There’s no chance it will happen, but Ted Turner wants to see the Turner Field site preserved as green space after it is demolished in 2017. Interestingly enough, Turner’s first reaction wasn’t to keep the ballpark and former Olympic stadium intact; rather, his inclination was to come down against retail development in favor of green […]
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Winter Classic outdoors in Los Angeles? Dodgers say yes
With hockey fever sweeping Los Angeles, Dodgers President Stan Kasten says his organization will look at hosting a future NHL Winter Classic. Kasten, who has somewhat of a background in hockey after heading Ted Turner’s sports organizations (which included the NHL’s Atlanta Threshers), says the technology exists to keep the ice solid and viable in […]
Seat-squatting NYPD cop/Mets fan arrested
An off-duty New York Police Department cop was arrested for refusing to move after squatting in Citi Field seats during Wednesday’s Reds/Mets game. The officer, Eduardo Cornejo, did indeed have a ticket to the New York Mets game but moved up to better seats when he saw their availability. When security asked him to return […]