- 100 points to cover the base cost of Black Sox Park, the new stadium in Calumet City, IL.
- 200 points to cover $20 million of the $50 million cost of the stadium.
I also will pay $15 million from my bonus funds towards that cost, plus $5 million from Huntsville’s cash on hand, for a grand total of $40 million.
The remaining $10 million I’d like to cover with the ballpark payment plan. These payments would start with the Winter Meetings of 2041 and run through 2050. Question for Aaron: If I’m in position to do so, can I pay that debt off sooner? If not, that's fine.
I’ve already written and published three TN’s (here and here and here) about the proposed stadium, so that portion of the requirement is already met.
Specifics of the stadium dimensions and ballpark factors (already run past Matt and previously posted), are:
Ballpark name: Black Sox Park
Type: Open Ballpark
Surface: Grass
Capacity: 35,000
Ballpark Factors:
AVG Overall: .934
AVG LHB: .934
AVG RHB: .934
Doubles: 1.000
Triples: 1.000
Home runs overall: .934
Home runs LHB: .934
Home runs RHB: .934
Distances and Wall Heights
Left line: 352 feet, 10 feet high
Left field: 359 feet, 10 feet high
Left-Center: 365 feet, 10 feet high
Center Field: 410 feet, 5 feet high
Right-Center: 365 feet, 10 feet high
Right field, 368 feet, 10 feet high
Right line, 352 feet, 10 feet high
Here is a ballpark diagram:
Finally, here's a link to the team’s new Uniform and Cap designs.
