Baseball field was basically a gift from the Mets (their minor league team needed a place to play while their new stadium was being built in Coney Island).What a disaster SJU is in regards to upgrading alumni hall. we have a solid endowment. We built a baseball and soccer field in the last 25 years but failed to upgrade our home court in in any significant way.
Really? I never heard that before.nyc paid for the baseball field. not the mets.
Regardless they built other buildings on campus without upgrading alumni hall .
Pretty much on target except it was the City that made the deal. The school was working on a deal to rehabilitate and take over a baseball field on the Creedmore Psychiatric Hospital grounds while Mayor Giuliani was working with the Yankees and Mets on bringing minor league teams to the city. The Cyclone’s stadium in Brooklyn was as you said not going to be ready in time for their inaugural year and the city worked out a deal with St. John’s. The City paid for it, the Cyclones used it for their first year and their season didn’t start until the only games left to play in college baseball was the College World Series in Omaha. Local community and leagues were also able to use the field. Other private donations paid for other amenitie.Baseball field was basically a gift from the Mets (their minor league team needed a place to play while their new stadium was being built in Coney Island).
Money for the soccer stadium was donated by the Belson family.
Nassau Coliseum would probably be the cheapest to rent.Say it was decided they would do a complete test down/rebuild of CA to upgrade the facility. I wonder where the team would play home games until the new arena is complete. (assuming they can't play every game at MSG)
CreedmoorPretty much on target except it was the City that made the deal. The school was working on a deal to rehabilitate and take over a baseball field on the Creedmore Psychiatric Hospital grounds while Mayor Giuliani was working with the Yankees and Mets on bringing minor league teams to the city. The Cyclone’s stadium in Brooklyn was as you said not going to be ready in time for their inaugural year and the city worked out a deal with St. John’s. The City paid for it, the Cyclones used it for their first year and their season didn’t start until the only games left to play in college baseball was the College World Series in Omaha. Local community and leagues were also able to use the field. Other private donations paid for other amenitie.