BBTV Posted February 6, 2017 Share Posted February 6, 2017 I'm kind of over going to games in other cities* - I usually just take pics of them stadium if it's architecturally significant - but I would make an exception of / when I'm in Seattle. Both of their stadiums look incredible to me. *i went to a Yomiuri Giants game at the Tokyo Dome last year and recommend that everyone go if in the city. Totally different experience than US baseball. Awesome Quote "The views expressed here are mine and do not reflect the official opinion of my employer or the organization through which the Internet was accessed." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sport Posted February 6, 2017 Share Posted February 6, 2017 12 minutes ago, BringBackTheVet said: Which makes it awesome and exactly what I wish we had here. Same. Safeco is my second favorite stadium I've been to (Hi, Coors Field). It rains here more than it rains in Seattle, especially in the summer where it basically doesn't rain in Seattle. Almost all their rainfall happens opposite of the baseball calendar. I'd love to not have to worry about weather when going to a game. Can't tell you how many games I've passed on free tickets because it looked like it might rain later. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Admiral Posted February 6, 2017 Author Share Posted February 6, 2017 Is it time to bring back the Hartford Whalers? Well, it was, until Nate Tin said it might work. Now I don't think they'd make it from relocation to opening day. Quote ♫ oh yeah, board goes on, long after the thrill of postin' is gone ♫ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DG_ThenNowForever Posted February 6, 2017 Share Posted February 6, 2017 48 minutes ago, BringBackTheVet said: I'm kind of over going to games in other cities* - I usually just take pics of them stadium if it's architecturally significant - but I would make an exception of / when I'm in Seattle. Both of their stadiums look incredible to me. *i went to a Yomiuri Giants game at the Tokyo Dome last year and recommend that everyone go if in the city. Totally different experience than US baseball. Awesome I've seen you talk up the Clink before and I'm wondering what sticks out to you. I've been to a billion Sounders games and I'll say that the cantilevered eaves are nice (no view-obstrucing columns), but that's about it for key features. Otherwise it's a pretty perfunctory stadium. What's sticking out to someone across the country? Quote 1 hour ago, ShutUpLutz! said: and the drunken doodoobags jumping off the tops of SUV's/vans/RV's onto tables because, oh yeah, they are drunken drug abusing doodoobags Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TBGKon Posted February 6, 2017 Share Posted February 6, 2017 I guess if Hartford is going to have a team, it's probably best as the expense of a NY regional team. I never understood the reason for 3 NHL teams in NY metro. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Admiral Posted February 6, 2017 Author Share Posted February 6, 2017 Well, the reason for the Islanders was that the WHA was after Long Island and the NHL swooped in to block it, and the Devils was because New Jersey had a new arena and some rich guys wanted to put a team there (and pay off three nearby teams for the privilege). I don't think a Hartford team should come at the expense of one of the New York three. Having seven teams in the Northeast Corridor is a feature, not a bug, and is about the closest thing we have to the Premier League and its nine or ten or whatever teams in Greater London. If you want to talk about growing the game, grow it in the area where the most people live and super-saturate it so that fanbases overlap and breed contempt with one another. People make the mistake of bashing "the Hartford market" when it would really be a second New England team. I have no doubt the Whalers could have siphoned off some Bruins fans once sports on cable really got rolling, all while the Bruins spent most of 1997-2007 pissing everyone off. 1 Quote ♫ oh yeah, board goes on, long after the thrill of postin' is gone ♫ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bosrs1 Posted February 6, 2017 Share Posted February 6, 2017 10 hours ago, BringBackTheVet said: plus, doesn't Safeco remain open even when closed? I thought it was more like a cover than an enclosed building. Might be hard to make ice there. Yep. Safeco is less a retractable