Plans for a new Boston Red Sox spring-training facility in Lee County could be unveiled as soon as next week. Plans for a new Boston Red Sox spring-training facility in Lee County could be unveiled as early as next week, as county and team officials meet with architects to finalize a specific site and layout. […]
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San Jose to put off ballpark referendum until 2010
Oakland A's owner Lew Wolff says any vote on a new ballpark in San Jose would be premature, so any proposal will go before the voters in 2010 at the earliest. Oakland A's owner Lew Wolff says any vote on a new ballpark in San Jose would be premature, so any proposal will go before […]
Marlins ballpark financing delayed yet again
Miami-Dade County goes to court today to fight yet another citizen lawsuit challenging the financing plan for a new Florida Marlins ballpark. Miami-Dade County goes to court today to fight yet another citizen lawsuit challenging the financing plan for a new Florida Marlins ballpark. It's now crunch time for the ballpark, as the next three […]
Rangers to name owners suite after Bush
The suite directly behind home plate will honor former President George W. Bush, an owner of the Rangers from 1989 to 1998. Former President George W. Bush, an owner of the Texas Rangers from 1989 to 1998, will be honored by the team as the owners suite behind home plate at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington […]
Last-minute changes popping up with Marlins ballpark financing
Wachovia, which is lending $100 million toward the $515-million Florida Marlins ballpark project, wants its fees paid up front. Meanwhile, the rest of the bonds for the project will be sold this week. It's not unusual to see last-minute changes on the financing package for a project on the scale of a new Major League […]
Rangers lay off staff; is sale on the way?
The Texas Rangers laid off less than 10 percent of their 275-person staff, the latest sign that MLB teams are still struggling on the revenue front this season. The Texas Rangers offered a severance package to an unspecified number of team employees , the last sign of revenue challenges facing MLB teams this season. The […]
Yankees may not sell out Mets games
In another sign the New York Yankees badly misjudged the market when planning the new Yankee Stadium, this weekend's Subway Series against the Mets isn't sold out. In another sign the New York Yankees badly misjudged the market when planning the new Yankee Stadium, this weekend's Subway Series against the Mets isn't sold out. That […]
San Jose ballpark committee meets for first time
A 30-person committee charged with addressing community concerns about a 32,000-seat ballpark for the Oakland A's is expected to meet several times throughout the summer before coming to Mayor Chuck Reed with recommendations. A 30-person committee of San Jose business leaders and citizens charged with addressing community concerns about a 32,000-seat ballpark for the Oakland […]
Tucson spring-training tax revived, but will it matter?
A bill in the Arizona Legislature allowing Pima County residents to vote on increased taxes for spring-training facilities is alive, but we're not sure it will matter. A bill in the Arizona Legislature allowing Tucson residents to vote on increased taxes for spring-training facilities is alive, but we're not sure it will matter. The measure […]
Tucson spring-training tax is dead — for now
A proposed tax hike for spring-training facilities in Pima County is dead in the Arizona Legislature — for now. A proposal to allow Pima County residents to approve a sales-tax hike for spring-training facilities there is dead in the Arizona Legislature — for now. The proposal would increase hotel, restaurant, retail and amusement sales taxes […]
Should Yankees make adjustments to new ballpark?
Homers are flying out of the new Yankee Stadium at a record pace. Should the Yankees make any changes to the ballpark? The team says none are planned. With home runs continuing to fly out of the new Yankee Stadium at a record pace — 87 in the first 23 games, a record for new […]
Tucson pitches O’s on spring-training move
The Pima County Sports and Tourism Authority is wooing the Baltimore Orioles on a spring-training move, as early as 2010. The Pima County Sports and Tourism Authority is wooing the Baltimore Orioles on a spring-training move, as early as 2010. It will be a hard sell, to be sure. The future of spring training in […]
Glendale still needs to finalize funding for spring-training facility
Despite the new spring home of the Dodgers and White Sox opening this season, the city of Glendale still hasn't nailed down financing deals with the city of Phoenix or the state sports and tourism authority. The Phoenix suburb of Glendale is struggling with huge investments in sports facilities these days: while the new Arizona […]