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From: david@fisher.UUCP (David Rubin)
Newsgroups: net.sport.baseball
Subject: Re: Cubs go to court
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Date: Thu, 3-Jan-85 08:13:27 EST
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Posted: Thu Jan  3 08:13:27 1985
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Instead of railing against the unfairness of pressuring the Cubs to
play night games, Cub fans ought to ponder the unfairness of the Cubs
sharing the profits of a TV contract which demands night games during
the week yet claiming exemption from its responsibilities.  The Cubs
COULD have raised the issue beforehand, and presumably could have
negotiated with the league and the networks to be get such a waiver,
presumably at the price of part of their cut of the contract being
used to reimburse the networks should the Cubs win.  They did not.

Protestations against being pressured to play night games while
cheerfully accepting the profits made possible by other clubs  playing
night games has more than a hint of hypocrisy.  If Cub management (and
fans) wish to impress me with their sincerity, let them refuse their
share (or some portion thereof) of the profits they get from the
networks for baseball holding weekday playoff/championship games being
played at night.

						David Rubin