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May 30, 2007
An agent, criticizing the NBA, says we're not in Dodger-land any more
Yesterday Atlantic Yards Report broke down the myth that the site for Bruce Ratner's new Nets arena was the same place coveted by Brooklyn Dodgers' owner Walter O'Malley, before the Dodgers pulled up stakes and moved to LA. [For those who are interested in the truth, Bruce Ratner already built a mall on the site O'Malley wanted.]
Today Atlantic Yards Report offers the latest comparison between the NBA and the Brooklyn Dodgers. From Keith Glass's book, "Taking Shots: Tall Tales, Bizarre Battles, and the Incredible Truth About the NBA:"
Both of my parents were born and raised in Brooklyn. My mother was an avid Brooklyn Dodgers fan. She would tell us that as she walked around her neighborhood, she would see Duke Snider in the candy store, or Jackie Robinson at the supermarket, or Pee Wee Reese at the cleaners. They were quite literally part of the community.
Today, obviously, this is not the case. Professonal athletes are cloistered away, surrounding by their families, agents, publicists, business manager, personal assistants, drivers, and, in many cases, people from their past who are just hoping for some kind of title to justify their presence. Which of these people being "fed" by the player do you think is going to tell him about reality?
Posted by lumi at May 30, 2007 9:13 AM