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darkcloud4579 · 02-25-2004, 10:36 PM

The baseball owners hired former National League President Leonard Hamilton as the next Commissioner of baseball. Hamilton came up with the idea to retire Jackie Robinson’s #42 on every major league, a move that was replicated in hockey for Wayne Gretzky.

The owners approved the Oakland A’s proposal to move to Portland, Oregon beginning at the end of the 2008 season. “We’re appreciative that the owners could see that this move was beneficial for our club and baseball as a whole,” said A’s owner Steve Schott.

The defending World Series champion Florida Marlins are also on the move, returning National League baseball to Brooklyn, NY for the first time since the Dodgers moved in the 1950s. The team will play at an expanded Keyspan Park and the Brooklyn Cyclones minor league club will relocate. The team will play temporarily at Shea Stadium in 2009, before moving to their new park in 2010. The Mets will build a new ballpark, tentatively named Chase Manhattan Field, construction will begin in 2009.

The Yankees are considering plans for a new home ballpark, as are the Boston Red Sox, who have a tentative agreement for a new ballpark in Roxbury, much to the dismay of many of their fans, who wanted the park to be located at its current home. “Fenway Park is a landmark. A first-class ballclub needs a first class ballpark,” said owner John Henry.

02-25-2004, 10:36 PM	#92
darkcloud4579 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 8,659	OWNERS HIRE NEW COMMISSIONER The baseball owners hired former National League President Leonard Hamilton as the next Commissioner of baseball. Hamilton came up with the idea to retire Jackie Robinson’s #42 on every major league, a move that was replicated in hockey for Wayne Gretzky. The owners approved the Oakland A’s proposal to move to Portland, Oregon beginning at the end of the 2008 season. “We’re appreciative that the owners could see that this move was beneficial for our club and baseball as a whole,” said A’s owner Steve Schott. The defending World Series champion Florida Marlins are also on the move, returning National League baseball to Brooklyn, NY for the first time since the Dodgers moved in the 1950s. The team will play at an expanded Keyspan Park and the Brooklyn Cyclones minor league club will relocate. The team will play temporarily at Shea Stadium in 2009, before moving to their new park in 2010. The Mets will build a new ballpark, tentatively named Chase Manhattan Field, construction will begin in 2009. The Yankees are considering plans for a new home ballpark, as are the Boston Red Sox, who have a tentative agreement for a new ballpark in Roxbury, much to the dismay of many of their fans, who wanted the park to be located at its current home. “Fenway Park is a landmark. A first-class ballclub needs a first class ballpark,” said owner John Henry.