Archives for February 22, 2012

‘The mansion, between Bryant and Summer streets, was built in 1900 but was later divided into three parts, with three different addresses on Oakland. The rear unit, 74 Oakland, is also for sale by a different owner, for $699,000.’

‘The average season-ticket price is $58.36 for non-premium seats and the last increase for season tickets was in 2010. An announcement on when single-game tickets will be available will come at a later date, although they have gone on sale in July in previous years.’

‘Let’s just say that Rogers Media, which bought the eight-game series in 2008, isn’t sorry to say good-bye to the biggest mistake since Enron – or the Edsel.’

‘Rogers Media president Keith Pelley said two weekends in August are occupied by Blue Jays homestands and another weekend could feature another undisclosed potential event at Rogers Centre. That left only Sunday, Aug. 26 as an available option for the Bills game.’

‘”We continue to have dialogue, just as we did at the Super Bowl in Indy, and we’re optimistic that an agreement could be reached,” Pelley said. “We’re definitely interested in continuing the relationship with the Bills in Toronto.”‘

‘”We are currently working with Rogers Communications to extend our agreement to play Bills games at Rogers Centre,” said Bills CEO Russ Brandon in a statement announcing the team’s ticket prices for 2012. “Our core goal is to continue to regionalize our franchise and continue our series in Toronto which has served us so well.”‘

‘The Buffalo Bills will have a nine-game schedule at Ralph Wilson Stadium this season. The Bills will play one regular season game at Rogers Centre in Toronto as part of the Bills Toronto Series. The preseason game originally planned for Rogers Centre will be moved to Ralph Wilson Stadium due to scheduling conflicts at the Toronto venue.’