03-18-2009, 07:57 PM
I don't like making new threads.
<!--quoteo-->QUOTE <!--quotec-->MESA, Ariz. - Not only will the Cubs host three concerts and open a new indoor-outdoor café in time for Opening Day, but there are more revenue-generating innovations to come.
"It's strange, because you see these people who are opposed to the concerts and they're Cub fans," Cubs' Chairman Crane Kenney said Thursday in a wide-ranging interview.
"This is going to sound odd, but Elton John's going to help us win some ballgames," Kenney said. "The CBOE [seat] auction last year paid for Rich Harden. The 'Road to Wrigley' game sponsored our Asian scouting operation.
"That's the way, from the business end, we look at these things. All these elements really help our business move forward. My view is if you're a Cub fan, you should enjoy the concerts whether you're an Elton John fan or not."
The Cubs have doubled revenue in the last five years in large part because of ventures like this summer's two Elton John- Billy Joel concerts and one by Rascal Flats.
Other topics Kenney discussed included the sale of the Cubs and a possible move of spring training from Mesa to Florida:<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
That last part would disappoint me. I hate Florida.
<!--quoteo-->QUOTE <!--quotec-->MESA, Ariz. - Not only will the Cubs host three concerts and open a new indoor-outdoor café in time for Opening Day, but there are more revenue-generating innovations to come.
"It's strange, because you see these people who are opposed to the concerts and they're Cub fans," Cubs' Chairman Crane Kenney said Thursday in a wide-ranging interview.
"This is going to sound odd, but Elton John's going to help us win some ballgames," Kenney said. "The CBOE [seat] auction last year paid for Rich Harden. The 'Road to Wrigley' game sponsored our Asian scouting operation.
"That's the way, from the business end, we look at these things. All these elements really help our business move forward. My view is if you're a Cub fan, you should enjoy the concerts whether you're an Elton John fan or not."
The Cubs have doubled revenue in the last five years in large part because of ventures like this summer's two Elton John- Billy Joel concerts and one by Rascal Flats.
Other topics Kenney discussed included the sale of the Cubs and a possible move of spring training from Mesa to Florida:<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
That last part would disappoint me. I hate Florida.
"If you throw at someone's head, it's very dangerous, because in the head is the brain." -- Pudge Rodriguez to AM 1270 WXYT in Detroit