The 2013 California-Carolina League All-Star Game will be played at Municipal Stadium, home of the San Jose Giants (High Class A; California League), on June 18. “It is very exciting for the San Jose Giants organization and the city of San Jose to be hosting this event,” said Daniel Orum, president and CEO of the […]
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San Jose: Why are we being so friendly to the Giants?
The battle for a new MLB ballpark in San Jose is spilling over to the minor-league side, as local officials question whether the San Jose Giants (High Class A; California League) are paying enough in rent for Municipal Stadium. The Cal League team, largely owned and managed by parent San Francisco Giants, pays $1,000 monthly […]
Nasty details emerge in Dodger Stadium beating hearing
It could up being an ugly sight: a judge is deciding whether to move forward with a trial against the pair accused of beating Bryan Stow in the Dodger Stadium parking lot on Opening Day 2011. You’re aware of the story: San Francisco Giants fan Stow was jumped after the Dodgers/Giants opening match in the […]
Wolff meets with Knauss, has clear message: A’s not for sale
A meeting between Oakland A’s owner Lew Wolff and Clorox CEO Don Knauss reaffirmed the status quo: Wolff’s focus is on moving the team to a new San Jose ballpark. Knauss was among the Oakland business leaders who raised the possibility of buying the A’s to keep them in the city — a possibility quickly shot […]
Giants: Nothing would tempt us to give up Silicon Valley territory
San Francisco Giants ownership made one thing abundantly clear at this week’s MLB owners meetings: they have no intention of ever giving up their territorial rights to Silicon Valley. The background: Oakland A’s owner Lew Wolff wants to build a new downtown San Jose ballpark but is being blocked by the Giants ownership, who retain […]
Selig: A’s can leave Oakland — but not for San Jose
Speaking at the quarterly owners’ meetings, MLB Commissioner Bud Selig said the A’s were free to move from Oakland under baseball’s relocation process — just not to San Jose. The stalemate between the Oakland Athletics and San Francisco Giants ownership groups remains in place, Selig said; in past months he’s said it’s up for the teams […]
Ballpark services for the truly lazy: Paying someone to wait in line for you
Forget about having food delivered to your seats: at AT&T Park you can pay someone to wait in line for you and fetch items so you don’t miss a pitch. Now, we all know that several MLB and MiLB teams in conjunction with Aramark have implemented or are rolling out ordering service via smartphone, where you […]
Cal to San Jose: Slow down on new ballpark
The state of California is casting a covetous eye at San Jose land envisioned for a new Oakland A’s ballpark, arguing it was improperly shielded from the state takeover of redevelopment agency assets. This is a process story, to be sure, and one that has more to do with state politics than the building of […]
MLB teams plan Earth Day activities
No matter the team colors, many Major League Baseball teams and ballparks are going green this weekend to mark Earth Day. Many teams have already instituted green programs in their ballparks — Target Field is a LEED-certified building, the Giants and Royals installed solar panels at their homes, the Nationals have an elaborate cistern system […]
A’s expected to push for ballpark decision at owner’s meetings
The Oakland Athletics are expected to file the paperwork needed to put a decision on a San Jose move on the agenda for the upcoming owner’s meetings, but it’s not clear whether the request will be granted. The process is simple: a team files paperwork with the commissioner’s office, then the commissioner decides whether to […]
Giants to pitch $1.6B development next to AT&T Park
The San Francisco Giants will be unveiling a $1.6-billion development next to AT&T Park, designed to both improve the area and put more money into team coffers. It’s a plan that’s not lacking for vision or grandeur: indeed, it’s one of the biggest building projects in San Francisco history. The team, along with Cordish Companies, […]
Today’s A’s/Giants update: nothing new
It’s maybe the most closely watched business issue in MLB these days, but there’s nothing new in the battle between the Oakland A’s and San Francisco Giants over San Jose. The New York Times had a nice report on the state of affairs in the A’s/Giants standoff: the A’s want San Jose, the Giants control […]
Suitors emerge for Oakland Athletics
Well, this is going to make Lew Wolff’s San Jose quest more difficult: two groups say they want to buy the Oakland Athletics and keep them in Oakland. The groups, as identified by the San Francisco Chronicle, include a group that dropped out of the bidding for the Los Angeles Dodgers and another that incudes […]