|
What's On
|
|
|
Upcoming Events
|
|
|
Tide Predictions
|
|
|
|
|
Articles
|
| IT’S OFFICIAL…THE REDS ARE GONE |
|
WENGNews writes, "THE GOODYEAR, ARIZONA CITY COUNCIL VOTED UNANIMOUSLY LATE MONDAY NIGHT TO APPROVE THE FUNDING TO SEND THE CINCINNATI REDS OUT OF SARASOTA AND INTO THE ARIZONA TOWN FOR SPRING TRAINING BEGINNING IN 2010. THE CITY WILL BUILD A NEW FACILITY FOR THE TEAM TO SHARE WITH THE CLEVELAND INDIANS, WHO LEFT WINTER HAVEN AFTER THIS SPRING. THE CITY HAS UNTIL JUNE 30TH TO ENTER INTO A BINDING AGREEMENT WITH THE REDS, BUT THAT NOW SEEMS LIKE A FOREGONE CONCLUSION. WITH THE REDS MOVING, THAT MAKES NINE TEAMS IN THE GREATER PHOENIX AREA THAT NOW CALL THAT AREA HOME, AS GOODYEAR IS ABOUT TWENTY MILES WEST OF DOWNTOWN, AND THERE ARE NOW A DOZEN TEAMS IN ARIZONA TOTAL. AS FOR SARASOTA, THE CITY PLANS TO HOLD A NEWS CONFERENCE AT 10AM THIS MORNING TO DISCUSS THE DECISION. RUMORS HAVE THE BALTIMORE ORIOLES LOOKING AT MOVING HERE, BUT THEY ARE ALSO LOOKING AT DODGERTOWN IN VERO BEACH, WHICH WAS ABANDONED BY THE DODGERS, WHO ARE MOVING TO ARIZONA STARTING NEXT YEAR."
|
|
.
|
Posted on Apr 08, 2008 05:55am.
(Return)
|
|
|
|
|
Categories
|
|
|
