re: If someone pledged up to $1 billion for a "state of the art" replacement for TS

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WHy don't Tiger Stadium's Upper Decks cover the bowl, any?

It would get the Upper Deck crowds closer to the game without limiting the view of the field.

If they do cover the bowl, the don't cover the bowl by much.

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The only thing I can say for sure is that it costs more money to have the uppers cantilever over the lowers. If I had to guess, money was the driving factor of the upper deck design.