how much more money are they milk out of st louis people at hte new ball park?
374751
Well, eat before you go to the game, drink only water while you are there(you can bring a bottle of water in with you) and enjoy the game!  I go for the game, not the food necessarily.
513862
Thats worth A LOT!!!\nYou know Cubs fans. \nwe will pay a lot for stuff like that.\n\nGO CUBS!!!
632879
Already past the tipping point.  If "middle class" means average, then there's no way a family of four making $38,000 a year can afford $80 to $200 for lousy seats, 10 more for parking, and 30 bucks for food.  At best, it's a once-a-year treat.  \n\nYou can't build an economic model for a sports team based on middle class fans.  And the owners don't seem to understand how to measure market economics, either (below).
733060
Tey need a new stadium.  I know a lot of players don't like going there
1111809
I'm not really a fan of baseball, but I take it i'll become one soon. I'm assuming you're a fan... if so, if you've ever been to see a game in St. Louis and looked around the area, or if you live around here, you'd understand how insanely dedicated everyone is to that team. You hear about the Cardinals on the news over and over, see their merchandise EVERYWHERE. If you're a Cubs fan, you'll get hassled around here. It's crazy, i've never been ANYWHERE where a team was so huge in the area. I live in Illinois, Fairview Heights. It's about 15 minutes away from St. Louis. I might go see a ball game sometime to see what i've been missing out on. I've never liked watching on television because it bored me. Everyone says that seeing it live is MUCH different and a lot more exciting. Around here it's basically a crisis if Pujols or someone else important on the team gets injured.
694993
http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/news?slug=ap-athleticsstadium&prov=ap&type=lgns
305393
I saw the St. Louis Cardinals spank the Cubs all over new Busch Memorial Stadium.  Im going to see the same thing happen to the pirates tonite.
503481
Dont forget Giambi, McGwire, Weiss, Hudson, and Muller.\n\nThe A's have one of the best farm systems in baseball. Proven by the amount of rookie of the years they have had.\n\nThey just dont have the money to keep them. They need a new stadium like the Giants got. Right on the bay. They closed the upper deck of the stadium and still cant sell out 35,000 any night unless they are playing the giants, red sox, or yanks.
949645
they won't pay money for good free agents.\nthey'll find talent from their farm system.\n\nfiring joe as manager was a mistake.
1022799
YES THEY DO BUT WHY GO TO CLEVELAND? YOU GET BETTER SEATS,BETTER TICKET PRICES,BETTER PARKING PRICES,BETTER CONCESSION PRICES,WATCH KIDS THAT STILL "PLAY THE GAME",BETTER OPPORTUNITY TO GET 'FUTURE MAJOR LEAGUE BALLPLAYERS' AUTOGRAPH AND A TEAM THAT WON THE AA MINOR LEAGUE WORLD SERIES 2 OUT OF THE LAST 3 YEARS, RIGHT IN YOUR BACKYARD!
96325
Do you mean the new Busch Stadium -- the one scheduled to open this year? If so, then it was privately financed using a combination of private bonds, which the Cardinals must repay; bank loans; cash from the Cardinals owners; and a long-term loand from St. Louis County.
569879
The 20 Royals fans that actually bother to show up for the games seem in good spirits.  The players know that they will still be paid until the Royals inevitably ship them off to a better team.  The team can do nothing because their owner won't let them spend any money to keep any talent.  If they had left well enough alone, their outfield would now consist of Jermaine Dye, Johnny Damon, and Carlos Beltran.  Until the owner sells or passes away, don't get your hopes up.
926075
I tend to agree with you in that the money is a tough thing to turn down.  CitiField works for me, but I think who ever decides these things needs to at least tip their hat to Mets history.  I think naming a certain part of the stadium "Shea" would be nice compromise.  Instead of having the "Diamond Club" like they have now, call that "Shea" to retain our history.  Well, or something like that.  Maybe rename the loge or mezzanine Shea even....
408937
The Yankees try to buy championships every year.  I see that $250 million payroll really work for 'em last year!  The White Sox won the World Series on the same amount of payroll for the team (about $96 million) as the Yankees first 6 starters in the Yankee line up!  Way to waste that money Steinbrenner!!!!
431263
Sorry.  Well not really.  Am I apologising because I don't agree?  Nah I am apologising because you have to be a part of the evilest empire baseball has brung.  \n\nYankees have had what they have had based on cash only.  They are done riding the silver stallion and will be for a long time coming.\n\nRed Sox have clearly turned it up a notch and now are the most toted and respected team in baseball.
1155369
well, you would want to get tix in sec 129-140 on the first base side or 104-116 on the third base side unless you have the money to get the box seats on the field or the bullpen seats but they are way expensive..if you don't get a foul ball you can buy a cubs ball at many of the vendors or in the park, and go out on clark almost to Waveland just pass the Mc Donalds where the players park and there is a fence there they sometimes come there to sign depending on the weather. I also have a friend that works for security at Wrigley...
522403
A better question might be: why should they? \nWhy should I, as a non-fan, be forced to pay for a seriously resource-draining, polluting behemoth of a stadium to be built in my city to attract a ton of annoying fan traffic and make millions and millions of dollars for team owners who are already plenty-rich and probably paying less in taxes than I am?\nI support paying taxes to pay for things that will benefit society at large, like for instance, SCHOOLS, maybe?  Public transportation? Pot-hole filling?  Not to reline the pockets of a bunch of suits.