July 17, 200422 yr Dual use stadiums= biggest mistake in baseball history. they mostly benefitted football and turned decent parks into hellholes. SEE: Candlestick, Angel Stadium, Network Associates, Metropolitain Stadium, etc.
July 17, 200422 yr Author Well, The Met was just old. I mean the Dolphins played there back in those Super Bowl seasons and it wasn't sturdy then. In 1981 the upper deck was mostly condemned.
July 17, 200422 yr Well, The Met was just old. I mean the Dolphins played there back in those Super Bowl seasons and it wasn't sturdy then. In 1981 the upper deck was mostly condemned. 461212[/snapback] it coulda been nice if some things were done right.
July 17, 200422 yr Author marlinfan, the Met just couldn't take it. Neither will the Metrodome unless something is done to it. the Metrodome needs a new roofing system, new walkways and bathrooms, new electrical systems, and a new lighting system. The Twins cannot be viable there and the Vikings would need a major overhaul to do it. It really isn't worth the money to keep the Dome standing...the renovations just would cost too much.
July 17, 200422 yr Author i just hope these retro ballparks aren't seen as atrocities in 40 years 461341[/snapback] I doubt it. The Met was a minor league park that was expanded and made NFL friendly. The Metrodome was the "rec room" and is good for what it is. The new ballparks use tried and tested formulas for success.
July 17, 200422 yr i just hope these retro ballparks aren't seen as atrocities in 40 years 461341[/snapback] I doubt it. The Met was a minor league park that was expanded and made NFL friendly. The Metrodome was the "rec room" and is good for what it is. The new ballparks use tried and tested formulas for success. 461343[/snapback] whats what they probably said when they built the astrodomr, three rivers, jack murphy, candlestick, shea.
July 17, 200422 yr Author Astrodome yes, the others were cookie cutters that were supposed to bring the money in by the car load.
July 17, 200422 yr Author Busch Stadium is the best cookie cutter of that era. 461446[/snapback] :blink: :confused
July 17, 200422 yr Busch Stadium is the best cookie cutter of that era. 461446[/snapback] :blink: :confused 461475[/snapback] What is then? Busch is a great stadium IMO.
July 17, 200422 yr Author But the reason they are called cookie cutters is because they are all almost alike.
July 17, 200422 yr But the reason they are called cookie cutters is because they are all almost alike. 461491[/snapback] I know that.
July 17, 200422 yr But the reason they are called cookie cutters is because they are all almost alike. 461491[/snapback] It sounds like a job for................. Captain Obvious
July 23, 200422 yr Great job, Cape! I heard about this play earlier this year on the Twins website (which I should have directed you to the article), but this is alot of great information and even I was surprised about how similar the two projects sounded like at first.
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