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POPSA's Looking For a Home Their proposal for a new ballpark in Fremont, Calif. now up in smoke, the Oakland A's and corporate partner Cisco contemplate their next move, with a hand from MLB.
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POPSTwins Games a Real Gas Major League Baseball is on the gas bandwagon. The Minnesota Twins are promoting discounted tickets to induce fans to drive out to the park on $4 a gallon gasoline.
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POPSWrigley Sale Close? Sam Zell, the chief of Tribune Co., which owns baseball's Cubs, may be close to a deal to sell Wrigley Field to the Illinois Sports Facilities Authority, which claims it can raise private money for renovations. Selling off the ballpark would pave the way to sell the team (Zell has said he wants separate deals for the stadium and team). On a separate note, the Tribune reports that Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban, thought to be a long shot candidate to buy the Cubs, will be taking in tonight's game against the Brewers.
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POPSNo More Cash for Baseball Awarda Starting in 2013, the baseball writers will disqualify for post season awards any player that has a bonus clause in his contract for getting votes. That should take care of any appearance of impropriety - who's to say a writer can't be bribed into voting for a player? But it also makes pay for performance tougher. And with teams not required to disclose contract terms, could the new policy ever really be enforced?