Posted on 08/12/2023 10:33:56 AM PDT by MinorityRepublican
The Milwaukee Brewers are on the verge of exploring relocation options as the team looks to renovate American Family Field.
According to FrontOfficeSports, the team is seeking $448million worth of upgrades to the stadium that was opened in 2001.
While relocation is not the go-to move, it appears that MLB commissioner Rob Manfred is pressuring Wisconsin state officials to provide funds by indicating the team could look to move as early as this fall.
American Family Field - formerly known as Miller Park - broke ground in 1996 before its grand Opening Day in 2001.
American Family Field - formerly known as Miller Park - broke ground in 1996 before its grand Opening Day in 2001.
Before then, the Brewers had been playing in Milwaukee County Stadium - a park that had been open for 50 years before closing in 2000.
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Many decades ago I remember the number one rule in my MBA Finance class....
always use somebody else’s money.
It could be banks, it could be investors, it could be taxpayers, whatever....
George Washington Plunkitt defined “honest graft” as graft where a legitimate public purpose was served.
Roads or building a city hall would be an example of that.
Stadiums fall into the “dishonest graft” category because the vast majority of folks are not fans of the sport and will never go to the games.
Nashville has just approved a $ 2.1 billion dollar NFL stadium.
Before it builds any more sports venues, it might want to invest in filling in the massive interstate, and neighborhood, potholes in the pavement.
It’s really out-of-control.
Looks like they want to host the March Madness tournament every year. But still, $2.1 billion dollar stadium is a lot of money. It's not going to pay itself off even though they'll make millions from extra events.
Well you got part of it. Everybody has a choice. But in the end the most important choice is the politicians. If they choose not to take bribes nobody can give bribes. If they chose to take bribes businesses now get to choose between playing the politicians’ game, or not. But if the politicians opt not to be corrupt there is no game to play.
I wonder about the White Sox.
Decades ago, before the Seattle Pilots moved to Milwaukee and became the Brewers, there were rumors that the White Sox would relocate to Milwaukee.
Then, sometime in the late 1980s as I recall, the White Sox were expected to move to St. Petersburg, Florida, where the Tampa Bay Rays now play. But at the last minute, a financing deal was passed by the Illinois legislature, to build the new Comiskey Park, and keep the Sox in Chicago.
And now that the new Comiskey, whose current corporate name escapes me, is now over 30 years old, maybe they will look to leave Chicago again????
I think honest graft is once you get bought you stay bought, and you’re not shy about being for sale, but not being so pathetic you’re not at least helping your area. Daley was big about that, he always made sure Chicago saw some kind of “benefit”, whether it’s well appointed parks, or a clean river. There was always a “yeah but...” defense.
I think so too. They love the Cubs in the North Side. But the White Sox are in the South Side so it's always been a "blue collar" team. But things have changed since then. So now's a good time for them to leave.
I miss the good old days at Comiskey when the White Sox fans would put up the signs saying “Die, Yuppie, Scum...Go Back To Wrigley!”
Lot of money to chase a ball around. Most dogs do it for free.
Every city is a dying city.
The current stadium is less of 25 years old! The last one was funded, in part, on a special local sales tax. That vote cost one Republican his seat in a special election and their majority in the state senate because Democrats demogauged on the issue which ostensibly saved the Brewers from moving back in 2000.
The Brewers can move for all I care, but a portion of the sale of their stadium should be used to repay the millions taxpayers previously contributed.
Of course we had a special tax levied for the stadium that politicians promised was only to be for five years after the new stadium completion.
We still have the tax.
Extortion.
Not to mention $14 for a sandwich and $14 for a beer. If you went by yourself with a free ticket it would still cost nearly $100 between parking, food and beer.
Some faster than others and some more gracefully than others.
It should be $7 for a typical sandwich and $5 for beer.
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