To be fair, Sox attendance sucked.

 

22K in a park seating 45K?  In a major city?  With all those half-price nights and kid days?  With a really talented team in 1st place? In a year in which we hosted the All-Star Game?  In a year that ended with a "3"?  With new flashy scoreboards installed and bullpen bar expanded?  With great kid-friendly facilities and best food in the majors?

 

TV ratings sucked as well.  As I imagine did merchandise sales.

 

In Chairman's--or anyone else's for that matter-- book that spells "INSUFICIENT FAN INTEREST" all over it. Let's face it, we played right into his cheapness big-time. 

 

 

 

He wouldn't exactly be the first owner who "didn't care about winning", would he?

 

He didn't get to where he's at by spending his OWN money and by seeing lots of red ink on financial sheets, did he?

 

Let's face it (again):  The only thing Jay-R fears more than someone crapping in his clam chowder is going all out ala D-Back owner and ending up in financial straits it would take decades to get out of.....He has a business reputaton to uphold, and he would take real-estate issue of Forbes over some anonymous happy Sox fan's ass any day of the week.

That's Bulls***! ..... If the man wants to increase his customer base, he needs to improve his product. The product he is presenting to the customer is unexciting and inferior, and his custumers are reacting accordingly.

 

A business cannot expect its customers to keep a healthy cash flow coming in PRIOR to putting a product on the market that has a legitimate demand.

That's Bulls***!  ..... If the man wants to increase his customer base, he needs to improve his product.  The product he is presenting to the customer is unexciting and inferior, and his custumers are reacting accordingly. 

 

A business cannot expect its customers to keep a healthy cash flow coming in PRIOR to putting a product on the market that has a legitimate demand.

Agreed

 

Think of it this way...some car company says, if you buy the product then we'll put together a sweeter car.

 

So your just going to buy the car because its crap and then they will finally start putting together a good car, but only once you start buying their crappy products.