dome than it is the world's biggest awning/umbrella. It's still totally open to the elements other than direct rain even when closed. It would be a "Stadium Series" game, every game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Admiral Posted February 7, 2017 Author Share Posted February 7, 2017 Would have been interesting to see the NHL try hockey at the Kingdome after Ackerley sabotaged the bid to keep hockey out of KeyArena. With the Seahawks and Mariners there, you'd have to spend the first three months of the season elsewhere, like perhaps the Tacoma Dome, and at that point you may as well play out the whole year at the Tacoma Dome (unless it were the 1994-1995 season where the Supersonics were themselves booted to Tacoma, in which case maybe you're just fitting games in anywhere you can). Quote ♫ oh yeah, board goes on, long after the thrill of postin' is gone ♫ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smzimbabwe Posted February 7, 2017 Share Posted February 7, 2017 On 2/6/2017 at 9:44 AM, McCarthy said: Same. Safeco is my second favorite stadium I've been to (Hi, Coors Field). It rains here more than it rains in Seattle, especially in the summer where it basically doesn't rain in Seattle. Almost all their rainfall happens opposite of the baseball calendar. I'd love to not have to worry about weather when going to a game. Can't tell you how many games I've passed on free tickets because it looked like it might rain later. I missed the Randy Johnson no-hitter because it was raining out and my friend and I didn't want to be stuck at the bus stop in the rain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcos Flamengo Posted February 8, 2017 Share Posted February 8, 2017 The St. Louis Blues needs a new AHL affiliate because the Chicago Wolves will become affiliated with the Golden Knights. I think the most probable content would be Hamilton. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rams80 Posted February 8, 2017 Share Posted February 8, 2017 58 minutes ago, Marcos Flamengo said: The St. Louis Blues needs a new AHL affiliate because the Chicago Wolves will become affiliated with the Golden Knights. I think the most probable content would be Hamilton. No. 1 Quote On 8/1/2010 at 4:01 PM, winters in buffalo said: You manage to balance agitation with just enough salient points to keep things interesting. Kind of a low-rent DG_Now. On 1/2/2011 at 9:07 PM, Sodboy13 said: Today, we are all otaku. "The city of Peoria was once the site of the largest distillery in the world and later became the site for mass production of penicillin. So it is safe to assume that present-day Peorians are descended from syphilitic boozehounds."-Stephen Colbert POTD: February 15, 2010, June 20, 2010 The Glorious Bloom State Penguins (NCFAF) 2014: 2-9, 2015: 7-5 (L Pineapple Bowl), 2016: 1-0 (NCFAB) 2014-15: 10-8, 2015-16: 14-5 (SMC Champs, L 1st Round February Frenzy) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bosrs1 Posted February 8, 2017 Share Posted February 8, 2017 3 hours ago, Marcos Flamengo said: The St. Louis Blues needs a new AHL affiliate because the Chicago Wolves will become affiliated with the Golden Knights. I think the most probable content would be Hamilton. Wait, why are the Golden Knights affiliating with the Wolves? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waffles Posted February 8, 2017 Share Posted February 8, 2017 The Islanders' AHL affiliate in Bridgeport will not move to the renovated Nassau Coliseum as previously planned, and Nassau County has a different hockey tenant in mind (emphasis mine): Quote In 2013, Nassau County and developer Bruce Ratner agreed to terms on a proposal that called for an AHL team to move its home games to the Coliseum. However, a report from Newsday states that the two sides are shelving that proposal, as the county shifts it focus to seeing if the Islanders will return to the venue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FiddySicks Posted February 8, 2017 Share Posted February 8, 2017 On 2/6/2017 at 9:22 AM, DG_Now said: I've seen you talk up the Clink before and I'm wondering what sticks out to you. I've been to a billion Sounders games and I'll say that the cantilevered eaves are nice (no view-obstrucing columns), but that's about it for key features. Otherwise it's a pretty perfunctory stadium. What's sticking out to someone across the country? Well, I can't speak for BBTV, but it's a