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Build a stadium and Chargers will stay? Nope.
Do you not understand anything about the NFL? Perhaps you should try reading it's constitution and by-laws. The NFL is neither a single entity nor 32 different business. It is made up of 32 separate franchises and while you may believe that to be the same thing as 32 different business, it is not. Every franchise has their own requirements that franchisee's have to meet. Try purchasing a McDonald's franchise and see what hoops you jump thru. It has a whole lot more than being able to "foot the bill".— May 4, 2012 3:45 p.m.
Build a stadium and Chargers will stay? Nope.
Perhaps you should try reading Don Bauder's post and my reply again. It has absolutely nothing to do with whether or not Petco was a waste of money. Don's comment was that this year's poor attendance at Petco was due to the hassle of getting to and from a dowmtown ballpark and the continued high prices. And as I said in my reply, it has nothing to do with the park and everything to due with the poor play of the team. How much a stadium cost and where it is located has never played a factor in whether or not we attended a game, either at Petco or the Murph.L et me put it a tad bit more succinctly for you. I don't care how much it cost to build Petco, how much it costs the city to operate it per year, or for that matter how much John Moore's profited from the whole thing because I don't live there. I literally have no opinion either way on whether or not it was worth it, in terms of cost. Further, as much as I enjoyed attending games at the Murph and as many good memories as I have of the place, if the team the Padres are currently fieding played there, I would bother going there either. It's all about the team, and nothing about the stadium, Petco or otherwise.— May 4, 2012 3:33 p.m.
Build a stadium and Chargers will stay? Nope.
Don Bauder, with all due respect, I think the fact that you live in Colorado disqualifies your opinion as to why people are or are not attending a sporting event in San Diego. I happen to agree with refriedgringo and I'll give you 2 examples of why. First I'll use ourselves. As Dodger fans, we would normally have come down for the season opening series. The fact we didn't is due strictly to the fact that, to put it bluntly, the team sucks and quite frankly, we were mildly shocked the the Dodgers lost a game. It had absolutely nothing to due with Petco. Secondly, perhaps a more relevant example. Counting in-laws, their kids and their kids kids, an aunt and her kids(my cousins) and their families(spouse, their kids and their kids kids, we have close to 50 relatives in San Diego. When you add in spouses families, it's probably closer to 100. And I can tell you that of the ones we've talked to, not a single one has said they've stayed away because Petco is a pain in the ass to get in and out of. It's because of how bad the team is at this point. Here's the perfect example. My wife's sister and her family went to opening weekend, because it was opening weekend and it was the Dodgers. The only other games they've gone to were 2 against the Phils and1 against the Giants, all because of who the opposing pitchers were. Petco's a pretty nice place to watch a ballgame, especially on a nice spring or summer evening in San Diego, although not as nice as Dodger Stadium. But they just don't want to waste the money going to see a team that, for the most part, is playing very poorly.— May 4, 2012 1:15 p.m.
San Onofre Operator to Present Plan to Resume Operations
The article I read indicates that the reactors would run at reduced power, probably 50% to 80%, and would be taken out of service for inspections a few months later and that while "it's possible" the plants will never be able to return to full power, for the immediate future, operating the plant at less than full capacity is the only way to ensure that the issues do not resurface. Because Mitsubishi's warranty does not cover replacement power, some or all of that $30 million for replacement power cost could be passed on to ratepayers. "To the extent that the plant is not operating at full power, replacement power will have to be acquired elsewhere, so those costs will continue to rise," Pickett said. In addition, again according to the artilce I read, Edison has characterized the problem as a "manufacturing defect" but has yet to determine whether the issue was caused by design problems or by the way the equipment was put together. As an aside, according to what I have read, Shaun Burnie of Friends of the Earth holds a degrees in Modern History from Polytechnic of North London and Strategic Studies from Kings College at the University of London. I'm not quite sure how that qualifies him to be an expert on the nuclear industry.— May 4, 2012 10 a.m.
Build a stadium and Chargers will stay? Nope.
Thru yesterday's games, the Brewers are averaging about 13k per game more than the Padres. Similar to the Dodgers, after 5 fewer homes games this year, the Brewers have also out drawn the Padres in total attendance, in this case, by over 50k. This, as you mentioned, in a market about half the size of San Diego's, AND with a team that is performing only marginally better than the Padres. Even the Twins, the absolute worst team in baseball at this point, are averaging 11k more per game and drawn only about 15k less fans than San Diego in 6 FEWER games.— May 3, 2012 8:57 a.m.
Build a stadium and Chargers will stay? Nope.
I guess the Padres attendance is fine if your're satisfied at being a middle of the pack team at best. The team is already only the 23rd best in attendance per game. How do you think it's going to be when the Padres are 20+ games under .500 before the Al;star break. By way of comparison, the Dodgers are averaging about 39k per game and have already out drawn the Padres by over 100k, despite having played 5 fewer homes games. Even the Twins, whom one could argue might be the only team worse than the Padres, are out drawing the Padres by over 10k per game. The Padres attendance is fine? Yeah, not so much.— May 2, 2012 6:43 p.m.
Build a stadium and Chargers will stay? Nope.
Hey Michael, did you miss that little footnote disclaimer that these figures were EBITDA? It's not at all hard to blieve that the Padres organization may have paid $10-$15 just in interest alone. The for good measure, throw in all f the other expenses. And befor you even do any of that, you have to ak yourself how they got the financial numbers for the 30 private businesses that make up MLB. Oh and btw, despite the 212k increase, the Padres actually FELL in attendance ranking from 20th to 23rd. You also fail to menton that with 11 games to go, the Padres actually LED the Giants by 1/2 game only to go 5-6 down the stretch. I'm sure losing 3 of 4 at home in Petco to the Cubs, who were something like 15 games under .500 did wonders forattendance.— May 2, 2012 6:32 p.m.
New Format Permits Dailies to Report Circulation Gains
What were these changes?— May 1, 2012 8:14 a.m.
Filner Sets Fundraiser at Oceanview Mansion of Once Imprisoned La Jolla Lawyer
Actually, I saw a pic of Lerach standing by his pool, so I know exactly where his house is.— April 30, 2012 10:42 p.m.
Filner Sets Fundraiser at Oceanview Mansion of Once Imprisoned La Jolla Lawyer
surfpuppy619, I thought you were a Filner fan, because he would do a good job as Mayor. What changed your mind?— April 30, 2012 10:19 p.m.