tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3345962750124330515.post4607481608779974278..comments2024-03-28T23:17:24.805-04:00Comments on The Blueland Chronicle : NY Post and 680 The Fan Reporting ATL Spirit Looking to Sell Unwanted PossessionsMortimer Peacockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04624643069613171619noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3345962750124330515.post-29867279049612954952010-06-18T22:33:12.439-04:002010-06-18T22:33:12.439-04:00Oh, and when was Jim Baldandsilly ever in his righ...Oh, and when was Jim Baldandsilly ever in his right mind? Shouldn't that criterion exclude him as well?Mutton Sourdoughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15898978890290343230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3345962750124330515.post-7664631685868605402010-06-18T22:20:47.576-04:002010-06-18T22:20:47.576-04:00And what TBC post is complete without some Asian s...And what TBC post is complete without some Asian spam comments... Must've been the euphemism used for "John Kincade" that cued them into it this time.Mutton Sourdoughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15898978890290343230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3345962750124330515.post-89480381749481430502010-06-18T17:49:04.716-04:002010-06-18T17:49:04.716-04:00Maybe that referee from Mali can buy the Thrashers...Maybe that referee from Mali can buy the Thrashers with all the money FIFA gave him to fuck us over today in the Slovenia match.<br /><br />I'm bitter. Time to drink. Have a good weekend, folks.GoPuckYourselfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16185680069342326772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3345962750124330515.post-63046352316920617232010-06-18T16:08:58.783-04:002010-06-18T16:08:58.783-04:00I'm just spewing nonsense on a Fri afternoon h...I'm just spewing nonsense on a Fri afternoon hoping to start a virtual words fight.<br /><br />Sadly, I failed.Big Shooterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13151606706839891986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3345962750124330515.post-39569595130753911342010-06-18T14:39:41.412-04:002010-06-18T14:39:41.412-04:00Shooter - I reckon you're joking because I was...Shooter - I reckon you're joking because I was one of the first on Bill's blog to debunk the whole Stephen Rollins bullshit rumor.<br /><br />Morty - I didn't say that Kincade didn't get it right. Just that he was a douche. I'll have to defer to you in your eternal wisdom for the truth to that nugget. But that is besides the point as I doubt it was Kincade who actually "broke" the news story re: the big sale. Since when has Chernoff & King Chump been right about anything concerning hockey? Hell, when was the last time they even talked about hockey? I wouldn't know cuz I stopped listening to ATL sports radio several months ago.<br /><br />Oh well, at least Kincade loves us!j_barty_partyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05539758447018011063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3345962750124330515.post-45712537988312552992010-06-18T14:24:19.386-04:002010-06-18T14:24:19.386-04:00Actually, now we know for sure why the NY Post has...Actually, now we know for sure why the NY Post has this story and the AJC doesn't. See Update 3.Mortimer Peacockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04624643069613171619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3345962750124330515.post-58329120560974646342010-06-18T14:12:54.403-04:002010-06-18T14:12:54.403-04:00Wayne-
The AJC has a pretty dismal record of repo...Wayne-<br /><br />The AJC has a pretty dismal record of reporting on big things involving the Thrashers. Whether it's because they simply don't know what's going on or they're too too timid to report I don't know. <br /><br />For all my poking at the NY Post, their sports section is probably the one section where their journalists are generally spiffy and on top of things.Mortimer Peacockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04624643069613171619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3345962750124330515.post-28212663549474383612010-06-18T14:00:56.404-04:002010-06-18T14:00:56.404-04:00My big question is how did the New York Post get t...My big question is how did the <i>New York Post</i> get their hands on the story ahead of the AJC? Do they have "inside sources" at Goldman Sachs (the people supposedly vetting additional owners)?<br /><br />Face it, the Thrashers are the "red-headed stepchild" of Atlanta sports.Wayne stuck in ALnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3345962750124330515.post-24107267467636663752010-06-18T13:57:40.254-04:002010-06-18T13:57:40.254-04:00So...John Kincade can't possibly get scoops be...So...John Kincade can't possibly get scoops because he's a "douche of epic proportions?" Curious. <br /><br />That sounds perilously close to the "Anyone I dislike can't ever be right about anything EVER" fallacy.Mortimer Peacockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04624643069613171619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3345962750124330515.post-51282664262043391532010-06-18T13:52:28.863-04:002010-06-18T13:52:28.863-04:00Speaker, so quick to discount this but weren't...Speaker, so quick to discount this but weren't you the one that basically had the team sold to that fake movie guy the minute you heard the report? Do you secrectly work for the ASG? Heeennnggghhh???Big Shooterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13151606706839891986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3345962750124330515.post-87506135607608652352010-06-18T13:41:49.686-04:002010-06-18T13:41:49.686-04:00He may very well have done so, but Kincade is stil...He may very well have done so, but Kincade is still a douche of epic proportions. Perhaps he just guessed right on the timing? Don't see Dudley tipping his hand on something like that.<br /><br />But anyway, another point to remember, which always gets forgotten in this mess, is that the Thrashers are tied to the naming rights deal with Philips. While they are not tied to the lease the same way the Hawks are, what potential buyer -- of either franchise -- would want to own either team without that guaranteed stream of revenue ($9.5 M each year) coming in to help offset some of the operating expense? Even half of that is still a pretty decent subsidy for a separate owner of the Thrash.<br /><br />There is also documentation somewhere, but I can find it on-line, stating the ASG signed a no-move covenant with the NHL for a period of at least 10 years and they still have 5 years to go. Someone else wrote, either Phil Foley of the Examiner or Custance of TSN, that the covenant was for 15 years. Plus, you got Bettman going on record with the AJC saying they are committed to keeping hockey in Atlanta.<br /><br />Now, I'm not averse to selling the hockey team to one solitary owner who would actually run the Thrashers as a singular entity committed to winning and spending commensurately with such a goal. But in this economic climate (the NJ Nets were extremely lucky), who in their right-mind, other than Balsillie, wants to own one of the least desirable franchises in terms of investment growth potential in the entire NHL??<br /><br />Just a lot of doubts surrounding something that has been speculated ad nauseam in many other unreliable news sources.j_barty_partyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05539758447018011063noreply@blogger.com