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Ballpark Digest Podcast for March 26, 2008

Ballpark Digest Editor Kevin Reichard and Senior Editor Dave Wright discuss the latest trends in ballparks and the baseball community. This week: the 2008 season begins with a huge whimper in Japan; Nationals Park is set to open next weekend; Legends Field gets a new name; and how the Great Lakes Loons will control media coverage after buying a radio station.

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This week's topics: the state of Illinois sets forth the ground rules for acquiring Wrigley Field; three new ballpark names for 2008; the Marlins get government approval of a new ballpark-funding scheme; and assorted ballpark news from Florida.

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This week we're heavy on the pork, as we discuss the Lehigh Valley IronPigs and the Marlins' new Manatees dance line. We also discuss the latest in Wrigley Field news, visit Hayes Stadium, the new home of the Charlotte 49ers, and look at the prospects of minor-league ball in an unlikely dome.

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This week's topics: Cubs fans react poorly to the team's short-term business plan; Knights fans react positively to news of a new ballpark; the Reds react with disappointment at the postponement of an Ed Smith Stadium renovation; and Richmond officials react angrily to the move of the Richmond Braves.

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This week's topics: Lumps of coal for spring-training fans; one final run at Al Lang Field; baseball returns to Charlotte; naming-rights deals in DC, and notes from the Winter Meetings.

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This week's topics: Lew Wolff is frustrated by the slow pace of the Oakland A's ballpark development; Rockies fans are frustrated by ticketing snafus; loyal fans are frustrated by the move of team broadcasts up and down the dial; the Portland Beavers may be frustrated by Major League Soccer; and NBC is frustrated in competing with MLB.

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This week's topics: Oh, Canada!; Billings prepares for the end of Cobb Field; and Jeff Nelson makes a triumphant comeback to the diamond.

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This week's topics: two opposing stories of city governments and ballparks; upgrading the facilities in the Pioneer League; yet another life for Tiger Stadium; and a final warning about the impending Ballpark Digest awards.

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This week we announce the winners of the first annual Ballpark Digest awards for best new ballpark, best renovated ballpark, best operators and an award of distinction.

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This week's topics: Kevin Costner makes the case for Rosenblatt Stadium but the NCAA has a different idea, it's farewell for baseball at Washington's RFK Stadium, Reno says it's time to play ball, an anniversary many Brooklyn Dodgers fans would like to forget and the latest trend in baby names -- naming your child after your favorite team's home playground.

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This week's topics: a Diamond (Jaxx) sale; a change at the top of Minor League Baseball; the curious status of the new Oakland ballpark; international relations taking a hit; some news from the heartland; and a lament for Skip Caray.

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