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Avon, Ohio: Interstate Homers?

kings33 — Mon, 25 May 2009 23:53:14 +0000

The Lake Erie Crushers will debut in just another week, and with them, the new All Pro Freight Stadium. However, the new ballpark’s already raising concerns due to its proximity to I-90.

Artists rendering of stadium and its proximity to I-90

According to the Cleveland Plain Dealer, the stadium authority will be adding a 25 foot high netting to the areas where I-90 comes the closest to the ballpark – about 500 feet away, covering some foul ground along the RF wall, and an extreme RF home run.

The new park will have a 5,000 seat capacity, including 2,600 box seats and 11 private suites. The Crushers are an independent Frontier League team, and will christen the new park with a 6 game homestand, starting with the Windy City Thunderbolts and Rockford Riverhawks as their 1st two opponents.

It’s a Trave-sham-spiracy!

kings33 — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 16:18:22 +0000

I guess Citi-Shea is too fancy for a plain old cardboard sign with a little 1st amendment proselytizing on it. Seems the fine folks at Citi-Shea can’t have you block a $500 seat view with your feelings. Maybe if they just built a $40 million display board that allowed fans to tweet directly to the board, that might be a little more eco-friendly and green, eh? You can’t say no to that these days.

Who knew $2,500 / game seats were a bad idea?

kings33 — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 21:37:38 +0000

Yankee Stadium

After the housing crash and the stock market debacle, I guess $2,500 a game tickets weren’t exactly investment grade anymore. New stadiums have always been about luxury boxes and corporate revenues, so this shouldn’t be a big surprise. the Yankees shouldn’t care much either, as the bulk of their real revenue comes from TV, not “butts in seats”.