[Jets4Life]

Originally Posted by valo403

Anschutz is headed to prison? Really? You have an inside source or something? The former CEO of QWEST is in prison, but AEG is alive and kicking and there's no indications that anyone currently involved is off to prison.

I was actually referring to'Boots' Del Biaggio, who if I am not mistaken wanted to move an existing team to the KC area. Not too sure Anschutz is, but if he is comtemplating bringing a team to KC, someone should knock some sense into him.

A couple of years ago, I came across a US business article on the internet, listing the 10 best and 10 worst cities to put a major sports franchise. Kansas City was #1 worst place to place a franchise, given their relatively small population base, and their history of not supporting teams. Surprisingly, Hartford came in at the #1 best place to put a pro sports team, given the fact that they have no current sports teams, and a very high average income base.

It's also funny that Kansas City could be replaced with Winnipeg in your second sentence. Winnipeg had a better run than KC, but failure is failure. I don't really get how one failed market can call another failed market unqualified based on that.

A few years ago, KC hyped an exhibiton game between the Blues and another NHL club for months. The promoters wanted to show the NHL that they could sellout the new arena, and send a message that KC was ready for NHL. Total attendance: 12,500.

And Winnipeg has no successful professional sports franchises, so you lose on that one too. And no, the Bombers don't count. Barely successful minor league teams do not count.

Bombers don't count, minor pro teams don't count, etc. etc. This is one of the most moronic rebuttals I have come across. Of course Winnipeg has no successful pro sports franchise. WE DO NOT HAVE ANY!!! How could we have any successful pro sports clubs when we haven't had any in 15 years?

As for the Royals, they could move for sure, but to say they are the next team to move because they are losing money is ridiculous. There are plenty of teams in MLB losing money, even on miniscule payrolls, but there is nothing to indicate that any Royals move is at all imminent.

Don't try to put words in my mouth. I said KC was possibly the next MLB team to move. Did I say they were definitely the next team to move?

Making things up about other markets doesn't make Winnipeg look better, it just makes your argument look kind of desperate.

And manipulating my post to imply I said things about a particular market when I never did makes you look so much better? I still find it amusing that you point out that Winnipeg currently has no successful pro sports franchises, when we have none to begin with. Maybe I should make an argument about how Okotoks should never get an NHL club since they have no pro sports teams.