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Marlins Park Opens With Rave Reviews, Begins New Era Of Baseball In South Florida04 / 05 / 12Marlins Park hosted its first regular-season game last night, and “it took just one night for the sparkling spaceship of a stadium to feel like home,” according to a front-page piece by Beasley & Rabin of the MIAMI HERALD. A crowd of 36,601 fans “shared in an unforgettable even... Tags: MLB Season Preview, Miami Marlins |
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Marlins' Pregame Festivities Include Ali Appearance
The Marlins hosted their first regular-season game at the new Marlins Park last night, and the team “greeted a fan-filled stadium ... with a spectacular pre-game show that began with footage of the city from a speedboat slicing through waterways and ended with fireworks, a flyover of fi ...
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Cardinals-Marlins Flat With '11 MLB Opener
ESPN earned a 1.8 overnight for the Cardinals' 4-1 win over the Marlins last night in the regular-season debut of Marlins Park, flat compared to the net's Dodgers-Giants opener last year. The game earned a 5.4 local rating in Miami-Ft. Lauderdale, which is the net's highest regular-se ...
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Yankees Again Top MLB Payrolls
A record 14 MLB players will earn at least $20M this season, "more than double from two years," according to Bob Nightengale of USA TODAY. While MLB's "average salary increased" 4% to $3.4M, it is "getting crowded at the top of the pay scale, a trend that will continue." Nineteen player next season ...
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Mets Offer Two-For-One Deal For Opening Day
Some 15,000 Mets fans “have been offered one free seat” for Saturday or Sunday's game against the Braves “in exchange for every ticket they buy for today’s opener” at Citi Field, according to David Li of the N.Y. POST. Plenty of the 41,880 seats for this afternoon& ...
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City Officials Back MLB Giants' Mixed-Use Plan
S.F. city officials yesterday said that the Mission Rock development the MLB Giants “plan to build on the bleak parking lot across from AT&T Park could provide a missing piece for the massive Mission Bay development,” according to John Wildermuth of the S.F. CHRONICLE. An official an ...
N.Y. Radio Show To Host Red Sox' Valentine Weekly
Red Sox manager Bobby Valentine has signed a deal with ESPN Radio 1050 N.Y. to "do a weekly manager’s segment on 'The Michael Kay Show,'" according to Bob Raissman of the N.Y. DAILY NEWS. Not only is the station's move "unprecedented, but it has Kay, the TV voice of the Yankees, squaring off a ...
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TWC-FSSD Padres Dispute Continues
The Padres begin the '12 season today against the Dodgers, but fewer local HHs "will be able to watch the first pitch this year than last year," according to Mike Freeman of the SAN DIEGO UNION-TRIBUNE. Fox Sports is "embroiled in a bitter fight" with Time Warner Cable -- which has about 210,00 ...
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MLB, Teams Add Pinterest To Social Media Campaigns
In an effort to keep up with the rapidly changing social media world, MLB and its 30 teams will now have a presence on the photo-sharing site Pinterest. Although they are not fully populated with content, many teams have already introduced their pages through a soft roll out. MLBAM will initially as ...
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Media Outlets Celebrate Fenway Park At 100
Fenway Park celebrates its 100th anniversary this year, and several media outlets are publishing tributes and retrospectives, with the BOSTON GLOBE leading the way so far. The Globe's Dan Shaughnessy penned a piece focusing on the ballpark's signature feature, the Green Monster . In another piece, ...
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MLB Media Notes
In Houston, David Barron noted Astros TV announcer Milo Hamilton is beginning his final season as a full-time broadcaster, and he plans to "keep doing business as usual through the All-Star break and then begin contemplating" his last season. Hamilton said, "After the All-Star Game, I’ll be se ...
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