Won’t somebody think of the poor superstars being booed?

By Jul 10, 2012, 9:40 AM EDT
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I thought Robinson Cano getting mercilessly booed and jeered by the Kansas City fans at last night’s Home Run Derby was a bit … childish. I mean, really, we get it. You wanted Billy Butler in the Derby. I kind of did too, if for no other reason than it would allow me to say “Country Breakfast” more often than I already do.

It did seem, though, that the degree to which they booed Cano was a bit much and that it ended up reflecting more poorly on the crowd than anything. Made the fans seem too insecure and provincial and that’s never a good look.

But hey, they paid their money and they can do what they want.  It’s not like anyone should feel the need to do anything about it, right?  Right?!

 

 

As I clutch my pearls, try to fight off the vapors and look for my fainting couch, I too am desperate to find a way to keep a big baseball star from being booed. Because that is clearly the end of the world and must be stopped.

Unless this were to happen in New York, in which case the fans would be given a free pass by the likes of Harper and the player being booed would be told, hey, you just gotta learn to handle the pressure of New York, pal.

Nevada Senate vote on proposed A’s stadium in Las Vegas extended until next week

Associated PressJun 9, 2023, 11:36 AM EDT
MLB: Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
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CARSON CITY, Nev. — The Nevada Senate adjourned Thursday without voting on a financing bill for a proposed $1.5 billion Las Vegas Strip stadium for the Oakland Athletics, extending the special legislative session into the next week amid negotiations over whether to contribute $380 million in public funding to the project.

The measure can still be amended by lawmakers, and if it passes the Senate it would still need approval from the Assembly before going to the desk of Republican Gov. Joe Lombardo, who has expressed support for it. Both the state Senate and Assembly are adjourned until Monday.

In a hearing that began Wednesday and stretched into the early morning hours Thursday, lawmakers peppered tourism officials and a representative from a firm partnering with the ball club with questions about the feasibility and benefits of financing such a deal.

Public funds for the stadium would mainly come from $180 million in transferable tax credits and $120 million in county bonds. Backers have pledged that the creation of a special tax district around the proposed stadium would generate enough money to pay off those bonds and interest. The plan would not directly raise taxes.

The A’s would not owe property taxes for the publicly owned stadium. Clark County, which includes Las Vegas, would also contribute $25 million in credit toward infrastructure costs.

A’s representatives and some tourism officials say a deal would further grow Las Vegas’ developing sports scene and act as an economic engine, but a growing chorus of economists and some lawmakers warn that the project would bring minimal benefits for the hefty public price tag.