Friday, May 07, 2004
Sorry -- Deal with Giants Should Keep A's Out of S.J.
Skip Bayless of the San Jose Mercury News writes that as much as he'd like to see the Oakland Athletics come to town, MLB is right to enforce the territorial restrictions that will keep them out. He says that the territorial rights were key to the Giants' ability to obtain private financing of their new ballpark -- the percentage of Giants season ticket holders living south of San Francisco is estimated at between 60% and 80% -- and notes that with Barry Bonds aging and the club in a slump, the Giants' current popularity won't last forever.
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Skip Bayless of the San Jose Mercury News writes that as much as he'd like to see the Oakland Athletics come to town, MLB is right to enforce the territorial restrictions that will keep them out. He says that the territorial rights were key to the Giants' ability to obtain private financing of their new ballpark -- the percentage of Giants season ticket holders living south of San Francisco is estimated at between 60% and 80% -- and notes that with Barry Bonds aging and the club in a slump, the Giants' current popularity won't last forever.
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