Is it time to tear down Fenway?

[Team Sheep]

Almost every new stadium now a days is built out of town. That's the inevitable downside to it really.

[DAMN iNATOR]

Originally Posted by Team Sheep Almost every new stadium now a days is built out of town. That's the inevitable downside to it really.

Well, I mean, let's take Tiger Stadium for example: Built, 1911. Demolished (partially): sometime since the last game in Sept. 1999. It doesn't matter where it was built, people want to see it stay around in some small form because of nostalgia. I remember my father taking me to a game there one day in '84, when I was just 3. I didn't realize or appreciate it at the time because I was too young, but as we all know, the Tigers had a truly magical season that year, and captured the World Series, not to mention I grew to become one of the biggest George "Sparky" Anderson fans you could find as a kid...

But soon along came Comerica Park. It doesn't matter that much to me or others where the construction materials came from to make it. The construction, in my eyes, is never complete until all the memories for players, fans, managers, etc., etc., &c. ad nauseam, stop with the final game and the stadium being torn down.

I hope you see my point, Team Sheep.

[Team Sheep]

Originally Posted by DAMN iNATOR Well, I mean, let's take Tiger Stadium for example: Built, 1911. Demolished (partially): sometime since the last game in Sept. 1999. It doesn't matter where it was built, people want to see it stay around in some small form because of nostalgia. I remember my father taking me to a game there one day in '84, when I was just 3. I didn't realize or appreciate it at the time because I was too young, but as we all know, the Tigers had a truly magical season that year, and captured the World Series, not to mention I grew to become one of the biggest George "Sparky" Anderson fans you could find as a kid... But soon along came Comerica Park. It doesn't matter that much to me or others where the construction materials came from to make it. The construction, in my eyes, is never complete until all the memories for players, fans, managers, etc., etc., &c. ad nauseam, stop with the final game and the stadium being torn down. I hope you see my point, Team Sheep.

Not sure I understand what you're saying. You mean if they built a new stadium elsewhere they should tear down Fenway completely?

[VonErichLives]

Originally Posted by Team Sheep Not sure I understand what you're saying. You mean if they built a new stadium elsewhere they should tear down Fenway completely?

if they build a new park fenway will get torn down, the real estate it worth way too much and w/o the team there will hurt that area to an extent... they'll put a mall or concert hall or something.

unless they can work a deal for an NL expansion team which had been talked about, or get college sports to play there.