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Archives: Aug. 12-18, 2007 Selig: Relocation an option if ballpark issue not settled Posted Aug. 17, 2007 (feedback) (submit story) (discuss) Bud Selig opened the door Thursday to the possibility the Florida Marlins could relocate if they are unable to hammer out a deal to build a retractable-roof ballpark in South Florida. You’ve got to […]

Archives: July 29-Aug. 4, 2007 Ballpark negotiations over; now to sell it Posted Aug. 3, 2007 (feedback) (submit story) (discuss) The fate of the potential remodeling of Ed Smith Stadium for future use by the Cincinnati Reds as a spring-training venue will depend on the results of a referendum this fall. Voters will be asked […]

Archives: July 22-28, 2007 Tiger Stadium to be torn down Posted July 27, 2007 (feedback) (submit story) (discuss) After months of wrangling, the Detroit City Council today approved a plan to sell the seats and other memorabilia inside Tiger Stadium and dismantle the ballpark by the end of the year. By a 5-4 vote the […]

Nothing like playing hooky from real life.By Dave Wright   Question: What do the following numbers have in common? 47,114 33,789 53,857 41,156 36,551 18,163 Answer: They were attendance figures for games played last week at Dodger Stadium, Atlanta, Yankee Stadium, Milwaukee, Minneapolis and Tampa Bay. There would be nothing unusual about that except for […]

When Detroit faced race riots in 1967, baseball helped calm the nerves of a city on the edge.It was one of the oddest things I have ever seen. There we were, on vacation at my aunt’s house, when somebody suddenly shouted at the television. "Hey, that looks like St. Francis."   St. Francis, located on […]

Archives: July 8-14, 2007 Tiger Stadium plan hits a snag Posted July 13, 2007 (feedback) (submit story) (discuss) Plans to demolish Tiger Stadium are starting to unravel as the city planning commission Thursday night refused to approve the plan touted by Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick for the corner of Michigan and Trumbull. In rejecting the plan […]

Archives: July 1-7, 2007 Significantly scaled-back plan is weighed for Reds’ spring home Posted July 6, 2007 (feedback) (submit story) (discuss) Plans for a new Cincinnati Reds spring complex that seemed doomed could be resurrected in the form of a $45 million face-lift for Ed Smith Stadium, the spring home of the Reds and the […]

Archives: June 24-30, 2007 Council unanimously approves Dodgers, Sox spring-training plan Posted June 27, 2007 (feedback) (submit story) (discuss) The Glendale (Az.) City Council unanimously approved spring-training accords on Tuesday, a major play in bringing the Los Angeles Dodgers and Chicago White Sox to Phoenix’s West Valley in 2009. That the Los Angeles Dodgers are […]

Archives: June 3-9, 2007Tiger Stadium outta here by ’08 Posted June 8, 2007 (feedback) (submit story) (discuss) Tiger Stadium has moved one step closer to its final date with the wrecking ball. A plan approved by city economic development officials on calls for the famous but moldering ballpark at Michigan and Trumbull to be razed […]

Archives: May 13-19, 2007 Faithful say Reds spring-training deal still alive Posted May 18, 2007 (feedback) (submit story) (discuss) While a whole lot of top city officials, elected and appointed, were declaring the Cincinnati Reds’ $54-million spring-training-facility project "on life support," if not DOA two weeks ago, the man heading up the effort is still […]

Archives: May 6-12, 2007 Yankees, Mets won’t sell seat licenses; ballpark funds in place Posted May 11, 2007 (feedback) (submit story) (discuss) New York’s two Major League Baseball teams won’t sell licenses to fans who want to buy season tickets at their new ballparks because they have already secured financing and don’t want the fan […]

Archives: April 30-May 5, 2007 State funding for Marlins ballpark dies when session ends Posted May 4, 2007 (feedback) (submit story) (discuss) The Florida Marlins fell short once again in a quest for state funding of a new ballpark, as the state Senate ended business today without taking up a proposal to contributed $60 million […]

Archives: April 23-29, 2007 Sports world learns green is way to go Posted April 23, 2007 (feedback) (submit story) (discuss) Green long has been the color of sports because of the absurd amounts of money involved. Sports, though, can be a very wasteful endeavor, from the millions of gallons of water used to keep golf […]