Acknowledging that Wrigley Field needs a lot of TLC, incoming Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel says the city can’t afford to give up proceeds from an amusement tax to fund improvements to the home of the Chicago Cubs. The Cubs had floated a plan where revenue from the amusement tax would be diverted to pay off […]
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Moreno: Time to discuss ballpark renovations
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim owner Artie Moreno says it’s time to discuss another facelift for Angel Stadium, 15 years after the last one and some 45 years since the place originally opened. The Angels’ lease at Angel Stadium runs through 2016 (though there are some renewal options), and while Moreno explicitly rejected the idea […]
Mallards unveil new logos for 2011
Coinciding with the extreme makeover of Warner Park for the 2011 season, the Madison Mallards (summer collegiate; Northwoods League) unveiled new logos at an event today in Wisconsin. The new logos feature a slightly more menacing Maynard Mallard, replacing the original logo created when the team joined the Northwoods League more than 10 years ago. […]
Judge: Lackawanna County entitled to keep ballpark profits
An impasse between Lackawanna County and Luzerne County was broken by Senior Judge Harold Thomson, who agreed with Lackawanna County’s argument that it was entitled to all the profits from the operations of the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees (Class AAA; International League) after Mandalay Baseball and the New York Yankees took over management of the team. The […]
Renovation work begins on Madison’s Duck Pond
The grand makeover of Warner Park, the home of the Madison Mallards (summer collegiate; Northwoods League), is underway, as construction crews took out the remaining portions of the grandstand and started pouring footings for a new grandstand. The work will complete a complete makeover of Warner Park from when it opened as the very basic […]
Southern Miss raising $1M for ballpark renovations
Southern Miss‘s Corky Palmer is leading a fundraising campaign for improvements to Pete Taylor Park, which would cover new chair-back seating as well as a new weight room dedicated solely to the baseball program. Palmer, as college-baseball fans know, is the former coach at Southern Miss. About 35 percent of the cost of improvements to […]
PNC Field funding on hold
State funding for an extreme makeover of PNC Field, home of the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees (Class AAA; International League), is on hold while new Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett reviews it and other last-minute grants made by outgoing Gov. Ed Rendell. There’s no indication the spending will actually be scrapped; local officials were expecting the review and […]
Atlantic City to spend $300K on Sandcastle improvements
Atlantic City will spend $300,000 from already-acquired bond money on fixes to the Sandcastle, the former home of the Atlantic City Surf, in an effort to draw concerts, youth baseball tourneys and other events to the ballpark. As documented here, the ballpark is in a serious state of repair, with water damage stemming from cracked […]
Blair Field renovation cost now pegged at $20M
It will take $20 million — not the $8-$12 million initially predicted — to renovate Blair Field, the home of the Long Beach State Dirtbags, if the current remodeling plan is implemented. The new numbers come from Long Beach State officials and HKS, architect on the project. Officials say they won’t hit up students for […]
Renovations pitched for Blair Field
Long Beach State is looking at an ambitious renovation of historic Blair Field that would include expanded fan facilities, a second-level concourse with expanded press facilities and suites, and a new practice field. The plan, outlined by HKS and presented to university officials this week, is expected to cost between $8 million and $12 million. […]
BoSox scrap bullpen renovation plans: no tax credits
The Boston Red Sox scrapped plans to expand the right-field bullpens and bring in the home-run fences at Fenway Park after the Massachusetts Historical Commission determined the changes did not quality for tax breaks for federal historic rehabilitation work. The Red Sox had proposed widening the bullpens by nine feet to improve safety for players […]
O’s: Ed Smith Stadium renovations right on schedule
Renovations to Ed Smith Stadium, the spring-training home of the Baltimore Orioles, are proceeding right on schedule and should be done in plenty of time for the team’s March 1 Grapefruit League 2011 debut. For those attending past spring-training games in Sarasota — whether it be when the Chicago White Sox or Cincinnati Reds were […]
Poll: Voters oppose public funding of Wrigley Field renovations
Despite the immense popularity of the Chicago Cubs, more than half the Chicago voters polled by the Chicago Tribune and WGN oppose public funding of renovations to Wrigley Field. The Cubs proposed earlier this year for the Illinois Sports Facilities Authority to borrow $250 million for Wrigley Field renovations, with the bonds repaid by growth […]