Stan Kasten
Stan Kasten
Stan Kastenis the former President of the Atlanta Braves and Washington Nationals and the current president, and part-owner, of the Los Angeles Dodgers...
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The idea is to maximize dollars and maximize the number of tickets sold. You maximize dollars for highly desirable games, and offer value to attract people to games they might otherwise not attend. Variable pricing is an idea that comes from the real world -- airlines, department stores. It's not an idea that sports invented. Sports has come to quite late to the party.
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I drew up a list of criteria and he was at the top of each individual measure.
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The last time I talked to Ted about sports in general, he was just focused on other much more important things. I don't think sports teams are on his radar. Having said that, he may be the world's most unpredictable person.
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What it will do - and it's regrettable - it will immediately create this cloud of uncertainty, and that's unfortunate. So the sooner it gets put to bed one way or another, the better for business and the better for fans.
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The deal is virtually done and it's not going to be just revolutionary for the NHL, it will be a new chapter in collective bargaining agreements for all sports because it will most closely tie together the fortunes of the owners and the players.