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Thursday, February 23, 2006
We keep building them anyway
Apparently, sports arenas should no longer be considered long-term investments. The current debate is in Seattle, where basketball's (Super)Sonics say that little ol' Key Arena, renovated only 10 years ago, is no longer keeping up with the times.
» Posted by Jon at 11:22 pm
Wednesday, September 7, 2005
Zetterberg yes, Datsyuk no
In the strange new world that is professional hockey, Pavel Datsyuk has apparently decided he'd prefer life in Siberia to life in Detroit. Gosh, sounds like a new punchline.
» Posted by Jon at 10:10 pm
Tuesday, August 3, 2004
On the dotted line
If it's summer, then athletes must be negotiating contracts. Since everybody but baseball is in some part of their off-season, it heavy free-agent signing time. The Wings are quietly getting everybody inked. And NFL teams are trying to avoid long holdouts of their top draft picks, so it was a good sign that the Lions got Roy Williams into camp without too much delay. And today we get word that he's not too far behind.
» Posted by Jon at 2:56 pm
Monday, July 19, 2004
Advanced NFL-nomics
Here in the heartland things are simple and happy: the Bengals are optimistic after an almost-winning season, replicas of the new unis are flying off the shelves and there's quite a demand for those luxury boxes. In Washington, things have gotten a bit more complicated, as managment tries to find new ways to load up on big-money performers while staying under the most lusted-after salary cap in sports.
» Posted by Jon at 7:09 am
Friday, July 16, 2004
When the optimism fades
They're "celebrating" the fifth anniversary of Safeco Field in Seattle. The P-I produced a business-focused package on how attendance and sales are down after the shine of the new park has worn off and team starts losing.
» Posted by Jon at 8:48 am
Tuesday, July 13, 2004
Stars bright, National spotlight
As we watch tonight's All-Star game in Houston, don't forget that next year's game is in Detroit, a chance for the city, and its ballpark, to shine in the national spotlight before it hosts Super Bowl XL in 2006.
» Posted by Jon at 10:22 pm
Wednesday, July 7, 2004
A reminder about economics
A little tax money doesn't always go far enough when it comes to sports stadiums. Detroit is having a tough time paying for the upkeep on its old baseball stadium. Cincinnati isn't getting as much from its stadium-supporting sales tax bump as it wanted, making it difficult to pay off the $647 million the county borrowed to build two stadiums and a joint parking lot.
» Posted by Jon at 11:03 pm :: Comments (1)