Cheney renovation manager files claim against Tacoma for $2.4M over his firing
The former manager of the city’s Cheney Stadium renovation project has filed a $2.4 million claim against the City of Tacoma, contending he was wrongfully blamed and fired this year when controversy emerged over the project.
The death of Seattle Mariners outfielder Greg Halman left sports fans in the Northwest in shock Monday, and as tributes poured in from those who knew him, the details of his killing only seemed to deepen the loss.
Column as I see ’em …
The Tacoma Rainiers doomed themselves to a losing record Saturday, but they also set a franchise record in the stands.
New Seattle Mariners outfielder Trayvon Robinson was an exception to the rule. His former team, the Albuquerque Isotopes, play in one of the best hitting environments in professional baseball.
A long-planned 50-cent fee on tickets to Tacoma Rainiers games will start hitting fans in the 2012 season, a year after the renovated Cheney Stadium opened for baseball.
A long-planned 50-cent fee on tickets to Tacoma Rainiers games will start hitting fans in the 2012 season, a year after the renovated Cheney Stadium opened for baseball. After City Council members questioned why it wasn't in effect for the 2011 season, city officials notified the Rainiers Saturday it would charge the so-called facility fee starting in 2012 for baseball games – and starting Monday for other ticketed events.
SALT LAKE CITY – The Tacoma Rainiers may have lost Sunday evening to the Salt Lake Bees, but at least they did so in a creative fashion.
Many great players have appeared at Cheney Stadium over the years, and a glance at the rosters for Tuesday’s Major League Baseball All-Star Game reveals that the ballpark continues to showcase premiere talent.
A year ago, the Cheney Stadium fences wouldn’t have allowed it to be a home run. It might not have even been a double with big Luis Jimenez’s speed, or lack thereof.
The Seattle Mariners promoted a pair of infield prospects within their minor league system this week.
WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. – The Tacoma Rainiers’ hopes of a series sweep on the road against the best team in the Pacific Coast League were dashed by the Sacramento River Cats, who picked up an 11-4 win on Saturday night.
WEST SACRAMENTO – After Luke French walked a career-high eight batters in his last start, the Tacoma Rainiers were uncertain what they were going to get from their starting pitcher Friday night at Raley Field.
The Tacoma Rainiers continued their trend of putting together big innings, this time scoring six runs in the top of the first on the way to a 16-8 victory over the Tucson Padres on Sunday night.
Clay Huntington, the sports and civic icon whose contributions ranged from wooing Triple-A baseball to Tacoma in 1960 to the formation of the Tacoma Athletic Commission, died Wednesday at Allenmore Hospital.
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