Some may recall that the books on "Forrest Gump" showed a loss despite grossing over $600 million in box office receipts (see http://www.guardian.co.uk/friday_review/story/0,3605,544319,00.html for an example). Baseball and movies are different businesses, but the Gump story is an anecdote worth remembering.
If one concedes the point on the Beeston quote, there's still a discrepancy between MLB's and Forbes/Fortune's estimates of profits and losses. Whose word should Minneapolis take in this regard? If the truth is somewhere in between, what is baseball doing to clear the air? Not knowing the answers, I would appreciate commentary from folks more in the know. Dana Bacon Page neighborhood --- "Clark C. Griffith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Beeston was referring to timing issues only. He > regrets the statement that is very misleading and > gives the erroneous impression that books can be > cooked at will. > > Clark Griffith __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Buy the perfect holiday gifts at Yahoo! Shopping. http://shopping.yahoo.com _______________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest option, and more: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
