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The Business of Baseball

Going to the baseball stadium is no longer just about catching the game on the field, but rather the overall ball park "experience." SF Giants Chief Operating Officer Larry Baer says at AT&T Ball Park, stadium sales account for up to 65% of overall team revenues. From new luxury boxes,...

Tags: team, sales, game

Videos 2008-05-07

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Giants announce array of fan enticements for hallmark season

SAN FRANCISCO -- Is there life for the San Francisco Giants after Barry Bonds? Team executives announced a range of fan enticements Wednesday, from new food to a variety of events to fill seats at AT&T Park during the Giants' 50th season in San Francisco. Catfish...

Articles 2008-03-27

Perks await Giants fans at AT&T

SAN FRANCISCO -- Baseball fans will be able to indulge in far more than peanuts and popcorn this year at AT&T Park. Catfish po' boy sandwiches and Irish quesadillas with corned beef are among the new culinary items available at the ballpark, as the San Francisco...

Articles 2008-03-27

No stars, but plenty of bells, whistles

SAN FRANCISCO -- Is there life for the San Francisco Giants after Barry Bonds? Team executives announced a range of fan enticements Wednesday, from new food to a variety of events to fill seats at AT&T Park during the Giants' 50th season in San Francisco. Catfish...

Articles 2008-03-27

Perks await Giants fans during hallmark season

SAN FRANCISCO -- Baseball fans will be able to indulge in far more than peanuts and popcorn this year at AT&T Park. Catfish po' boy sandwiches and Irish quesadillas with corned beef are among the new culinary items available at the ballpark, as the San Francisco...

Articles 2008-03-27

New bells, whistles to greet Giants fans in'08

SAN FRANCISCO -- Is there life for the San Francisco Giants after Barry Bonds? Team executives announced a range of fan enticements Wednesday, from new food to a variety of events to fill seats at AT&T Park during the Giants' 50th season in San Francisco. Catfish...

Articles 2008-03-27

Mansbach producing memorable moments

BOB MANSBACH is Larry Baer's biggest fan. But it wasn't always that way. The two San Francisco natives grew up competing against one another at the Jewish Community Center and various summer camps. Later, both targeted the Oakland A's play-by-play announcer job. ...

Articles 2007-10-30

Bonds still can have Giant role

LOS ANGELES -- Barry Bonds still has a future contract with the Giants, even if it's not the kind he wanted. Bonds holds a 10-year personal services contract with the club, which was tacked onto the five-year, $90million extension he signed after the record-setting 2001 season....

Articles 2007-09-28

John Baer | Summer ends, but not politics

SINCE THE END of summer can be glum - though brightened by Karl Rove leaving the White House today - here's a few things to look forward to as the season starts to turn. First, and probably immediately, we get to watch that "not gay" Idaho senator, Larry Craig,...

Articles 2007-08-31

Friday sports mailbag

Fingers crossed THERE IS no way that this guy should be on the field for the Giants next year (especially given that there's no DH in the NL). But any team that would give Barry Zito a really long- term, expensive contract that they won't be able to get out...

Articles 2007-08-10

McCovey Cove makes big splash in baseball world

SAN FRANCISCO -- As they stumped through the city seeking voter approval for a new ballpark in 1996, San Francisco Giants executives Peter Magowan and Larry Baer had a unique tool at their disposal -- the image of home runs splashing into the bay. No major league stadium...

Articles 2007-07-10

A big freeze at the head table

DARTING HERE and there ... -Oh, to be a salt shaker at the head table for the Fox SportsNet baseball luncheon Thursday featuring Bud Selig, Lew Wolff, John Fisher, Mike Crowley, Peter Magowan, Larry Baer, Ron Dellums and Gavin Newsom. Just walking past that table you...

Articles 2007-02-10

Bonds, Giants make it official

SAN FRANCISCO -- After signing a one-year, $15.8 million contract Monday with the Giants, Barry Bonds mostly skirted the issues that prolonged negotiations for his deal. Under the agreement, Bonds' pair of personal trainers won't be allowed in the clubhouse. That was known to be a...

Articles 2007-01-30

Charles Colarusso.(Obituaries)(Obituary)(Brief article)

TV producer Charles Colarusso died on his 72nd birthday, Dec. 7, in Los Angeles, of complications from a stroke. His death came less than three months after that of his partner of 43 years, Emmy-winning writer-producer Art Baer, who coincidentally died on...

Articles 2006-12-14

Giants' brass sits down with Acta

SAN FRANCISCO -- Manny Acta's world tour stopped in San Francisco on Monday, where he spent several hours with Giants officials discussing the club's managerial vacancy. Acta interviewed with Giants General Manager Brian Sabean and special assistant Pat Dobson at a downtown hotel. They dropped by...

Articles 2006-10-24

Giants’ CEO will be glad when circus ends

Maybe it was a coincidence that Giants boss Larry Baer made his presence known at Citizens Bank Park tonight. Perhaps he just wanted a front row seat to the traveling circus that his team has been dragging along lately. With leftfielder Barry Bonds on the cusp of eclipsing...

Articles 2006-05-07

'Walk the Line,' 'Without a Trace,' 'Saturday Night Live,' 'Reba,' 'Guiding Light,' 'ABC World News Tonight' Receive Prism Nods; Neal Baer Receives Larry Stewart Leadership & Inspiration Award.

Byline: Entertainment Industries Council LOS ANGELES, April 27 AScribe Newswire -- The winners of the 10th Annual PRISM Awards were announced today at a gala dinner at the Beverly Hills Hotel. Presented by the Entertainment Industries Council, Inc. EIC, in partnership with the...

Articles 2006-04-27

Television Producer Neal Baer to Be Honored With Larry Stewart Leadership & Inspiration Award at 10th Annual Prism Awards.

Byline: Entertainment Industries Council LOS ANGELES, April 10 AScribe Newswire -- The Entertainment Industries Council, Inc., EIC will present Dr. Neal Baer, Executive Producer of the NBC television series "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit," with the Larry Stewart Leadership & Inspiration ...

Articles 2006-04-10

Giants say they will honor Bonds' record-breaking homers

The San Francisco Giants will celebrate appropriately if Barry Bonds passes Babe Ruth on the career home run list. Team owner Peter Magowan and executive vice president Larry Baer vowed yesterday to honor the organization's star player while also reiterating their commitment to cooperate with the commissioner's office...

Articles 2006-03-15

Here's one man's vote: Less noise, more music

ONE IRRITANT of modern campaigns is constant noise from candidate spokesmen/spokeswomen sniping at opponents. Take the Rick Santorum-Bob Casey race. Vince Galko of the Santorum camp almost daily says nasty stuff about Casey: He's "hypocritical" for criticizing the Legislature's pay raise while taking his full $134,000...

Articles 2006-03-09