That is an amazing story, I never knew about it. I will take a look at the book you referenced.
I don’t think I will ever know all the politics involved in such city projects. I just know that they are expensive but the city also receives the a benefit of having a major sports franchise.
I don’t think I will ever know all the politics involved in such city projects. I just know that they are expensive but the city also receives the a benefit of having a major sports franchise.It depends. I'm not entirely sure Miami has gotten all that much benefit having the Marlins---particularly after their rather odious owner (Jeffrey Loria) snookered the city into building him a spanking new ballpark on the promise to provide a competitive team. He got the ballpark but the team is still anything but competitive. (Flip the coin and you see the Tampa Bay Rays, who are very well run, very competitive, and play in a park nobody likes---possibly including the team itself.)