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MLB’s Empty Seats Aren’t A Problem, They’re Part Of The Plan | Deadspin

Posted on October 2, 2019 by Neil deMause

Major League Baseball saw attendance decline for the fifth straight year, falling to a mere 28,198 fans per game, the lowest mark since 2003. It’s a trend that has already prompted much public hand-wringing from baseball barons and the sportswriters … Continue reading →

Posted in Articles, Baseball

What’s The Matter With Baseball? | Deadspin

Posted on August 27, 2019 by Neil deMause

Nobody goes to baseball games anymore. That’s the common alarmist wisdom that has become one of the overarching themes of the 2019 season, which had barely gotten underway before USA Today was declaring that MLB’s attendance slide of recent years … Continue reading →

Posted in Articles, Baseball

Who’ll Really Pay For What In Cuomo’s New $105M Islanders LIRR Station Plan? | Gothamist

Posted on July 14, 2019 by Neil deMause

The New York Islanders owners’ plans for a new billion-dollar-plus arena complex alongside Belmont Park in Nassau County took a major lurch forward on Monday, as Governor Andrew Cuomo announced his intent to build the Long Island Rail Road station … Continue reading →

Posted in Articles, Commuter Rail, Hockey, Stadiums and Arenas

The Madman Theory Of The Montreal/Tampa Bay Rays | Deadspin

Posted on June 27, 2019 by Neil deMause

Any self-respecting student of insane Machiavellian gambits should be familiar with the Madman Theory, Richard Nixon’s self-invented strategy for winning the war in Vietnam. The theory, as recounted by Nixon chief of staff H.R. Haldeman after he got out of … Continue reading →

Posted in Articles, Baseball, Stadiums and Arenas

Why Did The Mets Ban Backpacks At Citi Field? | Gothamist

Posted on May 13, 2019 by Neil deMause

The Mets swept the so-hapless-even-their-owner-is-mad-at-whoever-made-them-this-hapless Marlins this weekend to crawl back within a game of a .500 record, but first they unveiled a Friday surprise: an email announcing that starting next Monday, fans will no longer be allowed to bring … Continue reading →

Posted in Articles, Baseball, Security Theater

Pay-To-Play Is The Stadium Grift That Keeps On Giving | Deadspin

Posted on April 29, 2019 by Neil deMause

Sometime in the next few days, Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb—aka the guy who took Mike Pence’s job when Pence ascended to the Old Executive Office Building—is expected to sign a bill extending the Indiana Pacers’ lease in Indianapolis through 2044. … Continue reading →

Posted in Articles, Stadiums and Arenas

The 7 Laws Of Vaportecture, Stadium Art’s Fever Dream | Deadspin

Posted on March 22, 2019 by Neil deMause

For sports team owners seeking new stadiums or arenas—which is to say, for sports team owners—there are certain tools of the trade at their disposal for convincing fans and politicians to support (and pay for) a new building. They have … Continue reading →

Posted in Articles, Stadiums and Arenas

Where Do The Islanders Belong? | Deadspin

Posted on March 11, 2019 by Neil deMause

The New York Islanders have had one of the odder trajectories of any pro sports franchise. Winners of four straight Stanley Cups within 11 years of arriving on Long Island as the NHL’s protection against WHA incursion into the New … Continue reading →

Posted in Articles, Hockey

Is The New $1 Billion NY Islanders Development About To Get Amazon’d? | Gothamist

Posted on February 26, 2019 by Neil deMause

Even as the New York Islanders confuse their fans with plans to play some home playoff games in Nassau County and some in Brooklyn, the team’s ownership has been quietly moving ahead with plans to build a new arena halfway … Continue reading →

Posted in Articles, Hockey, Long Island, Stadiums and Arenas

What’s The Matter With Tampa Bay? | Deadspin

Posted on February 12, 2019 by Neil deMause

It’s not like everyone hadn’t been thinking it, but it took Tommy Pham to mention the elephant in the room. The outfielder, who one year earlier had celebrated his 6-WAR season in his first year as a starter at age … Continue reading →

Posted in Articles, Baseball

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