September 18, 2012 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.
September 13, 2012 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.
August 24, 2012 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...
August 17, 2012 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.
August 1, 2012 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...
July 9, 2012 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.
July 3, 2012 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...
June 30, 2012 The future of affiliated baseball and a El Paso downtown ballpark is now in the hands of Minor League baseball. Yesterday in Dallas, Mountain Star Sports Group presented to the Pacific League their plan to bring Triple A baseball to El Paso.
June 29, 2012 Leonard Martinez at kvia.com first broke this story, but the website elpasopadres.com was created on June 7th and registered to Franklin Mountain Management...
June 27, 2012 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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