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Tribune.The Target Field World Premiere on April 10 will incl ud e exclus ive gu ided tou rs, fin e dining, appearances by former Twins play ers and live music. Tickets cost $225 a nd $750. Wolves sell out seats in campaign The success of th e Minnesota Timberwolves'rRun with the Pack " campaign now extends to th e team's premium-seating options. For the first time, the Wolves have sold ou t th e team's 40 loge box seats. Also, for the second consecutiveseason, the team has sold ou t its Clu b Ca mbria area (120seats ) and has established a waiting list for th e club. Fueled by a reduced-price purchase offer, th e team already has sold more new lower-level full-season tickets through three weeks of th e "Pack" campaign than all of last year. Phillies capping season-ticket sales ORLANDO The Ph iladelph ia Phillies sa id th ey are capping season-ticket sales at 28,750this season. The team has already sold a franchisehi gh 28,500 tickets for th e com ing season. The overall number of tickets sold for 2010 has passed 3 million. City gauging interest in Centroplex The city of Orlando last week solicited proposals from develo pers interested in th e Centro plex,accord ing to a re port in The Orlando Sentinel. The Cen troplex re presents th e 68 acres of land home to entertainment facilities that include Am way Arena whic h th e NBA Magic is leaving a t th e end of th e current season for new Amw ay Cen ter.The city beli eves it can se ll th e land for at least $90 million, according to th e report. Union to halt season sales at 12,000 MLS expansion Phil ad elphia Un ion CEO a nd operating partner Nick Sakiewic z sa id that a ppro ximately 10,100 season tick ets have bee n sold and that th e team is cu tting off season-ticket sales at 12,000,accord ing to a report in The Philad elphia Inquire r.The Union 's first two hom e games will be played a t Lin coln Financial Field while co ns truction at PPL Park is com pleted. PHILADELPHIA PHOENIX NEW ORLEANS House passes bill to help teams Th e Arizona House pas sed a b ill to help th e Chicago Cu bs a nd oth e r teams build and upgrade train in g facilities, accord ing to a report in T he Arizona Rep ub lic. To get the bill passed, House Majori ty Leader Jo hn McComish elim inated a proposed $1fee on car rentals in Maricopa County,accord ing to th e report. Saints boosting ticket prices The New Orleans Saints sent out seasonticket renew al notices for the upcoming NFL season that will include the first price in cre ase si nce aft er th e 2007ca m paign , accord ing to a repor t in The (New Orleans) Tim es-Picayune. In 2009,a IO-game package in club seats between th e 2Q- yard lines cost $2,400;in 2010, that same package will cost $2,980, acco rd ing to th e report. PITTSBURGH This piece of infield grass is where the 2008 World Series championship party started. Dollar tickets, dollareats for Pirates The P ittsburgh Pirates a re partnering with Pep si for vBuc Night" on April 7 when th e Pirates ta ke on th e Los An geles Dodge rs. This longtime Pirates trad ition was brought back last season and garnered positive reactio n. Fans will be a ble to purch ase a limited number of $1 tickets to the ga me in select sections, $1 hot dogs, $1 popcorn a nd $1 re gu lar Pepsi products at PNC Park concession stands . Phillies grass becomes collectible More than halfof season-ticket holderswill see increases of$10 or less per seat, per game. Auth entic,game-used sod that represents th e or iginal playing field a t Citizens Bank Park is be ing made ava ilable to fans as a collectible.The ballpark's sod was remo ved aft er the 2009 postseason. The grass has been sectioned in to 3-by-3-inc h pi eces, freez e dried , pres erved a nd d isplayed in glass cases. Each collectible includes a tamper-proof, hologram sticke r from MLB 's a uthentication program. Prices range from $79.99 to $119.99. SACRAMENTO River Cats offer early ticket incentives II Seating capacity is 7;J1l7 at the Mets' spring training digs in Port St Lucie. Ha. Digital Domain naming Mets' facility The New York Mets and Di gi tal Domain Holdings Corp .