tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14698828.post114493294500234938..comments2024-01-31T12:49:08.701-08:00Comments on STL Rising: Dream SequenceRick Bonaschhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10825477678253483191noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14698828.post-1145817549610326642006-04-23T11:39:00.000-07:002006-04-23T11:39:00.000-07:00The Cardinals owners leveraged the fans' love of t...The Cardinals owners leveraged the fans' love of the Cardinals in order to get public funding on a project they could have funded themselves.<BR/><BR/>I think the region would have happily chipped in to help the Cardinals build a new stadium. Instead the owners decided to threaten the city to get what they wanted.<BR/><BR/>Whether they would have left or not, that's questionable. What isn't in question is the fact that the Cardinals' owners used strong-arm tactics to squeeze the city and the region to get what they wanted.<BR/><BR/>In the end the new stadium and surrounding development will likely help bring more life to downtown, yet every time I look at the stadium I hear echoes of the threats by the Cardinals owners to take their ball and go play somewhere else unless they get everything they want.<BR/><BR/>Add to that their Christmas massacre of the KTRS on-air staff following the purchase of the station, and I my enthusiasm for contributing any money to their coffers quickly wanes.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14698828.post-1144967479621687322006-04-13T15:31:00.000-07:002006-04-13T15:31:00.000-07:00Indeed. That was an early Christmas present for t...Indeed. That was an early Christmas present for the ages for St. Louis, eh?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14698828.post-1144963056098277852006-04-13T14:17:00.000-07:002006-04-13T14:17:00.000-07:00Only problem with that is that negotiations were i...Only problem with that is that negotiations were in there peak in 2003. Work Started December 23, 2003.Matt Fernandezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16990905013819727814noreply@blogger.com