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My sister-in-law was in town last weekend for a meeting. She works for a company that works with teams on stadium naming rights among other stuff. We have some interesting discussions since we're on opposite sides of that issue.
In my mind, the one good thing that a professional sports franchise does offer a city is getting it's (the cities) name out nationally.
When I think of "Big Time" cities, pretty much all of them have professional teams. The more teams, the more mentions on the networks or in the newspapers.
Assuming the mentions are good, a city couldn't afford that kind of publicity.
I've always questioned (mentally) how the big money benefits a teams is supposed to bring to a city is measured or figured.
They just always seem too "soft" to me.
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