In an editorial, the Appeal-Democrat blasts away at the Marysville Gold Sox (Independent, Summer Collegiate) because the team is pushing back against the city’s request for an increase in its annual payment to use Colusa Casino Stadium. We think the newspaper is out of its mind claiming the city is “subsidizing a private business,” when the team is already paying a whopping $40,000 a year to use a horribly out-of-date, erector-set ballpark. It sounds like it’s city is looking for a subsidy. Read more here.
Tag Archives: Horizon Air Summer Series
Newspaper Blasts Gold Sox Over Ballpark Dispute
Filed under Lease & Contracts, Money & Financials
Gold Sox Announce New Ballpark Naming Rights Partner
The independent summer collegiate Marysville Gold Sox (Horizon Air Summer Series) announced this past week that the team will play the 2015 season at Colusa Casino Stadium after Colusa Casino Resort purchased the naming rights to the ballpark. Read more here.
Marysville Gold Sox: Unique Model, Continued Success
Tom Lininger purchased the summer collegiate Marysville Gold Sox (formerly Yuba-Sutter Gold Sox) from Bob Bavasi back in 2007, and the franchise hasn’t skipped a beat. Except for a single two-game road trip, the Gold Sox continue to play a very unique 46-game home-only schedule as part of its Horizon Air Summer Series at Appeal-Democrat Park. Read more here.
Filed under League & Franchise
Gold Sox Stay Strong, Independent
The Marysville (CA) Gold Sox (formerly Yuba-Sutter Gold Sox) have been operating as an indy summer collegiate club with most games played at home for quite some time now. With an average per game attendance of around 1,300 over 44 home dates, the Gold Sox probably won’t be giving up their Continue reading
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