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10. I'm not against that exactly. It's more the kind of blackmail that goes on involving

Reply to Jamaal510 (Original post)

Sun Dec 9, 2012, 11:03 PM

Dec 2012

the franchises. These team owners threaten to move the cities team if they don't get their stadium built. I'd like to see two things done to prevent that and get more teams run like The Green Bay Packers.

Any owner that proposes to move a team must first offer to sell it to the city or county at fair market price. They are not allowed to keep the team name in any case.

The truth is that many of these owners could afford to build their own stadiums if they had to.

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Do you like stadiums/arenas being named after corporations and businesses? Why/why not? [View all] Jamaal510 Dec 2012 OP

Well, it makes it clear who really owns things. nt bemildred Dec 2012 #1

I voted no, becasue I'm fed up with the corporatization of America and nothing but $$$$$ as RKP5637 Dec 2012 #2

Damn that Wrigley Field! alcibiades_mystery Dec 2012 #3

The Corporate States of America. 99Forever Dec 2012 #4

If they paid for them...sure nadinbrzezinski Dec 2012 #5

Only when it's time to go deface Arco Arena after the oil spill XemaSab Dec 2012 #6

America is for sale to the highest corporate bidder, apparently. TheCowsCameHome Dec 2012 #7

I'm fine with it. Travis_0004 Dec 2012 #8

Not really but it gives teams more money to compete. MrSlayer Dec 2012 #9

I'm not against that exactly. It's more the kind of blackmail that goes on involving brewens Dec 2012 #10

I don't care if they call it Shithouse, as long as I don't have to pay for it. RagAss Dec 2012 #11

No. They didn't pay for them. With rare exception the taxpayers paid the bills, they just kick in a Egalitarian Thug Dec 2012 #12

If it keeps the price of tickets down customerserviceguy Dec 2012 #13

Before Tiger Stadium it was Briggs stadium. longship Dec 2012 #14

I loved Mile High Stadium. beveeheart Dec 2012 #15

We even had to fight to fight to keep Bucky. n/t Egalitarian Thug Dec 2012 #17

No, and here's another reason Canuckistanian Dec 2012 #16

They're going to tear down the Meadowlands and the taxpayers still owe $100M from it's construction. Egalitarian Thug Dec 2012 #18

TD Bank North Garden, jobing.com Arena, Quicken Loans Arena, Edison Field... Initech Dec 2012 #19