February is a dismal time of year. In December the weather can be crappy but the prospect of Christmas at the end makes it tolerable. In January, it gets really cold and dry-so while static is a problem, snow is less likely. It also has the wonderful phenomena of January thaw-a couple of wonderful spring-like days to break up the monotony. March starts off badly but by the end Spring begins to appear. But February? February is cold and dark. It's snowy, icy, and sleety. The only redeeming feature of February is that it's short. When the weather is at it's worst, Sox fans head south and they do so in impressive numbers.
Sarasota county is attempting to lure the Red Sox from Fort Myers. In order to convince the local populace that paying for a new stadium and moving the local fair is a good idea, Sarasota commissioned a study to determine the economic impact of the Sox. It's pretty dry and, mostly, boring but they did estimate that should the Sox move to Sarasota they (and the fans) would spend $47.7 million locally. It seems like a pretty impressive number.
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