Knute Nelson Memorial Field / Alexandria Beetles
The smallest market in the college wood-bat Northwoods League at 10,000 residents, Alexandria may have the most passionate fans in the league as well. The team regularly draws over 1,000 fans a game. In other words, about 1 in 10 Alexandria residents attends every Beetles game — a pretty remarkable statistic, and one most minor-league […]
Drip, drip, drip: criticism of Mets, Citibank deal continues
Complaints continue to roll in about Citibank receiving U.S. bailout and then reaffirming its commitment to spend $400 million on Mets naming-rights deal.Complaints continue to roll in about Citibank receiving U.S. bailout and then reaffirming its commitment to spend $400 million on Mets naming-rights deal. Now, it’s not to the point where either corporation is […]
Marlins ballpark delayed until 2012
The Florida Marlins say legal challenges forced them to delay the opening of their new ballpark. Legal challenges to funding of a new Florida Marlins ballpark has forced the team to delay its opening for a year, to 2012. The decision came after team officials met with Hunt/Moss regarding construction timelines. That’s not a surprise: […]
Concerns raised over Omaha CWS ballpark design
Though final plans have not been unveiled, some neighbors of the new downtown Omaha College World Series ballpark worry it will lack the promised street-level retail needed to spur neighborhood development.Some neighbors of the new downtown Omaha College World Series ballpark worry it will lack the promised street-level retail needed to spur neighborhood development, and […]
Task force to evaluate Portland ballpark proposal
Mayor-elect Sam Adams puts together an 18-member group to study the potential move of the Portland Beavers to a new ballpark.Mayor-elect Sam Adams and Commissioner Randy Leonard are putting together an 18-member task force to study public financing of a plan to build a new ballpark for the Portland Beavers (Class AAA; Pacific Coast League) […]
Will Citibank naming-rights deal backfire on Mets?
Some pundits are already calling the new home of the New York Mets "Bailout Field."This is probably not the publicity the Wilpon family wanted to see as the New York Mets ramped up to their replacement for Shea Stadium: Their biggest financial partner is in the midst of a public debate over the appropriateness of […]
Pullman Park to host baseball once again
The former home of professional baseball in Butler, Pa. will be the home of a new summer-collegiate team in 2009, headed by Leo Trich.The former home of professional baseball in Butler, Pa. will be the home of a new summer-collegiate team in 2009, headed by Leo Trich. The ballpark has been totally renovated in recent […]
Scottsdale to woo D-Backs for spring home
Scottsdale officials say they’ll woo the front office of the Arizona Diamondbacks regarding a move of the team’s spring-training facility.Scottsdale officials say they’ll contact the front office of the Arizona Diamondbacks regarding a move of the team’s spring-training facilities. But whether the city has anything to offer remains to be seen. Scottsdale is already home […]
Flannery new president/GM of Hagerstown Suns
Robert Flannery brings experience as a GM and sales manager at the Class A and Class AA levels. Robert Flannery is the new president and general manager of the Hagerstown Suns (Low Class A; Sally League), according to team owner Mandalay Baseball Properties. Flannery brings an extensive and broad background in sports administration and marketing […]
Can Citigroup keep Mets ballpark naming rights?
As Citigroup totters on the edge of insolvency, negotiates a government bailout and announces 52,000 layoffs, some question whether a $400-million purchase of naming rights to the new Mets ballpark is appropriate.For the shareholders and employees of Citigroup, these are tough times: a stock collapse last week erased more than half the value of the […]
WCL launches second summer-collegiate league
The circuit features new and established teams in Humboldt, Redding and Folsom (Cal.), Medford (Ore.) and Carson City (Nev.). The WCL Tri-State, a summer collegiate wood-bat league with teams in California, Oregon and Nevada, will begin play in June 2009, announced West Coast League president Ken Wilson. The 65-year-old Humboldt (Cal.) Crabs, a legendary summer […]
Delta ponies up for mass exposure at new Yankee Stadium
Delta Air Lines to push its offerings to suiteholders at new Yankee Stadium. In one of the larger naming-rights deals announced to date for the new Yankee Stadium, Delta Air Lines will sponsor the Delta Sky360 Suite as part of its designation as Official Airline of the New York Yankees. As the exclusive sponsor […]
Rangers to add 88 premium seats for ’09
The fans will be a little closer to the action after the Texas Rangers add two rows of premium club seats to the mix.The Texas Rangers are addiing 88 new premium club seats to the mix at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington for the 2009 season, giving those fans an even more intimate view of the […]