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Post by Stagophile on Jul 26, 2017 9:51:31 GMT -5
Very cool!!!
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Post by FU73 on Jul 26, 2017 10:10:58 GMT -5
The Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) and Staten Island Yankees have announced a three-year agreement to host the MAAC Baseball Championship from 2018-20 at Richmond County Bank Ballpark, home of the Single-A affiliate of the New York Yankees.“The MAAC membership is excited about the opportunity to partner with the Staten Island Yankees, and have its baseball championship played at Richmond County Bank Ballpark,” notes MAAC Commissioner Rich Ensor. “The site will be a terrific experience for the MAAC’s student-athletes, their fans, and families. We look forward to enhancing the brand awareness of MAAC Baseball in the tri-state region with this new partnership.”Richmond County Bank Ballpark seats roughly 7,000 fans and has been the home to the six-time New York Penn League Champions since June 24, 2001. Richmond County Bank Ballpark, has been the host to concerts, food festivals, and other ancillary events, overlooks lower Manhattan and is considered one of the best views in all of Minor League Baseball. “The Staten Island Yankees and Richmond County Bank Ballpark are excited to host more championship baseball in St. George. Hosting more baseball at our ballpark while introducing MAAC fans to the Island and the local developments is a win-win. We look forward crowning a new MAAC baseball champion and creating life-long memories right here on Staten Island in 2018 and beyond,” said Will Smith, Staten Island Yankees President/Operating Partnerwww.maacsports.com/news/2017/7/25/baseball-maac-staten-island-yankees-announce-three-year-partnership.aspx The Richmond County Bank Ballpark at St. George (RCB Ballpark) is a baseball stadium located on the north-eastern tip of Staten Island. The ballpark is the home of the Staten Island Yankees, the NY-Penn League affiliate of the New York Yankees, and of Wagner College Seahawks Baseball. The ballpark was also home of the city's Pro Cricket team the New York Storm in 2004. In addition, local high schools have the chance to play at least one game at the Richmond County Bank Ballpark. The Ballpark at St. George is more commonly referred to as Staten Island Yankees Stadium instead of its much longer name, whose naming rights were given to Richmond County Savings Bank. Cost $29 milliun to build in 2000-01 ($39.2 million in 2016 dollars). |
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Post by sobro on Jul 26, 2017 13:32:51 GMT -5
And, Wagner comes in as the 12th team. Matter of time.
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Post by FU73 on Jul 26, 2017 14:27:09 GMT -5
And, Wagner comes in as the 12th team. Matter of time.
The Richmond County Bank Ballpark is already the home field of NEC Wagner Baseball.
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Post by Stagophile on Jul 26, 2017 15:14:20 GMT -5
And, Wagner comes in as the 12th team. Matter of time.The Richmond County Bank Ballpark is already the home field of NEC Wagner Baseball. Makes sense to solidify the MAACs NYC identity. Hofstra ain't joining the MAAC. Does Wagner have plans to invest in a new hoops facility? That seems to be the key to admissions given the Q and MM additions. |
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Post by FU73 on Jul 26, 2017 15:27:39 GMT -5
The Wagner College is ranked #35 in the North Region by US News & World Reports and has an endowment of approximately $82.1 million. The Wagner's Basketball facility is located in their Spiro Sports Center. Opened in 1999 and part of a $13 million campus-wide improvement, the Spiro Sports Center is a 93,000 square foot student-oriented multi-purpose athletic and recreational facility. Since its opening, it has become a major focus of student activity on campus. The facility, which tripled the existing athletics facilities is designed to serve the recreational and intercollegiate athletic needs of the Wagner College community. The center also houses a pool, numerous locker rooms, fitness center/weight room, training room, equipment room, as well as offices and meeting rooms for Wagner's intercollegiate athletic programs. Home of Wagner's NEC NCAA Division I Men's and Women's Basketball teams, the arena seats 2,100 spectators and provides two additional multipurpose courts for basketball and intramurals. The basketball arena set an attendance record of 2,358 at the 2016 Northeast Conference Men’s Basketball Tournament. In the championship game on March 8, 2016, the Seahawks suffered a 79-87 loss to Farleigh Dickinson University. Wagner went on to compete in their third NIT, winning their first-ever postseason game 79-75 against No. 1-seeded St. Bonaventure.  |
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Post by sobro on Jul 26, 2017 15:39:42 GMT -5
That's Ensor's M.O. Reach down. Who is going to say, no? FF needs to get out.
