600 ESPN EL PASO » downtown ballpark http://krod.com ESPN and 600 ESPN El Paso, the leaders in sports in El Paso and the world! Sat, 18 May 2013 00:58:41 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Simulation For The New El Paso Triple-A Downtown Ballpark [VIDEO] http://krod.com/simulation-for-the-new-el-paso-triple-a-downtown-ballpark-video/ http://krod.com/simulation-for-the-new-el-paso-triple-a-downtown-ballpark-video/#comments Wed, 28 Nov 2012 03:52:33 +0000 Chad Middleton http://krod.com/?p=90987 Thanks to the El Paso Times for tweeting this out moments ago and thanks to YouTube for having it up!

This is a must watch! This ballpark looks incredible and makes you wish when you woke up tomorrow, it would be April 2014!

(Courtesy of YouTube)

]]> http://krod.com/simulation-for-the-new-el-paso-triple-a-downtown-ballpark-video/feed/ 0 Play Ball! Triple-A Franchise Sale Approved, City Hall's Fate Sealed [VIDEO] http://krod.com/play-ball-triple-a-franchise-sale-approved-city-halls-fate-sealed-video/ http://krod.com/play-ball-triple-a-franchise-sale-approved-city-halls-fate-sealed-video/#comments Fri, 12 Oct 2012 01:16:00 +0000 Duke Keith http://krod.com/?p=82875 The Pacific Coast League officially approved the sale of the San Diego Padres Triple-A baseball franchise to El Paso's MountainStar Sports -- which also officially approves the demolition of El Paso's City Hall to make room for a new baseball stadium.

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]]> http://krod.com/play-ball-triple-a-franchise-sale-approved-city-halls-fate-sealed-video/feed/ 0 Mayor John Cook's Official Statement Against Vetoing Partnership With Mountain Star Sports Group and Downtown Ballpark http://krod.com/mayor-john-cooks-official-statement-against-vetoing-partnership-with-mountain-star-sports-group-and-downtown-ballpark/ http://krod.com/mayor-john-cooks-official-statement-against-vetoing-partnership-with-mountain-star-sports-group-and-downtown-ballpark/#comments Thu, 20 Sep 2012 22:46:12 +0000 Andy Lee http://krod.com/?p=78379 Shortly after noon, Mayor John Cook announced on ABC-7 that he would not exercise his right to veto Tuesday's city council decision.

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]]> http://krod.com/mayor-john-cooks-official-statement-against-vetoing-partnership-with-mountain-star-sports-group-and-downtown-ballpark/feed/ 0 Courtesy of elpasotexas.gov My Fun Morning Talking Downtown Baseball with Stephanie Townsend Allala [AUDIO] http://krod.com/my-fun-morning-talking-downtown-baseball-with-stephanie-townsend-allala-audio/ http://krod.com/my-fun-morning-talking-downtown-baseball-with-stephanie-townsend-allala-audio/#comments Thu, 20 Sep 2012 22:16:23 +0000 Duke Keith http://krod.com/?p=78358 During the KLAQ Morning Show this morning, we had former newswoman-turned-attorney-turned-activist Stephanie Townsend Allala on talking about her views opposing the downtown ballpark.

Let's just say things got a little heated

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]]> http://krod.com/my-fun-morning-talking-downtown-baseball-with-stephanie-townsend-allala-audio/feed/ 0 Duke Keith Downtown Ballpark: A Marathon City Council Meeting http://krod.com/downtown-ballpark-a-marathon-city-council-meeting/ http://krod.com/downtown-ballpark-a-marathon-city-council-meeting/#comments Wed, 19 Sep 2012 18:12:59 +0000 Steve Kaplowitz http://krod.com/?p=77923 Yesterday's City Council meeting was headlined by the downtown ballpark vote, and discussion began around 11am. By the time things wrapped up, it was 6:15pm and some people spent as much as 10 hours at City Hall.

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]]> http://krod.com/downtown-ballpark-a-marathon-city-council-meeting/feed/ 0 Future of Downtown Ballpark Now Lies in Mayor Cook's Hands http://krod.com/future-of-downtown-ballpark-now-lies-in-mayor-cooks-hands/ http://krod.com/future-of-downtown-ballpark-now-lies-in-mayor-cooks-hands/#comments Wed, 19 Sep 2012 05:59:04 +0000 Andy Lee http://krod.com/?p=77843 The proponents of a downtown El Paso baseball park stood and cheered as if they were witnessing a game winning home run when the El Paso City Council voted to enter into a contract with the Mountain Star Sports Group.

