MacLac
Senior Member
Read somewhere that they were opening it in stages….honestly thought they already started playing home games already……
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supaflyryguy
Active Member
Update from last week: the team is playing ball in an unfinished park with no fans.
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Energy City Cactus Rats to play home opener with no fans
The Energy City Cactus Rats says the team will play its home opener at its new ballpark, but fans can't attend. CTV News Edmonton's Curtis Goodrum explains why.
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husky
Active Member
Drive by every day and I fail to see the source of optimism in their press releases. Doesn't take an engineer to know that the project is a ways off still.
Gronk!
Senior Member
What a gong show
IanO
Superstar
Saw adds with a beautiful stadium and selling tickets and yet here we are.
So many burnt bridges with local fans, but once it is done I suspect it will do well... if it gets done.
So many burnt bridges with local fans, but once it is done I suspect it will do well... if it gets done.
supaflyryguy
Active Member
It'll get done but it won't be the American-style rurban entertainment mega-plex they clearly modeled it after. It'll be the industrial park ball diamond we all knew it was going to be.
MacLac
Senior Member
Yikes, no public update since Nov 2024.
energycitymetroballpark.ca
Construction Updates - Energy City Metro Ballpark
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husky
Active Member
Energy City Cactus Rats postpone game in new ballpark citing ‘facility approvals’
Spruce Grove’s Energy City Cactus Rats have yet to play in the new Energy City Metro Ballpark, despite announcing that the team’s home opener would be played there without fans over the weekend.
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The first two home games were postponed due to weather, which honestly is probably valid to some extent but the way they worded it screams it'll be pointed to as an excuse in the future, keep an eye on that.
"This weekend’s games against the Brooks Bombers have been postponed due to continued rain and difficult weather. We appreciate everyone’s patience as teams across the league work through a challenging weather stretch."
Now they've cancelled their next home game due to "facility approvals". If you've driven by this building you'd understand that it might not be ready for it's occupancy permit yet... Complete f****** amateur hour.
husky
Active Member
Energy City Cactus Rats given 4 days to announce facility plan for new ballpark
The Western Canadian Baseball League has issued a deadline for the owners of a Spruce Grove ballpark to get their act together.
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"The ownership group now has until June 16 to come up with a detailed plan for getting the facility into compliance with league standards.
The league announced its unanimous board of governors vote in a social media post Friday afternoon. It also expects a timeline for full completion of facilities, including how the ballpark owners will pay back financial obligations to the league.
The Cactus Rats previously blamed cancellations on rain and lagging facility approvals."
What a gong show. One can probably understand the lagging facility approvals based on the photos shown in the article, which clearly show the facility is not even close to finished.
It's not even a facility yet, there's nothing to approve!
Gus Haynes
Active Member
In hindsight, thank god we let these chuds move to Spruce Grove and the Riverhawks take over Re/Max. What a fiasco.
David A
Senior Member
It seems to be an ambitious project, but also there seems to be problem after problem and delay after delay. Meanwhile the decent downtown ballpark seems to be hanging in there still and doing quite nicely.
MacLac
Senior Member
STOP the PRESS! They’re permitted to hold up to 150 spectators!!!! But you gotta bring your own seat, coz there are none, no concessions, no electricity, no plumbing - ergo no washrooms. Parking? Yeah, you can park on the construction mud pit out in the back 40…..
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BALLPARK FACILITY UPDATE The Energy City Cactus Rats received some good news on Friday when they were granted a facility occupancy permit from the City Of Spruce Grove for Energy City Metro… | Energy City Cactus Rats
BALLPARK FACILITY UPDATE The Energy City Cactus Rats received some good news on Friday when they were granted a facility occupancy permit from the City Of Spruce Grove for Energy City Metro Ballpark. The occupancy permit allows the Cactus Rats use of the field for WCBL games with occupancy up...
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MacLac
Senior Member
GAME ON! Lol
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#cactusrats #wcbl | Energy City Cactus Rats
Milestone Moment: First hit at Energy City Metro Ballpark In the bottom of the 1st, it was Seiji Umezawa who wasted no time registering the first hit at home with a tidy single into left center field. Umezawa has been a big part of the team all year. Leading the roster in HR's and RBI's...
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MacLac
Senior Member
Grass is installed….so thats something….
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#cactusrats #wcbl | Energy City Cactus Rats
It was a long time coming, but the Cactus Rats hosted their very first game at Energy City Metro Ballpark in Spruce Grove. Take a look at some behind the scenes footage of the players getting ready for the big game! For a full article on the game please visit: https://lnkd.in/e8KkSNPt...
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