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Post by irishrover on Mar 11, 2015 13:53:33 GMT
Just having a quick moment of panic here....
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Post by gasheadnaboo on Mar 11, 2015 13:57:48 GMT
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Post by irishrover on Mar 11, 2015 14:09:16 GMT
Thank you - that's a relief. I couldn't locate it on the website. Though I notice they have confused 'The Shay' with 'Shea Stadium'. The former is in Halifax is named after an old English word for a kind of copse and crucially for our purposes, in Halifax. The latter is in New York, named after a guy called Shea who lobbied for a 2nd baseball team in the city, most famous in this country for hosting a famous Beatles concert and equally, crucially, no longer standing. Tis a small thing but I'm an irredeemable ground geek and I imagine Halifax fans spit feathers when this happens. |
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Post by ashperry83 on Mar 11, 2015 14:37:42 GMT
Thank you - that's a relief. I couldn't locate it on the website. Though I notice they have confused 'The Shay' with 'Shea Stadium'. The former is in Halifax is named after an old English word for a kind of copse and crucially for our purposes, in Halifax. The latter is in New York, named after a guy called Shea who lobbied for a 2nd baseball team in the city, most famous in this country for hosting a famous Beatles concert and equally, crucially, no longer standing. Tis a small thing but I'm an irredeemable ground geek and I imagine Halifax fans spit feathers when this happens. Shea Stadium of course replaced by Citi Field. And the facade at Citi Field was based on that of Ebbets Field at the behest of Mets owner Fred Wilpon. Sorry, I'm a bit of a Stadium geek aswell and also a huge Mets fan............. |
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Post by irishrover on Mar 11, 2015 14:45:56 GMT
Thank you - that's a relief. I couldn't locate it on the website. Though I notice they have confused 'The Shay' with 'Shea Stadium'. The former is in Halifax is named after an old English word for a kind of copse and crucially for our purposes, in Halifax. The latter is in New York, named after a guy called Shea who lobbied for a 2nd baseball team in the city, most famous in this country for hosting a famous Beatles concert and equally, crucially, no longer standing. Tis a small thing but I'm an irredeemable ground geek and I imagine Halifax fans spit feathers when this happens. Shea Stadium of course replaced by Citi Field. And the facade at Citi Field was based on that of Ebbets Field at the behest of Mets owner Fred Wilpon. Sorry, I'm a bit of a Stadium geek aswell and also a huge Mets fan............. Ah - yes, well so am I actually or at least I was until fairly recently as I just don't have time to follow baseball anymore. I was dissapointed that Citi Field didn't entirely live to it's billing on that score. The original designs looked far more exciting - in the end it seemed to me they put a nice but fairly 'on spec' baseball stadium and the Ebbets Field effect was largely just the exterior of the buiding. Shame I thought. |
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Post by ashperry83 on Mar 11, 2015 14:51:43 GMT
Shea Stadium of course replaced by Citi Field. And the facade at Citi Field was based on that of Ebbets Field at the behest of Mets owner Fred Wilpon. Sorry, I'm a bit of a Stadium geek aswell and also a huge Mets fan............. Ah - yes, well so am I actually or at least I was until fairly recently as I just don't have time to follow baseball anymore. I was dissapointed that Citi Field didn't entirely live to it's billing on that score. The original designs looked far more exciting - in the end it seemed to me they put a nice but fairly 'on spec' baseball stadium and the Ebbets Field effect was largely just the exterior of the buiding. Shame I thought. I agree, the original plans looked great. Its a nice looking ball park but clearly hasnt got the charm of somewhere like Fenway or Wrigley. Of the modern constructions, I would love to visit AT&T Park under lights. The place looks amazing. |
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Post by irishrover on Mar 11, 2015 14:56:55 GMT
Ah - yes, well so am I actually or at least I was until fairly recently as I just don't have time to follow baseball anymore. I was dissapointed that Citi Field didn't entirely live to it's billing on that score. The original designs looked far more exciting - in the end it seemed to me they put a nice but fairly 'on spec' baseball stadium and the Ebbets Field effect was largely just the exterior of the buiding. Shame I thought. I agree, the original plans looked great. Its a nice looking ball park but clearly hasnt got the charm of somewhere like Fenway or Wrigley. Of the modern constructions, I would love to visit AT&T Park under lights. The place looks amazing. I should point out that I make that observation from the perspective of never having been there so I can't claim authority. It just doesn't inspire on the Telly! It looks perfectly nice but doesn't stand out from the host of other new stadiums. I agree that San Francisco just looks an amazing place to watch a sporting event. I don't think you can invent the kind of charm of somewhere like Fenway or Wrigley but you can do something new and interesting. Also, it's kind of a bit weird that the Mets new Stadium is, in essence, a shrine to another team and it's not as though that team ceased to exist entirely. So the Dodgers now have 2 stadiums that celebrate their heritage which is slightly peculiar to say the least. |
