This is amusing. Begin at 1:30 or so on this video.
..."What if we lose them, right? We're trying to be a Tier 1 city; we can't lose a Major League Baseball team," Shaikh said. "And then what happens to the facility if the Brewers go? Not saying that's gonna happen, but I think they're a fabric of our community."...
Shaikh owns a restaurant downtown.
Gee, Omar. Did Milwaukee dry up and blow away after the Braves left? You weren't even born when that happened, pal. And while we're at it, what is a "Tier One city"? Is that a city that has an MLB team, and all the rest are.......ahhh.....third world? Tell that to DesMoines, or Omaha, or Austin, or Columbus, none of which have MLB, NBA or even a nearby NFL.
Final quiz question: Did the Brewers make the City of Milwaukee grow? (Hint: NO)
The leadership of the Home Crew Coalition is exactly what you'd expect: a former Selig lieutenant, two minor-league baseball team owners, a couple of trades-union guys, and one GOP Establishment figure. Surely they can cobble together a few hundred million in loans and make a donation.
Nah. Their preferred method is to hold Government's gun to your head and shake you down.
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Don't forget Milwaukee replaced the old stadium with a baseball stadium.
The Packers used to play a few home games in Milwaukee until 1994.
Maybe that's what should be demanded......have the Packers back for their 3 or 4 Milwaukee games.
It was Bud Selig who KO'd the Packers games, by the way.
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