Sad day

[SCUDSBROTHER]

Originally Posted by philcski

I'm a Met fan with many fond memories of Shea, but I won't shed a tear when the Big Blue Boat is gone next year- it's the worst stadium in baseball by far.

Dodger road announcers( the worst possible....f'n half blind Charlie Steiner and another guy) always talk s-h-i-t about Shea. What is it that's makes it so awful? Just wondering.

[Hickory Hill Hoff]

Originally Posted by SCUDSBROTHER

Dodger road announcers( the worst possible....f'n half blind Charlie Steiner and another guy) always talk s-h-i-t about Shea. What is it that's makes it so awful? Just wondering.

It's a 60's style stadium....outdated.

[SCUDSBROTHER]

Originally Posted by Hickory Hill Hoff

It's a 60's style stadium....outdated.

Dodger Stadium opened in '62, and Shea in '64. They've updated Dodger Stadium somewhat, but I don't know anyone who wants it torn down. Did they build Shea on the cheap, or what?

[santana]

Its all about the money obviously....not enough luxury boxes in Shea....

THEY WILL HAVE ABOUT 10.000 LESS SEATS IN THE NEW ONE...

[Cannon Shell]

Originally Posted by SCUDSBROTHER

Dodger Stadium opened in '62, and Shea in '64. They've updated Dodger Stadium somewhat, but I don't know anyone who wants it torn down. Did they build Shea on the cheap, or what?

Building it next to an airport wasnt the greatest of ideas

[GBBob]

Originally Posted by Cannon Shell

Building it next to an airport wasnt the greatest of ideas

You mean...right where the new one is?

[Cannon Shell]

Originally Posted by GBBob

You mean...right where the new one is?

yeah the planes always make for a great atmosphere

[geeker2]

I remember as a kid seeing the Mick play in the old stadium when the pillars blocked the views.

Kubec to Richardson - Richardson to Skowron

Wait - I can't be that old...yikes

[3kings]

Originally Posted by SCUDSBROTHER

Dodger Stadium opened in '62, and Shea in '64. They've updated Dodger Stadium somewhat, but I don't know anyone who wants it torn down. Did they build Shea on the cheap, or what?

Scuds, Dodger stadium is a baseball only facility while Shea was built for the Jets & Mets. Pretty much every multi-sport facility sucks for baseball, and is better for football. This is the reason 3 Rivers, The Vet, Riverfront, J. Murphy etc... were all mediocre at best for baseball.

At least they realized these 2 sport facilities are crappy for baseball and they don't build them anymore. The bad thing is, as tax payers we're paying for 2 new stadiums in every major city.

[philcski]

Originally Posted by ateamstupid

The saddest part is that, unlike Shea, it doesn't need to be torn down whatsoever. Shea is a dump, Yankee Stadium is still as great as it's ever been.

No argument there. Yankee Stadium is still very viable and the new Yankee seems like a blatant ripoff with cleaner bathrooms.

Originally Posted by SCUDSBROTHER

Dodger road announcers( the worst possible....f'n half blind Charlie Steiner and another guy) always talk s-h-i-t about Shea. What is it that's makes it so awful? Just wondering.

Just about everything. It's a football stadium so the seats don't face the right way, the sightlines are awful, the bathrooms suck, the corridors are about 10 feet wide, and it's massive so theres no intimacy.