tucson Stories - South Side Sox
The End Of A Spring Training Era: Cubs vs. Diamondbacks at Tucson, Thursday 3/25, 3:05 CT
This is the 64th consecutive year that one or more major league baseball teams has trained in Tucson, Arizona. The Cleveland Indians moved there in 1947, and when they left for Florida after the 1992 season, the Colorado Rockies took over their training base at Hi Corbett Field. The Rockies were...
How Much Does It Cost To Escape Tucson?
The answer is $5M, apparently. Mark Gonzales is reporting that a deal could be announced by as soon as Tuesday night, which just so happens to match the reports from our embedded SSSer Hoytsstach. Was having a beer at a bar here in Phoenix. A guy came up to me, saw my Sox hat, said he’s been...
White Sox Business of Baseball Links
Scott Merkin writes a piece on the spring training move to Glendale which is surprisingly more well rounded than the editorial that I posted last week in the comments. Mayor Daley wants to raise the amusement tax on the Sox (and Cubs, and Bears, oh my!). Some guy, a "Chicago Sports Marketing...
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