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re: Texas Rangers, Arlington to announce new stadium plans
Posted on 6/22/16 at 3:01 pm to Dr RC
Posted on 6/22/16 at 3:01 pm to Dr RC
It's literally going to be a smaller replica of the old stadium in the same location but with a really expensive retractable roof that should be permanently closed
How expensive was it really to just put in a permanent roof at the current park? This is worst fricking stadium project in sports history
How expensive was it really to just put in a permanent roof at the current park? This is worst fricking stadium project in sports history
This post was edited on 6/22/16 at 3:02 pm
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Posted on 6/22/16 at 3:02 pm to Quidam65
quote:Every new stadium should have one in my opinion.. Rain delays should be a thing of the past.
This one will have a retractable roof.
Posted on 6/22/16 at 5:30 pm to goldenbadger08
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Every new stadium should have one in my opinion.. Rain delays should be a thing of the past.
KC was going to build a rolling roof to go over both Kauffman and Arrowhead, but voters voted it down. But they approaved the $200+mil renovation to to Kauffman and another $250-$300 million to Arrowhead. Wish they would have approved the roof.
Posted on 6/22/16 at 5:45 pm to Dr RC
How many times a year do Astros and Diamondbacks play in their stadium with an open roof?
Posted on 6/22/16 at 5:52 pm to CRDNLSCHMCPSN11
At most Houston will.have 20 open air games per year. A fee more where the roof is opened in the middle.of the game.
Posted on 6/22/16 at 6:15 pm to ShaneTheLegLechler
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How expensive was it really to just put in a permanent roof at the current park?
When Globe Life was built, retractable roof technology was new and had only been tried once before (Rogers Centre, and that took a ton of Canadian Government subsidy).
Nobody wanted a permanent roof -- Tropicana was (is) a dump, the Astrodome was aging, and the Metrodome was a dual-purpose stadium that suited neither tenant well.
To put one over the current ballpark would be challenging--three of the four sides of Globe Life are only a few feet away from regularly-used thoroughfares.
Posted on 6/22/16 at 6:19 pm to Dr RC
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I think it would have involved tearing down 345 and putting it between downtown and Deep Ellum.
The only worse option is Fair Park.
There's a reason the Red River Shootout starts at 11AM--it's the only way to guarantee that everyone who wants to leave after the game can do so before sundown. After sundown--you take your life into your own hands.
Posted on 6/22/16 at 7:04 pm to Quidam65
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Tropicana was (is) a dump,
Not sure why this place was even built. Tampa/St. Pete has some pretty areas and they put a horrendous stadium in a subpar area of town.
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