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]]> http://krod.com/future-of-downtown-ballpark-now-lies-in-mayor-cooks-hands/feed/ 0 Courtesy of elpasotexas.gov Play Ball El Paso: MountainStar Rallies Support [VIDEO] http://krod.com/play-ball-el-paso-mountainstar-sports-spokesman-talks-about-rally-video/ http://krod.com/play-ball-el-paso-mountainstar-sports-spokesman-talks-about-rally-video/#comments Tue, 18 Sep 2012 05:32:26 +0000 Duke Keith http://krod.com/?p=77634 The "Play Ball, El Paso" rally drew a few hundred El Pasoans to Cleveland Square downtown in front of City Hall in a show of support for the downtown baseball stadium project. MountainStar Sports spokesman Steffen Poessiger talked about the rally and the issues behind it.

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]]> http://krod.com/play-ball-el-paso-mountainstar-sports-spokesman-talks-about-rally-video/feed/ 0 Downtown El Paso Ballpark: Next Tuesday's Big Vote http://krod.com/downtown-el-paso-ballpark-next-tuesdays-big-vote/ http://krod.com/downtown-el-paso-ballpark-next-tuesdays-big-vote/#comments Thu, 13 Sep 2012 16:14:36 +0000 Steve Kaplowitz http://krod.com/?p=76987 When City Council approved the new $50 million downtown ballpark with a 6-2 vote on June 26th, it seemed like a foregone conclusion that Triple-A baseball was coming to El Paso by 2014. However, with mounting opposition to the ballpark's City Hall location, there is a growing concern that plans to build the new stadium might get scrapped.

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]]> http://krod.com/downtown-el-paso-ballpark-next-tuesdays-big-vote/feed/ 0 Courtesy of Populous Alan Shubert City Engineer For The City Of El Paso On 600 ESPN El Paso [AUDIO] http://krod.com/alan-shubert-city-engineer-for-the-city-of-el-paso-on-600-espn-el-paso-audio/ http://krod.com/alan-shubert-city-engineer-for-the-city-of-el-paso-on-600-espn-el-paso-audio/#comments Wed, 29 Aug 2012 16:12:13 +0000 Chad Middleton http://krod.com/?p=73907 City Engineer Alan Shubert was on SportsTalk Tuesday to discuss the new downtown ballpark and the questions that everyone has about the placement.

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]]> http://krod.com/alan-shubert-city-engineer-for-the-city-of-el-paso-on-600-espn-el-paso-audio/feed/ 0 This is the proposed site of the downtown ballpark. (Photo courtesy of elpasotimes.com) Political Baseball: Crowd Lashes Out at Byrd, Ballpark [OPINION] http://krod.com/political-baseball-crowd-lashes-out-at-byrd-ballpark/ http://krod.com/political-baseball-crowd-lashes-out-at-byrd-ballpark/#comments Fri, 24 Aug 2012 20:54:56 +0000 Duke Keith http://krod.com/?p=72692 The conference room at the Nolan Richardson Rec Center was almost packed. Seeing two of El Paso's finest in uniform was a clue as to how this would go, as was the fact that there was a lot more gray hair in the audience than any other color

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]]> http://krod.com/political-baseball-crowd-lashes-out-at-byrd-ballpark/feed/ 0 Duke Keith 'On The Sidelines' Podcast 07/03/12 [AUDIO] http://krod.com/on-the-sidelines-podcast-070412-audio/ http://krod.com/on-the-sidelines-podcast-070412-audio/#comments Wed, 04 Jul 2012 05:11:39 +0000 Chad Middleton http://krod.com/?p=61762 Thank you for a taking a time out to join me for a Tuesday edition of 'On The Sidelines'!!

Thank you so much for listening!!

Tonight's show topics include: Would you stop supporting your team because another moved in, NBA, MLB, the downtown ballpark and soccer

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]]> http://krod.com/on-the-sidelines-podcast-070412-audio/feed/ 0 Chad Middleton kisses the ground of The Old Course at St. Andrews, Scotland 'On The Sidelines' Podcast 06/27/12 [AUDIO] http://krod.com/on-the-sidelines-podcast-062712-audio/ http://krod.com/on-the-sidelines-podcast-062712-audio/#comments Thu, 28 Jun 2012 04:09:47 +0000 Chad Middleton http://krod.com/?p=60798 Welcome to the last show of the week!!

Because of my obligations to Street Fest 2012, I will not be able to do a show tomorrow or Friday.

Thank you for listening and thank you for taking a time out to join me, 'On The Sidelines'!!

Show topics for tonight include: More on AAA baseball coming to El Paso, competitive eater Stephanie Torres, Euros 2012, and the NBA Draft

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]]> http://krod.com/on-the-sidelines-podcast-062712-audio/feed/ 0 Photo by: Johnnie Walker Triple A Baseball – What's Next? http://krod.com/triple-a-baseball-whats-next/ http://krod.com/triple-a-baseball-whats-next/#comments Wed, 27 Jun 2012 21:17:11 +0000 Steve Kaplowitz http://krod.com/?p=60756 Now that City Council approved the new downtown ballpark by a 6-2 vote, some people are wondering what's next?

