Re: How do you feel about the NY Yankees retiring numbers of non 'Legends' and NON HOFers?
Guys like Bernie and Andy are enshrined because all of the kids who watched them play are now professionals/married and will come out to the stadium with THEIR kids and spend $$$. The Yankees aren't drawing as well as they have in the past (even on the road) and enshrining someone like Guidry (however deserving), does nothing for their bottom line.
It's a shame that Monument Park and retired numbers have been reduced to a marketing ploy.
At the end of the day, it's a business. We all love sports, but this is an industry that is driven by profit, not the "right thing".
And speaking of the right thing, the fact that the Mets only retire HOF players makes me sick. Handing out Keith's #17 (for example) to anyone with a pair of cleats is an injustice to his time as a Met.
So there! I make no sense and am happy to play both sides.
Cheers
Guys like Bernie and Andy are enshrined because all of the kids who watched them play are now professionals/married and will come out to the stadium with THEIR kids and spend $$$. The Yankees aren't drawing as well as they have in the past (even on the road) and enshrining someone like Guidry (however deserving), does nothing for their bottom line.
It's a shame that Monument Park and retired numbers have been reduced to a marketing ploy.
At the end of the day, it's a business. We all love sports, but this is an industry that is driven by profit, not the "right thing".
And speaking of the right thing, the fact that the Mets only retire HOF players makes me sick. Handing out Keith's #17 (for example) to anyone with a pair of cleats is an injustice to his time as a Met.
So there! I make no sense and am happy to play both sides.
Cheers
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