Well, you sure spend enough time, money, and print on them, glob (though not nearly as much as in years past), according to the sports section I hand to my friend all the time. I never read that s*** anymore. Used to devour the stuff so many years ago; could I ever really have been that person?
And if the box scores aren't so important, why the FRONT-PAGE TREATMENT?
"NASCAR coverage was also expanded on the cable channel New England Sports Network, which is owned by New England Sports Ventures, the parent company of the Red Sox and Fenway Sports Group. The New York Times Co., which owns The Boston Globe, holds a 17 percent stake in New England Sports Ventures."
Oh.
"Brockton is rocked as its ballclub founders; Smaller crowds push Rox to the brink" by Peter Schworm, Globe Staff | September 19, 2009
BROCKTON - The team is in serious financial trouble, behind on bills and mired in $500,000 of debt....
Earlier this month, the team was unable to make its monthly lease payment to the city of $30,000, and some fear that the economic downturn that has ravaged this working-class city may now rob it of its baseball team.
Yeah, with ALL THE PROBLEMS we have they are WORRIED about a BASEBALL TEAM!
It would be a cruel blow for the City of Champions, where sports reign supreme and many savored the chance to see a live game for as little as $5. Dogged by slumping attendance and advertising over the past two years, the Rox front office is restructuring its entire operation and scrambling to attract new investors in a desperate effort to stay afloat. While management is confident it can return to profitability, some fans and city officials fear the team may have played its last game....
I'm sorry, but who cares? I'm so sick of the SPORTS DISTRACTION!
Just a SINKHOLE for RICH DOUGH so they don't have to give you health care, Amurkn. The ELITE'S REAL-LIFE VIDEO GAME!!
With a combination of public and private money, the city built the $18 million stadium and adjoining conference center in 2002....
You know, I KNEW there was TAX LOOT LOST in here SOMEWHERE!
You ALWAYS BUILD the STADIUMS for the WEALTHY, PROFIT-MAKING SPORTS TEAMS, America!!!
WHY?
Also see: God Bless AmeriKan Baseball
For several years, the team was profitable, setting a league attendance record in 2004 and consistently selling out the nearly 5,000-seat stadium.
They sound like newspapers: The Boston Globe Admits Iraq Lies Killed It
Actually, it was a long time coming, readers.
Advertisements from banks, mortgage companies, and real estate firms filled the outfield wall, and businessmen and birthday celebrants packed into luxury boxes.
That POOR BOSTON TOWN got TOOK, huh, Glob?
But while revenue rose, expenses rose faster, and owners soon faced a steep operating deficit. Then, the economy tanked, and so did demand for ad space and luxury boxes. The past two rain-plagued summers did not help....
Yes, MUCH COOLER than AVERAGE SUMMERS!!!!
See: Science Fiction or Science Fact?
The team has had other financial setbacks - a former executive was accused in 2006 of taking $23,000 in concession proceeds - but nothing like this....
The team has a number of owners, including actor Bill Murray....
Why would they think we care about some celebrity owner?
He's got enough dough. Let him pick up the tab.
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When you think about it, it EXPLAINS a LOT about the SELF-SERVING SPORTS on the FRONT PAGE and the LACK of AGENDA-PUSHING, FART-MISTING, GLOBAL WARMING PROTESTERS at NASCAR and the tree-destroying baseball games!
Related: Fenway Franks, Get Your Fenway Franks Here
Have a good day at the ballpark, and don't eat too much!