Drew
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Yard Goats are getting the state's glory ... and money
"Has there ever been a minor league baseball franchise that has received more publicity than the Yard Goats? Gloryoski. The eccentric mascot and not-yet-finished stadium whose cup has already runneth over make for good storylines, sure. But it's minor league baseball. Note the word "minor."
Media gushing, an absurdly expensive stadium and unwillingness from politicians to address far more serious issues to the future of Connecticut sports underscore the dizzying levels to which our priorities need realignment.
To wit: UConn sports, the flagship sporting endeavor in Connecticut, play basketball and hockey in a decaying XL Center. Football plays in a concrete slab 20 miles from campus. But a minor league baseball franchise, with a perfectly acceptable 6,000-seat minor league stadium 15 miles south in New Britain, gets a shiny new ballpark, even if it feels as though it won't be ready until Bastille Day.
Hello?
Is this thing on?"
"Has there ever been a minor league baseball franchise that has received more publicity than the Yard Goats? Gloryoski. The eccentric mascot and not-yet-finished stadium whose cup has already runneth over make for good storylines, sure. But it's minor league baseball. Note the word "minor."
Media gushing, an absurdly expensive stadium and unwillingness from politicians to address far more serious issues to the future of Connecticut sports underscore the dizzying levels to which our priorities need realignment.
To wit: UConn sports, the flagship sporting endeavor in Connecticut, play basketball and hockey in a decaying XL Center. Football plays in a concrete slab 20 miles from campus. But a minor league baseball franchise, with a perfectly acceptable 6,000-seat minor league stadium 15 miles south in New Britain, gets a shiny new ballpark, even if it feels as though it won't be ready until Bastille Day.
Hello?
Is this thing on?"