We haven't had two newspapers in this town for several years now. We have one plus tabloid fish wrap. That was Purcell's brilliant plan to keep the Herald afloat. His only interest in maintaining two voices in Boston is that one be his.
I love this line:
‘‘We appreciated the opportunity to consider printing the Herald but, in the end, determined that making that commitment was not in our best interests at this time,’’ said Globe publisher P. Steven Ainsley."
That would be the baseball equivalent of asking George Steinbrenner to lease the Sox excess space at his training camp in Tampa so they could save money to spend on more pitching to beat him with...not that he too wouldn't relish the mere fact that you had to ask...
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So once the 6 acres are gone the Herald is reduced to the paper it's printed on. Purcell is a fighter though so he won't go quietly and will likely bankrupt himself in the process of refusing to surrender.