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MLB and MiLb problems

The city of Hartford's investment in the Downtown North development, which includes construction of the Dunkin' Donuts Park baseball stadium, exceeds $102 million to date, according to an audit from Hartford's Internal Audit Commission released publicly Friday. Originally priced at $56 million for initial construction funding and bonded at $63.3 million, the unfinished stadium's pricetag has now jumped to $71.7 million, the audit said. For the overall Downtown North development, which includes road work, engineering and other infrastructure work, the total costs to the city are $102.5 million to date, the audit report said. That $102 million does not include...

Monday, the regular season ends for minor league baseball fans. (With the exception of the Pioneer League, which ends on Tuesday.) There are still more than half a dozen races going down to the last day of play. Teams still trying to clinch include the El Paso Chihuahuas and the Asheville Tourists. If we look at the top 5 levels of the minors (AAA, AA, A+, A-, A short): Most MLB clubs (20) have one or two affiliates making the playoffs. SIX MLB clubs have ZERO affiliates currently in the playoffs (ATL, WASH, MIA, COL, LAA, BOS). FOUR clubs have...