Why sports are so important to the community.
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by user The Beast
As cities question whether to bring in a professional sports team or whether to ship one out, the question often arises, is it good to have a sports team in your city? The answer is yes, my friend. Without a doubt they are very important to the city at large.
Look at how many people a team employs. They employ thousands of poeple, and not just players and coachers, but marketing executives, cheerleaders, concession stand workers, janitors, groundscrew, and even scalpers.
So the city of Los Angeles, is debating whether they should remodel the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in order to attract a NFL team. Should they consider this idea? Yes, they should. While Los Angeles citizens complain that its not the city council's job to worry about pro football, it is their job. If there is a NFL team in the Los Angeles area it brings and creates new jobs for the community. Thousands of people will have new jobs, as a concession stand worker outside gate 27 or mowing the grass before each the game. I haven't even talked about the construction of the stadium. Thousands of people will take part in the multi million dollar construction project and earn money for themselves and their families.
When games are played, traveling fans will want first class accomodations. I am talking about hotels here. Hotels in the greater Los Angeles area will be advertising like crazy in order to get visiting fans to spend money at and stay at their hotels. Their money keeps the hotels in business, along with the people who work there. Can you imagine what Super Bowl weekend would be like? Hotels and restaurants would earn millions of dollars taking care of the city's visitors.
The Southwest Michigan Devil Rays, previously known as the Battle Creek Yankees, are a Class A affiliate of the Tampa Bay Devil Rays. After this season they will be moving to Midland, Michigan. Now, hundreds of team workers will be without a job, while hundreds of new people in Midland will have new jobs. This goes to show how a sports team can greatly change the makeup of a city.
In addition to financial reasons, sports teams unite the community. All Los Angeles, Burbank, Glendale, Van Nuys, and other surrounding cities can recall the Lakers' title runs in 2000, 2001, and 2002. They all remember seeing the Laker car flags and banners that people so proudly displayed. Everyone felt apart of something special as the Lakers kept winning basketball games.
The same thing happened throughout Michigan in 2004 when the Pistons took home championship glory. People proudly wore championship hats, t-shirts, and sweatshirts. They could relate to this blue-collar, hard working basketball team, as they were blue-collar themselves. They understood Ben Wallace's drive and determination to push Detroit over the top, even though he lacked the physical size and offensive touch of Shaq. Sports don't just provide financial security to a city, but hope and pride as well.
So, the city of San Diego is considering building a new stadium for the Chargers. What should they do? Should they meet the Chargers demands or give 'em the boot. Well, judging by what I've previously written, what do you think I'll say?
Date
Mon 08/14/06, 6:07 am EST
