2 major league teams in peril

Houston Chronicle ^ | July 11, 2002 | RICHARD JUSTICE

[Thane_Banquo]

Any guesses as to who?

[Huck]

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[P-Marlowe]

MLB didn't care enough about its fans to finish the all-star game because one of their prima-donna pitchers might have had to take an extra day off, and then they expect us fans to fill their stadiums.

I don't think I care enough about baseball to worry that they are going to go bankrupt. Minor league ball is more fun to watch. Hell, high school baseball is more fun to watch and its free.

[Blood of Tyrants]

Ooooo! Americans may lose one of their "bread and circuses"!!! Heaven forbid that they actually become involved in life instead of staying glued to the tube.

[E Rocc]

Ooooo! Americans may lose one of their "bread and circuses"!!! Heaven forbid that they actually become involved in life instead of staying glued to the tube.

I thought on the right we supported the right of people to spend time "non-constructively", if that's their desire.

-Eric

[Blackdakota]

I'm not one bit saddened by this so-called news. Selig should have cut the cord with these loser teams, reduced payroll costs, reduced ticket prices and filtered out the lackluster not worthy of pro-ball talent too long ago. He has about as much business sense as a bag of garbage. The entire league is toast.

[duckman]

Who really cares. These players are a bunch of cry babies and don't care about the game. Just look at Monday's All Star game.A tie score? They are paid big bucks to play a kids game. I have not watched a baseball game since they went on strike instead of playing the world series. I used to be a big Yankee fan but no longer care for the game.

[Agent Smith]

This is a classic case of killing the goose that lays the gold eggs. To heck with all of them for destroying a great game. IDIOTS.

[Corporate Law]

Tampa Bay is a sure bet. I would have said Montreal in the past but MLB is propping them up for a season (befor ethey sell them to someone in DC). The other team could be Florida, Arizona, or Oakland.

[Dog Gone]

He steadfastly refused to engage in speculation about which teams were in trouble now, except to say the club in the greatest jeopardy "will surprise you."

That makes me think it's a club that is successful on the field, maybe even the World Series champs, Arizona.

[Always Right]

2 major league teams in peril

The Tigers have been in peril for 10 or more years, but it is not financial peril.

[TightSqueeze]

I thought on the right we supported the right of people to spend time "non-constructively", if that's their desire.

Its only supported if your are going to a church revival meeting.

[xrp]

Hopefully all of MLB will collapse soon. I've been doing my part to support the collapse of Major League Baseball by not going to any games or buying any MLB gear since the 1994 strike. The players AND owners are both to blame and are only digging their own graves. No loss to me, I just read a book.

[irish_lad]

Who really cares. These players are a bunch of cry babies and don't care about the game. Just look at Monday's All Star game.A tie score? They are paid big bucks to play a kids game. I have not watched a baseball game since they went on strike instead of playing the world series. I used to be a big Yankee fan but no longer care for the game.

I'm a big baseball fan, but after the All-Star game fiasco, I think these guys need to come down a few notches. Maybe if a few teams collapsed, that could be the catalyst to get the owners and players to do what's best for the game rather than their own pocket books. I was going to try and get tickets to next year's All-Star game in Chicago, but I think I'll skip it now.

[dennisw]

This is great news. I'm tired of big time sports and all the money involved. Fans (read: paying suckers) are the last thing they think of.

Last ball game I saw was minor league night game in Savannah and liked it a lot more than the majors. Real nice family atmosphere with kids running semi-loose and having a ball! $4 with plenty of free parking.

[Timesink]

Thread started last night, worth checking out: Selig: Team Might Not Make Payroll

[Born to Conserve]

The problem is all the losers that worship these morons.

I go to the AAA games with the kids, eat hot dogs, sit under the lights, put a few bucks in the hat as it goes by . . .

All the professionals and their fans can go to he!!

[Eric in the Ozarks]

I used to follow the game but since the strike and the near continuous stadium shakedowns for millionare players and owners, well, its got to the point of "who cares ?"

[Blood of Tyrants]

You do. But can you not see the parallel of the bread and circuses during the decling of the Roman Empire with the Welfare and pro-sports of today?

As Earl Pitts says: "WAKE UP, AMURICKA"!