Comments on: The Wages of Sports Stadium Subsidies

By: dave.s.

dave.s. — Sat, 09 May 2009 11:01:34 +0000

I like ‘shear madness’, it has a very nice odor of shearing the taxpayers. The golden fleece is long gone, now…

By: Allen

Allen — Fri, 08 May 2009 04:18:47 +0000

eCurmudgeon, I’m with you. Add to that they new Rocky Mtn Flats was closing and would’ve had plenty of land to expand the airport. But at least the DINKs have some nice spendy homes. It’s now the most expensive zip code by median housing price in Colorado.

By: John Sterling

John Sterling — Thu, 07 May 2009 18:20:22 +0000

You mean to write “sheer madness.”

“Shear Madness” is an off-broadway play.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shear_Madness

By: spiro

spiro — Thu, 07 May 2009 17:41:17 +0000

I love this story as a basic lesson in business and marketing.
I lived in Arizona around the time the Coyotes and D-Backs were established, and I remember thinking then:

D-Backs – Great idea! we’ve had decades of spring training camps in Arizona to stir up the appetite, AND the state’s fastest growing demographic (hispanics) love the sport. And it was a great choice for a mascot.

Coyotes – What? Hockey in Phoenix? The only justification was “hockey is growing in popularity all over the country, why not Phoenix?” and “Hey this Gretzky guy was a hit in L.A., maybe it’ll work for us too”

The only reason the Cardinals have survived so long is all the fans of their OPPONENTS that live in the greater PHX area and fill their stadium. Yes, even after thier NFC championship, if Dallas comes to town it’ll be 65% Cowboy fans (they’re the ones all sitting together in the serial numbered orange jumpsuits).

By: Rick C

Rick C — Thu, 07 May 2009 17:09:19 +0000

EconGrad, for what, last year?

By: MastersDegreeBusiness

MastersDegreeBusiness — Thu, 07 May 2009 14:41:12 +0000

the NHL is not the same of 6 past years.

By: Esox Lucius

Esox Lucius — Thu, 07 May 2009 12:12:24 +0000

Wait, Hockey. I seem to remember this sport from my youth. Didn’t this have something to do with a stick and a ball or something…

Hmmm. Does anyone watch that game anymore?? Didn’t they go on strike and nobody noticed?

By: eCurmudgeon

eCurmudgeon — Thu, 07 May 2009 05:14:15 +0000

Speaking of Denver, I suspect it’s time to move that NHL franchise back over the border as well.

(And don’t get me started about DIA – remember that there was an internal Environmental Impact Statement that pointed out that Stapleton could have been rennovated to handle double the traffic DIA does now for about $1 billion or so. Not to mention that it would have been easier to get to, more favorable for convention traffic, etc. Funny how the Pena administration managed to sweep it under the rug…)

By: EconGrad

EconGrad — Thu, 07 May 2009 01:01:54 +0000

I am offended! Denver International Airport attracted the city to it! And it has already surpassed it’s expected annual passenger load!

By: DrTorch

DrTorch — Wed, 06 May 2009 20:00:00 +0000

They should have named them the “Arizona” Coyotes, that pretty much guarantees success out there