Tuesday, August 05, 2008

Around the horn

A business journal in New York City estimates that the Yankees will quickly double their annual revenue when they move into their new stadium next year. Field-level box seats are expected to run as high as $2500 per game, with individual luxury suites commanding upwards of $850,000 for each of the 81 annual home contests. Yet none of this has prevented the team from asking taxpayers for an additional $366 million in tax-exempt financing. Ted Stevens would be envious of the proposed deal.

Mohegan Sun Casino, of Uncasville, CT, will lease space for a sports bar just beyond the fence in centerfield. Does this mean Major League Baseball will let bygones be bygones with Pete Rose?

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The logo for the 2009 MLB All-Star Game in St. Louis was unveiled today. The Gateway Arch is prominent. Construction of the monument had just completed the last time St. Louis hosted the game in 1966.

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Entering Tuesday, the Brewers had lost seven of their last nine games, and Monday night saw a shoving match in the dugout. The whole Brett Favre thing is proving to be a huge distraction.

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