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July 17, 2008
Sports Economist Battered in Blogosphere
From Develop Don't Destroy Brooklyn (dddb.net):
[T]he interesting news event over the past two days has been watching the multimedia dust-up between Smith College sports economist Andrew Zimbalist (one-time sports arena critic and author of the laudatory FCR report on Atlantic Yards) and Norman Oder from Atlantic Yards Report, who needs no introduction in this space. The exchange has also been enlightening for students of the changing dynamics of the media landscape.
For Prof. Zimbalist it started innocently enough, with an appearance on the Brian Lehrer show in this All-Star week ostensibly to discuss the economics of baseball. But early on host Lehrer began to home in on Zimbalist's apparent new enthusiasm for the tax-exempt financing that the Yankees (and the Nets) are seeking, finally saying with some surprise "So you’re really a defender of the Steinbrenners, on these various controversies?"
Zimbalist began a quick verbal tap dance but it was too late.
Click here for a the highlight reel.
Posted by lumi at July 17, 2008 4:51 AM