http://johnchidleyhill.com/?p=456 A blog about reading, writing, pop culture and sports. Wed, 05 Feb 2014 05:14:52 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.1.41 http://johnchidleyhill.com/?p=456&cpage=1#comment-156 Thu, 13 May 2010 17:15:59 +0000 http://johnchidleyhill.com/?p=456#comment-156 To be fair, we don’t know the status of PNC Park during that series. Even if it wasn’t hosting a Pirates series it may be hosting other events. Same with the Bison’s stadium. Assuming the financials are in the Jays favour (i.e. they get the concessions revenue etc.) then playing that series in Philadelphia makes the most sense on the economics. I agree that it is a PR nightmare, but that is likely mostly the result of the Halladay factor. Had this been an interleague game against, say those very same Pirates, I don’t think it would be as big a deal.
In my opinion, the real villains in all of this are the protesters at the G-20. Not the average, peaceful protesters mind you, but the professional agitators who exist merely to create violence and anarchy. I for one would round them up, put them in Rogers Centre and MAKE them watch an A’s-Pirates series…but that might be labeled torture.

]]> http://johnchidleyhill.com/?p=456&cpage=1#comment-155 Thu, 13 May 2010 16:14:45 +0000 http://johnchidleyhill.com/?p=456#comment-155 […] This post was mentioned on Twitter by John Chidley-Hill, John Chidley-Hill. John Chidley-Hill said: The Blue Jays played it wrong when they agreed to move their series with the Phillies to Philadelphia – http://johnchidleyhill.com/?p=456 […]

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