That would only be 1/750 of the whole stimulus package. Goes to show how staggeringly big the stimulus package is.
On Fri, Jun 26, 2009 at 4:02 PM, William Marino <[email protected]>wrote: > Maybe we could get a new park as part of the stimulus package? Then its > free. > > > ------------------------------ > > *From:* [email protected] [mailto: > [email protected]] *On Behalf Of *Matt & Olga McSorley > *Sent:* Friday, June 26, 2009 3:51 PM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* RE: Nats park > > > > Sorry -- a billion bucks is a bit much for wider seats and better sight > lines. I'd rather see the money spent on baseball talent. > > > > -- Matt > > --- On *Fri, 6/26/09, William Marino <[email protected]>* wrote: > > > From: William Marino <[email protected]> > Subject: RE: Nats park > To: [email protected] > Date: Friday, June 26, 2009, 3:30 PM > > The economics would be better than that, but admittedly they are not > compelling. The reason to do it would be to improve the fan experience. > > > ------------------------------ > > *From:* [email protected] [mailto: > [email protected] ] *On Behalf Of *Ray Salemi > *Sent:* Friday, June 26, 2009 2:59 PM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* Re: Nats park > > > > Bill would argue that they'll make it up on the incremental tickets sold > between being able to fit 37,000 in the park and 41,000 in the park. > > $60 million / 4000 = $15000 per extra seat per year. Divided by 81 games > means $185/game per extra seat. > > Possible? > > Maybe if you throw in food, souveniers, etc. > > Actually, this explains the Yankee $1500 seats. > > Ray > > On Fri, Jun 26, 2009 at 2:41 PM, Matt & Olga McSorley <* > [email protected]*<http://us.mc309.mail.yahoo.com/mc/[email protected]>> > wrote: > > I'm with Ray. What would the cost of a new ballpark be? Yankee Stadium cost > $1.5 billion, ad the city helped clear out a public park because urban > dwellers don't need green spaces, millionaire ballplayers do. So let's say > a new park would cost $1 billion with land acquisition, and $800 million if > the present park were torn down and rebuilt. > > > > The debt service on that would be between $40 million and $60 million. Is a > new park going to create that much extra annual revenue? I'd be hard pressed > to say yes. And if it didn't create that much extra revenue, the team would > be forced to spend less on player payroll and development. > > > > The owners have the right idea. Keep refreshing and refurbishing > the present ballpark. > > > > -- Matt > > --- On *Fri, 6/26/09, Ray Salemi > <[email protected]<http://us.mc309.mail.yahoo.com/mc/[email protected]> > >* wrote: > > > From: Ray Salemi > <*[email protected]*<http://us.mc309.mail.yahoo.com/mc/[email protected]> > > > Subject: Re: Nats park > To: > *[email protected]*<http://us.mc309.mail.yahoo.com/mc/[email protected]> > Date: Friday, June 26, 2009, 12:23 PM > > > > There was a time when I was all for tearing down Fenway. I used to say > that I would work the wreaking ball myself. I felt especially strongly > about this when I came home from The Ballpark at Arlington , or Camden > Yards. > > Since then my feeling has changed. Why? The new ownership. I think the > new ownership has shown a love of Fenway that comes through in the way they > have improved the park, whether it was adding the block party before the > game, putting a bar under the center field bleachers, or knocking down the > wall behind the first base seats and installing a plaza, the Red Sox > ownership has shown imagination and a passion for their park. > > Contrast this to the moribund and, frankly stupid, Yawkey years. Towards > the end we got a constant litany of whining from the Red Sox ownership that > the park was leaking, and that they couldn't keep it up to code, and that > they needed a new one. Then, they were too incompetent to negotiate the > space for a new park with the city. > > I can't imagine the horror show we'd have now if the likes of Harrington, > Dan Duquette (the man who brought us a New Hampshire baseball team who wears > camouflage uniforms), etc had built the new park. It would have had the > charm of Schaffer Stadium and the cost of Yankee Stadium. > > I enjoy all my games at Fenway even though I don't have a cup holder. My > biggest complaints are the cold April days and the lack of a roof. But > we'll have those problems as long as we want outdoor baseball and real > grass. > > > > > > > > > > > -- > Author of "Leading After a Layoff: Reignite Your Team's > Productivity...Quickly" > *www.leadingafteralayoff.com* <http://www.leadingafteralayoff.com/> > > > > </table > > > > > > > -- Author of "Leading After a Layoff: Reignite Your Team's Productivity...Quickly" www.leadingafteralayoff.com --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Red Sox Citizens" group. 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