Word: ballparks
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...dropped its second Beanpot contest, 9-5, to Boston College (23-12, 5-3 ACC), failing to hold up late after building a 3-2 lead. Still, Harvard coach Joe Walsh did not blame his squad’s defeat on the distraction of playing in a big league ballpark...
...then-owner Bill Veeck noticed the impromptu choir. The following game, he outfitted Caray's booth with a secret microphone, and a tradition was born. Caray eventually moved to Wrigley Field with the Chicago Cubs, bringing his seventh-inning singing with him; today, the tradition happens in almost every ballpark. "Take Me Out to the Ballgame" is believed to be one of the most performed songs in America, behind "Happy Birthday" and "The Star Spangled Banner...
...same time, some houses are still overvalued. Economists disagree by how much, and the answer changes from region to region. Houses in Cleveland are undoubtedly cheap. They could use some new home buyers there. But if we're still not in the ballpark of normality overall--and certain market watchers think we might see prices drop an additional 10% to 15% nationally before this thing is over--then spending billions to spur on buyers won't be a magical fix. "To prop up prices above fundamentally justified levels is throwing good money after bad," says Joe Gyourko, professor of real...
Silverman said the team’s success this year has raised the team’s profile in Tampa Bay, and with the future looking brighter, the team will continue its push for a new ballpark...
Even their ballpark is a sentimental favorite. With Yankee Stadium shutting down this season, Chicago's Wrigley Field joins Boston's Fenway Park as the only quirky, old-school ball field left in the game. Shouldn't its ivy walls and Bleacher Bums finally be treated to a World Series victory...