballpark has another key recommendation: Any new facility must have a retractable roof. This recommendation should be no surprise to anyone closely following the situation, but it's nice to see the citizen group A Baseball Community, charged with plotting the future of a […]
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Group: Renovating Trop isn’t option in keeping Rays
A renovation of Tropicana Field won't address the many problems with the facility, as a St. Pete citizen group appointed to study the issue says the future of baseball in Tampa Bay lies in a new ballpark. A renovation of Tropicana Field won't address the many problems with the facility, as a St. Pete citizen […]
Gov signs bill giving Tucson taxing authority for spring-training facilities
Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer signed a billing giving Pima County the power to ask residents if they want a sales-tax hike to fund spring-training facilities. But is this too little too late? Let's begin with the obvious, as anyone in baseball circles knows: there's virtually no chance MLB teams will move spring-training operations to Tucson […]
Denver continues move to preserve Coors Field views
The city of Denver and the Colorado Rockies want to limit development near Coors Field to preserve the amazing view from the grandstand, but local property owners say it will devalue their building values. The city of Denver and the Colorado Rockies want to limit development near Coors Field to preserve the amazing view from […]
In memoriam: Bob Mitchell
The original organist for the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Los Angeles Angels passed away at the age of 96. Bob Mitchell, the original organist at Dodger Stadium when the Los Angeles Dodgers moved west, passed away Saturday. He was 96. Mitchell manned a Wurlitzer double-keyboard organ with a 25-note pedal board at Dodger Stadium […]
Total cost of new Marlins ballpark: $2.4 billion
It will cost Miami-Dade County $2.4 billion over 40 years to repay $409 million in bonds, as the county finds it's expensive to borrow money these days. It will cost Miami-Dade County $2.4 billion over 40 years to repay $409 million in bonds to fund construction of a new Florida Marlins ballpark, as the county […]
Sale of Cubbies could mean Wrigley Field renovations in coming years
With the Ricketts family poised to finally purchase the Chicago Cubs and Wrigley Field, many are hoping the Wrigley 2014 renovation plan will be resurrected. With the Ricketts family poised to finally purchase the Chicago Cubs and Wrigley Field, many are hoping the Wrigley 2014 renovation plan will be resurrected. The plan, first formulated by […]
AP: Sale of the Cubs, Wrigley Field in final stages
AP is reporting the sale of the Chicago Cubs and Wrigley Field is almost done, with an agreement between Tribune Co. and the family of Tom Ricketts submitted to Major League Baseball. AP is reporting the sale of the Chicago Cubs and Wrigley Field is almost done, with an agreement between Tribune Co. and the […]
Glendale, Phoenix finally work out revenue plan for new ballpark
Glendale went ahead and built a new spring-training facility for the Los Angeles Dodgers and Chicago White Sox without working on a revenue deal with Phoenix, which is where the ballpark is actually located. A revenue-sharing deal was finally announced last week. It is one of the quirks of the west Valley of the Sun: […]
Site work begins on new Marlins ballpark
A formal groundbreaking is scheduled for July 18, but work on the new ballpark has begun after financing was finalized on the project. Unless something very unexpected happens, a new Florida Marlins ballpark is a go after a $300-million bond sale was successfully closed by Miami-Dade County officials late last week. To that end, prep […]
Remembering Forbes Field
It was the National League's first modern steel-and-concrete ballpark, a shrine to the robust economy in Pittsburgh and America at the time. Forbes Field opened 100 years ago today, so a look back is in order. It was the National League's first modern steel-and-concrete ballpark, a shrine to the robust economy in Pittsburgh and America […]
It’s official: Rockies, D-Backs out of Tucson after Spring Training 2010
Readers of this site shouldn't be surprised by the news that the Rockies and Diamondbacks plan to move spring-training operations to Phoenix in 2011; the surprise is that Tucson officials claim they didn't see it coming. We've been reporting for months now that the Colorado Rockies and Arizona Diamondbacks would be moving spring operations to […]
MLB to expand Civil Rights Game to other markets?
After Cincinnati sells out the 2009 Civil Rights Game and puts on a thought-provoking event, baseball officials discuss moving it to different cities in 2011 and beyond. After Cincinnati sells out the 2009 Civil Rights Game and puts on a thought-provoking event, baseball officials discuss moving it to different cities in 2011 and beyond. This […]