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Post by FU73 on Jul 26, 2017 16:49:30 GMT -5
That's Ensor's M.O. Reach down. Who is going to say, no? FF needs to get out.
MAAC additions from the NEC:
Loyola MD - 1989
Siena - 1994
Marist -1997
Rider - 1997
Monmouth - 2013
Quinnipiac - 2013
Wagner ?
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Post by sobro on Jul 26, 2017 18:45:55 GMT -5
Ok. I'll hijack the thread. If Wagner joins the MAAC, would you rather play in a league with Wagner, Rider, St Peter's, Canisius, Niagara, Monmouth, Quinnipiac, Marist, Siena, Manhattan, and Iona, or Boston University, Holy Cross, Army, Navy, Lehigh, Bucknell, Colgate, Loyola, American, and Lafayette? I prefer the CAA to the MAAC and the Patriot League, but from an exposure and an academic level, there is simply no comparison, bewteen the Maac and The Patriot League. As for Wagner adding a NYC flair, forget it. For many New Yorkers, and the media, Staten Island is another planet.
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Post by Stagophile on Jul 26, 2017 18:57:29 GMT -5
PLease!
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Post by redseastag on Jul 26, 2017 22:04:47 GMT -5
Semi-realistic dream:
Fairfield
Holy Cross
Loyola
Fordham
Quinnipiac
BU
Lasalle
Marist
Iona
Monmouth
First, no one outside the bottom-feeder, Fordham, is going to move down in conference. So, even though I would love St. Joe's, it isn't going to happen (it's also probably unlikely in fordham's case). I also would love an all Catholic school conference, but that seems unlikely since there aren't many to draw from at or below us. This potential alignment would give us Boston, Philadelphia, Baltimore, NY metro, Worcester, New Haven. It's a pretty good run of the northeast and it would make sense for multiple schools/sports, especially men's and women's basketball.
Creating a new conference is unlikely, but I do like to hypothesize. What's realistic and what do we think might happen?
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Post by FU73 on Jul 27, 2017 5:34:18 GMT -5
Creating a new conference is unlikely, but I do like to hypothesize. What's realistic and what do we think might happen?
My guess is that the University with the past administrations in place would stay in the MAAC but the most interesting wrinkle is with new leadership in a new President and a new AD (eventually), what will they want to do?
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Post by insiderinformation on Jul 27, 2017 9:23:10 GMT -5
Creating a new conference is unlikely, but I do like to hypothesize. What's realistic and what do we think might happen?My guess is that the University with the past administrations in place would stay in the MAAC but the most interesting wrinkle is with new leadership in a new President and a new AD (eventually), what will they want to do? Even if the new AD wants to move to a "better conference" the issue comes down to money. I've said this several times on the boards that our budget has mostly stayed stagnant for the past 10 years. The University has little interest in putting more money into sports (large part of the over-privileged faculty) and going into the Patriot League would require a large amount of investments. Also the other side of it, why would the Patriot League want Fairfield? Seriously, someone lay out the benefits to them. They get a couple good lax teams and a good volleyball team, that's it. Monmouth is more competitive in the MAAC (top to bottom) than Fairfield (which is why they left the NEC). I don't think Fairfield is a good fit for the CAA, though I don't think the CAA is a good fit for the CAA. The upside- if a conference change happens, that will mean the University will actually show it cares about Athletics again. |
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Post by sobro on Jul 27, 2017 9:57:04 GMT -5
I have been told by multiple sources that Sports Networks prefer conferences with 12 teams, rather than 10. If the Patriot League were to follow suit, Fairfield would be a logical choice, but would be paired with another, well above average, academic institution. It would be quite interesting to see how the Patriot League expands, if they do. Unlike the MAAC, they don't have a history of reaching down for members.
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Post by Stagophile on Jul 27, 2017 10:20:34 GMT -5
The benefit to the PL is the large presence of PL alumni in Fairfield County with the potential opportunity to attend athletics/alumni events at the WBA and Rafferty Stadium. Further, the additional presence of a school in New England to balance the geographic make up of the league. Academics is a moot point after they took in Loyola and American, schools of equal academic reputations.
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