I mean before Hillsborough County makes a deal with Pinellas and we agree to spend a billion dollars for a state-of-the-art retractable roof stadium with 240-foot TV screens hanging in all directions so spectators won't actually have to watch the ball game; before we build a network of highways to the new stadium; before we construct a mass transit system that covers both counties and goes directly to the ball park; before we once again sell our souls, it would be nice to know they believe in us again.
Providing perspective on the economics and politics of sports business in Florida...and the Rays' campaign for a new stadium in Tampa Bay.
Monday, January 28, 2013
Otto: Why Build a New Stadium if MLB Doesn't Believe in Tampa Bay?
Tampa Tribune columnist Steve Otto, echoing what I said Friday about MLB losing faith in Tampa Bay, asks today why we're talking about a new stadium if the league doesn't believe at all in the region:
Because it's possibly a false calm. It's called the "take away" in sales, people want more of what they can't have...
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