03-03-2010, 10:17 AM
Douchebags, all of them...
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<!--quoteo-->QUOTE <!--quotec-->Angels, White Sox snub Cactus League kickoff event
March 2, 2010 6:15 PM ET
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Mike Sunnucks
Hurt feelings over plans for a new Chicago Cubs spring training stadium showed up Tuesday at the annual Cactus League kickoff breakfast in Mesa.
The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim and Chicago White Sox skipped the event, which was held at Hohokam Park -- the Cubs’ current spring training base.
Angels spokesman Tim Mead said his ballclub skipped the event because of its opposition to the financing plan to pay for a new Cubs stadium via an 8 percent charge on all Cactus League games. The Angels train in Tempe.
“We are very strongly opposed,” said Mead.
He and other sources familiar with the event said the White Sox skipped it for the same reason. White Sox owner Jerry Reinsdorf was one of the first critics of the ticket charge to help his crosstown rivals. The White Sox organization did not respond to requests for comment.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
http://news.moneycentral.msn.com/provider/...amp;id=11191050
<!--quoteo-->QUOTE <!--quotec-->Angels, White Sox snub Cactus League kickoff event
March 2, 2010 6:15 PM ET
bizjournals.comAll bizjournals.com news
Mike Sunnucks
Hurt feelings over plans for a new Chicago Cubs spring training stadium showed up Tuesday at the annual Cactus League kickoff breakfast in Mesa.
The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim and Chicago White Sox skipped the event, which was held at Hohokam Park -- the Cubs’ current spring training base.
Angels spokesman Tim Mead said his ballclub skipped the event because of its opposition to the financing plan to pay for a new Cubs stadium via an 8 percent charge on all Cactus League games. The Angels train in Tempe.
“We are very strongly opposed,” said Mead.
He and other sources familiar with the event said the White Sox skipped it for the same reason. White Sox owner Jerry Reinsdorf was one of the first critics of the ticket charge to help his crosstown rivals. The White Sox organization did not respond to requests for comment.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->