12 Reasons Why the PawSox Move to Providence is in Peril
Tuesday, September 08, 2015
It was supposed to be a bit of a homerun. The PawSox new ownership was a dream team with a net worth of billions, their front man was one of Rhode Island's best deal makers and they had the early support of some key elected officials including newly-elected Providence Mayor Jorge Elorza.
Now, just about six months later, the project is very much in doubt.
Jim Skeffington died unexpectedly and left the project without a leader for several months, but the issues, miscues and the size of the financial demands have been some of the biggest factors.
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