http://www.originaljb.net/sportslog/ We're strangely transfixed by all this en-us jonathanberndt@mac.com 2006-02-23T23:22:17-05:00 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://www.originaljb.net/sportslog/archives/000158.shtml 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.... 158@http://www.originaljb.net/sportslog/ Economics 2006-02-23T23:22:17-05:00 http://www.originaljb.net/sportslog/archives/000095.shtml 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.... 95@http://www.originaljb.net/sportslog/ Red Wings 2005-09-07T22:10:20-05:00 http://www.originaljb.net/sportslog/archives/000040.shtml 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... 40@http://www.originaljb.net/sportslog/ Red Wings 2004-08-03T14:56:41-05:00 http://www.originaljb.net/sportslog/archives/000033.shtml 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.... 33@http://www.originaljb.net/sportslog/ Economics 2004-07-19T07:09:48-05:00 http://www.originaljb.net/sportslog/archives/000031.shtml 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.... 31@http://www.originaljb.net/sportslog/ Economics 2004-07-16T08:48:31-05:00 http://www.originaljb.net/sportslog/archives/000028.shtml 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.... 28@http://www.originaljb.net/sportslog/ Tigers 2004-07-13T22:22:55-05:00 http://www.originaljb.net/sportslog/archives/000024.shtml 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.... 24@http://www.originaljb.net/sportslog/ Economics 2004-07-07T23:03:20-05:00