600 ESPN EL PASO » triple a baseball http://krod.com ESPN and 600 ESPN El Paso, the leaders in sports in El Paso and the world! Tue, 18 Jun 2013 22:45:22 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Mountain Star Sports Group Gives Additional $12.1M Funding For New Ballpark http://krod.com/mountain-star-sports-group-increases-funding-for-new-ballpark/ http://krod.com/mountain-star-sports-group-increases-funding-for-new-ballpark/#comments Thu, 13 Jun 2013 17:27:03 +0000 Steve Kaplowitz http://krod.com/?p=126547 For the last few weeks, many people have wondered what the final version of the new downtown ballpark will look like. City Engineer Alan Shubert has insisted that the new stadium will exceed the $40 million that was budgeted for its construction and alluded to the fact that the designers would have to reconfigure the ballpark if they were unable to secure the additional funding needed

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]]> http://krod.com/mountain-star-sports-group-increases-funding-for-new-ballpark/feed/ 0 Courtesy of ElPasoTripleA.com NBC 9′s Beau Bagley Discusses The Downtown Ballpark Fiasco, The NBA Playoffs, NHL Playoffs, And Mayweather Vs. Alvarez http://krod.com/nbc-9s-beau-bagley-discusses-the-downtown-ballpark-fiasco-the-nba-playoffs-nhl-playoffs-and-mayweather-vs-alvarez/ http://krod.com/nbc-9s-beau-bagley-discusses-the-downtown-ballpark-fiasco-the-nba-playoffs-nhl-playoffs-and-mayweather-vs-alvarez/#comments Fri, 31 May 2013 03:22:07 +0000 Brandon Cohn http://krod.com/?p=124680 Welcome to another edition of Deep Dish Sports with the Iceman Brandon Cohn.

Today's show includes a discussion on the downtown ballpark and how City Hall voted 5-3 to approve $52.8 in bonds to fund the ballpark, and they decided to reject a request for $10 million more

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]]> http://krod.com/nbc-9s-beau-bagley-discusses-the-downtown-ballpark-fiasco-the-nba-playoffs-nhl-playoffs-and-mayweather-vs-alvarez/feed/ 0 The El Paso Downtown Ballpark and The Blame Game http://krod.com/the-el-paso-downtown-ballpark-and-the-blame-game/ http://krod.com/the-el-paso-downtown-ballpark-and-the-blame-game/#comments Wed, 29 May 2013 17:21:08 +0000 Steve Kaplowitz http://krod.com/?p=124405 What will be the long term effect of Tuesday’s 5-3 vote by City Council to approve $52.8 million in bonds to finance the new downtown ballpark? When the Council first approved $50 million to allocate for the stadium last summer, many people felt the amount would cover all of its construction costs

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]]> http://krod.com/the-el-paso-downtown-ballpark-and-the-blame-game/feed/ 0 Courtesy of ElPasoTripleA.com Mountain Star Sports Group President Alan Ledford Announces Name The Team Contest [AUDIO] http://krod.com/mountain-star-sports-group-president-alan-ledford-announces-name-the-team-contest-audio/ http://krod.com/mountain-star-sports-group-president-alan-ledford-announces-name-the-team-contest-audio/#comments Fri, 03 May 2013 06:02:01 +0000 Chad Middleton http://krod.com/?p=120092 With City Hall now down and the site for the ballpark almost cleared and construction about to begin, the process in getting a Triple A Baseball team is beginning.

The President of Mountain Star Sports G

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]]> http://krod.com/mountain-star-sports-group-president-alan-ledford-announces-name-the-team-contest-audio/feed/ 0 Courtesy of Populous El Paso Triple A Baseball Report #1 http://krod.com/el-paso-triple-a-baseball-report-1/ http://krod.com/el-paso-triple-a-baseball-report-1/#comments Wed, 01 May 2013 16:25:40 +0000 Steve Kaplowitz http://krod.com/?p=119626 By this time next season, Triple A baseball will be in El Paso and fans will have a chance to follow the San Diego Padres' affiliate. Every month, I will highlight some of the Padres' players in Double-A and Triple-A that baseball fans can expect to play in El Paso next season

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]]> http://krod.com/el-paso-triple-a-baseball-report-1/feed/ 0 elpasotriplea.com Minor League Baseball Guru John Sickels On 600 ESPN El Paso [AUDIO] http://krod.com/minor-league-baseball-guru-john-sickels-on-600-espn-el-paso-audio/ http://krod.com/minor-league-baseball-guru-john-sickels-on-600-espn-el-paso-audio/#comments Fri, 15 Feb 2013 22:48:25 +0000 Chad Middleton http://krod.com/?p=106101 On Thursday's SportsTalk, we had the pleasure of having the founder and author of The Baseball Prospect Book, John Sickels on to talk some Minor League Baseball.

