Not waiting to have its spring-training tenants complain about the state of facilities, the city of Peoria is planning some $21 million in improvements to Peoria Stadium and its training facilities. Not waiting to have its spring-training tenants complain about the state of facilities, the city of Peoria is planning some $21 million in improvements […]
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Escondido: Show us some money, Padres
Despite a series of meetings between Escondido (Cal.) officials and reps from the San Diego Padres, the two sides failed to reach a Memorandum of Understanding to negotiate a new-ballpark plan for the Portland Beavers, as some Escondido officials question the wisdom of laying off city workers and then spending $90 million on a new […]
Escondido in, San Marcos out of Bevos ballpark mix
Cal State San Marcos is out of the running to land Portland Beavers after numbers didn’t work out for new ballpark; instead, the San Diego Padres have approached the city of Escondido to totally fund a new $45 million ballpark. Cal State San Marcos is out of the running to land Portland Beavers after numbers […]
Report: Petco Park providing 7.6% return on city investment
So much for the malarkey that a new ballpark can never provide a financial return to a public investment: San Diego’s $301 million investment in Petco Park will net the city $355 million in new tax revenue — a ROI of 7.6 percent. Critics, of course, scoff at the numbers, saying downtown San Diego would […]
Petco Park / San Diego Padres
Petco Park is large scale in a number of ways. Padres sluggers are not especially enamored with the ballpark’s dimensions, especially when they glance at the extreme power allies. While straightaway center is a reachable 396 feet, the power allies extend to 402 in left and a whopping 411 in right. These are especially challenging […]