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Mar 22Liked by Craig Brown

I know this question is off topic but do you have any feel at all as to how the stadium vote will go?

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I haven't written much about it because with the CBA that may or may not exist in various forms along with the groups the teams are dealing with seem to have varrying opinions, the whole situation has become extremely murky. Which is probably the point.

If the vote were final today, I think it passes. That's me hedging my bet and saying things could change. There's a lot of voter dissatisfaction out there in Jackson County and as we saw in '06 when the voters approved renovations but voted down a roof, there's a limit to their largesse. I think it's going to be close. Close enough that neither side is comfortable.

I am not surprised the Royals have continued to bungle this as we get closer to election day.

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Mar 22Liked by Craig Brown

Luckily the opposition seems to have devolved to nearly match the idiocy on the Royals side. But I agree everyone is sweating, and no one trusts their polling. April 2nd cannot arrive soon enough.

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Mar 22Liked by Craig Brown

Unbiased opinion aside - current polling (for what it's worth) from a radio broadcast this am had it at 53/47 for Team No. So, that's too close to matter right now.

As long as we never see another ad after the 2nd, I'm good.

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Mar 22Liked by Craig Brown

I'm gonna be really disappointed if it doesn't work out for Piccolo and Quatraro. They have good process, it seems like it anyway.

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Yep. Process doesn't always equal results, but it sure feels as though they are intent on doing the right thing. I continue to be optimistic in a way that wasn't possible from 2018 to 2021.

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Mar 22Liked by Craig Brown

Feels like progress! The sunk cost fallacy doesn't die easily.

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Indeed. Those scars run deep.

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