Stadium pitchmen unconvincing
On Tuesday, like 200-or-so others, I went down to the Richmond Times-Dispatch to attend the Public Square forum. I was impressed with how smoothly the two hours of back and forth went. “Debating the resolution: Shockoe Bottom is the best place for a new ballpark” was the forum’s topic. Now a piece I penned on how […]
On Tuesday, like 200-or-so others, I went down to the Richmond Times-Dispatch to attend the Public Square forum. I was impressed with how smoothly the two hours of back and forth went. “Debating the resolution: Shockoe Bottom is the best place for a new ballpark” was the forum’s topic.
Now a piece I penned on how the debate went, “Baseball Talk: Pitching Panned,” is up at Richmond.com.
As they did at the Apr. 22 presentation at Albert Hill Middle School, both Kreckman and Bostic grew somewhat impatient with those attendees who opposed their plans for the Boulevard and Shockoe Bottom.
However, it’s difficult to find the wisdom in blaming poor salesmanship on the people who won’t buy your pitch. Isn’t that something like a politician saying to the voters — vote for me, unless you’re too boneheaded stupid to see I’m the best candidate?
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