I'm done with MLB. What Georgia did was absolutely their right to do as a state. I have to show ID to get on a plane, to travel internationally, to buy a gun, to be served alcohol (in theory), but "ermagerd I have to show ID to be able to vote?"Mr. White said:
I don't see how fans who are against the spread of misinformation can support MLB right now.
the issue with that is that it would be devastating to minor league baseball. they'd no longer be tied to major league teams and many would go under. it would completely change the game of baseball.Fore Left! said:
They absolutely need to lose their anti-trust exemption if they are going to use the power of their league to influence the law and public policy which is exactly what they are doing here.
the game wasn't in the City of Atlanta, so you may have problems with that case!Quote:
If I represent the City of Atlanta, I file a suit against MLB and seek a TRO prohibiting MLB from moving the All-Star game and seek lots and lots of damages.
they are not completely divesting, they can't. if the ant-trust exemption was lifted, the teams would essentially no longer have a farm system. thats an enormous leap from where baseball is today with contracting the minor leagues.Fore Left! said:
MLB is already divesting from minor league baseball on their own accord. There's a reason last year's draft was only 5 rounds and this one is only 20, and it isn't all covid
DallasAg 94 said:Let's walk through this...Farmer1906 said:
Follow the $. Sponsors threaten to walk, MLB does what they say. Sure it'll piss off fans, but it will please some as well. Plus they'll have media write positive articles about them all week.
MLB appeases sponsors and pisses off fans.
Sponsors renew (or not)... Fans go away.
Fans lose interest in MLB and their kids are not exposed to MLB.
20 years...MLB has diminished talent and a diminished sport... they are archived like the USFL and all of the former women's sports franchises.
what do you want them to lose control over?Fore Left! said:
No one thinks it would crater the game. But they would control over a number of items they have now and spend a lot more $$$ on lawyers.
it is a big deal to them. you are making things up to say I have claimed otherwise.Fore Left! said:
You act as if having it doesn't matter to them. So if it doesn't matter, then why don't they just give it up? No biggie, right?
NyAggie said:
As a person who hasn't watched a full game of baseball in nearly 10 years, count me as one who, even if I thought about watching the sport again, will never go back to watching it due to this
I'm officially done with mlb
Then why are you even on this board, much less posting about it?NyAggie said:
As a person who hasn't watched a full game of baseball in nearly 10 years, count me as one who, even if I thought about watching the sport again, will never go back to watching it due to this
I'm officially done with mlb
Id say the downtown stadiums are still a great idea considering thats where a concentrated section of season ticket holders (businesses) are often located. Astros games would have less attendance in the long run if they plopped a stadium in Montgomery County or Fort Bend CountyW said:
one thing to keep in mind...
a whole bunch of franchises relocated their stadiums to downtown in the 90's.
and in the year 2021...that's looking like not such a good idea.
prime target for liberal city councils..and rioters
If i'm following his logic, its because downtowns are located in cities. Almost all large cities except Jacksonville, Fort Worth, and Oklahoma City have Democrat lead city governments. Fort Worth is the only one of those that comes close to having a MLB team. Being in a large city means you have to deal with leadership that identifies as Democrats and I'm assuming he feels the word Democrat is synonymous with evil.Panama Red said:
Yeah, not following him either.
Why are downtown stadiums bad now? The Braves stadium is in a suburb. How'd that work out for them with all star game? (Same result downtown)
You are missing the obvious regarding attendance. How many are still at some silly number near 0%?Panama Red said:
But what detriment to these downtown stadiums & owners has there been due to the liberal democrats running the counties?