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Binghamton University receives $60M donation to build new baseball stadium


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2 hours ago, ndirish said:

Obviously the donor can designate any program they wish to support, but I think it's kind of ridiculous to pour $60mm into a low level baseball program that will benefit relatively few students. 

You are right.

By the time nice weather comes, the college shuts down for the summer.

Watch to see who gets to skim money off of this donation.

At least $10 million will go toward administrative fees.

 

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Too bad they can't work something out with the Rumble Ponies... the last thing we need is a second large scale Baseball venue in Binghamton. 

What a waste of resources that could be better spent on our aging infrastructure... like the water pipes that will supply the field!  

Oh wait... there is nothing wrong with our water and sewer infrastructure... it's all good...

 

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33 minutes ago, CheckMate said:

Too bad they can't work something out with the Rumble Ponies... the last thing we need is a second large scale Baseball venue in Binghamton. 

What a waste of resources that could be better spent on our aging infrastructure... like the water pipes that will supply the field!  

You know what? This is a really interesting idea that could have been a win for everyone involved. NYSEG Stadium is pushing thirty. If the terms of the donation allowed it, a shared-use facility close to campus would probably be a brilliant public-private partnership that would keep baseball in our community for a long time and not only bring more local baseball fans to Bearcats games, but also give BU parents something to do during campus visits that would put money back into the community.

Of course, there's almost no real regional coordination so getting everybody together to think ahead like that would have been too much to ask. I wonder if "The Agency" even knew or if they found out about the announcement in the news like everybody else?

As for it being a "waste", it seems like an odd choice, but let's remember that it's a private donor. They didn't owe the Binghamton region a dime, and their tax money probably already subsidizes this area.

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2 hours ago, PeteMoss said:

You are right.

By the time nice weather comes, the college shuts down for the summer.

Watch to see who gets to skim money off of this donation.

At least $10 million will go toward administrative fees.

 

That means the donor got something in return. They don't just drop money and let them skim from it without favors that need repaying. Maybe some big contracts coming up at BU will make the donor triple their investment...excuse me, their donation.

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1 hour ago, DanCooper said:

Something close to campus and between NYSEG stadium? MacArthur space would have been great.

I was looking at the map and thought the same thing. The South Side would be hopping for new businesses if it was convenient to hockey fans all winter, baseball fans all summer, and other Arena crowds year-round.

I have fond memories of NYSEG Stadium but that neighborhood is a rough spot to ask people to gather.

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1 hour ago, 19April1775 said:

That means the donor got something in return. They don't just drop money and let them skim from it without favors that need repaying. Maybe some big contracts coming up at BU will make the donor triple their investment...excuse me, their donation.

Bitter

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2 hours ago, Nyrfan said:

Bitter

And entirely out of touch.

As well as apparently capable of ever truly giving or receiving without expectation. 

If you have $60 million to throw at something frivolous, you don't need anything else in return. These donors tend to be aged folks looking to leave a legacy at dear old Alma Mater.

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40 minutes ago, ThelmaHarper said:

And entirely out of touch.

As well as apparently capable of ever truly giving or receiving without expectation. 

If you have $60 million to throw at something frivolous, you don't need anything else in return. These donors tend to be aged folks looking to leave a legacy at dear old Alma Mater.

Bend over rover and let jimmy take over. Gawd you people are so naive.

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