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]]> http://krod.com/triple-a-baseball-whats-next/feed/ 0 This is the proposed site of the downtown ballpark. (Photo courtesy of elpasotimes.com) The City of El Paso and the MountainStar Sports Group Will Enter a Partnership: What does that mean? http://krod.com/the-city-of-el-paso-and-the-mountainstar-sports-group-will-enter-a-partnership-what-does-that-mean/ http://krod.com/the-city-of-el-paso-and-the-mountainstar-sports-group-will-enter-a-partnership-what-does-that-mean/#comments Wed, 27 Jun 2012 20:54:20 +0000 Andy Lee http://krod.com/?p=60746 Now that the city council has passed a proposal to build a downtown ballpark, a lot of people are wondering, 'who will pay for what?'

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]]> http://krod.com/the-city-of-el-paso-and-the-mountainstar-sports-group-will-enter-a-partnership-what-does-that-mean/feed/ 0 Courtesy of Western Refining. 'On The Sidelines' Podcast 06/26/12 [AUDIO] http://krod.com/on-the-sidelines-podcast-062612-audio/ http://krod.com/on-the-sidelines-podcast-062612-audio/#comments Wed, 27 Jun 2012 03:12:24 +0000 Chad Middleton http://krod.com/?p=60502 What a day in El Paso!! Thank you for taking a time out to to join me, 'On The Sidelines'!!

The downtown stadium was APPROVED!!

And one more thing, I am not happy about this "committee" choosing the 4 teams in the play-offs

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]]> http://krod.com/on-the-sidelines-podcast-062612-audio/feed/ 0 Chad Middleton kisses the ground of The Old Course at St. Andrews, Scotland UTEP President Diana Natalicio's Letter in Support of Triple A Baseball in El Paso http://krod.com/utep-president-diana-natalicios-letter-in-support-of-triple-a-baseball-in-el-paso/ http://krod.com/utep-president-diana-natalicios-letter-in-support-of-triple-a-baseball-in-el-paso/#comments Tue, 26 Jun 2012 21:32:35 +0000 Andy Lee http://krod.com/?p=60477 UTEP President Dr. Diana Natalicio has never hidden her love of baseball, especially her beloved St. Louis Cardinals.  I don't know if this is still the case, but for years her business card looked more like a baseball trading card

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]]> http://krod.com/utep-president-diana-natalicios-letter-in-support-of-triple-a-baseball-in-el-paso/feed/ 0 Image courtesty of utep.edu City Rep. Eddie Holguin Discusses Why He Will Vote Against the Downtown Stadium Proposal [Audio] http://krod.com/city-rep-eddie-holguin-discusses-why-he-will-vote-against-the-downtown-stadium-proposal-audio/ http://krod.com/city-rep-eddie-holguin-discusses-why-he-will-vote-against-the-downtown-stadium-proposal-audio/#comments Tue, 26 Jun 2012 04:40:15 +0000 Andy Lee http://krod.com/?p=60315 Eddie is not necessarily against the building of a new ballpark, he just has a lot of questions when it comes to demolishing and rebuilding city hall.

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]]> http://krod.com/city-rep-eddie-holguin-discusses-why-he-will-vote-against-the-downtown-stadium-proposal-audio/feed/ 0 District 6 representative Eddie Holguin will not vote for the proposal to approve funding for a downtown ballpark. (Photo courtesy of facebook.com/eddie.j.holguin) 'On The Sidelines' Podcast 06/25/12 [AUDIO] http://krod.com/on-the-sidelines-podcast-062512-audio/ http://krod.com/on-the-sidelines-podcast-062512-audio/#comments Tue, 26 Jun 2012 02:50:46 +0000 Chad Middleton http://krod.com/?p=60283 Happy sports Monday!! I hope everyone had a fantastic weekend and thank you for taking a time out to join me, 'On The Sidelines'!!

It is my sisters Birthday today!! Happy Birthday Alyssa!!!

Tonights show topics include: The downtown ballpark, NASCAR, PGA TOUR, NBA and yes

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]]> http://krod.com/on-the-sidelines-podcast-062512-audio/feed/ 0 Photo by: Johnnie Walker Could Affiliated Minor League Baseball Return to El Paso? http://krod.com/could-affiliated-minor-league-baseball-return-to-el-paso/ http://krod.com/could-affiliated-minor-league-baseball-return-to-el-paso/#comments Wed, 20 Jul 2011 23:01:20 +0000 Steve Kaplowitz http://krod.com/?p=5424 It looks like El Paso could be back in the conversation regarding a return of affiliated Minor League Baseball. In yesterday's San Diego Union Tribune article, reporters Bill Center and Michelle Breier reported that Padres CEO Jeff Moorad will sell his team's Triple-A franchise if a new ballpark is not built in Escondido, Califiornia. Last year, Moorad beat out an El Paso ownership group and purchased the Padres Triple-A franchise from Portland Beavers owner M

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]]> http://krod.com/could-affiliated-minor-league-baseball-return-to-el-paso/feed/ 0 Cohen Stadium, built in 1990 and home of the El Paso Diablos. Photo courtesy of diablos.com