Thread: The Protest

  1. 09-21-2006 05:46 PM #46
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    Quote Originally Posted by Why Not?
    Sportswriters are among the most jaded and cynical people around.
    Trust me, you are not kidding. The guy who said that is a first class jerk, and no it wasn't my buddy from the Washington Post.
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    Radio broadcast is quiet now, i guess most of the people are gone.
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    Quote Originally Posted by mattman0182
    Radio broadcast is quiet now, i guess most of the people are gone.
    Yep, they have filed out of the stadium. The place is crazy quiet now. No life....
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    Quote Originally Posted by Why Not?
    Sportswriters are among the most jaded and cynical people around.
    I agree... What's so stupid about protesting a horrible FO that has turned a once proud franchise into an afterthought. And we're also the stupid fans that were once mentioned in the same breath as Cards, Yanks and Sawx fans. Depressing...
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    Quote Originally Posted by mattman0182
    Radio broadcast is quiet now, i guess most of the people are gone.
    Yep, the protesters are gone.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Moose Milligan
    Glad to hear they got loud and marched around the lower level. Wonder where Angelos was during all this.
    Apparently he was at his law office downtown. In a Sun interview he makes a couple comments about the protest and Nestor.

    http://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/b...orts-headlines

    "Whoever joins that protest has no comprehension of what it costs to run a baseball team," Angelos said in a telephone interview from his law office in Baltimore. "When you get down to facts, putting together a team that can compete in the AL East means having a payroll between $100-$110 million. That money comes from the consumer, and I have chosen to keep ticket prices to a minimum.

    "Our payroll is $75 million, and our ticket prices average $22. Some of the teams we compete against charge an average of $45," Angelos said. "We're going to have to match the competition. How to do that is a decision I will make in the future."


    "He [Nestor] is a very unimportant person who has delusions of grandeur," Angelos said. "To begin with, to leave in the middle of the game is an abuse of the players who have worked hard and played their hearts out."
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    Sounds to me like the protesters who were there did a very good job. Cheered loudly for the team, got up when they said they would, made their point firmly but in an orderly way, and left. No major incidents or inappropriate conduct. I say thanks to them.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Tony-OH
    Yep, they have filed out of the stadium. The place is crazy quiet now. No life....
    That alone should be the statement for the entire "Rally." The fact that 885 fans could be loud enough to bring some life to a meaningless game. And now there is nothing but crickets to be heard. The same crickets that have been heard at Camden Yards for the past 2 months.
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    One of the TV channels (I think it was BAL, but I can't remember which I was watching at the time) mentioned that the organization refused comment (not surprising).
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    The protesters were louder than the people who simply came to root for their team. Im sure the Tiger fans there got a kick out of the whole situation.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Frobby
    Sounds to me like the protesters who were there did a very good job. Cheered loudly for the team, got up when they said they would, made their point firmly but in an orderly way, and left. No major incidents or inappropriate conduct. I say thanks to them.
    Deadspin's take...

    http://www.deadspin.com/sports/baseb...uff-202255.php
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    Quote Originally Posted by Birds of B'more
    Apparently he was at his law office downtown. In a Sun interview he makes a couple comments about the protest and Nestor.

    http://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/b...orts-headlines
    Harsh words by PA.

    Doesn't he understand that people will pay more m oney per ticket to see a better product?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Sports Guy
    Harsh words by PA.

    Doesn't he understand that people will pay more m oney per ticket to see a better product?
    Obviously not.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Sports Guy
    Harsh words by PA.

    Doesn't he understand that people will pay more m oney per ticket to see a better product?
    Demand drives ticket prices.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Birds of B'more
    Apparently he was at his law office downtown. In a Sun interview he makes a couple comments about the protest and Nestor.

    http://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/b...orts-headlines
    Whelp, there ya go folks. It's our fault that we can't spend $110mm to compete with the Sawx and Yanks. Ummm, Pete, no there are plenty of teams that compete at your current payroll. It's just that you as the captain of this ship haven't allowed baseball people to make the decisions in order to compete with the Yanks and Sawx. I'm so done with this guy. At the very least the Rally has gotten PA to show his true colors again. Thanks Pete.
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