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Posted February 28, 2008 at 11:10 amApologies in advance to those outside the United States.Something’s stirring in DC. I’m not referring to the continuing Clemens-Waxman staredown, or the purported stonewalling of Arlen Specter by the NFL. There’s a new ballpark in the District, and it’s causing more than a little upheaval.The still-unnamed, $611 million, publicly-funded stadium is getting its finishing touches prior to its opening, …
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Posted February 25, 2008 at 6:39 pmSome of you had been asking what happened to transit comparison table I put together a year ago. Well, I inadvertantly deleted it during the summer while doing some site maintenance. I took the recent down period to construct a new version of the table, so here it is in its renewed glory (click on either graphic to view a larger version):…
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(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Reason for Optimism? (AndrewKoch.com)
Posted February 25, 2008 at 10:21 amIn his post, Adjusting PECOTA to Make the A’s Win, Catfish Stew’s Ken Arneson provides “a little balloon of hope to lift you through spring training, before reality comes along to stick a pin in it.”
It’s a smart analysis of the A’s chances (not good) and what has to happen for them to catch the Angels (lots …
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Posted February 20, 2008 at 4:58 pmIn a recent St. Pete Times update on the Rays’ downtown ballpark proposal, I noticed the following passage:The money would come from a private team loan, Rays senior vice president of development Michael Kalt said. The Rays previously had planned to pay the city $10-million a year in rent payments to cover a third of the $450-million stadium cost. Changes in Major …
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Posted February 13, 2008 at 11:00 pmBetween commercials on the Ronn Owens Show (archive), the banter between host and guest and the Q&A bits with callers felt like a simple PR exercise, something of a Hey! We’re still alive and working! session. There were nearly as many calls from fans wanting answers about the offseason personnel moves as there were about the ballpark.As expected, Owens didn’t challenge Wolff …
Tags: Fremont (No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Wolff on Ron Owens show tomorrow + BART Warm Springs closer (new A's ballpark)
Posted February 12, 2008 at 6:26 pmTomorrow, Lew Wolff will make another appearance on KGO host Ronn Owens’ show at 11 a.m. (correction: originally had this at 10 a.m.) A link for the streaming archive and a dissection of the discussion will follow.Good news on the BART front (thanks James): The Argus’s Matthew Artz reports that the $747 million Warm Springs BART extension is closer to fruition, thanks to …
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Posted February 11, 2008 at 5:39 pmThe Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal has a piece this week covering the A’s strategy of selling season tickets at the Coliseum in order for fans to secure rights at Cisco Field. Skepticism abounds, as this excerpt illustrates: While longtime season-ticket holders have some discretion over choice of seating, those with the most fan capital often choose seats in the immediate infield behind …
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