Menu
Facilities Venues

REDS RESUME TALKS WITH HAMILTON COUNTY ABOUT STADIUM OPTIONS

          After Reds CEO Marge Schott said the team might play in
     a renovated Cinergy Field instead of holding out for a new
     ballpark, representatives from Hamilton County and the team
     "were talking about a deal," according to Lucy May of the
     CINCINNATI ENQUIRER.  Reds Managing Exec John Allen met with
     County Administrator David Krings Tuesday.  Allen "confirmed
     that renovating Cinergy was discussed, but he offered no
     specifics."  Allen had broke off negotiations with the
     county "only" last month because the two sides couldn't
     reach a financial agreement (CINCINNATI ENQUIRER, 11/12). 
     May also reports that estimates compiled for Hamilton County
     earlier this year show that transforming Cinergy Field into
     a baseball-only park "could be" $18M cheaper than building a
     new stadium.  The April estimates show that before land
     costs are included, a new stadium at the Wedge could cost as
     much as $306M; a new stadium at Broadway Commons could cost
     as much as $267M; and a renovated Cinergy could cost as much
     as $249M (CINCINNATI ENQUIRER, 11/13).  
          SCHOTT HEARD 'ROUND THE...: In Cincinnati, Tim Sullivan
     writes that Schott "must be credited with a clean hit if she
     is seriously considering making baseball work at Cinergy
     Field.  Potentially, it is a home run" (CINCINNATI ENQUIRER,
     11/13)....NL President Len Coleman has given Schott a
     "substantial fine" for talking to the media about the club's
     stadium crisis, according Geoff Hobson of the CINCINNATI
     ENQUIRER.  A source close to the situation said Wednesday
     that Schott violated the terms of her suspension from MLB
     when she participated in interviews earlier this week. 
     Schott must get permission from Coleman to do interviews,
     and she must conduct them in the presence of a Reds
     official.  One source said the fine is "five figures," but
     less than $50,000.  Neither Coleman nor the Reds' Allen
     could be reached for comment (CINCINNATI ENQUIRER, 11/13).

SBJ Morning Buzzcast: March 25, 2024

NFL meeting preview; MLB's opening week ad effort and remembering Peter Angelos.

Big Get Jay Wright, March Madness is upon us and ESPN locks up CFP

On this week’s pod, our Big Get is CBS Sports college basketball analyst Jay Wright. The NCAA Championship-winning coach shares his insight with SBJ’s Austin Karp on key hoops issues and why being well dressed is an important part of his success. Also on the show, Poynter Institute senior writer Tom Jones shares who he has up and who is down in sports media. Later, SBJ’s Ben Portnoy talks the latest on ESPN’s CFP extension and who CBS, TNT Sports and ESPN need to make deep runs in the men’s and women's NCAA basketball tournaments.

SBJ I Factor: Nana-Yaw Asamoah

SBJ I Factor features an interview with AMB Sports and Entertainment Chief Commercial Office Nana-Yaw Asamoah. Asamoah, who moved over to AMBSE last year after 14 years at the NFL, talks with SBJ’s Ben Fischer about how his role model parents and older sisters pushed him to shrive, how the power of lifelong learning fuels successful people, and why AMBSE was an opportunity he could not pass up. Asamoah is 2021 SBJ Forty Under 40 honoree. SBJ I Factor is a monthly podcast offering interviews with sports executives who have been recipients of one of the magazine’s awards.

Shareable URL copied to clipboard!

https://www.sportsbusinessjournal.com/Daily/Issues/1997/11/13/Facilities-Venues/REDS-RESUME-TALKS-WITH-HAMILTON-COUNTY-ABOUT-STADIUM-OPTIONS.aspx

Sorry, something went wrong with the copy but here is the link for you.

https://www.sportsbusinessjournal.com/Daily/Issues/1997/11/13/Facilities-Venues/REDS-RESUME-TALKS-WITH-HAMILTON-COUNTY-ABOUT-STADIUM-OPTIONS.aspx

CLOSE