The Rays stadium deal in Tampa cannot all be about the money| Letters
Sorry Tampa, ‘mixed use’ doesn’t reverse the poor economics of sports venues | Column, April 26 Rays stadiumThe guest columnist’s points are well researched, valid and compelling. Yet somehow, they miss the point.
The Tampa Bay Rays have proposed to build a stadium and entertainment complex on Hillsborough College's Dale Mabry Highway campus. Sorry Tampa, ‘mixed use’ doesn’t reverse the poor economics of sports venues | Column, April 26 Rays stadium The guest columnist’s points are well researched, valid and compelling. Yet somehow, they miss the point.
The decision of whether or not to contribute public funds to a sports stadium is not an algebraic equation. Focusing only on the dollars misses much of the significance of the decision. The value of a major sports franchise to a metropolitan area cannot easily be quantified.
Show me the city that has lost a major sports franchise and, years later, thinks it has been a civic benefit, and I’m all ears. No other form of business carries the civic clout of a professional sports franchise among the four major team sports in America. Even within this relatively small group, I submit that Major League Baseball reigns supreme.
Sure, the NFL is the most popular and valuable. But if you examine the cities that host any of the four major professional sports, baseball emerges as clearly the most elite. Steve Allison , Tampa High school seniors weigh in on AI’s future | April 4 Insightful essay High schooler Rohan Morgan has stated the most articulate piece that I have read on AI.
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