Triple A Baseball in El Paso…will it happen? The El Paso City Council has a very big decision to render this Tuesday morning. Today 
will decide whether the city elects to move forward with a plan that will set into the motion a Triple A baseball team calling El Paso home. Much of the controversy has been over the proposed demolition of city hall. The nay sayers are very vocal even though they are very few. The supporters were fairly quiet, up until a week ago, because they thought the term sheet approved in June was commitment by the city…Emma Acosta decided to possibly become a flip flopper and threw what was once thought to be a for sure vote into a maybe/maybe not.
Last evening, I attended the pro baseball rally at Cleveland Square Park where there were hundreds of adults and children…all in support of the stadium. It was a great site to see and a sign of whats to come.
What’s at stake if todays vote doesn’t go through?
- More than probable chance that El Paso loses on not only this Triple A Franchise, but also any future pro franchise
- Stifled development not only downtown but in other parts of the city
- Maybe a loss in support from large benefactors such as Paul Foster and the Hunt Family
Here’s the deal…opportunities like the one presented today only come around ever couple decades….we can’t afford to pass this up. It is imperative that not only this stadium happen, but also the passage of the quality of life bond in November. El Paso is a growing city that needs to invest in itself and make itself more attractive to those who are thinking of moving here and also those who are thinking of leaving because they feel El Paso isn’t moving forward.
Less than a week ago, a petition was started for El Pasoans wanting to show support for the baseball stadium…it has almost 1300 signatures…in less than a week.
Will El Paso take a step forward or a step backwards today?
My name is David and I am living El Paso.
I’m actually very disappointed in your last few posts. There haven’t just been a few people against it. The ‘future el paso’ page gained 2000 likes in 24 hours. One of their protests lasted an entire week, where they collected 1000+ “valid” signature from actual registered voters. If you’re going to write an article and share it with the world, then be legit. Don’t just tell people what you want them to think. I believe this is the first time this happens on your blog and I’m disappointed.
The great thing about this blog is that you don’t have to agree with everything I have to say Chris. We are both individuals who obviously have differing opinions on this issue. I really want to see this ballpark pass and I want to see the development that will follow as a result of it. In the end, I still love El Paso like you and feel like this is great opportunity to grow the city.
This post was an opinion piece, which means that I am trying to get my point across. What I wrote was and is legitimate. I was at the rally yesterday and there were only a few protesters there while there were hundreds of supporters. Those are the facts. Maybe there are more dissenters but they didn’t come out that particular time.
Whatever happens today, it is still imperative that ALL of us keep a positive attitude about El Paso because we need to keep moving forward…remember this…we have to fight outsiders to convince them that El Paso is a great place to live work and play.
Finally, thank you for reading the blog and your comments…discussion is the healthiest way to debate an issue!
Bring it, only the young (ages of 17-30) and educated (from family incompetence to college education) seem to want this because the old people with all respect do not want the stadium. In reality you need to look at this from all views, like the people who can not read english or speak english, the people who dont like baseball, high school students who want to go out and have fun, college students leaving el paso after and before graduating for a better life besides the job situation, ft.bliss which is growing every year. At the end of the day, all el paso will benefit from el paso and end of discussion. If you want a dave and busters, ESPN Zone, SIx Flags, if you want simon to remodel our malls, more outdoor malls, if you want a new arena, new museums, new restaurants like a Ruby Tuesday, new hotels, a resort in the mountains, socorro to become an old town attraction like the one in Ft.Worth, a soccer stadium for the soccer freaks in El Paso, expand Utep, expand the medical school, expand the airport. The baseball stadium is a HUGE stepping stone for El Paso, I love El Paso and I dont wanna move to Austin or Albuquerque just for a whole foods or trader joes. El Paso needs the stadium to recruit major companies into El Paso and improve the job situation. This is now or never……………my future kids will not live here if El Paso does not change. A Chipotle wont keep me here or Mama Fus. I have been to Austin, San Antonio, DFW, Houston and El Paso has fallen so much behind. We need this to change El Pasos view from east Texas so one day El Paso can attract what everybody wants.
playballlllllllllllll……………… now lets hope the mayor doesn’t veto anything that can harm the deal. So for now, i ask for downtown for 2014 to bring a yardhouse http://www.yardhouse.com/default.aspx, an espn zone if possible or hardrock cafe, joes crab shack, a real european pub, freeworld burrito, dicks last resort, rain forestcafe, texas de brazil and much more around the city. Now the question is, will Simon malls now be taken to the next level like Basett and Sunland Park. Will the fountains fight for restaurants with donwtown or will the eastside compete to win those new bars or restaurants or even the west part of now. Will asarco do something like this Alamo Quarry Market San Antonio Texas http://www.quarrymarket.com/ or like this http://atpearl.com/ Can we get a dave and busters and a Alamo draft house or even an Ipic theaters downtown or at the asarco area. Can professional soccer teams come and play friendlies at the baseball stadium like this http://www.soccernews.com/ac-milan-vs-real-madrid-yankee-stadium-ny-aug-08-2012-tickets-available/96939/