LIVE: Whitcomb Says Chances of PawSox Going to Worcester are Slim
Saturday, July 15, 2017
GoLocal’s Robert Whitcomb joined GoLocal LIVE on Friday and argued that the chances of the Pawtucket Red Sox moving to Worcester are slim, despite inquiries from Worcester and Massachusetts officials.
Worcester, he said, doesn’t contain the necessary population, and isn’t located on route 95 like Pawtucket. Further, the fact that the team will be asking for a similar amount of help from taxpayers won’t make their potential move as appetizing to Massachusetts residents, Whitcomb said.
“As much as I like some of the stuff in Worcester--it’s got a great museum, it’s got great colleges, and some other things I like--from a market standpoint, from an economic standpoint, it doesn’t look that great,” said Whitcomb.
GET THE LATEST BREAKING NEWS HERE -- SIGN UP FOR GOLOCAL FREE DAILY EBLASTWhitcomb's storied career as a journalist includes serving as the Editor of the Editorial Page at the Providence Journal, as the Finance Editor of the International Herald Tribune in Paris, and as an editor and writer at The Wall Street Journal in New York.
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