With the City of El Paso getting a Triple A team next year, Sickels not only touches on the the San Diego Pardes farm system for us but the rest of Minor League Baseball as well

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]]> http://krod.com/minor-league-baseball-guru-john-sickels-on-600-espn-el-paso-audio/feed/ 0 (Courtesy of John Sickels) 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 Pacific Coast League President Branch B. Rickey On 600 ESPN El Paso [AUDIO] http://krod.com/pacific-coast-league-president-branch-b-ricky-on-600-espn-el-paso-audio/ http://krod.com/pacific-coast-league-president-branch-b-ricky-on-600-espn-el-paso-audio/#comments Fri, 12 Oct 2012 23:10:20 +0000 Chad Middleton http://krod.com/?p=83074 At a press conference held yesterday, the owners of Montainstar Sports Group, joined by Branch B. Rickey, President of the Pacific Coast League (PCL), announced the successful close to the rigorous process that brings a Triple-A baseball team to the City

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]]> http://krod.com/pacific-coast-league-president-branch-b-ricky-on-600-espn-el-paso-audio/feed/ 0 (600 ESPN El Paso) This is Your Chance to Name El Paso's Triple-A Team http://krod.com/this-is-your-chance-to-name-el-pasos-triple-a-team/ http://krod.com/this-is-your-chance-to-name-el-pasos-triple-a-team/#comments Fri, 12 Oct 2012 00:19:03 +0000 Crystal Dominguez http://krod.com/?p=82801 Owners of the Mountain Start Sports Group announced the acquisition of the Tucson Padres. The press conference took place at the Plaza Theatre with the presence of Mayor John Cook and a visit from the Pacific Coast League's President, Branch B

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]]> http://krod.com/this-is-your-chance-to-name-el-pasos-triple-a-team/feed/ 0 Elpasotriplea.com The Sale of the Tucson Padres to El Paso Group is now Official http://krod.com/the-sale-of-the-tucson-padres-to-el-paso-group-is-now-official/ http://krod.com/the-sale-of-the-tucson-padres-to-el-paso-group-is-now-official/#comments Thu, 11 Oct 2012 19:51:37 +0000 Andy Lee http://krod.com/?p=82782 As I type this, there is a press conference taking place at the Plaza theater in downtown El Paso. The Mountain Star Sports group, Mayor John Cook, and PCL President Branch Rickey are all on hand to make the official announcement that the sale of the Tucson Padres to the El Paso group is now complete.

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]]> http://krod.com/the-sale-of-the-tucson-padres-to-el-paso-group-is-now-official/feed/ 0 (photo by beau bagley) Get Familiar with Triple-A Baseball and the Pacific Coast League http://krod.com/get-familiar-with-triple-a-baseball-and-the-pacific-coast-league/ http://krod.com/get-familiar-with-triple-a-baseball-and-the-pacific-coast-league/#comments Fri, 21 Sep 2012 02:46:44 +0000 Crystal Dominguez http://krod.com/?p=78413 It hasn't even been 24 hours since Mayor John Cook decided not to veto the vote for a $50 million baseball park after city council voted 4-3 in favor of the contract between the city and Mountain Star Group. So now that it's official that El Paso will play ball, take time to get to know a league that's coming to a downtown near you!

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]]> http://krod.com/get-familiar-with-triple-a-baseball-and-the-pacific-coast-league/feed/ 0 YouTube/SirDestroyAllHumans 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 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 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 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 Will Your Loyalty Change When Triple-A Baseball Arrives? http://krod.com/will-your-loyalty-change-when-triple-a-baseball-arrives/ http://krod.com/will-your-loyalty-change-when-triple-a-baseball-arrives/#comments Fri, 17 Aug 2012 06:55:04 +0000 Crystal Dominguez http://krod.com/?p=70992 When did you become a baseball fan? What's your earliest memory? Why is your team your team? Could that change based on the relocation of another? Come 2014, El Pasoans may shift their loyalty in the major leagues as Triple-A makes its debut.

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]]> http://krod.com/will-your-loyalty-change-when-triple-a-baseball-arrives/feed/ 0 By Crystal Dominguez Icetime – Rangers, Triple-A Baseball, Olympics, and More http://krod.com/icetime-with-brandon-cohn-podcast-8112-audio/ http://krod.com/icetime-with-brandon-cohn-podcast-8112-audio/#comments Wed, 01 Aug 2012 20:31:58 +0000 Brandon Cohn http://krod.com/?p=67266 Welcome to another addition of 'Icetime' with the Iceman Brandon Cohn.

Today's topics include the Pacific Coast League approving the move of  the Tuscon Padres to El Paso, the Olympics, the Rangers aqusition of pitcher Ryan Dempster, and Nationals pitcher Stephen Strasberg

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]]> http://krod.com/icetime-with-brandon-cohn-podcast-8112-audio/feed/ 0 The Iceman in Rome at the Colosseum. El Paso Mayor John Cook Reconsidering His Stance On Triple A Baseball http://krod.com/el-paso-mayor-john-cook-reconsidering-his-stance-on-triple-a-baseball/ http://krod.com/el-paso-mayor-john-cook-reconsidering-his-stance-on-triple-a-baseball/#comments Mon, 09 Jul 2012 21:54:09 +0000 Steve Kaplowitz http://krod.com/?p=62750 When Mayor John Cook spoke publicly to David Crowder from El Paso Inc. about the return of affiliated baseball in El Paso, his comments were not what many expected. Mayor Cook implied that if the new proposed downtown ballpark's Hotel Occupancy Tax funding does not get passed in November, he would veto the entire project.

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]]> http://krod.com/el-paso-mayor-john-cook-reconsidering-his-stance-on-triple-a-baseball/feed/ 0 Courtesy of elpasotexas.gov Updating Steve and Andy's Bets http://krod.com/updating-steve-and-andys-bets/ http://krod.com/updating-steve-and-andys-bets/#comments Tue, 03 Jul 2012 18:38:52 +0000 Andy Lee http://krod.com/?p=61676 Since my arrival at ESPN El Paso in May of 2008, I have engaged Steve in a few wagers.  It started with a lunch bet in the Summer of 2008.  I didn't think Manny Ramirez would be traded from Boston, and Steve was sure he would be traded

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