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New Tides lease on tap for Harbor Park
By Kevin Reichard on December 17, 2013 in Minor-League Baseball, News
A new lease at Harbor Park for the Norfolk Tides (Class AAA; International League) will see an increased rent for the team, along with a slew of ballpark improvements down the road. The 15-year lease calls for a base rent of $225,000 and gives the city a share of team revenues — 10 percent of […]
Biloxi sets up ballpark spending, contingent on team purchase
By Kevin Reichard on November 22, 2013 in Minor-League Baseball, News
The Biloxi City Council approved a $1 million fund for a new Class AA Southern League ballpark, to be used until a team is purchased for a move, at which point bonds can be sold. The ballpark deal between minor-league operator Ken Young and the city calls for Young to close on the purchase of […]
Biloxi approves new-ballpark funding; team set to play in 2015
By Kevin Reichard on October 8, 2013 in Minor-League Baseball, News
The Biloxi City Council today moved forward with a bonding plan for a new $36-million ballpark, paving the way for Ken Young to move a Class AA Southern League team there in 2015. The $36-million financing plan for the 6,000-seat ballpark is pretty simple: the city will use $15 million from a state grant stemming […]
Biloxi ballpark vote set for Tuesday
A final vote on a new Biloxi ballpark for a Class AA Southern League team is set for Tuesday morning, following a public hearing on the financing plan. The $36-million financing plan is pretty simple: the city will use $15 million from a state grant stemming from BP monies, and the remaining $21 million will […]
The Week That Was: Sept. 7-14, 2013
By Kevin Reichard on September 15, 2013 in At the Ballpark, The Front Office
Attendance tallies, the temporary return of MLB to Montreal, Target Field improvements and new-ballpark news. The top stories of the week on Ballpark Digest, as measured by page views. On a related note: Ballpark Digest set a record for daily page views this past week, totaing 51,692 on Sept. 12. Thanks to each and every […]
Young: New ballpark will spark downtown Biloxi growth
By Kevin Reichard on September 12, 2013 in Minor-League Baseball, News
Experienced MiLB operator Ken Young is meeting tomorrow with the Biloxi City Council about his plans to bring a Class AA Southern League team to a new downtown ballpark. Young, with ownership stakes in the Albuquerque Isotopes (Class AAA; Pacific Coast League), Norfolk Tides (Class AAA; International League), Bowie BaySox (Class AA; Eastern League) and […]
Consultant: Biloxi ballpark site would be a winner
By Kevin Reichard on August 21, 2013 in Minor-League Baseball, News
This is quite the endorsement: Charles Johnson IV of Johnson Consulting calls a proposed Biloxi ballpark a sure winner, with average baseball attendance and above-average event attendance. The recipient of a $25,000 contract from the city, Johnson pegs the ballpark's economic impact at $34 million annually (with the average game/event attendee spending $70 during each […]
Biloxi: Let's slow down new-ballpark plan
By Kevin Reichard on August 7, 2013 in At the Ballpark, Future Ballparks
The Biloxi City Council took a step back from funding a new Class AA Southern League ballpark and decided to analyze whether the investment makes economic sense. The Council had previously agreed to spend $21 million on the new $35-million ballpark for a relocated Southern League team, to be owned by veteran MiLB operator Ken […]
New Biloxi ballpark could slip to 2015
By Kevin Reichard on July 26, 2013 in Minor-League Baseball, News
Given that it's almost August and there's no ballpark financing in place, much less ground broken on a new facility, it's increasingly looking like the Southern League won't be arriving in Biloxi until 2015. True, there's been a lot of work on the project behind the scenes: the city has solicited bonds to pay for […]
Proposed Biloxi ballpark draws opposition; rally set for today
By Kevin Reichard on June 14, 2013 in At the Ballpark, Future Ballparks
A proposed Biloxi ballpark for a Class AA Southern League team has hit some more opposition, as some councilmen want to see it located elsewhere in the city, and more opponents seek public input. We already once covered the effort by the Steps Coalition to force a referendum on the ballpark-funding issue; leaders of that […]
Isotopes set to welcome 6-millionth fan in franchise history tonight
By Kevin Reichard on June 3, 2013 in Minor-League Baseball, News
What a great milestone: the Albuquerque Isotopes (Class AAA; Pacific Coast League) are set to welcome the 6-millionth fan in franchise history to Isotopes Park. The Isotopes are a mere 554 fans away from reaching the milestone, meaning the lucky fan will enter the ballpark not long after the gates open at 6:00 p.m. Fans […]
Another year, another big 'Topes check to city
By Kevin Reichard on April 5, 2013 in Minor-League Baseball, News
The Albuquerque Isotopes (Class AAA; Pacific Coast League) did it again: ownership will pay $1,521,967.02 to the City of Albuquerque at city-owned Isotopes Park, in the annual ceremony of handing over a check on Opening Day. The payment will be made at tonight's season opener. The payment represents the basic rent sum plus surcharge amounts […]
Isotopes, Dodgers extend PDC
By Kevin Reichard on September 6, 2012 in Features, Minor-League Baseball
About time: the Albuquerque Isotopes (Class AAA; Pacific Coast League) and the Los Angeles Dodgers extended their player-development contract through the 2014 season. "We're thrilled to extend our incredibly successful partnership with the Dodgers," said Isotopes General Manager John Traub. "The City of Albuquerque and the Dodgers have been linked for generations and just as Los […]