Reds to retire Barry Larkin’s No. 11

By Aug 7, 2012, 7:16 PM EDT
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It was a long time coming, but the Reds announced Tuesday that they’d retire Barry Larkin’s No. 11 in a pregame ceremony on Aug. 25.

Larkin will join former Reds players Johnny Bench (No. 5), Joe Morgan (No. 8), David Concepcion (No. 13), Tex Kluszewski (No. 18), Frank Robinson (No. 20) and Tony Perez (No. 24) in having his number retired. The team also retired numbers for managers Fred Hutchinson (No. 1) and Sparky Anderson (No. 10).

Larkin was a 12-time All-Star and a one-time MVP who spent his entire 19-year career with the Reds, so it was odd that they waited so long to put his number up with the team’s other greats. That the move comes the same month of his Hall of Fame enshrinement probably isn’t a coincidence. However, the Reds aren’t one of those teams that only retire the numbers of Hall of Famers; neither Kluszewski nor Concepcion has made it to Cooperstown.

Nevada Senate vote on proposed A’s stadium in Las Vegas extended until next week

Associated PressJun 9, 2023, 11:36 AM EDT
MLB: Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
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CARSON CITY, Nev. — The Nevada Senate adjourned Thursday without voting on a financing bill for a proposed $1.5 billion Las Vegas Strip stadium for the Oakland Athletics, extending the special legislative session into the next week amid negotiations over whether to contribute $380 million in public funding to the project.

The measure can still be amended by lawmakers, and if it passes the Senate it would still need approval from the Assembly before going to the desk of Republican Gov. Joe Lombardo, who has expressed support for it. Both the state Senate and Assembly are adjourned until Monday.

In a hearing that began Wednesday and stretched into the early morning hours Thursday, lawmakers peppered tourism officials and a representative from a firm partnering with the ball club with questions about the feasibility and benefits of financing such a deal.

Public funds for the stadium would mainly come from $180 million in transferable tax credits and $120 million in county bonds. Backers have pledged that the creation of a special tax district around the proposed stadium would generate enough money to pay off those bonds and interest. The plan would not directly raise taxes.

The A’s would not owe property taxes for the publicly owned stadium. Clark County, which includes Las Vegas, would also contribute $25 million in credit toward infrastructure costs.

A’s representatives and some tourism officials say a deal would further grow Las Vegas’ developing sports scene and act as an economic engine, but a growing chorus of economists and some lawmakers warn that the project would bring minimal benefits for the hefty public price tag.