tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post1643816726403593840..comments2024-03-28T23:48:08.527-05:00Comments on Jackson Jambalaya: Was Biloxi Shucked? Kingfishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06184990110961727404noreply@blogger.comBlogger61125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-21221577149658813702019-04-25T21:30:22.143-05:002019-04-25T21:30:22.143-05:00These posts are barely intelligible. Need a filter...These posts are barely intelligible. Need a filter.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-47285569610153443112019-04-25T18:58:26.712-05:002019-04-25T18:58:26.712-05:00Naw 5:37....the state will take up the slack. No...Naw 5:37....the state will take up the slack. No worries.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-62222940280480759142019-04-25T18:49:50.198-05:002019-04-25T18:49:50.198-05:0012:54, put your money where your mouth is if you a...12:54, put your money where your mouth is if you are so confident on the future of retail. You cannot be freaking serious...you can buy every single item in that mall on the internet for cheaper. The only purpose a mall serves is a place for teenagers and bored housewives to walk around and spend conspicuously. That is not a sustainable business model. <br /><br />At least Smith Wills is not surrounded by an empty stucco strip mall. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-88401621445584389262019-04-25T18:36:46.662-05:002019-04-25T18:36:46.662-05:00Heaven help any poor soul who dares say a dark wor...Heaven help any poor soul who dares say a dark word about MSU baseball. <br /><br />Fact is that AA baseball is much higher quality than D1 college baseball. But people don't go for the quality of baseball. They go to cheer for their beloved school and look down at the other schools. And maybe act like a drunk idiot. Kudos to the colleges for creating an environment in which people will spend thousands on tickets, booster clubs, hotels and tailgating to watch mediocre baseball. <br /><br />Because my school is better than yours. I based that on whether we won a women's basketball game against your school. Or a blood drive. You suck! We are awesome!<br /><br />SEC rules! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-67260336923513101192019-04-25T18:31:33.814-05:002019-04-25T18:31:33.814-05:00You guys will argue about ANYTHINGYou guys will argue about ANYTHINGAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-41234538967958753702019-04-25T17:37:52.023-05:002019-04-25T17:37:52.023-05:00No need to worry just increase taxes in Pearl and ...No need to worry just increase taxes in Pearl and Biloxi to pay the bond debt. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-31709116512091533842019-04-25T16:22:02.122-05:002019-04-25T16:22:02.122-05:001- April 24, 2019 at 10:01 PM your jealously and i...1- April 24, 2019 at 10:01 PM your jealously and inaccurate information is showing. Please don't mention things you know nothing about.<br />2- I'm happy for Tim Bennett after the way the City of Jackson did him back in Harvey's day.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-60097024657106556652019-04-25T16:19:47.063-05:002019-04-25T16:19:47.063-05:00Interesting how many different project using that ...Interesting how many different project using that big government check to get built all go back to Yates. Outlets, Pearls... <br />I mean, if it’s good enough to work - let it work on it’s owb without public funding. If not, hands off my checkbook.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-28626020549900254582019-04-25T16:04:41.530-05:002019-04-25T16:04:41.530-05:00$4,100/game - can you say "confirmation bias?...$4,100/game - can you say "confirmation bias?" The city "leaders" were likely promised a sky box with free shit included.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-28554805625808975452019-04-25T14:13:46.045-05:002019-04-25T14:13:46.045-05:00Here's a question for KF (asking for a friend!...Here's a question for KF (asking for a friend!):<br /><br />Are the baseball bonds Biloxi has to pay off backloaded to a significant degree? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-79081988191171201072019-04-25T12:54:26.959-05:002019-04-25T12:54:26.959-05:0011:04am, clearly hasn't been to the new Braves...11:04am, clearly hasn't been to the new Braves park and seen the development around it. Also, doesn't understand that Cobb County is pretty much Atlanta anyway. Turner Field was constructed for the Olympics. Braves did them a favor taking it on as a new stadium as well. It was a Win-Win for Atlanta at the time. And in 1996 who would have predicted that GA State would boom, add D-1 Basketball and then football and need a stadium. Braves may leave Pearl, but Sam's, Bass, hotels and the outlet mall aren't going anywhere. <br /><br />11:04am probably hasn't been to Brandon Amphitheater either. The Jackson area hasn't had shows like they get in 20 years. