>It proves what many have said for some time. Professional sport is sick.
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>But demographics could also explain what's happening.
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>Old folks don't go to sporting event as much as a younger crowd. Frequently when they go it's because they were dragged there by a child. But still that does'nt explain everything.
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>There was a time when a professional baseball player played because he loved it (this can be aplied to other professional sports). He liked the sport, he liked the city where he was playing, he liked the fans. Nowadays it looks like these guys lost the touch with reality. I'd probably be the same (but I hope not) if my salary was $20 millions per year.
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>Those sports were always sick. At a certain time owners were exploiting the players. Now it looks like the players are exploiting the fans.
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>When will it stop. When enough teams have problems so that the enterprise becomes too risky to get in. It's beginning to look that way with baseball. Like Michel pointed out new stadium is'nt the solution to all problems.
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>Montreal Expos is the proof that it's starting to be tougher to sell a major league team to a city. Oh yeah like the owners are'nt moving the team because they respect the Montreal fans for all the years they've been supporting the Expos. If the Expos are'nt gone yet it's because the owners have not been able to have all their conditions met. Should'nt this ring a bell for the owners?
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>Not yet because a lot of those guys are filthy rich and there's a good chance that it does'nt affect the majority of them yet. But from what we see from the inactions leading to more difficulties things could change soon.
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>Unless this is a part of an overall plan to make that business crumble so they can start all over and establish the NEW RULES to favor them again (the owners) this time.

Well said!