Capitol Journal - Baltimore Colts Relocation
Capitol Journal - Baltimore Colts Relocation
Capitol Journal - Baltimore Colts Relocation
Capitol Journal - Baltimore Colts Relocation
Hodding Carter giving the other side of teams leaving a city.
Capitol Journal - Baltimore Colts Relocation
Zoom in to downtown Phoenix skyscrapers.
Capitol Journal - Baltimore Colts Relocation
Do Not Use NFL, NBA, USFL game footage
Capitol Journal - Baltimore Colts Relocation
CU Woman sunbathing. Reporter explaining how an NFL team would help Phoenix boost its image and economy. Shots of more blue collar parts of Phoenix where a stadium could potentially be built.
Capitol Journal - Baltimore Colts Relocation
Interview with Mike Gallagher, a lawyer and chairman of the Mayor s Advisory Committee on Professional Football, believes an NFL team may help the city bring in more tourists. Interview with Dave Maurer, a Chamber of Commerce official and executive member of the Phoenix Metropolitan Sports Foundation, talking about the cohesiveness an NFL team would bring to a community.
Capitol Journal - Baltimore Colts Relocation
CU of horse shoes around a stake. Street scenes and other various shots of the city. Merits of having a NFL in Phoenix are discussed. CU of individuals and groups drinking in bar and patio settings. CU of money/credit card. MS and CU of people working. CU of people s answer to whether they would set aside income for football tickets. CU of individuals playing golf.
Capitol Journal - Baltimore Colts Relocation
Reporter talking about the potential cost of a stadium and potential revenue.
Capitol Journal - Baltimore Colts Relocation
Ed Lynch, Chairman of the Metropolitan Sports Foundation, talks about the difference between companies and pro sports teams in terms of what people get excited about. Various shots of downtown Phoenix. Lynch is also a real estate developer and believes the NFL can be a boon to real estate growth and development. He is also a fan of the sport, as is Mike Gallagher and Dave Maurer.
Capitol Journal - Baltimore Colts Relocation
Reporter summarizing Phoenix attempt to lure an NFL team and where things stand now.
Capitol Journal - Baltimore Colts Relocation
Ed Lynch talking about his desire to have the St. Louis Cardinals come to Phoenix. Pan shot of a parking lot. Phoenix to choose stadium location within the month. CU of fence and barrels. LS zoom out of downtown Phoenix. Reporter Eric Burns wraps up report.
Capitol Journal - Baltimore Colts Relocation
Hodding Carter discuss Congress role in the matter. Issue centers on anti-trust laws. Baseball is exempt, but other professional sports are not. Main battle is over the right to move. A lineup of Senators and Congressman will give interviews.
Capitol Journal - Baltimore Colts Relocation
Tom Eagleton (D-Missouri) says it s neither the most important or unimportant issue being discussed.
Capitol Journal - Baltimore Colts Relocation
Do Not Use NFL game footage
Capitol Journal - Baltimore Colts Relocation
Tom Eagleton (D-Missouri) thinks it s an important issue to discuss legislation that would create order out of the existing chaos regarding the movement of NFL teams. Worries the large market teams will grow stronger thus hurting the smaller market teams.
Capitol Journal - Baltimore Colts Relocation
MS Senator Dennis DeConcini walking down hall with reporter into a room. Dennis DeConcini (D-Arizona) believes in a free market in sports. He thinks the government has paid too much attention in this area and that minimal, if any, intervention is needed.
Capitol Journal - Baltimore Colts Relocation
Slade Gorton (R-Washington) will seek to protect his own constituency and keep what Seattle already has.
Capitol Journal - Baltimore Colts Relocation
Howard Metzenbaum (R-Ohio) doesn t believe Congress should have a say where a team decides to locate itself, or move. There are more important issues for Congress.
Capitol Journal - Baltimore Colts Relocation
Carter discusses a bill that Missouri Senators created that would allow the NFL to bar a team from moving without league approval. Panel convenes to debate whether or not Congress should be involved in this issue. Panel includes Jay Moyer, Executive VP and Special Counselor for the NFL and Congressman Dennis Eckart (D-Ohio). The question of why would the NFL or anybody for that matter want Congress to regulate them? Moyer states the NFL isn t inviting Congress to anything. It is responding to the concern of the recent relocations of NFL franchises, real or threatened. Carter to Dennis Eckart (D-Ohio): Is this a national concern or is it only a concern to 40 or so metro areas within the country? Dennis Eckart (D-Ohio) references Super Bowl viewership as well as viewership of the other major sports championships are a way of illustrating general concern of fans across the country. Fans are taxpayers and tax money is going into these stadiums and operations pertaining to league programs. Therefore, the taxpayers as fans should be protected. There is then the question of how far should Congress go to protect this public interest? Dennis Eckart (D-Ohio) thinks Congress should serve as a referee and provide guidelines/rules for the league. Carter points out baseball has operated outside the anti-trust rules since 1922. Does the NFL want to operate in the same fashion? Moyer states that the NFL has and is not seeking that. If there should be any legislation, it should be narrow in scope and affirm the league s authority as a whole over the teams as many assume is the case. He doesn t know if the additional pressure this year will amount to legislation, or if it will build and fade over time. He doesn t believe legislation is inevitable. Dennis Eckart (D-Ohio) thinks there will be a legitimate attempt at passing legislation, but nothing is certain. There are other topics of higher priority (MX missiles, budget), but this issue is important to Congressmen with concerned constituents back home. Carter asks can there be legislation that applies to, as example, hockey as it does to the NFL? Dennis Eckart (D-Ohio) says there are concerns across all sports. There should be legislation to apply to all, not to one specific league. That would then avoid special interest charges. The bottom line should remain the bottom line, but now the public has a substantial financial interest in the private operations of professional sports. The public needs to be protected.
Capitol Journal - Baltimore Colts Relocation
Hodding Carter reveals next week s topic: Aid for the contras in Nicaragua. The President wants it, the public is unsure, but the battleground is Congress. Signs off.
Capitol Journal - Baltimore Colts Relocation
End Credits roll