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Baseball’s High-Octane Love Affair
Baseball’s High-Octane Love Affair
Baseball, meet NASCAR and the NHRA. Here's a break down of how the Dodgers, Red Sox, and Diamondbacks not only follow motorsports, they're part of it.
Class-A Salem Avalanche Change Name to Salem Red Sox
Class-A Salem Avalanche Change Name to Salem Red Sox
bizofbaseball.com — Today, Fenway Sports Group announced today the renaming of the Class-A Salem Avalanche to the Salem Red... Sox . FSG, a group owned by the Boston Red Sox, purchased the then Houston Astros affiliated Advanced Carolina League team in December of last year . The newly named club will switch its ... (more) Class-A Salem Avalanche Change Name to Salem Red Sox
D-Backs Execs, NASCAR Owners to Cut Jobs at Hall of Fame Racing
D-Backs Execs, NASCAR Owners to Cut Jobs at Hall of Fame Racing
bizofbaseball.com — As we reported yesterday, there is a love affair going on between motorsports and MLB owners ,... with Arizona Diamondbacks CEO Jeff Moorad and COO Tom Garfinkel being majority owners of Hall of Fame Racing. As reported yesterday, while there is interest in auto racing, all professional sports ... (more) D-Backs Execs, NASCAR Owners to Cut Jobs at Hall of Fame ...
Red Sox Freeze Ticket Prices for First Time in 14 Years
Red Sox Freeze Ticket Prices for First Time in 14 Years
bizofbaseball.com — If you don’t think the economy isn’t being watched by MLB clubs, take this news as a... sure sign that they are. The Boston Red Sox today announced the team is holding prices at 2008 levels for all existing seats and standing room tickets available to the public at Fenway Park for the 2009 ... (more) Red Sox Freeze Ticket Prices for First Time in 14 Years
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Gentlemen Start Your Engines (and open your pocketbooks)
ShysterBall — Maury notes that baseball guys are getting more and more interested in auto racing. Meanwhile, SI's Brant James notes that auto racing could be in deep doo-doo as the result of the financial crisis. So, if you're wondering why your team can't sign that big free agent, blame ownership's love affair with the vroom-vroom.

ESPN and BCS Reach Four-Year Agreement
The Biz of Football :: Part of the Business of Sports Network — ... Sponsor Cloudy After Exiting From U.S. Express-Delivery Market - The Biz of Baseball MLB.com Reaches Agreement with Adobe Systems. Ends Deal with Microsoft for Silverlight - The Biz of Baseball Citi Field Name Safe, According to Mets - The Biz of Baseball Psst. I'll Trade Ya. Mark Cuban Charged with Insider Trading - The Biz of Baseball Baseball’s High-Octane Love Affair - The Biz of Baseball ...

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