[ShadowAce]

All your points are correct. The only gripe I truly have is with the city leaders who would give a team such a deal without negotiating ticket prices in that deal.

It's a business/negotiating omission. And that's why I will never again:

1. Buy a ticket to a big-league sports game
2. Watch a Pay-Per-View sporting event
3. Subscribe to MLB TV on cable
4. Vote for any kind of sports-related tax abatement
5. Pay anything to mlb.com to watch a sports game

I will watch them on free TV. That's it.

[jas3]

Shadow, I agree 99% with you. But the city leaders should not be negotiating ticket prices. They should be negotiating repayment to the taxpayer in full with interest. In fact they should not be in negotiations with the sports teams owners at all. The MLB owners should go to the capital markets and try to float public debt or equity to fund their projects without any state intervention or funding.

I also never buy tickets to sports games, watch PPV sporting events, or subscribe to any cable sports services.

I vote down EVERY proposed tax increase, since all levels of government are already bloated and EVERY new service or project can be funded simply by reducing spending.

And it goes without saying that I would never pay MLB.COM to watch a sports game.

jas3