I'd suggest the A's Owners are some of the "better" arguments for why NOBODY should own Sports Teams
I have been saddened to read & hear about what has gone on in Oakland over decades with both the A's & Raiders with Al Davis etc.
I think the Green Bay Packers Model is a much better idea - because otherwise 1-2 upset Owners can basically "blackmail" a whole City !
Sorry, but I don't care about any individual Owners of any Teams - they shouldn't actually exist
Nobody should own an intangible entity
& nobody, but the people of Boston should decide the future of a historical place like Fenway Park
How would the people of Boston feel should the entirely "unthinkable" occur - The Indicted Fascist Death Cult Leader bought The Red Sox ....... it's rather obviously easy to say that won't happen, but what happens IF some "undesirable" does buy your team ? What recourse is there ? None !
That's my point - a long time ago America lost its way in relation to "ownership"
Over my lifetime we have seen people gradually realise that a Sports Capitalist Free for All doesn't produce the type of results that inspire the future generations to get involved ........ Nobody could realistically suggest that MLB looks to be "trending" in the correct direction & everybody knows that what has happened in Oakland, could soon come to their City
Not Everything in Life should be For Sale
Some Things are more important ........ FAR more important
I'd suggest the A's Owners are some of the "better" arguments for why NOBODY should own Sports Teams
I have been saddened to read & hear about what has gone on in Oakland over decades with both the A's & Raiders with Al Davis etc.
I think the Green Bay Packers Model is a much better idea - because otherwise 1-2 upset Owners can basically "blackmail" a whole City !
Sorry, but I don't care about any individual Owners of any Teams - they shouldn't actually exist
Nobody should own an intangible entity
& nobody, but the people of Boston should decide the future of a historical place like Fenway Park
How would the people of Boston feel should the entirely "unthinkable" occur - The Indicted Fascist Death Cult Leader bought The Red Sox ....... it's rather obviously easy to say that won't happen, but what happens IF some "undesirable" does buy your team ? What recourse is there ? None !
That's my point - a long time ago America lost its way in relation to "ownership"
Over my lifetime we have seen people gradually realise that a Sports Capitalist Free for All doesn't produce the type of results that inspire the future generations to get involved ........ Nobody could realistically suggest that MLB looks to be "trending" in the correct direction & everybody knows that what has happened in Oakland, could soon come to their City
Not Everything in Life should be For Sale
Some Things are more important ........ FAR more important