Gothamite

Not even in the NHL.

Damn, I miss that roadie.

Isn't that the same as the patch on their blue jerseys?

I think it's news that the league was actually ready to load trucks. That's a new detail. We knew that if the vote failed the team would move, but we didn't know that if the vote failed the team would move that day.

But yeah, the basic idea was already known. Misleading thread title aside.

Depends on whether the NHL decides that a Florida "footprint" is somehow crucial to the Commissioner's legacy.

Holy crap!

Currently, the Panthers are seeking a greater share of Broward Countys bed tax which are levied on tourists to the area. The hockey team receives 16 percent of that tax right now and is seeking an increase to about one-third, or 33 percent. Those who oppose a greater share going towards the Panthers want the money used on the beaches, which is a greater tourist draw than the arena.

We estimate that about 30,000 room nights are related to all events at the arena (concerts) annually. We have over 8 million room nights per year sold, the countys Nicki Grossman told the Miami Herald earlier this year.

So the Panthers get a cut on every single hotel room booked? What a racket.

Yes, but Sharpe was a WR. The NFL's numbering system put him in the 80s, not the 40s.

But is that related to the arena locations, or the typical burst of initial interest wearing off? And how to we adjust for those variables?

I honestly have no idea, but would love to see numbers on that.

I don't know enough about hockey to know what that means. But MLS clubs are starting to work with affiliate clubs in lower divisions.

We'll keep importing better and better talent to the domestic league, then. That will help grow the game, and grow salaries, which will keep players in the sport.

If he wants to troll, that's up to him. But the energy around the World Cup was amazing in the city. I've never seen anything like it.

Not even the Stanley Cup Finals we just had came close.

Sacramento? You been following the Kings' situation?

The level of interest in NYC was amazing. Walk down any street in Manhattan during a match, and cheers ring out from every bar and restaurant you pass. Offices shut down during matches, as conference rooms got repurposed into viewing parties. Doubly so when the US was playing. During that last match, I was walking through Midtown and there were several impromptu sidewalk gatherings as dozens of New Yorkers gathered around to peer in windows or watch on temporary projection screens at sidewalk cafés. It was marvelous.

I hope NYCFC can tap into just a little of that spirit. Gods know that we love the sport in this city; good we'll finally have a team in MLS.

If only it was so easy. No team would ever want for a shiny new park.

Funny you should mention Miami - that was a terrible deal for the city, so much so that it may make future deals with other cities that much harder.

Just out of curiosity, do the Rays also have a clause allowing them to leave early if they find a new place elsewhere in their Trop lease (the one place in the MLB that's probably worse than the Mausoleum)?

No. If the Rays had any realistic way out of that lease we'd be talking more about their impending relocation.

No. No. Noooooooooooooooooooooooooo. I'm not even an A's fan. Noooooooooooo. How could they do such a dreadful thing?

1. They don't have much choice. The only other option they want is San Jose, which they can't have.

2. The extension reportedly contains a clause allowing them to leave early if they can secure a new ballpark elsewhere, so why not sign it?

What the hell is that Photoshop? Lower Manhattan with a couple Sears Towers thrown in for good measure?

Again, I'll agree to disagree. I don't think they'll schedule another vote without knowing how it'll come out, and won't want to put this back in the headlines unless that new vote means a new result.

I'm not so sure about that. If for no other reason than the universal concerns about weather, I suspect they'd seriously consider the opportunity for a do-over.

Ugh. I didn't mind the 80s-inspired, but who would want to look like the modern Brewers?

It's a kind of apple. They grow in orchards just north of the city. Didn't know they also grew out west.

Not exactly a new conceit.

I know South Africa is a coastal nation, but at the same time it's in Africa. It's hot there.

South Africa, due to a combination of ocean wind currents and elevation, is actually rather mild. Rare to spend much time above 90 degrees F.

But that's in the summer. The World Cup was held in June, which is the Southern Hemisphere's winter. So this was the average temperature in the various host cities:

Yeah, the world's game deserves much better stewards.