03-17-2010, 10:37 AM
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Update on the Bill to keep Cubs in Mesa. It is being amended as follows, which ironically now includes relief for Pima County, after the Chicago White Sox, Arizona Diamondbacks and Colorado Rockies each left their Tucson locations for new facilities. Further proof that Reinsdorf is full of shit and is the devil incarnate.
<!--quoteo--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE <!--quotec-->More information on House Bill 2736, with the amendment:
• The ticket surcharge is a user fee, paid by those who choose to attend Cactus League games, and the amended bill would eliminate the concerns of the rental car industry.
• The ticket surcharge helps keep the Cactus League viable and ensures that spring training baseball, including Cubs baseball, can be enjoyed in Arizona for years to come.
• The amendment would help Pima County retire the debt from spring training facilities left empty when teams leave Tucson for Maricopa County.
• With the average spring training ticket costing approximately $20, the surcharge fans would pay is less than half the cost of a spring training hot dog.
• The amended bill would generate approximately the same amount over 30 years as the funds generated for the Cactus League by Prop. 302 (passed by Maricopa County voters in 2000) over the same number of years.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
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How are you guys coming along with your spring training hot dogs? Last night I went two for two. I'm not quite in mid-season form but I'm on track.
Update on the Bill to keep Cubs in Mesa. It is being amended as follows, which ironically now includes relief for Pima County, after the Chicago White Sox, Arizona Diamondbacks and Colorado Rockies each left their Tucson locations for new facilities. Further proof that Reinsdorf is full of shit and is the devil incarnate.
<!--quoteo--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE <!--quotec-->More information on House Bill 2736, with the amendment:
• The ticket surcharge is a user fee, paid by those who choose to attend Cactus League games, and the amended bill would eliminate the concerns of the rental car industry.
• The ticket surcharge helps keep the Cactus League viable and ensures that spring training baseball, including Cubs baseball, can be enjoyed in Arizona for years to come.
• The amendment would help Pima County retire the debt from spring training facilities left empty when teams leave Tucson for Maricopa County.
• With the average spring training ticket costing approximately $20, the surcharge fans would pay is less than half the cost of a spring training hot dog.
• The amended bill would generate approximately the same amount over 30 years as the funds generated for the Cactus League by Prop. 302 (passed by Maricopa County voters in 2000) over the same number of years.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
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How are you guys coming along with your spring training hot dogs? Last night I went two for two. I'm not quite in mid-season form but I'm on track.