65 Quotes by Marc Ganis

Because of the clock, the three-quarters of us who live in eastern and central time zone don't get to see those clubs as much, don't get to see the highlights on Sports Center. For a nightly league that is largely dependent on national television revenue, that's a big issue.

Fox just had to overpay on a rights fee basis for the Celtics games in order to keep the lights on the Boston market, ... So they're saving a lot of money owning the Dodgers. If the Dodgers' broadcast rights were up for public bid right now, they could go to an astronomical sum, and that would mean either a loss of programming for Fox or far greater costs.

For whatever the reason, the geographic moniker makes a difference. The geographic connection creates a base of fans.

For whatever the reason, the geographic moniker makes a difference, ... The geographic connection creates a base of fans.

If the team is competitive, the Los Angeles fans will pay top dollar, make going to the games an event, ... But they won't support a loser. There are too many alternative activities can be conducted in the fall. You can go to beach. You can't do that in Chicago.

There is no debate of two facts: that Major League Baseball wants to be in D.C., and there are at least three places where the Nationals can be relocated. But no one should be thinking about the Nationals right now because it is Washington's team.

He is one of the greatest labor leaders around. The players are almost 60% partners without putting up any capital at all. Every union should have it so good.

I suspect you would see a handful of clubs that can pay more and would pay more. But you would also see a lot of clubs not spending $100 million, like they now do.

It is more difficult to get public funds for sports facilities. State and local budgets are strained, services are being cut, taxes are being raised.