Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site fisher.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!allegra!princeton!astrovax!fisher!david From: david@fisher.UUCP (David Rubin) Newsgroups: net.sport.baseball Subject: Re: Cubs go to court Message-ID: <459@fisher.UUCP> Date: Thu, 3-Jan-85 08:13:27 EST Article-I.D.: fisher.459 Posted: Thu Jan 3 08:13:27 1985 Date-Received: Fri, 4-Jan-85 04:01:18 EST References: <1034@ihuxw.UUCP> <182@bgsuvax.UUCP> Organization: Princeton Univ. Statistics Lines: 18 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