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The Asheville Tourists (High-A; Sally League) and local municipalities are debating mandated McCormick Field updates, estimated to cost at least $30 million. McCormick Field is one of those classic Carolinas ballparks; it opened in 1924 and over the years hosted a slew of baseball greats, including Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Jackie Robinson and Heinie Manush. ....
Readers ask if a Mills River biking and recreation center has reopened its climbing wall, and if Asheville Tourists baseball players got pay bumps. ....
Today’s batch of burning questions, my smart-aleck answers and the real deal: Question: Now that we’re finally out and about and back to seeing Asheville Tourists games, I realized last night that I haven’t seen Bobby Sax at McCormick Field this year. Can you please find out how he’s doing? My answer: I ll be glad to. In other news, I m thinking of changing the column name to Johnny Question. It does have a ring, no? Real answer: For you newcomers out there, Bobby Sax is a much beloved saxophonist who s been busking in and around Asheville for a couple of decades now. He often plays in front of McCormick Field on game nights and in front of Harrah s Cherokee Center Asheville on concert nights. ....
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