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Re: 50 years ago today: September 29, 1973 |
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Posted by mcorivervsaf on Fri Sep 29 19:09:48 2023, in response to Re: 50 years ago today: September 29, 1973, posted by Catfish 44 on Fri Sep 29 18:28:13 2023. Boston and Chicago have ballparks 10 years older.You can’t lump all ballparks together, and call them equal to each other. By that logic, Tiger Stadium and Comiskey Park would have still been standing. They’re not, and for the same reason Yankee Stadium is gone: Too expensive to maintain and/or rehab, plus being outmoded, to boot. The renovated Yankee Stadium was built to accommodate more seats, but by 2008, it was no longer built to modern standards. Corridors too cramped, sight lines were partially obstructed in the mezzanine seats, and bathroom visits were too long, especially with sellout crowds. The older a ballpark gets, the higher cost it will be to maintain. Take a look at Wrigley Field, they recently completed a 5-year renovation project that cost $575 million. Since the Cubs are also a cash cow, while playing in a prime real estate location, they were able to afford renovating an aging ballpark in the present day. Yankee Stadium, despite being a cash cow, was no longer economically viable for the modern day baseball market, due to the aforementioned reasons, plus other factors that are too complex to mention here. The Steinbrenners chose to build a new stadium with more space, to make it easier for fans to get in and out, while complying with modern building codes. Much cheaper to build a newer facility, than to spend much more renovating an older one. Don’t forget the beam that collapsed from the upper deck back in ‘98. Could you imagine that happening with a ballgame in progress? That would be a PR nightmare, to say the least! Fenway Park & Wrigley Field are still around today, because the teams that play there, generate more revenue than most other teams in Major League Baseball. They are the few exceptions. |
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