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Playing the Field : Why Sports Teams Move and Cities Fight to Keep Them
Playing the Field Why Sports Teams Move and Cities Fight to Keep Them
Author: Charles C. Euchner
Can a sports franchise "blackmail" a city into getting what it wants -- a new stadium, say, or favorable leasing terms -- by threatening to relocate? In 1982, the owners of the Chicago White Sox pledged to keep the team in Chicago if the city approved a $5-million tax-exempt bond to finance construction of luxury suites at Comiskey Park. The cit...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780801845727
ISBN-10: 0801845726
Publication Date: 4/1/1993
Pages: 232
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Publisher: The Johns Hopkins University Press
Book Type: Hardcover
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