Sports R Dumb - Using Taxpayer Money to Fund New Stadiums Is Financially Dumb

Using Taxpayer Money to Fund New Stadiums Is Financially Dumb

07/19/22 • 11 min

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Sean doesn't know if hell is high, but today's topic pisses him off to high hell. When a team wants to build a new ballpark (and it's often a want, not a need), it turns to its city to help pay for it. The billionaire owners don't pay for it, the hardworking citizens do. That's quite dumb.

Joey and Sean also discuss the corporate feel of the new Texas Rangers stadium, plus a terrible night out for a 21-year-old Sean after drinking a ridiculous beverage from a bar.

Plus, a tweet that wasn't even good in 2013 and a sports cliche about the types of faces we have.

Joey and Sean also discuss the corporate feel of the new Texas Rangers stadium, plus a terrible night out for a 21-year-old Sean after drinking a ridiculous beverage from a bar.

Plus, a tweet that wasn't even good in 2013 and a sports cliche about the types of faces we have.

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