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Do you care if the team owners are local? - Erictelevision - 07-02-2024 05:30 PM
Do you care if your local pro teams are owned by someone with local ties? I don’t particularly care, but it is a nice bonus.
RE: Do you care if the team owners are local? - jhjhanaway - 07-05-2024 06:38 PM
Not really. I just want them to care.
RE: Do you care if the team owners are local? - Keswick_Crusaders_Forever51 - 07-08-2024 09:45 AM
When it will make a difference in how the owner treats the team, absolutely.
Stu Sternberg may have done a lot of good w the Rays as far as creating a competitive team, but he sucks in connecting with the locals & always seems to have a drifting eye.
On the other hand, Jeffrey Vinik has been amazing owning the Lightning. He loves the community & does a great job with the team.
Both from the Northeast, but one feels like a TB resident, the other clearly loathes TB as much as TB loathes him.
RE: Do you care if the team owners are local? - PirateTreasureNC - 07-10-2024 07:46 PM
IDK, Dundon has been good for the Hurricanes.
Tepper has ruined the Panthers to the core.
And the Hornets ownership, local or not has been inept.
I would think home grown owners would be ideal, but in reality, its all about how the team is ran under their watch and local or not that won't change. But I do think that when the teams are strictly viewed as a money flipping asset, that that shows in the ownership and in the team's performance and hires.