- parent company of visual effects stud io Digit al Doma in - for med a multiyear marketing pa r tnership that includes na m in g rights to Digital Domain Park, the spring training home of th e Mets and its mi nor-lea gu e affiliates in Port St Lucie, Fla. Additionally, Digital will have programming on Citivlsion and interactive kiosks around Citi Field. Coke pouring more at MSG venues Madison Sq u a r e Garden s truck a deal with Coca-Cola tha t ex pa nds their lon g-runnin g pa rtnership and gives the beverage giant an even bigger presen ce a t the a re na, accor d ing to a report in Street: & th e New York Post . Coca-Cola will now also have pouring r igh ts at all of MSG's New York venues, in cluding the Theater a t Mad ison Square Garden, Radio City Mus ic Hall and the Beacon Thea tre. MSG helps promote Italian products Madison Squa r e Ga rde n formed an integrated marketing pa rtnership wit h Bu onitalia Sp A ce ntered on the New York Kn icks. Bu onita li a SpA is the Rome-based govern me n tal agency respons ib le for promoting a nd safeguarding Italian agricul tural p roducts. Buonitalia Sp A will have a b r anded di splay a t MSG whe re it w ill educate cons u mers on a uthen tic Ital ian product lines showcased at bot h th e arena a n d local r etail stores. Smith'.. Sport..Su..ine.... .JOURNAL I The Class AAA Sacramento River Cats offered an incentive package for fans buying tickets onli ne during the first week of ti cket sales for the 2010seaso n. Fans could purchase undated ticket vou chers for use at a n y game and in any combination, wi th a minimum of 20 vouchers purchased . Offers al so included $1 in Cat Cas h, for use with on-site purchases, for ea ch vou cher purchased; a chance to watch River Cats batting practice from th e dugout; and an opportu nity to win a n ightl y su ite or throw ou t th e ceremo n ial first pit ch at a ga me . Council studying arena proposal The Sacramento City Council agreed to begin a n alyzing a downtown a rena pro posal recommended by th e mayor's ta sk force that would involve a com plex threeway la nd swap. The task force det ermined th at the land swa p involvin g th e downtown ra ilyards, Cal Expo and Area Arena has th e bes t chance of success, based on financing sources. The targeted a re na would be the new home for th e NBA Kings. SAN FRANCISCO Giants offering skateboard decks www.s ports busi ness journa l.com The San Francisco Gia nt s will provide Thousands of youngfans will get a 7-ply keepsake. a souvenir with form and function. 7,500 full -size skate boa rd decks to fans age 14 and you nge r a t the ir May 30 game against Arizona. The deck s, presented by Full Throttl e Energy Drinks, feature full color graph ics top and bottom with a unique non-slip su rface. The product was created by Alexander Global of Bellevu e, Wash. SAN JOSE Ouakes hire SA-5 for marketing The San J ose Earthquakes h ired SA-5 as their marketing agency of rec ord. Th e MLS team worke d with SA-5 to create th e club's recently launched "Did you feel that?" ca m pa ign. SA-5 also colla bora ted with the team to create two TV spo ts , "Cement" a nd "Coffee," that are currently ru n ning th ro ughou t th e Bay Area . SPOKANE, WASH . Stadium looks to sun, sky for power Avista Stadium, home of the Spokane Indians, will be powered entirely by re ne wabl e energy for th e 2010season through the Avista Buck-ABlock pro gram. While most of th e e nergy will be generated fro m wind, biomass and solar gener ation will also contri bu te to th e power supply. The In dians a re th e short- season Class A affili ate of th e Texas Rangers. ST. LOUIS Cards roll out new TV spots The St. Louis Ca rdinals debuted 11 TV spots th is month under th e team's on going "Play Like A Cardinal" campa ign, via locally based Waylon Advertising,The campaign focuses on team character istics of int ensity, comm itmen t, teamwork and fun . All 11ads were filmed in Februa ry during Ca rd inals spr ing train ing in Jupiter, Fla . SendyourCoastto C newsto: oast oast©sportsbusinessjournal.com or C oastToC phone (7041973-14 36. MARCH 29 ·APRIL 4 . 20 10 I II