tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2363750719887401024.post5916651101371242519..comments2023-10-25T07:01:43.750-07:00Comments on The Daily Salt Shaker: A-Roid Signals More Trouble for BaseballSea Salthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17729667460510653536noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2363750719887401024.post-81381718420800041632009-02-09T22:07:00.000-08:002009-02-09T22:07:00.000-08:00Corporate sponsorship is going to take a big hit. ...Corporate sponsorship is going to take a big hit. My wife used to work for a major Vancouver company, so we occasionally got prime Canuck seats. In our area there were no "real" fans, they were all corporate people. The tickets were free but beers cost $9.00 <BR/><BR/>Like anon says, normal people can't blow a grand on a hockey game. Maybe that's a good thing. I would pay $20 tickets and $3.50 beers for a hockey game.Sea Salthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17729667460510653536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2363750719887401024.post-36655172804815528482009-02-09T19:17:00.000-08:002009-02-09T19:17:00.000-08:00An interesting thought, I wonder if corporate spon...An interesting thought, I wonder if corporate sponsorship is going to drop off in the sporting world? Ticket prices might actually fall back to a level to where people will buy their own tickets. A buddy of mine in Toronto, told me how he took his two kids and girlfriend to a Leafs game at the ACC. He said when you added it all up, tickets, parking, hotdogs, a beer, and a couple of cheesy souvenirs, it was a $1000 total cost. <BR/>Will Buick continue to sponsor a golf tournament?<BR/>Back in the 30s, the NHL was reduced to six teams. We may be due for a big shakeout in sports.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2363750719887401024.post-43264817262203592652009-02-09T18:19:00.000-08:002009-02-09T18:19:00.000-08:00I think baseball should take a hard look at boxing...I think baseball should take a hard look at boxing. Boxing used to be huge. The Fraser Ali fights were bigger then life itself. Now does anyone care about boxing? All the corruption and alphabet soup of titles. It`s a joke.<BR/>Remember the Grey Cup, it was the biggest party of the year. Their stupid blackout laws just killed the CFL. Does anyone complain about CFL blackouts anymore? No, because no one gives a shit.<BR/>When they cancelled the World Series, I vowed the next year not to go to any games. This included free tickets. I have now returned to watch the World Series, but that is pretty well it. One year I turned on the World Series, and I was shocked to find out I had never heard of the team (the Marlins).<BR/>There has not been a baseball star in years with a national advertising contract. That is telling you something.<BR/>I agree, I think baseball is going the way of boxing and horse racing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2363750719887401024.post-82858347671765271642009-02-09T16:40:00.000-08:002009-02-09T16:40:00.000-08:00Absolutely. George Foster was the only guy to hit ...Absolutely. George Foster was the only guy to hit 50 homers for a long time and he was very skinny for today's standards. On the same note, I was watching some classic boxing recently from the 60's and 70's. Ali, Fraser, even Foreman, who was considered a monster, have almost no bulk and definition. White guys like George Chuvalo looks like a typical pudgy cop munching on donuts at Tim Horton's. Since the 80's all boxers have comic book superhero definition. It can't be because of special weight training technolgy/methods.Sea Salthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17729667460510653536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2363750719887401024.post-70088976872716939112009-02-09T16:03:00.000-08:002009-02-09T16:03:00.000-08:00A few years ago I had ESPN Classic on cable. I was...A few years ago I had ESPN Classic on cable. I was watching The Big Red Machine back in the day. I knew every guy on the field. Rose, Bench, Foster,Perez, and the manager Sparky Anderson. The 70s Reds were one of the all time great teams.I was shocked at the size of the players. They looked like a bunch of skinny kids. Even Johnny Bench, a guy I considered to be pretty big at the time, looked puny. When you see clips of 70s baseball, you realize just how much steroid use there is in modern baseball.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com