Lasner Weighs in on Stadium Negotiations

[tdawg87]

The Red Sox should move too.

 

Agreed. Fenway sucks.

[Ohtaniland]

Give me a ****ing break. Remember all those specials on MLB and ESPN about Angel Stadium and how historic it is? Me neither.

Stradling....I'm asking you, where is Arte going to go that offers him a better deal than he's getting now. He pays no rent and he shares no revenue.

Ed Roski the owner of the LA Kings told me that Arte has one of the sweetest deals in professional sports. Ed Roski spoke very highly of Arte Moreno.

[greginpsca]

So why does Arte want to move again?

Beautiful Anaheim with an easy commute from all locations. 3.3 million fans in attendance, free rent, all of the concessions and 95% of the parking revenue with a huge TV deal.

Am I missing something?

Arte does have a good deal at present. However, he is looking toward the future. Something needs to be done stadium-wise. New or a renovation. He is smart to be looking at his options down the road. Which ever way he goes, things will take years to come to fruition.

[Stradling]

Stradling....I'm asking you, where is Arte going to go that offers him a better deal than he's getting now. He pays no rent and he shares no revenue.

Ed Roski the owner of the LA Kings told me that Arte has one of the sweetest deals in professional sports. Ed Roski spoke very highly of Arte Moreno.

I have no idea where he will get this kind of deal, but a new stadium could very easily create more revenue in seats, luxury boxes, oh and it won't have a failing infrastructure.

[ukyah]

many laughs are to be had in this thread.

[Ohtaniland]

I have no idea where he will get this kind of deal, but a new stadium could very easily create more revenue in seats, luxury boxes, oh and it won't have a failing infrastructure.

But if you have to fork out $750 million of your own money to build a new stadium it takes years to recover that amount of capital. It would take a few years to get that done in another city. The environmental impact study alone takes two years to complete. It has to be the perfect situation with public transportation and available land. Arte is stuck where he's at and Anaheim knows it. They called his bluff. Arte is not getting any younger so he needs to make up his mind.

[Lou]

Frank McCourt made $1.3 billion off of buying and selling the Dodgers.  How smart do you think he is?

 

#fallacies #appealtoauthority

 

business-wise?

 

a hell of a lot smarter than any of us dumbasses 

[Ohtaniland]

business-wise?

a hell of a lot smarter than any of us dumbasses

Bingo

[Lou]

But Arte says that he has enough money to build his own stadium. That's about $750 million. How long will it for him to recoupe that money? He's better off selling the team than waiting for that outcome. If he sells the team then he's also off the hook for the $150 million in renovations.

 

and he's stated that selling the team has to be considered if it's a smart  business move

 

don't kid yourself,  Arte wants to make money.  sure he may have enough money to build his own stadium, but that

doesn't mean that's what he wants to spend it on

 

i have enough money to buy a unicycle, but i'm not going to.  now, if someone wants to give me one, i'll take it

[tdawg87]

I have a spare.

[ten ocho recon scout]

No, Arte is interested in marketing the team in the smartest way possible.

Believe it or not most people outside of California have no idea where Anaheim is, not really even Orange County. It is only when you tell them you are by L.A. that people get where it is.

That is why he wanted to have Los Angeles in the name, no other reason. Peeps want to be butt-hurt though.

To further that point, it might suprise some to know that several players on the team consider anaheim LA....take that for what its worth

[Lou]

Stradling....I'm asking you, where is Arte going to go that offers him a better deal than he's getting now. He pays no rent and he shares no revenue.

Ed Roski the owner of the LA Kings told me that Arte has one of the sweetest deals in professional sports. Ed Roski spoke very highly of Arte Moreno.

 

ask yk, he's the one making Arte move to LA

[Lou]

I have a spare.

 

can i have it?

[Ohtaniland]

and he's stated that selling the team has to be considered if it's a smart business move

don't kid yourself, Arte wants to make money. sure he may have enough money to build his own stadium, but that

doesn't mean that's what he wants to spend it on

i have enough money to buy a unicycle, but i'm not going to. now, if someone wants to give me one, i'll take it

Unicycle? ok now that's too funny. I tried one and fell on my a*s. Not a pretty site.

[Ohtaniland]

ask yk, he's the one making Arte move to LA

The Louisiana Angels might be a good fit.

[Blarg]

The Red Sox should move too.

If you were to realistically list all of the faults of Fenway stadium then, yes, they should move.

[Ohtaniland]

If you were to realistically list all of the faults of Fenway stadium then, yes, they should move.

Well it's one of the last few gems left so no.

[Blarg]

It is not a gem, it is an old racquet ball court posing as a baseball stadium and considered as the most uncomfortable setting to watch a game with poor concessions, smelly bathrooms and the highest cost for the fans.

On second thought, make Red Sox fans go there for eternity.

[Hollyw00d]

 

There's also literally nothing to do in the immediate area.

Victor's mom?