A-Rod s contract with the Rangers doesn t help matters. It s certainly teaching kids what adults value. To which, Insight replied, Yes, but he can t draw tens of thousands of fans. Oh, the boy thought for a second. That s because he lied.
Kids do say the darndest things.
The fact is the president can t hit a curve and that the boy is not alone in his confusion about the big money. No one can identify with it, says Charlie Brotman, a Washington sports public-relations professional who used to market the Washington Senators in the 1950s. It s turning fans off. If fans stop attending the games, owners create more luxury seats, says Brotman. In the future the only way Joe the fan is going to the game is if he is selling hot dogs.