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Post by ashperry83 on Mar 11, 2015 15:01:48 GMT
I agree, the original plans looked great. Its a nice looking ball park but clearly hasnt got the charm of somewhere like Fenway or Wrigley. Of the modern constructions, I would love to visit AT&T Park under lights. The place looks amazing. I should point out that I make that observation from the perspective of never having been there so I can't claim authority. It just doesn't inspire on the Telly! It looks perfectly nice but doesn't stand out from the host of other new stadiums. I agree that San Francisco just looks an amazing place to watch a sporting event. I don't think you can invent the kind of charm of somewhere like Fenway or Wrigley but you can do something new and interesting. Also, it's kind of a bit weird that the Mets new Stadium is, in essence, a shrine to another team and it's not as though that team ceased to exist entirely. So the Dodgers now have 2 stadiums that celebrate their heritage which is slightly peculiar to say the least. I've not been either, although desperate to get there at some point! It would be nice if the Wilpons concentrated on improving the payroll for The Mets than looking at harking back to his days watching the Dodgers as a kid............ |
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Post by irishrover on Mar 11, 2015 15:17:13 GMT
I should point out that I make that observation from the perspective of never having been there so I can't claim authority. It just doesn't inspire on the Telly! It looks perfectly nice but doesn't stand out from the host of other new stadiums. I agree that San Francisco just looks an amazing place to watch a sporting event. I don't think you can invent the kind of charm of somewhere like Fenway or Wrigley but you can do something new and interesting. Also, it's kind of a bit weird that the Mets new Stadium is, in essence, a shrine to another team and it's not as though that team ceased to exist entirely. So the Dodgers now have 2 stadiums that celebrate their heritage which is slightly peculiar to say the least. I've not been either, although desperate to get there at some point! It would be nice if the Wilpons concentrated on improving the payroll for The Mets than looking at harking back to his days watching the Dodgers as a kid............ They're desperate for anything that reminds them of a time before they met Bernie Madoff I think......boom boom. |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 11, 2015 21:56:49 GMT
I agree, the original plans looked great. Its a nice looking ball park but clearly hasnt got the charm of somewhere like Fenway or Wrigley. Of the modern constructions, I would love to visit AT&T Park under lights. The place looks amazing. I should point out that I make that observation from the perspective of never having been there so I can't claim authority. It just doesn't inspire on the Telly! It looks perfectly nice but doesn't stand out from the host of other new stadiums. I agree that San Francisco just looks an amazing place to watch a sporting event. I don't think you can invent the kind of charm of somewhere like Fenway or Wrigley but you can do something new and interesting. Also, it's kind of a bit weird that the Mets new Stadium is, in essence, a shrine to another team and it's not as though that team ceased to exist entirely. So the Dodgers now have 2 stadiums that celebrate their heritage which is slightly peculiar to say the least. But are the Mets themselves not just a tribute to the Dodgers and Giants anyway? They're basically a team who were invented to cater for the vast numbers of people in NYC who can't abide the Yankees |
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Post by Bridgeman on Mar 11, 2015 22:35:45 GMT
Anyway after that interlude, no it's definitely not all ticket, it's pay on the day, so lets hope 6,000 of us don't turn up or else there are going to be some red faces at the club for failing to predict that number turning up  |
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Post by irishrover on Mar 12, 2015 0:11:31 GMT
I should point out that I make that observation from the perspective of never having been there so I can't claim authority. It just doesn't inspire on the Telly! It looks perfectly nice but doesn't stand out from the host of other new stadiums. I agree that San Francisco just looks an amazing place to watch a sporting event. I don't think you can invent the kind of charm of somewhere like Fenway or Wrigley but you can do something new and interesting. Also, it's kind of a bit weird that the Mets new Stadium is, in essence, a shrine to another team and it's not as though that team ceased to exist entirely. So the Dodgers now have 2 stadiums that celebrate their heritage which is slightly peculiar to say the least. But are the Mets themselves not just a tribute to the Dodgers and Giants anyway? They're basically a team who were invented to cater for the vast numbers of people in NYC who can't abide the Yankees Well yes but that was over 50 years ago now. I think in that time they've carved out their own unique identity - not all of it good I grant you but I think they're entitled to celebrate their own history in a new stadium. I don't think many modern Mets fans would think that the link to the Giants and Dodgers is the most important thing about them. |
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