Ottawa Baseball Stadium

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Originally Posted by esquire

Katz has his work cut out for him in Ottawa. It's going to be a much tougher nut to crack.

The Winnipeg Goldeyes took off because the timing was perfect... when they started, the only pro teams were the Jets and Bombers. There was a minor league basketball team that was going through its death rattles in 1994. So the Goldeyes were the only minor league team in town offering cheap tickets and a good time. Plus back in '94 there was still real excitement over baseball coming off the Jays' World Series wins. He carved out a bit of a niche in the sports market which he has held on to even as more teams were added in the market over the years.

Contrast that with Ottawa which has the NHL and CFL but also two junior hockey teams, the CPL, the CEBL and rugby. And I don't think minor league baseball is really the draw that it once was. So I think Katz will have a much rougher ride. I mean, he's a smart man, he must know this. But it will be interesting to see whether he can make it work.

Smart man? Did you mean con man?