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Interesting Concept on building a site just for the WS.

about 1 year ago Dawson_tiny TheRiot Police 8 comments 0 recs  | 

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Hm, it's an interesting idea.

Of course, it could fall flat on its face if they built the place, held the World Series there and then filled up only half (or even two-thirds) of the seats. I don’t think MLB would ever roll the dice on a concept like this.

"I see I'm not the only one around here who can't hold his water." - Last words of the leaky pipe in the visiting team dugout, Dodger Stadium, October 4, 2008.

by dat cubfan daver on Oct 30, 2008 12:59 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Ah..but they could move the Hall of Fame there and build Buddywood

j/k

"Sports are a crazy business. If there was a template, we'd all be champions, right? But there's one winner and 29 or 30 losers; one guy wins, everybody else is tied for last. That's the way it works" -- Mark Cuban

by TheRiot Police on Oct 30, 2008 1:33 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Ridiculous.

80,000 people? That’d make 40,000 bad seats. Would you buy one?

"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx

by Al Yellon on Oct 30, 2008 1:18 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

This capacity is crazy.

but if they ever decide to go the Alternative site route, I at least like the idea of having a uniformed dimension stadium which I would think this could/should be. By uniformed, I mean that stadium plays as neutral possible and that neither a pitching dominate or power hitting dominate team has an advantage.

I am sure that the MLBPA would get involved since post peason performances sometimes enhances the value of some of its marquee players.

"Sports are a crazy business. If there was a template, we'd all be champions, right? But there's one winner and 29 or 30 losers; one guy wins, everybody else is tied for last. That's the way it works" -- Mark Cuban

by TheRiot Police on Oct 30, 2008 1:31 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Nashville?

That city can’t even get a new AAA baseball stadium built. LP Field, the Titans stadium, doesn’t seat 80,000 people.

I don’t like the idea of a neutral site, but Houston would be the most logical choice because of its location and the retractable roof there. Of course, an American League team wouldn’t be too wild about playing the Astros in a World Series there. The site wouldn’t be “neutral” then, now would it? The neutral site idea is simply a bad idea.

"The big possum walks late." - Harry Caray

by memphiscub on Oct 30, 2008 1:32 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

He makes one point...

" If you’re really going to be honest, the hometown fans (because of high ticket prices) don’t get to see the World Series anyway."

Some do, obviously, but many don’t.

by leothelip on Nov 1, 2008 9:53 AM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Depends on the team.

The Red Sox, for example, have most of their seats taken by season ticket holders. Presumably, those are the “hometown fans”, and unless they are scalping their tickets, those are the people at Fenway for the World Series.

"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx

by Al Yellon on Nov 2, 2008 4:24 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Dumb idea

The Cardinals would have home field advantage for all 7 games, assuming they qualified. The way it is done now, each team gets a true advantage half the time. There really isn’t anywhere that you could build a stadium, with the possible exception of Hawaii, that would really be neutral.

Also, part of baseball is the quirks of the different yards, and how teams are built for their yards. Could you imagine the travesty of the Padres building a fly ball pitching staff and having a yard that played like CBP for all 7 games? Totally unfair.

If weather and postponements become such a significant issue that weather-proof sites are a necessity, I would propose that each team could choose their own neutral site. The Cubs could choose Miller Park, and the Tigers could choose the Ballpark in Arlington, for example. That way, teams could choose a park in which they have played more games than their opponents, and/or that plays somewhat similar to their home yard. Of course, it still rains in San Diego, and hurricanes still damage stadia in Houston.

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by DeRoMyHero on Nov 1, 2008 9:53 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

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