Posts Tagged ‘Cubs’

Via waxpaperbeercup, I found an article on Hardball Times regarding the falling value of baseball teams.  According to Ethan Stock, franchise values have peaked and are poised to take a long fall.
The logic makes sense to me, and stock cites seven reasons:

Weak Real Estate Market.
Municipalities and State Governments More Reluctant tIo Build New Stadiums.
Media of [...]

The Cubs are bargaining for up to 50 night games per year, to which waxpaperbeercup responds, “you give the Cubs an inch and they’ll take a mile.” Very true, given that the last negotiation with the city for more night games involved the Cubs building some things they have yet to make good on.
I had [...]

When Rod Blagojevich was arrested back in December, some of the details we heard surrounded the Tribune Company’s attempted deal with the State of Illinois concerning a sale of Wrigley Field.  This was back when Sam Zell was still trying to structure a deal that reduced his tax exposure as much as possible yet yielded [...]

 
When Carlos Zambrano reported to camp, he brought a mustache along, apparently just for the ride. After a couple days of sporting the baddest-ass facial hair in the game of baseball this side of Jim Essian, he shaved it off.  Damn shame, because what else have we Cubs fans to talk about?
I would blast some [...]

Waxpaperbeercup points us to an item in Ed Sherman’s blog, in which Cubs director of sales and promotions Matt Wszolek shows no understanding of the world around him. You should read both the original material and wpbc’s post, because the arrogance coming from the Cubs is staggering.
Consider how the NBA attendance is sagging. Or how [...]