December 12, 2002
Whatta deal!
Through the mail slot today came Doug Pappas' indispensible SABR Business of Baseball Committee newsletter, "Outside the Lines," which included this observation on the St. Louis Cardinals' plans for a new stadium: "At the end of the club's 29-year lease in the new park, the Cardinals must either repay the money with interest or give the state an ownership share in the stadium. Given the likely value of a 30-year-old stadium whose sole tenant will almost certainly be demanding a new facility, I hope those legislators aren't expecting a check..."