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-719545295895202272019-04-25T12:43:00.161-05:002019-04-25T12:43:00.161-05:00Most of these deals are about ego. The mayor and ...Most of these deals are about ego. The mayor and aldermen of these cities want minor league baseball so they can think of themselves as presiding over a "big city". They love being wined and dined, and they want people to think their city is big league. Just like Chicago has the NFL, and Memphis doesn't. Pearl can think of themselves as "big shots" when compared to Hattiesburg, Laurel, Meridian, Grenada, Tupelo, Madison, Clinton, etc. because they have minor league baseball, and the other cities do not. Any money lost is irrelevant because it is taxpayer money.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-21664988532060408302019-04-25T12:22:35.302-05:002019-04-25T12:22:35.302-05:00Me and a few of the boys have been working on a wa...Me and a few of the boys have been working on a way to bring baseball into the 20th century! Nothing a few rules changes caint fix! Hold my beer and let me explain. Were thinking that it needs a little dodgeball and a little hockey mixed in to up the ratings and fan participation!<br /><br />So when the ball is in play sometimes it will be the DAILY DOUBLE and there's to be a second bonus ball in play for the base runners to throw at the opposing player of their choice! They catch it the base runner who threw it is out, it hits them and the loser who got hit is ejected from the game! If it just rolls around and a fan grabs it first it's a worth $50,000 to the lucky fan!!<br /><br />I'm keeping the part about how the opposing teams getting triggered to brawl with the bats SECRET until all this is patented and trademark! Our next meeting starts Friday at the bar so we are on this like a fly on fresh caca!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-51238604588985966892019-04-25T12:22:21.035-05:002019-04-25T12:22:21.035-05:00Baseball is not the problem. Minor League baseball...Baseball is not the problem. Minor League baseball is the problem. The games are meaningless. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-71024163418955187172019-04-25T11:52:36.686-05:002019-04-25T11:52:36.686-05:00Forget a NasCar track, because it's never goin...Forget a NasCar track, because it's never going to happen. Attendance and TV viewership has be dropping like a rock for the last 7 years. We had a 1/2 asphalt track in Clinton that rarely filled the seats even for national events. I know, because I raced there until the bitter end. People go to "Dega" to party, because the racing is boring as hell. If you want to see a good race at a beautiful facility, go to the Indy Car race at Barber Motorsports Park, just outside of Birmingham. And George Barber built it with his own money, not some government handout. <br />This is a college football market, period The M Braves have a loyal following, but nowhere near what they projected. If the Shuckers can't fill a game with 2 large casinos within walking distance and with parents looking for some place to take their kids you might want to look at the root of the problem. In the age of instant gratification baseball as a sport, just doesn't fit the demographic. Just too damn slow, sorry.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-72702844728473803392019-04-25T11:32:12.894-05:002019-04-25T11:32:12.894-05:00So does MGM pay anything for the naming rights or ...So does MGM pay anything for the naming rights or is the $1 a year lease of the land the stadium sits on consideration for the naming rights?<br /><br /><br />"The new stadium will be located in downtown Biloxi at the corner of Caillavet Street and Highway 90 across from the Beau Rivage Resort. Mississippi Governor, Phil Bryant, pledged $15 million and the Biloxi City Council approved up to $21 million in bonds for construction of the new stadium development. MGM Resorts International provided the key downtown real estate, a 15 acre parcel of land for a $1 per year lease for the next 20 years."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-11568770201528154732019-04-25T11:19:33.554-05:002019-04-25T11:19:33.554-05:00Maybe all those people that will go to the aquariu...Maybe all those people that will go to the aquarium in Gulfport will stop by for a baseball game. Not...more wasted money.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-92758182398201342019-04-25T11:08:21.994-05:002019-04-25T11:08:21.994-05:00Start your engines!Start your engines!