Sunday, August 20, 2006
 
Unspoken Letters
Cardinals ticket sales are down, and they've got a million theories why, but none of the ones enumerated in the story match my expectation.

Here are two things that have alienated some of the out-of-town fan base:
  • A publicly funded stadium. Remember the signs that said "We'll build a stadium when the Cardinals build highways"? The people who put them in their yards and on their farms do.

  • The Cardinals bought KTRS and moved their broadcasts to the underpowered AM station and a "network" that leaves the radio coverage spotty in St. Louis, much less within driving range of a weekend in St. Louis.
No, certainly the dive in tourism traffic comes from gas prices and the rumor that every game is a sell-out. Good luck with continuing delusions.


- posted by Brian J. @ 10:15 PM
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