Cubs bluffing in a move to Florida?
Duh_Oz
Didn't the Dodgers move out from Florida because of problems with
rain???
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Everything I've heard about the Ricketts family is that these are
smart people who we can expect to be excellent caretakers of a
franchise that has seen little of that in the last half century.
So until I see something different, I'm going to assume the Cubs are
holding hostage the state of Arizona, along with its cities and
counties, to get the best deal on a phenomenal new spring training
facility.
Of course, Mesa and Maricopa County built them a tremendous facility
just 12 years ago, but it's the nature of things that with better
facilities springing up all over, the Cubs - who are the biggest draw
in Arizona - want something to rival a complex now occupied by the
likes of the White Sox and Dodgers.
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Artie Lange
> http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=343294
>
> Didn't the Dodgers move out from Florida because of problems with
> rain???
>
The Dodgers left Florida due to the fact that Vero Beach refused to pay
for new stadiums and such, they got a sweet deal in Arizona to move the
spring training there. Over the last few years, many teams have talked
about moving out of the south florida area for spring training, I
believe that the Orioles were the latest... The stadium in Ft Lauderdale
was shit, no upkeep, it was probably the best move for them.
http://www.springtrainingonline.com/teams/baltimore-orioles.htm
Duh_Oz
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Thanks for the 4-1-1.