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Saturday, December 21, 2013
Friday, December 20, 2013
The Problem with Subsidizing Huge Stadiums for Billionaire Team Owners
http://billmoyers.com/segment/public-subsidizes-huge-stadiums-for-billionaire-team-owners/
The Problem with Subsidizing Huge Stadiums for Billionaire Team Owners
September 13, 2013
The Nation’s
sports editor David Zirin tells Bill that Americans are paying for
expensive new sports stadiums in cities around the country to the
benefit of wealthy team owners, who lobby hard for their construction.
Zirin says the biggest irony is that many fans can’t afford tickets to
major league games, even though they paid for the stadium where their
favorite team plays — never mind those residents who aren’t sports fans.
He points to the Minnesota Twins stadium, opened in 2010, that was “built entirely with public money, even though it had been rejected a dozen times by the voters in various referendum.” Add to that problems that result when tight municipal budgets mean choosing between needed infrastructure projects and new stadiums. In Minnesota, Zirin notes, “the very week they were gonna break ground on the new stadium, the bridge collapsed in Minneapolis, sending about a dozen people to their deaths.”
Tune in this weekend or watch the full interview online.
He points to the Minnesota Twins stadium, opened in 2010, that was “built entirely with public money, even though it had been rejected a dozen times by the voters in various referendum.” Add to that problems that result when tight municipal budgets mean choosing between needed infrastructure projects and new stadiums. In Minnesota, Zirin notes, “the very week they were gonna break ground on the new stadium, the bridge collapsed in Minneapolis, sending about a dozen people to their deaths.”
Tune in this weekend or watch the full interview online.
Red Sox fans will enjoy this artcile
The New Normal
Robinson Cano and Mariano Rivera are gone. Derek Jeter is old. It's time to accept that 2013 wasn't a fluke: The Yankees aren't good, and they aren't getting better.
By Rany Jazayerli
http://www.grantland.com/story/_/id/10150907/the-new-normal-new-york-yankees
Wednesday, November 6, 2013
Mike Napoli's Beard (Gomes & Victorino on Conan)
Shane Victorino and Jonny Gomes appeared on the Conan O'Brien show. Gomes is weird. Funny, but weird. In this clip, he talks about his relationship, or should I say non-relationship, with Mike Napoli's beard.
At the end of this video, there are links to two more from that show.
At the end of this video, there are links to two more from that show.
Saturday, October 19, 2013
Monday, September 16, 2013
Enter Sandman by Boston Cello Quartet
The Boston Cello Quartet performs with Metallica's Enter Sandman in honor of Yankees closer Mariano Rivera last game at Fenway Park, 16 September 2013.
Saturday, July 27, 2013
Best Red Sox Bar NOT in Boston
Fenway Refugees is taking nominations for Best Red Sox Bar not in Boston. (The Grammar Police is having a head-scratchin' field day with that sentence, AND this one, as well!)
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