ninersdd Posted July 10, 2014 Share Posted July 10, 2014 He looks a bit like the Mexico coach and Bruce Jenner. Quote BEAR DOWN ARIZONA!2013/14 Tanks Picks Champion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LMU Posted July 10, 2014 Share Posted July 10, 2014 Here's my outsider's opinion of O.Co.It's a complete dump. If you go into the stadium from the BART station, you have to cross a narrow pedestrian bridge that has a big choke point in the middle where a gate locks. That choke point, as well as all along the sides of the bridge, have so many people with bootleg merchandise sprawled out that it takes a good twenty minutes to make it through the mosh pit. Oh, and that bridge crosses over a sewage runoff channel.As you go down ramps to get to the main concourse, you encounter the metal detectors that they use for Raider games stacked against the wall surrounded by caution tape. At the same time, the extra seats for when the Raiders play? They're randomly thrown in a few piles in the parking lot.The main concourse, when you finally get to it, is so cramped that even if you show up early, it takes forever to get to your seat because of people loitering or relatively short lines extending three-quarters of the way across.The seating itself, especially if you're in the first few rows, is so far down from the concourse that by the time you get down that far, it's not even worth going back for any sort of food.The view with Mt. Davis is atrocious, as is the fact that the areas surrounding both foul poles consists of a giant staircase to nowhere. And that tarp that they cover the upper deck with? It's already completely stained and faded.Oh, and the scoreboards? They were out of date in 1992 and completely microscopic. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tp49 Posted July 10, 2014 Share Posted July 10, 2014 I go to about 10 to 15 games a season in Oakland and I have to agree wholeheartedly with that analysis. Spot on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJTank Posted July 10, 2014 Share Posted July 10, 2014 Well...http://m.espn.go.com/nfl/story?storyId=11195647Read that this morning in the SF Chronicle. Yeah pretty much Mayor Quan, the Oakland City Council and the Coliseum Joint Powers Authority are all nitwits. By the way Mark Davis shouldn't be owning a pro sports franchise much less anything else. Am I the only one who sees how similar these two look?Did Al Davis marry his cousin, it looks like some inbreeding there.Ask yourselves, do you really want a guy with a Bam-Bam haircut running anything? Quote www.sportsecyclopedia.com For the best in sports history go to the Sports E-Cyclopedia at http://www.sportsecyclopedia.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mac the Knife Posted July 10, 2014 Share Posted July 10, 2014 The Raiders just yesterday released something to the effect that they're working on a deal to demolish the Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum and put up new stadia for the A's and Raiders on the site. By 2018.To which someone in the City of Oakland said something to the effect of it's either a bluff, or "they're on crack."You can't help but laugh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wonderbread Posted July 10, 2014 Share Posted July 10, 2014 I'm leaning towards crack Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buster Posted July 10, 2014 Share Posted July 10, 2014 (edited) mod edit Edited July 10, 2014 by Ice_Cap let's not inject politics into every thread Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dfwabel Posted July 17, 2014 Share Posted July 17, 2014 The Oakland City Council approved an amended lease to which the JPA approved last week. City Council President Patricia Kernighan, who is not seeking re-election this fall, was the one who authored the amendments to the lease. The vote was 5-2-1 with Councilwoman Desley Brooks abstaining.The city claims that the amendments do not change the financials within the lease which the JPA approved. The Alameda County Board of Supervisors, who have yet to discuss the JPA approved lease, does not meet until July 29.So all parties are still where they were when the season started...nowhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buckeye Posted November 16, 2016 Share Posted November 16, 2016 Could this finally be the start to a new ballpark for the rays? They're taking submissions for ideas at this time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leopard88 Posted November 16, 2016 Share Posted November 16, 2016 Seamless? Quote Most Liked Content of the Day -- February 15, 2017, August 21, 2017, August 22, 2017 ///// Proud Winner of the CCSLC Post of the Day Award -- April 8, 2008 Originator of the Upside Down Sarcasm Smilie -- November 1, 2005 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2001mark Posted November 16, 2016 Share Posted November 16, 2016 Is it weird that I like the graphics of that chart? Quote @2001mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dynasty Posted November 16, 2016 Share Posted November 16, 2016 "How do you imagine your ballpark?" One that isn't a dome. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcj882000 Posted November 16, 2016 Share Posted November 16, 2016 Asking fans which corporate buzzword they like best feels like a new low to me. 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dfwabel Posted November 16, 2016 Share Posted November 16, 2016 They have had that website up since August, so in terms of finally a start, I'd say No. "Breathtaking" and "Cutting Edge" are typically synonyms for expensive in sport facility terms and nobody seems interested in giving the Rays neither land nor money to assist in construction, this is just the cost of a domain name. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TBGKon Posted November 17, 2016 Share Posted November 17, 2016 22 hours ago, Dolphins Dynasty said: "How do you imagine your ballpark?" One that isn't a dome. Sorry, but there are ways to have a roof that lets the light in. Look at that new Vikings stadium, and ive even heard that that clear material can support grass growth with the sunlight. A retractable roof that will be used sparingly is an increased cost that isn't needed. Add some ability to allow fresh air inside and I'm good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2001mark Posted November 17, 2016 Share Posted November 17, 2016 1 Quote @2001mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJWalker45 Posted November 17, 2016 Share Posted November 17, 2016 53 minutes ago, AstroBull21 said: Sorry, but there are ways to have a roof that lets the light in. Look at that new Vikings stadium, and ive even heard that that clear material can support grass growth with the sunlight. A retractable roof that will be used sparingly is an increased cost that isn't needed. Add some ability to allow fresh air inside and I'm good. I wonder if a design similar to the new Atlanta stadium could be done for baseball. I think a roof like that would look great in Tampa. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dynasty Posted November 17, 2016 Share Posted November 17, 2016 1 hour ago, AstroBull21 said: Sorry, but there are ways to have a roof that lets the light in. Look at that new Vikings stadium, and ive even heard that that clear material can support grass growth with the sunlight. A retractable roof that will be used sparingly is an increased cost that isn't needed. Add some ability to allow fresh air inside and I'm good. I meant a completely enclosed dome, like Tropicana Field itself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Admiral Posted November 17, 2016 Share Posted November 17, 2016 On 11/16/2016 at 9:20 AM, buckeye said: Could this finally be the start to a new ballpark for the rays? They're taking submissions for ideas at this time. 2 Quote ♫ oh yeah, board goes on, long after the thrill of postin' is gone ♫ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winters in buffalo Posted November 18, 2016 Share Posted November 18, 2016 Dynamic and Synergistic got no votes? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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