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-26715205100065933282019-04-25T11:06:13.971-05:002019-04-25T11:06:13.971-05:00MSU and Ole Miss both do well in attendance. The ...MSU and Ole Miss both do well in attendance. The thing about college baseball is that people feel invested, and everyone wants to win. Fans want to win the game, the series, the conference title, the regional, the super regional, the national championship.<br /><br />The problem with minor league baseball is that people don't feel invested. And the product is not about winning. Instead it is about player development. And the fact that it is not about winning makes it even harder for locals to get excited and want to attend regularly. The coaches and organization are not there to win, they are there to develop talent to hopefully move up to AAA then to Atlanta.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-87735345529518453922019-04-25T11:04:50.749-05:002019-04-25T11:04:50.749-05:0010:29am, unfortunate for Pearl, the braves will be...10:29am, unfortunate for Pearl, the braves will be gone at least the no matter what happens with fan support. The braves organization has proven at all levels to take ultimate advantage of pitting cities and towns against each other. When the Atlanta team moved to Cobb county, that was the signal that the organization does not care about Atlanta, Pearl, or whatever.<br /><br />Pearl has to expect and plan for them to leave. Otherwise they are fools.PittPanthernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-53459575235013452352019-04-25T11:04:35.662-05:002019-04-25T11:04:35.662-05:00Lots of comments from jealous poors who dont know ...Lots of comments from jealous poors who dont know how to make any real money so they dont want anyone else to either.<br /><br />Making your first million isn't really that hard.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-30055091501600441192019-04-25T11:00:38.735-05:002019-04-25T11:00:38.735-05:00Truck mud drags!
Tires and mud and rollin coal!
...Truck mud drags!<br /><br />Tires and mud and rollin coal!<br /><br />What's not to like?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-53951282030461979932019-04-25T10:52:44.060-05:002019-04-25T10:52:44.060-05:00Bennett has car racing connections too. Y'all ...Bennett has car racing connections too. Y'all need to give him a call, he take your money too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-39546914877196342782019-04-25T10:37:58.124-05:002019-04-25T10:37:58.124-05:00@9:09 AM
Continental Tire should be involved in an...@9:09 AM<br />Continental Tire should be involved in any racing ventures. Everyone loves racing. Everyone loves cars. Everyone loves the sound.<br /><br />I agree that Baseball is better read about than watched live.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-36254617054498126422019-04-25T10:29:06.111-05:002019-04-25T10:29:06.111-05:0010 teams in the Southern League, for the first few...10 teams in the Southern League, for the first few years when the Braves were here (2005-2009), they averaged about 4th in total attendence, in the 2nd smallest market in the entire SL. They were ranked 1st or 2nd in ticket and advertising revenue during that time. They had ticket sales from all counties of Mississippi and even ticket sales from 29 different states. In their first 5 seasons they had better attendence than the Jackson Bandits, Jackson Generals and the Jackson Mets. It was a success but due to the Atlanta Braves (parent team and owners) constant changes and also handling of certain areas by previous management they are rebuilding. The concession prices are not raised on a per game basis, concession prices are better than most minor league ballparks in the Southern League. Don't think there are many sporting events that you can go to that you also have to pay to park. The Braves and the city of Pearl had that the first season in 2005 and have not had to pay to park since. Nothing is going to perfect, someone is always going to complain about something there. Bottom line is that people have complained for years that this area needed baseball again, now you have a Braves farm team here owned by the Braves and the AA team is a direct pipeline to players making the jump to the MLB. At one time over half the starting roster of the Atlanta Braves played recently in Mississippi and over 20 teams in Major League Baseball had a former M-Brave on their 40 man roster. Yes the Braves have made mistakes and their are ALOT of things they could do better but if the fans don't support it then they will be gone once the lease is up and it will make it that much harder for an affiliated team to want to come here. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com