Fifth Third Ballpark Fire

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Fifth Third Ballpark Fire

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Not Cards-related, but the West Michigan Whitecaps' ballpark had a bad fire yesterday. They are the Tigers' affiliate in the Midwest League.

Article about it:
http://mwltraveler.com/2014/01/03/major ... -ballpark/

Slideshow with photos:
http://photos.mlive.com/4469/gallery/fi ... ex.html#/0
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They are supposed to host the MWL All-Star Game this year. They are saying they are going to rebuild as best they can and use it for opening day. The field is OK, but one clubhouse and a ton of suites are gone or badly damaged.

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If it's anything like our minor league team around here they have until June to really do the work. Crowds are pretty sparse-ish until Memorial Day.

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jim wrote:If it's anything like our minor league team around here they have until June to really do the work. Crowds are pretty sparse-ish until Memorial Day.
Yeah, general crowd-wise it probably won't be a big deal. Those luxury suites are sold for the whole season and are a big source of their income though. They will have to discount those (or something) for those sponsors that bought those this year. I wonder if insurance also helps them with lost revenue and not just building repairs. In the big scheme probably not a big deal, but definitely a pain and a hit to them this season.

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They got it mostly rebuilt in time for their opening day it sounds like:
http://rivergrandrapids.com/watch-a-tim ... -ballpark/

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