| Nationals Ballpark Strikes Out | | 2008-07-17 23:00:00 | | The DC Council is considering increasing the sales tax imposed on tickets, concessions, merchandise, and parking purchased at Nationals Ballpark by 5%, on top of the existing 5.75% sales tax and 4.25% extra tax. Councilman David Catania says that low attendance at Nationals games has shorted the city's stadium-based taxes and that the team owner refuses to pay $3.5 million in rent because the stadium is "incomplete." Pressured by payment deadlines for bonds used to finance the stadium, Catania says they have no choice but to raise taxes.There is a deeper problem here: Why is the city involved in the finances of a baseball stadium in the first place? Why is it acceptable to use public funds for private endeavors? Studies suggest that among possible city projects, government-subsidized sports facilities are among the worst job creators.Not only has the city wasted $611 million in taxpayer money subsidizing the stadium, but complaints now about "unforeseen" low attenda | | By: Tax Policy Blog | | |
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| Fremonth Athletics BallPark Update | | 2008-05-11 23:12:58 | | It’s been a few months since I updated the latest on the situation of the A’s new ballpark in Fremont. It was starting to look like the stadium might be open on 2010 or 2011, but now according to a more recent article here, it looks like its most likely to be 2012. [...] | | By: Oakland Athletics Blog | | |
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| Ballpark Pens | | 2008-05-05 14:39:00 | | With most old stadiums either being redone or knocked down to make a place for a brand spanking new multi-million dollar stadium, these Ballpark pens are a great way to get your hands on a small bit of history. Barrels and disc at top are made from wooden seats from historic stadiums. Pens ship with capless rollerball refill but can also use Parker style ballpoints. The pens are laser engraved with the name of the ballpark and years in existence. Top, clip and nose all rhodium plated. No two pens are exactly the same due to age, type of wood and the direction of the wood grain. Prices vary depending on stadium due to collector's prices for seats. Right now you have six different stadiums to choose from and the prices depend on which one you choose, with the most expensive being $250 for Fenway Park. A very cool way to have a small piece of the team you love with you forever.ballpark pensvia luxist
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| Strut to the Ballpark in Style! | | 2008-03-31 13:32:23 | | I really like Alyssa Milano’s sports team wear line for women, but it can be a bit pricey for sports wear. Good news is….some of her gear is on sale just in time for the start of the season! Before this line of women’s sports memorabilia there weren’t very many options for us women but to buy the [...] | | By: Smarter Fashion Blog | | |
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| New Twins Ballpark | | 2008-03-12 15:29:02 | | Well, for those of you who are anxiously awaiting a new year of Twins baseball and longing for the sights and smells of outdoor baseball, here are some really interesting specs, pictures and comparisons between the new ballpark and our beloathed Metrodome. Not sure if I just made up the word beloathed or not, but it [...] | | By: TheGoldSeat.com | | |
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| A’s Getting Closer to Fremont Ballpark Deal | | 2007-12-01 14:37:35 | | The A’s a couples week ago submitted their official proposal to the city of Fremont to build a new ballpark there. You can read the story here
The Fremont deal is not a for sure thing, we’re talking at least a year before it could get official approval by the city. If everything goes [...] | | By: Oakland Athletics Blog | | |
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| New Twins Ballpark Model Unveiled | | 2007-10-31 15:08:07 | |
Follow this link to see a 3-d animation of the new Twins ballpark. Let us know what you think are the biggest positives and negatives of the future home of our favorite baseball team.
http://minnesota.twins.mlb.com/media/player/mp_tpl.jsp?w_id=607100&w=mms%3A//a1503.v108692.c10869.g.vm.akamaistream.net/7/1503/10869/v0001/mlb.download.akamai.com/10869/2007/open/teams07/min/video/103007_min_stadium_400.wmv&pid=gen_video&vid=7778&mid=200710302288859&cid=mlb&fid=gen_video400&v=2&mType=w&urlstr=&mUrl=&type=v_free&_mp=1 | | By: TheGoldSeat.com | | |
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| A day at AT&T BallPark | | 2007-05-27 21:04:12 | | Last night for saturday’s game I went to AT&T ballpark for the first time this season. When we got to the bart station in dublin It was pretty windy and chilly for this time of year. Where I come from in California its very warm this time of year so I wasn’t [...] | | By: San Francisco Giants Blog | | |
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| Twins New Ballpark | | 2007-04-13 02:12:18 | | The Minnesota Twins officially released their plans for the new ballpark across the street from Target Center. Follow this link for a description and three photo slideshows.http://minnesota.twins.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20070412&content_id=1895070&vkey=ballpark_min&fext=.jsp&c_id=min | | By: TheGoldSeat.com | | |
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