We are certainly pleased with the decision by the jury stating that we were not in breach of the existing lease with the city and, in fact, are in compliance with the lease. This was a business dispute. We worked through the 2005 season and we've worked on the World Baseball Classic. We just reached a point where we didn't agree.
He's recently taken the stance that he would rather have the focus on the team and not on himself.
The feedback initially was very harsh. But we knew we were not going to reap immediate dividends from this name change. It's a long term venture.
We continue to feel very strongly that we have not breached the contract. But more important, it is business as usual. As an organization, we are getting ready and looking forward to Spring Training and the regular season.
Strongly believes in providing 100 percent, undivided attention to the game and the issues and decisions involved.
I don't think history will be as fair to him as it should be.
He could remember things that happened 40 years ago better than you or I can remember what happened last year.
In three years, Arte Moreno has written $5.5 million in checks to the city. That's more than the $400,000 (in ticket revenue) they got in seven years from Disney.
You have an owner who wants to spend what it takes to compete. You don't want fans to foot the entire bill. So you want to come up the other sources of revenue that it takes to put a perennial contender on the field.
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