Tag Archives: independent baseball stadiums

The Business Of Baseball Stadiums

Posted on August 18, 2010 by

One of the large appeals of minor league baseball (affiliated or independent) is when new ballparks are built.  Here is something which helps explain the business of baseball better:  a new stadium’s RFQ: http://www.sugarlandtx.gov/sugarland/cultural_district/index.asp Surprisingly, the decisions made during the … Continue reading →

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Video About Saving The Laredo Broncos

Posted on August 14, 2010 by

Here is an interesting announcement from the Laredo Broncos of the United League. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zH43zN0YKwY http://ballparkbiz.wordpress.com/2010/08/09/save-the-broncos/ The Broncos may be forced out of the city due to the playing rights for the new Laredo stadium going to the Ventura Group, which … Continue reading →

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Discussions About Possible Independent Baseball Stadium Outside Of Indianapolis

Posted on July 5, 2010 by

Here is an article about yet another proposed independent baseball stadium, and this one is proposed to be built in suburban Indianapolis, IN: http://www.ibj.com/the-score/2010/06/23/is-new-westfield-pro-baseball-team-taking-aim-at-indians/PARAMS/post/20714 If you have more information about the ownership group, the region’s demographics, the community’s level of … Continue reading →

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New American Association Independent Baseball Stadiums

Posted on July 2, 2010 by

Bob Wirz, who writes the Independent Baseball Insider column, has an excerpt from his column on the Ventura Group which owns multiple teams in the American Association.  The excerpt covers the group’s plans to build multiple independent minor league baseball … Continue reading →

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Long Island Ducks Stadium Rights Naming Concern

Posted on June 30, 2010 by

Evidently, there are no takers for the naming rights to the Long Island Ducks (Atlantic League) stadium.  Supposedly, several companies were contacted after the previous agreement ended but there were no deals made: http://insurancenewsnet.com/article.aspx?id=201524 If you have opinions on how … Continue reading →

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Independent Baseball Stadium Construction On Hold

Posted on June 14, 2010 by

Here is news about the possible new independent baseball stadium which would have been built in Fort Smith, Arkansas: http://www.swtimes.com/news/article_cf08eb1e-7176-11df-9e1e-001cc4c03286.html Again, it seems that people do not recognize the return-on-investment which an independent league can bring.  Dealing with local apathy, … Continue reading →

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Another Possible Independent Baseball Stadium’s Financing Concerns

Posted on June 13, 2010 by

In recent months, a significant number of new independent minor league baseball stadium construction deals have been announced.  Most have been for teams to come to new cities which have not had independent baseball previously. Many of them, as reported … Continue reading →

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Video Of The Normal Cornbelters New Stadium

Posted on June 6, 2010 by

Here is a video about the Normal Cornbelters new independent baseball stadium.  The team plays in the Frontier League: http://www.pantagraph.com/news/local/vmix_1f455916-699b-11df-afa7-001cc4c002e0.html

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Independent Baseball Business – New Ramapo Stadium

Posted on June 2, 2010 by

Here is information about the new independent baseball stadium to be built in Ramapo: http://rockland.lohudblogs.com/2010/05/27/ramapo-town-board-votes-to-allow-development-agency-bond-16-5m-bond-for-construction-of-a-baseball-stadium-when-the-time-comes/ This is an interesting situation because many of the pieces of the puzzle are not yet available such as: publicly announced ownership safe land (from … Continue reading →

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More Information On Sugar Land Texas Independent Baseball Stadium

Posted on May 30, 2010 by

Here is information about the civic and business side of the new Atlantic League expansion team’s stadium going into Sugar Land, Texas: http://www.ultimatefortbend.com/2010/05/sugar-land-stadium-deal-struck Obviously, such expansion far away from the core geography of the Atlantic League’s current teams would suggest … Continue reading →

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