The Sports Franchise Game: Cities in Pursuit of Sports Franchises, Events, Stadiums, and Arenas

118 Pages·1995·6.17 MB·English

by  Kenneth L. Shropshire

The Sports Franchise Game
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The Sports Franchise
Game
Cities in Pursuit of Sports Franchises,
Events, Stadiums, and Arenas
Kenneth L. Shropshire
With a Foreword by MayorSharon Pratt Kelly
UniversityofPennsylvania Press
Philadelphia
Copyright©1995bytheUniversityofPennsylvaniaPress
Allrightsreserved
PrintedintheUnitedStatesofAmerica
LibraryofCongressCataloging-in-PublicationData
Shropshire,KennethL.
Thesportsfranchisegame:citiesinpursuitofsportsfranchises, events,stadiums,and
arenas/ KennethL.Shropshire;withaforewordbySharonPrattKelly.
p. cm.
Includesbibliographicalreferencesandindex.
ISBN0-8122-3121-X
1.Sportsfranchises-UnitedStates. 2.Sportsfranchises-Economicaspects-United
States. 3.Sportsfranchises-Socialaspects-UnitedStates. 4.Citiesandtowns
UnitedStates-Socialconditions. I.Title.
GV581.S57 1995
338.4'3796-dc20 94-46405
CIP
In memoryofmyfather,
CLAU0 IUS N. SHR0 PSHIRE, JR.
Nowyou will notswell the route
Oflads thatwore their honors out,
Runners whom renown outran
And the name died before the man.
-A. E. Housman, IIAShropshire Lad"
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Contents
ListofTables ix
Foreword xi
Acknowledgments xiii
Introduction 1
1 TheSportsFranchise Game 7
2 ImpactStudiesandOtherQuantitativeAnalyses:
Inconclusive Conclusions 13
3 ThePhiladelphiav. CamdenStory 20
4 Shiftsin theBayArea, Part1: SanFrancisco 27
5 Shiftsinthe BayArea, Part2: Oakland 36
6 TheField-of-DreamsApproach: Baltimoreand
Indianapolis 46
7 Washington, D.C.: Longingfor the Senators 52
8 Puttingthe PursuitintoPerspective: TheValueofSports 61
Notes 73
Index 97
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Tables
1. SportsFacilityConstructionPlannedorUnderway 2
2. NetAccumulatedValue ofStadiumInvestments 17
3. MajorLeague Expansion 54