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Daily Archive: November 17th, 2008

Where is a Steinbrenner When You Need One?

by Tom Neal on November 17th, 2008 • 23 Comments »

Back in June, I wrote a post here on CW regarding the future status of Woodchucks baseball in Wausau.

The gist of that article was:

The team’s contract with the city expires after next season (2009), and unless the city agrees to pay for significant updates at the ballpark, the team might face a need to relocate. Bill for proposed updates reported in the WDH: $240,000. Question: Is it worth the money?

In today’s (11/17/08) WDH, the issue reappears. This time, the $240,000 upgrade is not mentioned at all. Instead there’s a three-times-larger $798,000 improvement project for the existing park …

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