tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11432525.post113981950708176047..comments2023-10-16T03:27:54.609-07:00Comments on new A's ballpark: Two more Bizjournals articlesMarine Layerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13515986023439927575noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11432525.post-1139872843581258942006-02-13T15:20:00.000-08:002006-02-13T15:20:00.000-08:00I contact bizjournals editor G. Scott Thomas about...I contact bizjournals editor G. Scott Thomas about the study's methodology. As you said, TCL, they are using the Economic Area definition instead of a smaller, more focused MSA grouping. I find the use of Economic Areas a bit too generous, but the net effect isn't a difference maker, at least as far as sports franchises in the Bay Area are concerned. <BR/><BR/>The spreadsheet can be found <A HREF="http://www.bizjournals.com/edit_special/36.html?hbx=slide_sport_home" REL="nofollow">here</A>.Marine Layerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13515986023439927575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11432525.post-1139856512821620582006-02-13T10:48:00.000-08:002006-02-13T10:48:00.000-08:00Rob,I would argue that the A's stay put in the Bay...Rob,<BR/>I would argue that the A's stay put in the Bay Area because, while our current population is a shade under 7 million, where do you think the pop will stand, say, in 10 years? Who knows, but perhaps in the future 3 MLB teams in the Bay Area won't be out of the question. We could also use another NBA team down here in San Jose (perhaps another subject for another blog)...enjoy this beautiful day everyone!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11432525.post-1139850484062443042006-02-13T09:08:00.000-08:002006-02-13T09:08:00.000-08:00It's been said that you can solve a lot of MLB's p...It's been said that you can solve a lot of MLB's problems by putting a third team in New York. According to the data, you could even get away with a fourth(or fifth) team, plus another one in LA.<BR/><BR/>I mean, how many McDonalds are there in NY and LA as compared to other markets? The regions are just not balanced properly.<BR/><BR/>The question is, "how do you do it?" MLB should look down the road to the day that any of the NY and LA owners sell their teams, and coordinate any kind of territory compensation in line with those sales. George Steinbrenner will be the toughest to deal with, but he aint gonna be around forever.<BR/><BR/>New York had three teams for over 50 years, and lord knows how much the region has grown since. And the whole "Inland Empire" region of Southern California has grown large enough to merit consideration.<BR/><BR/>So whaddya think? Baseball moves its two weakest franchises to New Jersey and San Bernardino. The question is, would the A's be one of those teams?Georobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16213186069766951534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11432525.post-1139848912847907932006-02-13T08:41:00.000-08:002006-02-13T08:41:00.000-08:00The definitions are at the BEA's website - here ar...The definitions are at the BEA's website - here are the counties included for SJ/SF/Oak ("BEA Economic Area #146" on their website):<BR/><BR/>146: San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA (EA) (57146)<BR/><BR/>Alameda, CA (06001) <BR/>Calaveras, CA (06009) <BR/>Contra Costa, CA (06013) <BR/>Del Norte, CA (06015) <BR/>Humboldt, CA (06023) <BR/>Lake, CA (06033) <BR/>Marin, CA (06041) <BR/>Mendocino, CA (06045) <BR/>Merced, CA (06047) <BR/>Monterey, CA (06053) <BR/>Napa, CA (06055) <BR/>San Benito, CA (06069) <BR/>San Francisco, CA (06075) <BR/>San Joaquin, CA (06077) <BR/>San Mateo, CA (06081) <BR/>Santa Clara, CA (06085) <BR/>Santa Cruz, CA (06087) <BR/>Solano, CA (06095) <BR/>Sonoma, CA (06097) <BR/>Stanislaus, CA (06099) <BR/>Trinity, CA (06105) <BR/>Tuolumne, CA (06109) <BR/>Curry, OR (41015) <BR/><BR/>I am even more curious about the methodology for determining the TPI thresholds. You are bringing up good points about other events besides the big 4 sports but my viewpoint is that many of those events are more portable without a massive stadium investment, plus the other areas have similar events as well (so maybe that was factored into the analysis? Who knows).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com