Sports Business
I'm not entirely disappointed that the NBA strike may last longer than some people anticipated. It will not help the Miami Heat or Lebron James. In Miami it will be a non issue because sports fans down here need to be hit in the head like mules to get their attention.
I was struck by an article related to the business of sports that talked about the impact of the strike on local businesses.
I realized that there were taverns that used football to generate traffic for beer, wings, burgers, and fries. They breathed a collective sigh of relief when the football lockout was resolved. NASCAR was not going to fill the bill on Sunday Afternoon, and college football is not ubiqutious except in college towns. The service industries in downtown Miami will miss the economic activity generated by 41 events at the Triple A.
Venues in Memphis, Orlando, Portland, Sacramento will indeed have a tough season even if the franchises lose less money by not playing.
There was a rather circular comment made by an owner of a sports joined at the hip sports bar. This location is one of the reasons we chose this location.
And so it goes. There are reasons why people vote for stadiums, support teams, buy newspapers, call talk shows, and do a lot of other things related to sports. This is something the 99% do at least occassionally even though they are hostage to arguements between members of the 1%.
I was struck by an article related to the business of sports that talked about the impact of the strike on local businesses.
I realized that there were taverns that used football to generate traffic for beer, wings, burgers, and fries. They breathed a collective sigh of relief when the football lockout was resolved. NASCAR was not going to fill the bill on Sunday Afternoon, and college football is not ubiqutious except in college towns. The service industries in downtown Miami will miss the economic activity generated by 41 events at the Triple A.
Venues in Memphis, Orlando, Portland, Sacramento will indeed have a tough season even if the franchises lose less money by not playing.
There was a rather circular comment made by an owner of a sports joined at the hip sports bar. This location is one of the reasons we chose this location.
And so it goes. There are reasons why people vote for stadiums, support teams, buy newspapers, call talk shows, and do a lot of other things related to sports. This is something the 99% do at least occassionally even though they are hostage to arguements between members of the 1%.
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