@Big Al from the broken record department, thanks:
T&B Sports site among prominent trio of Santa Rosa spots sold to marijuana ventures

“A lot of people from all over are interested in Santa Rosa,” said Joe Rogoway, a local attorney whose firm specializes in cannabis law and represents all three proposed cannabis operations.

Well, come on then. Welcome in.

“The cannabis folks are bidding up prices to a very high level,” said Al Coppin, president of Santa Rosa brokerage Keegan & Coppin/Oncor International. “And they’re making it difficult for other ordinary businesses” who want to find spaces in order to start or expand their operations.

Oh well can't stop progress. ~shrug~ I have a month-to-month rental contract, doesn't feel very secure. There is nothing I can do on a fixed income with no money and no job offer in three years. Tick tock!

Peace & Love

#2 I've basically boycotted the NBA and after reading something yesterday where most of the NFL owners are Trump supporters I guess it's time to give that up too. Too bad, greed ruins everything.
Relative to baseball coming though, it's a lot more than pro sports involved. For instance, my four, almost five year old grandson will be getting his first taste of pee wee t-ball here in a few weeks. The game itself is still an excellent game imo.

@Mark from Queens I'm in pretty much agreement with what was previously said. I used to not understand the draw of watching sports. Playing, yes, watching, not so much.
At Thanksgiving dinner my son's father-in-law lamented there are getting to be too many blacks on TV after seeing an Empire advert during the game. I couldn't help thinking how ironically challenged he is.
Relating this to my sister she snorted that football was almost entirely black. I told her football was about 2/3, and basketball was about 3/4. I'm guessing they figure in the owners, managers, towel boys, cheerleaders, etc. I went on to say only about 1/5 of baseball is black, but that makes sense. In baseball 50% of the time is sitting on the bench and the remaining 50% is spent scratching your nuts and staring into space. Baseball is definitely a sport suited to us whiteys.
Football, on the other hand, is the sport of Republicans. A handful of over-paid professionals huddled in committee meetings that accomplish little or no results. Spending four hours to do twelve minutes of work. And paying support staff, like cheerleaders, less than minimum wage.
Basketball I can at least watch. I don't follow it as I feel it's pointless. Standings are only valid until the next game which may only be the next day. I have a hard enough time keeping track of legislation which actually affects my life that may be valid for a week or more.
Now as I reach the twilight of my years, I had an epiphany. The main enticement of watching pro sports is to rehash the four hour game for forty hours during the workweek, forcing non-sport fans to take up the slack.

#2

Played organized baseball til I was 18 and a couple of years of JV football. And while I still enjoy football I will not anymore, in any way, support the NFL. Or MLB for the matter.

For years had season tickets to the Jets. But couldn't abide it any longer as I watched the unignorable fascism creeping in, in all manner at the stadium/watching on tv; the overwrought, in-your-face military propaganda, corporate domination and nationalistic presentation, crept in until it was full blown, like the rising ticket prices you mention.

Funny, the idea of going to see a "pastoral" (as the great Carlin brilliantly describes it) baseball game is appealing in some ways, and I literally live within a reasonable bicycle trip to both Yankee and Mets Stadiums (sorry, sports freaks, I refuse to call it the latter by its corporate name). But I can't bring myself to doing it. I know I'd be itching with deep unease at the whole disgusting corporatization and outright fascism underpinning it, and probably wind up voicing my opinions too loudly and be asked to leave or something. Plus, the 7th Inning Stretch, I understand, has been replaced by the public loyalty oath of the singing of God Bless America. All of it is way too creepy for me. I'm philosophically opposed on many levels.

Both sports will not get one penny more from me.

So, I'm content to just occasionally stop for a game between local organized Central American baseball leagues in Queens or Brooklyn, and a local high school football game (if it hasn't been too co-opted by corporate interests). I have to admit, though, I am looking forward to throwing a football and baseball around in the park with my infant son when the time comes.