02-01-2010, 10:03 PM
<!--quoteo(post=78285:date=Feb 1 2010, 07:28 PM:name=rok)-->QUOTE (rok @ Feb 1 2010, 07:28 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->Budget crisis or not, had AZ not stepped up and met the Cubs' demands, the lost revenue from losing the team to FLA would have made their economic/budget crisis even worse.
And believe me, I'm not a fan of publicly financed sports stadiums at all, but in this case the Cubs were in a position of strength and AZ should recoup their investment in a few years.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
I feel like I read somewhere (it's possible that I'm totally making this up) that because the Cubs are the biggest draw in the Cactus League, that MLB agreed to pay a small percentage of their total Cactus League gate for X amount of years to help finance keeping the Cubs in Mesa.
Is that possible?
And believe me, I'm not a fan of publicly financed sports stadiums at all, but in this case the Cubs were in a position of strength and AZ should recoup their investment in a few years.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
I feel like I read somewhere (it's possible that I'm totally making this up) that because the Cubs are the biggest draw in the Cactus League, that MLB agreed to pay a small percentage of their total Cactus League gate for X amount of years to help finance keeping the Cubs in Mesa.
Is that possible?