damn near perfect football stadium. Not too many frills to be gimmicky, but still striking in how beautiful it is. The location downtown is perfect, the way it's built accentuates everything they were trying to accentuate, and it's equal parts comfortable and intimidating. (Honestly, if you plop it down in the Bay Area in a comparable location, it would've been a PERFECT replacement for Candlestick Park. Too bad the Niners are owned by an entitled, brainless, dickless piece of festering human waste who decided to build a giant box with mirrors facing the sun in hot ass not quite San Jose. But I digress.) Also, dat view of the sunset tho. 4 Quote On 11/19/2012 at 7:23 PM, oldschoolvikings said: She’s still half convinced “Chris Creamer” is a porn site.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bosrs1 Posted February 8, 2017 Share Posted February 8, 2017 1 hour ago, Waffles said: The Islanders' AHL affiliate in Bridgeport will not move to the renovated Nassau Coliseum as previously planned, and Nassau County has a different hockey tenant in mind (emphasis mine): Makes sense. Even the renovated and slightly shrunk Nassau is a better situation than they have now at Barclay's Center, long or short term. And it gives them time to work out a new arena somewhere else on the Island. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rams80 Posted February 8, 2017 Share Posted February 8, 2017 1 hour ago, bosrs1 said: Wait, why are the Golden Knights affiliating with the Wolves? Because affiliating with the Wolves is generally a bad idea. Quote On 8/1/2010 at 4:01 PM, winters in buffalo said: You manage to balance agitation with just enough salient points to keep things interesting. Kind of a low-rent DG_Now. On 1/2/2011 at 9:07 PM, Sodboy13 said: Today, we are all otaku. "The city of Peoria was once the site of the largest distillery in the world and later became the site for mass production of penicillin. So it is safe to assume that present-day Peorians are descended from syphilitic boozehounds."-Stephen Colbert POTD: February 15, 2010, June 20, 2010 The Glorious Bloom State Penguins (NCFAF) 2014: 2-9, 2015: 7-5 (L Pineapple Bowl), 2016: 1-0 (NCFAB) 2014-15: 10-8, 2015-16: 14-5 (SMC Champs, L 1st Round February Frenzy) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DG_ThenNowForever Posted February 8, 2017 Share Posted February 8, 2017 41 minutes ago, Bucfan56 said: Well, I can't speak for BBTV, but it's a damn near perfect football stadium. Not too many frills to be gimmicky, but still striking in how beautiful it is. The location downtown is perfect, the way it's built accentuates everything they were trying to accentuate, and it's equal parts comfortable and intimidating. (Honestly, if you plop it down in the Bay Area in a comparable location, it would've been a PERFECT replacement for Candlestick Park. Too bad the Niners are owned by an entitled, brainless, dickless piece of festering human waste who decided to build a giant box with mirrors facing the sun in hot ass not quite San Jose. But I digress.) Also, dat view of the sunset tho. I think I may have been at that game. Quote 1 hour ago, ShutUpLutz! said: and the drunken doodoobags jumping off the tops of SUV's/vans/RV's onto tables because, oh yeah, they are drunken drug abusing doodoobags Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FiddySicks Posted February 8, 2017 Share Posted February 8, 2017 The day the 2014 World Cup ended, Timbers vs Sounders. Quote On 11/19/2012 at 7:23 PM, oldschoolvikings said: She’s still half convinced “Chris Creamer” is a porn site.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DG_ThenNowForever Posted February 8, 2017 Share Posted February 8, 2017 Yeah. I was definitely there. That was an especially awesome sunset. 1 Quote 1 hour ago, ShutUpLutz! said: and the drunken doodoobags jumping off the tops of SUV's/vans/RV's onto tables because, oh yeah, they are drunken drug abusing doodoobags Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DustDevil61 Posted February 8, 2017 Share Posted February 8, 2017 (edited) Coyotes: "We are committed to staying in Arizona." Glendale Star: "Then why were you looking at arenas in Seattle and Portland?" Edited February 8, 2017 by DustDevil61 Rephrase of the question 3 Quote AKA @LanRovr0 on Twitter LED Sig Credits to packerfan21396 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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