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LoveiseverywhereXOXO t1_j9v6f60 wrote

Reply to comment by scaryghostnlm in MLB-required upgrades to The Diamond could cost city $3.5M by PercyDovetonsils

Baseball is boring as fuck, we have art, music, the mother fucking James River. I don’t give a fuck about a bunch of men playing a game or want to throw away money that could be used to make our city a better place for families and children to subsidize a multibillion dollar industry that could afford to pay for their own infrastructure.

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KiwiStack t1_j9v8zz3 wrote

Jeez. Have you even been to a squirrels game? It’s an affordable family friendly event and generally a good time even if you don’t like baseball. A family of five can go out, fed and entertain the kids for way less then a dinner and a movie.

Enjoy spending time out doors? ✅ Enjoy local beer? Wait it’s priced cheaper than the brewery?! ✅✅ Enjoy supporting local businesses and charities? ✅ surprise, yes they do this too. Enjoy music? ✅ local bands play before every first pitch. Enjoy looking at fit men in fit pants? ✅✅✅ Enjoy looking at unfit men in wild/crazy pants? ✅

Sporting events at the minor league level are NOTHING like major league team and attending is hardly about the sport. You know, we can have all those other things you listed AND baseball. You don’t gotta shit on a whole collective of people just because YOU don’t like baseball.

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LoveiseverywhereXOXO t1_j9v9tk4 wrote

If baseball wasn’t demanding the city use our limited resources to pay for its infrastructure, I’d have no problem with it but every few years they try to hold the city hostage and it’s annoying as hell and it’s not an appropriate use of limited tax payer money. I’m all for people having fun, even things I don’t like or enjoy like baseball, but I’d rather have good schools, better roads, and things that benefit everyone not just people looking to be entertained for the night.

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KiwiStack t1_j9vamly wrote

Baseball doesn’t own the infrastructure, the city does.

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LoveiseverywhereXOXO t1_j9ve6dd wrote

They need the stadium to make money, so it’s essential infrastructure to their business model and they should pay for its upkeep and development and construction of a new and improved facility, if they can’t then they are being subsidized.

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KiwiStack t1_j9vf3u3 wrote

Oh no. The government is subsidizing a private entity. Unheard of! Unacceptable!

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nfojones t1_j9vbzeo wrote

Username does not check out.

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LoveiseverywhereXOXO t1_j9vdln7 wrote

Sometimes love means not letting limited and needed community resources be channeled into the pockets of big business.

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nfojones t1_j9vf720 wrote

Sometimes people just can't live up to their username. I'm not sure your opening salvo there really gets the pass for your good intentions.

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LoveiseverywhereXOXO t1_j9vflga wrote

Sorry for caring about poor kids and wanting to not be ripped off by predatory private business practices. Love takes action and speaking out against injustice and preventing harm.

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nfojones t1_j9vgy5m wrote

Oh lord please don't hurt yourself when you get off that soap box, it appears to be pretty high up there. You can't recognize those who may agree with your point from those who find the way you're delivering it utterly pointless but thats ok because all-you-need-is-loverighteousness.

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LoveiseverywhereXOXO t1_j9vhzf2 wrote

Thank you for your utterly pointless comments. God bless you for wasting both of our time trying to antagonize me because I hurt your feeling by saying I don’t give a fuck about baseball and would rather help poor children and fix our city’s problems. You took a stand when dozens of other people who care more about sports than good fiscal and social policy also were also willing to take that stand.

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nfojones t1_j9vig51 wrote

Truly love is everywhere. I see it now.

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