Archives: Jan. 29-Feb. 4, 2005
Archives: Jan. 29-Feb. 4, 2005 Tentative Marlins ballpark deal announced Posted February 4, 2005 We’ve been hearing the last month the Florida Marlins were pretty confident a new ballpark was in the offing, and the announcement yesterday regarding a tentative deal shows the confidence was warranted. Negotiators for Miami-Dade County and the Marlins reached an […]
Archives: Jan. 22-Jan. 28, 2005
Archives: Jan. 22-Jan. 28, 2005 Red Sox adding premium seats Posted January 28, 2005 The Boston Red Sox are making some more small changes to Fenway Park in an effort to squeeze more revenue out of the old ballpark. New: The Pavilion, a set of premium seats in the area of the .406 Club, behind […]
Archives: Jan. 15-Jan. 21, 2005
Archives: Jan. 15-Jan. 21, 2005 RFK still gives everyone a fair shake Posted January 21, 2005 When RFK Stadium opened in 1962, it was a dual-use facility designed to house both the Washington Senators and the NFL’s Washington Redskins. As such, it didn’t feature anything special for baseball and was basically a cookie-cutter ballpark. Now, […]
Archives: Jan. 8-Jan. 14, 2005
Archives: Jan. 8-Jan. 14, 2005 Stingers sold to Larry H. Miller; Drammis to pursue Portland? Posted January 14, 2005 Larry H. Miller, the owner of the NBA’s Utah Jazz, has agreed to purchase the Salt Lake Stingers (Class AAA; Pacific Coast League) from Hillary Drammis. The announcement at Franklin Covey Field, home of the Stingers, […]
Archives: Jan. 1-Jan. 7, 2005
Archives: Jan. 1-Jan. 7, 2005 Kirk continues to court independent, affiliated teams for Charles County Posted January 7, 2005 Peter Kirk, chairman of Maryland Baseball LLC, confirmed he received conditional approval from the independent Atlantic League to launch a new franchise at a new Charles County ballpark, but he’ll continue to seek an affiliated team […]