tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985022.post6715344339516866500..comments2024-03-27T22:56:10.177-07:00Comments on The Turner Report: Scearce: I wish there was a sugar daddy in this townRandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05760019501046060231noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985022.post-84161793620997951752015-10-19T08:56:01.092-07:002015-10-19T08:56:01.092-07:00If I recall correctly, a Chamber employee a few ye...If I recall correctly, a Chamber employee a few years ago embezzled a bunch of money from the Festival Dusty Roadshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02352206097794510507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985022.post-1852271682667365972015-10-19T08:53:37.513-07:002015-10-19T08:53:37.513-07:00Scearce knows a thing or two about sugar daddy'...Scearce knows a thing or two about sugar daddy's Dusty Roadshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02352206097794510507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985022.post-44780209228718882242015-10-19T07:20:30.331-07:002015-10-19T07:20:30.331-07:00The amount of taxpayer money the Blasters are aski...The amount of taxpayer money the Blasters are asking the city to forgive, or as many here say, "subsidize", is pennies compared to all the subsidies handed out through TIF zones, urban renewal zones, enterprise zones, etc. and these subsidies in many cases are handed out to private individuals through redevelopment corporations and offer nothing but a bunch of retail floor space for Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985022.post-4698956392610076162015-10-18T07:14:50.168-07:002015-10-18T07:14:50.168-07:00The Chamber of Crooks. They need to be making the ...The Chamber of Crooks. They need to be making the payments....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985022.post-59037403953083360772015-10-18T06:17:40.520-07:002015-10-18T06:17:40.520-07:00To 611, Thanks for this information. I had read ea...To 611, Thanks for this information. I had read earlier that the data was not from the Blasters league. However, the issue of reliable data is still the problem and should be, and can be addressed. I agree 100% with you on the Chamber. It still amazes me that we are using tax payer money to fund this organization. If they want to prove themselves worthy of this money then they can start by Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985022.post-64273256688563342542015-10-17T06:51:36.678-07:002015-10-17T06:51:36.678-07:00Another note.....the third-party analysis (not the...Another note.....the third-party analysis (not the Chamber report) provided to the City Council prior to the agreement with the Blasters also indicated that ticket sales represented 49% of a team's total revenues with the remaining 51% coming from concessions, merchandise, and other point of sale items. Sponsorship revenues were not included in these figures. The point is...when the City Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985022.post-4272859271316431832015-10-17T06:48:37.502-07:002015-10-17T06:48:37.502-07:00JQH was also able to entice the local university t...JQH was also able to entice the local university to play at his field. Why was this not done at Joe Becker?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985022.post-22811544047485123492015-10-17T06:11:16.747-07:002015-10-17T06:11:16.747-07:00In response to 7:49PM.....an analysis of the leagu...In response to 7:49PM.....an analysis of the league attendance using the published attendance from the AAIB (the league the Blasters are in) was done and provided to the City Council by a third party. It showed that the average AAIB game attracted 1.2% of the city population base and .5% of the metro population base. This clearly demonstrated that the official Chamber report, which claimed that Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985022.post-29806915944632389832015-10-16T21:22:12.904-07:002015-10-16T21:22:12.904-07:00John Q Hammons was shrewd business man who spent d...John Q Hammons was shrewd business man who spent decades (3 at least) laying the framework for the Jordan Valley revitalization and that field/team was his crowning jewel. For city council to think the Blasters are failing because some rich philanthropist didn't sprinkle their money around is ignorant and short-sighted (which is exactly why the Blasters will fail).<br /><br />The Blasters Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985022.post-19402241381169248682015-10-16T19:49:48.222-07:002015-10-16T19:49:48.222-07:00This should not be that difficult to solve. The is...This should not be that difficult to solve. The issues are whether or not the Blasters were given the correct data on attendance estimates and whether the data was from a comparable brand of baseball. So, why not get figures from the league that the Blasters actually play in and figure out a new attendance goal. Then once a new goal is attained, adjust the payment based on that figure for a Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985022.post-34824732807884774012015-10-16T19:45:28.787-07:002015-10-16T19:45:28.787-07:00False. What this town needs is more sugar babies....False. What this town needs is more sugar babies. For real though, baseball doesn't flip my switch. Where the pretty young women at?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985022.post-25214402214876492782015-10-16T19:43:43.066-07:002015-10-16T19:43:43.066-07:00This should not be that difficult to solve. The is...This should not be that difficult to solve. The issues are whether or not the Blasters were given the correct data on attendance estimates and whether the data was from a comparable brand of baseball. So, why not get figures from the league that the Blasters actually play in and figure out a new attendance goal. Then once a new goal is attained, adjust the payment based on that figure for a Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985022.post-28146916412429370332015-10-16T18:05:39.768-07:002015-10-16T18:05:39.768-07:00I'm one at 2:45. ��I'm one at 2:45. ��Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985022.post-22482650485938669522015-10-16T14:45:40.675-07:002015-10-16T14:45:40.675-07:00This is what happens when government tries to spon...This is what happens when government tries to sponsor business by financing it's infrastructure (the stadium). Wait for the cries of " we have to save Joe Becker"; "we have to have a baseball team to make Joplin an attractive place to live"; "it's only $2/citizen". <br />Fools and their money are soon parted.<br />Joplin City council is on a roll for sure.<brAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985022.post-90594301035005997342015-10-16T14:32:24.358-07:002015-10-16T14:32:24.358-07:00I thought a sugar daddy was someone who traded sex...I thought a sugar daddy was someone who traded sex for money and favors. Boy was I wrong, or was I?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985022.post-80870184234939914382015-10-16T12:25:55.657-07:002015-10-16T12:25:55.657-07:00Send them down the road.Send them down the road.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com