STAN KASTEN RUMORS & GOSSIP
Dodgers' renovations to be finished by Friday
PHOENIX The majority of the renovations at Dodger Stadium will be completed by Friday for the Freeway Series exhibition against the Angels, team President Stan Kasten said.
The Dodgers will have a new clubhouse and there will be new amenities on every level of the stadium.
The team wants to provide improved mobile phone service in the ballpark, but that probably wont be available...
Via Fox Sports West
March 23, 2013
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MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference Live: Stan Kasten, Jonathan Kraft to Future of Ownership
8:30 a.m. ET: The games people play are changing before our eyes, as those on the inside freely admit. Among the factors driving these changes is a deluge of data.
The second and final day of the MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference promises to be full of insights and opinions on how data is changing the sports world.
Owners, staff and officials from the highest ranks of the sports...
Dodgers busy improving aging stadium before season
Having spent more than $200 million to bulk up their starting pitching this winter, the Los Angeles Dodgers are turning their attention to improving the aging stadium they've played in since 1962.
President and CEO Stan Kasten says the goal is to improve the experience for fans while preserving the history of the third-oldest ballpark in the major leagues.
Kasten unveiled the...
Via AP on Fox
January 08, 2013
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Good thing Stan Kasten wasn't allowed to spend Ted Lerner's money the way he wanted to?
Stan Kasten's post-Lerner spending binge continues: Zack Greinke will sign a 6-year, $147 Million deal with Kasten's LA Dodgers.
According to the LA Times, when the Greinke deal becomes official the Dodgers will have more than $220 million in salary commitments on the books for the 2013 season. And that's not including the freshly-inked, 6-year, $36 million deal...
Stan Kasten is happy for the Nats
Hi, Stan.
There's Stan Kasten, above, in a classic AP Photo from 2008 in a nearly finished Nationals Park.
"We'll get the attendance we deserve. ... If we give the fans a reason to support us, they will be here in droves." (Stan Kasten, via Nationals.com, 4/13/2009)
MLB.com's Bill Ladson caught up with the former President of the Nationals...
Dodgers Hot Stove: Payroll Is Non-Issue Going Into July Deadline
Dodgers President Stan Kasten said the Dodgers will be aggressive at the trade deadline, according to Dylan Hernandez. "We're the Dodgers," Kasten said. Kasten goes on to say that the Dodgers have money to spend and are willing to take on salaries if it means they can give up lesser prospects. This makes a lot of sense if you think about it. The Dodgers current...
Kasten returning Dodgers to their roots
In the summer of 1976, a 24-year-old Stan Kasten celebrated his graduation from the Columbia University law school by treating himself to a tour of Major League Baseball parks.
In St. Louis to watch the Cardinals play the Atlanta Braves, Kasten saw Ted Turner, the relatively new owner of the Braves, in the stands, and introduced himself.
"He invited me to write him a letter...
Via Fox Sports West
May 14, 2012
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Dodgers won't operate with set payroll under Kasten
This is how it largely worked for Ned Colletti in recent years: Frank McCourt would give him a number, and then expect the general manager to bring in the team payroll at or under that figure.
So maybe he loses a Hiroki Kuroda because he costs a tad too much, and then tries to make up for it by signing Aaron Harang and Chris Capuano.
Those payroll juggling days, however, may be...
Via Fox Sports West
May 03, 2012
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Stan Kasten already organizing Phillies fan party busses to Los Angeles for July 16th?
(Stan Kasten, as seen on TV during his farewell media tour in 2010. Screen cap via CSNWashington.com)
With reports on Friday of Stan Kasten partnering with Magic Johnson and rich guy Mark Walter in an effort to buy the Dodgers, one has to wonder if Stan had already started organizing Phillies fan party busses to LA for the Dodgers-Phillies series starting July 16? 2,700...
Magic Johnson to bid on Los Angeles Dodgers ownership
It appears that another high-profile celebrity will soon throw in their hat into the bidding war for ownership of the beleaguered Los Angeles Dodgers.
NBA Hall of Famer and Los Angeles Lakers legend Magic Johnson has expressed interest in teaming up with long-time baseball man Stan Kasten, and others, to create a bidding group for the Dodgers.
Stan Kasten has experience in working...
Via FanAttic Network
December 02, 2011
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