2008 7 22 Gil Santos Commentary

[0:12] ..." the cost of building new stadiums and ballparks as become mind boggling. Robert Kraft bill Gillette Stadium in Foxboro with -- little money the 350. Million dollars stadium opened in 2002. It's regarded as one of the best football stadiums in the NFL but as I read about new stadium built in. Proposed stadium building and stadium reconstruction. That figure of 350 million dollars is a bargain compared with the new places are costing. New Yankee Stadium schedule will open next season's costing a cool one point two billion dollars. The new Mets stadium 800 million the Giants Jets new football play yard one point six billion. The Minnesota Vikings unveiled the plan for new domed stadium for football would cost 853. Million dollars. Then there's the reconstruction. Of arrowhead stadium in"...

[0:00]" Well we all gasoline prices through the roof as well as food prices seemed to be rising virtually every time you go to the supermarket. Those things we all have to deal with day in and day out. While cause for goods and services are going all the time the cost of building new stadiums and ballparks as become mind boggling. Robert Kraft bill Gillette Stadium in Foxboro with -- little money the 350. Million dollars stadium opened in 2002. It's regarded as one of the best football stadiums in the NFL but as I read about new stadium built in. Proposed stadium building and stadium reconstruction. That figure of 350 million dollars is a bargain compared with the new places are costing. New Yankee Stadium schedule will open next season's costing a cool one point two billion dollars. The new Mets stadium 800 million the Giants Jets new football play yard one point six billion. The Minnesota Vikings unveiled the plan for new domed stadium for football would cost 853. Million dollars. Then there's the reconstruction. Of arrowhead stadium in Kansas City. The cost of what is revamping of what is already very good football stadium 375. Million dollars that's for revamping the current place. Most of these insane stadium cost -- even included infrastructure costs to paraphrase the words of Minnesota star Tribune columnist Patrick roots. Those aren't stadiums. Those are palaces. And are they really that necessary. I'm don't -- those WBZ sports."