The stadium that the Oakland A's plan to build on the west side of I-880 in Fremont is shown in an architect's rendering. The arena would seat 36,000 fans on land near the old Baylands Raceway.
Only 36,000 seats? That's a joke, right?
What's with that home run proof... thing (looks kind of like a parking garage with amenities) in the back?
Yankees and Mets this past season drew about 7.5 million...each existing stadium has a capacitu of about 55,000..Both teams are building new stadiums..capacity for each is about 40,000...
What happened to baseball? No one really cares about the teams or the series except a few extreme sports fans. Today, the Cards win it all and it's already yesterday's ho-hum news before the final out.
IMO it was the strikes, stadiums with luxury box-only seating, the steroid/drug controversies, our short attention spans, and superior marketing from the NFL.
Gone are the days when my BIL, brother, neice, and myself went to Veterans Stadium to catch the Mets and Phillies for less than $100 including food.
Now that stadium is a beauty. Reminds me slightly of PNC Park in Pittsburgh.