Spring Training 2010

[funkster]

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I might feel the same way if those other teams weren't such gigantic hypocrites for taking public funds for their own stadiums.
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Would you have been pissed if the Cubs were forced to add a fee to their tickets so the White Sox could build The Cell? I totally understand the why other teams are pissed off. Attendance might decline a bit, but the Cactus League is not going to disappear if the Cubs were to leave.

This fee is similar to all of the franchised Subway Restaurants in a city being charged a tax so the new biggest location can build a new store.
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I think you're underestimating the impact the Cubs leaving to Florida would have on the Cactus League/the Valley. It would be a massive economic loss for everyone.
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It sure would. They are by far the biggest Cactus League draw. Easily.