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Friday, February 20, 2015

SAN DIEGO - PADRES OR CHARGER TOWN? INSPIRED BY THEIR ACTIONS...

SAN DIEGO - PADRES OR CHARGER TOWN ? INSPIRED BY THEIR ACTIONS..
  Well first off , the Padres are making historic moves to be a contender this year. I mean , for years the padres have been the also rans of the national league west, the laughing stocks.. so to speak.. Sure  great baseball park, but a lousy team.. But now times have changed and for the better. The Padres want to be a San Diego entity.. The Chargers are bullying , teasing , threatening the city about leaving town .. To me, that doesn't sound like  team interested in staying in San Diego.. and do you blame them.. its been 13 years and counting,, with all the task forces, thousand of dollars wasted on consultants and studies on where to build and such..
 The real deal is this the people of San Diego have spoken.. they rather support the padres, that has a new state of the art venue and provide a more family oriented environment. Football as fun as it is.. at the Q - it can be dangerous , because of the thugs, drunks and bad asses that think starting fights or cursing at one another is cool.. Hey, I'm no saint when I watch football, I can curse with the best of them. But when the cops make more of their arrest at football games,, that's telling you something.. I know alot of people like the large parking lot,, but it also is a dangerous place to police and a dangerous place to park your car.. or truck or what.. Anyone who has attended games knows that and buyer beware?? The chargers don't have the favor the fans or the voters,, they need 2/3 majority vote to create the ballot measure to approve funding for the chargers.. come on people, anyone that has lived in San Diego,, knows,, any project in San Diego,, is always a fight,, Heck the chargers need a airport , more than stadium for the rich,, I mean do the math... very conservative estimates.. 
   60,000  fan x 100 a ticket  = 6,000,000 a game
6,000,000 x 8 games = 48,000,000 a season ( not counting the preseason games) 
48,000,000 x 20 seasons = 96,000,000 

jerseys , t shirts , souvenirs sales -= $$$
NFL TV  money = in the millions.. $$$ 

So just think about it? Do we fans want to fund a team that makes this kind of money? For me,, I like watching football, but paying more taxes ,, Just a reminder California pays the highest taxes for everything.. And you want to pay more for a team that had won nothing!! Yes that mean , but its the truth. Sure LT provided a nice spark,,, But the chargers for the past 50 years have failed when it mattered most,, case in point expansion teams Seattle. Tampa bay , St Louis, Baltimore , and the aints, have all won Superbowl's before the 50 year history of the chargers,, Hey the truth hurts, but that's what alot of people fans or non fans which are many,, feel about this team. Lets not forget the chargers were ripping off the city for the ticket guarantee for years.. Not cool, in my honest opinion , especially their are roads and bridges that need care in San Diego. and Like i said the city needs a airport , more than a state of the art stadium that will only be used by the chargers and Aztec's, and maybe a few high school championship games,, ok, add some soccer games or rock concerts, but its still not enough usage for the amount of money being spent.. 
 Bottom line. The San Diego Chargers and the city council are egotistical , arrogant, self centered people who wont budge off their desires and because of that. i don't expect in less than one year find a plan,, to build , fund and finally get this done.. Case in point the la deal looks very tempting because ,who wouldn't want to play in a state of the art stadium.. ? Of course the players want to,, and to think they care about San Diego,, most of them live elsewhere and they secretly hate the place they play in.. I mean , common sense, you go to these state of the art venues, Dallas, new york, San Francisco,, etc.. of course they feel the need,, but the city council continues to drag their feet, I mean 13 years is long enough,, and now to start up another task force.,, for what> What are the plans?, where the funding come form? The taxpayers,, good luck on that one? The people of San Diego deserve better respect than the chargers are giving them. Threatening making demands, etc.. has only turned off fans and tax payers alike.. If the chargers really want to make this happen.. They should have a plan and funding structure in place.. How much will the chargers pay? I say the pay at least 50 % or more, why? because they will benefit from it ,, Look at the numbers I stated earlier.. 
  The thing is with a new stadium,, they will have luxury box revenue which is in the millions of dollars added to the 60,000 - 70,000 tickets sold. add the TV revenue and if and when Superbowl's are played they will make many millions more from the NFL experiences,,,, Its hard for me to fathom,, the chargers don't have money to shell out.. for a stadium.. Sure , the Spanos family are rich , and maybe not as rich as the Jerry Jone's, and such, but they are making money nevertheless, and to stick the fans , the taxpayers and such for a financial burden,, that is already tough on the average citizen.. does not wash well with me.. ??
  The San Diego chargers will do what they always done, which is, stick it to the fans and tax payers and they could care less about the community and what the fans want.. Bottom line,, The NFL is a business , that wants to make money ad they will support any desires of owners that want to do that.. The Chargers are set to leave,, why? Because they laying down the framework, for fan disheveling, you think the fans are going to buy tickets for a team that is considering moving .. ? The charger fans are the lame ducks.. caught in the middle from supporting or hating this team.. If and when they leave so with alot of the loyal fans. But if LA is the place,, they had their chances with NFL TEAMS.. THE CHARGERS, THE RAMS , THE RAIDERS ,, all have come and gone,,, LA is a college town that supports a winner,, and even when the LA RAIDERS winning a Superbowl,, they still coudnt sell out games,, If anything history will repeat itself.. if you don't win in LA,, the fans will spend their money elsewhere,, its the LA market,, they want to support winners,, and if the chargers move, they are competing with the LA LAKERS, DODGERS, ANGELS, BRUINS AND TROJANS who have a history of winning... Do the chargers really want that pressure? To me, good luck because if they don't win early ,, like a Superbowl. they are doomed to fail.. and that maybe a more dangerous idea to fathom.
San Diego Fans .. Are you a Padres or Charger Town, Based on reactions...on face book, and other social medias.. It seems The Padres are making better efforts to win and build a legacy with the city.. The Chargers have been teasing , threatening the fans for years.. Its getting old.. Make up your mind? Until MY next sports blog.. Thank you for letting me share my thoughts and ideas for the past 5 years as a blogger!!
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