Viewing a single comment thread. View all comments

LoveiseverywhereXOXO t1_j9v9tk4 wrote

Reply to comment by KiwiStack in MLB-required upgrades to The Diamond could cost city $3.5M by PercyDovetonsils

If baseball wasn’t demanding the city use our limited resources to pay for its infrastructure, I’d have no problem with it but every few years they try to hold the city hostage and it’s annoying as hell and it’s not an appropriate use of limited tax payer money. I’m all for people having fun, even things I don’t like or enjoy like baseball, but I’d rather have good schools, better roads, and things that benefit everyone not just people looking to be entertained for the night.

−1

KiwiStack t1_j9vamly wrote

Baseball doesn’t own the infrastructure, the city does.

2

LoveiseverywhereXOXO t1_j9ve6dd wrote

They need the stadium to make money, so it’s essential infrastructure to their business model and they should pay for its upkeep and development and construction of a new and improved facility, if they can’t then they are being subsidized.

0

KiwiStack t1_j9vf3u3 wrote

Oh no. The government is subsidizing a private entity. Unheard of! Unacceptable!

2