Originally Posted by OnTheWarpath58 (Post 8737570)

But wait, it has to be close to P/L.

Originally Posted by Bowser (Post 8737572)

What, are you trying to get someone on I-670 murdered when Myers hits a homer onto the ****ing highway??/

Originally Posted by Bowser (Post 8737561)

Keitzman is on Facebook as I type this, furiously banging out friend requests to every "Saul" his search comes up with, hoping to find Saul Good.


Saul, your points are not without merit, but I think Reaper nailed it some time back - KC is a travelers city. Everyone here loves to drive. The Complex is literally no more than 30 minutes away for most everybody in the metro, and nobody thinks twice about taking the trip.

In your opinion, had the Royals built downtown and had been playing there the past, say, seven years, do you feel they would have had a significant bump in attendance numbers? Factor in how they've played in that time period before you answer that....

Originally Posted by Reaper16 (Post 8737568)

I'm pretty sure that in 10-15 years there will be exactly zero use for the big, new Kansas City Star printing building. :D

Originally Posted by Reaper16 (Post 8737574)

This is Kansas City, sir. I regularly call up my clients after work and take them out to the east side for some choice crack rock. Wouldn't it be nice if I could pregame with them at the trap house and THEN go to the Royals game?

Originally Posted by Reaper16 (Post 8737568)

I'm pretty sure that in 10-15 years there will be exactly zero use for the big, new Kansas City Star printing building. :D

Originally Posted by Reaper16 (Post 8737574)

This is Kansas City, sir. I regularly call up my clients after work and take them out to the east side for some choice crack rock. Wouldn't it be nice if I could pregame with them at the trap house and THEN go to the Royals game?

Originally Posted by OnTheWarpath58 (Post 8737592)

Hell, at the rate it's going, in 10-15 years you can use the land currently occupied by P/L.

Originally Posted by OnTheWarpath58 (Post 8737562)

I'm looking at an aerial view of downtown KC, and I'd love to know what city blocks you're going to demolish to make room for a baseball stadium.

Originally Posted by Saul Good (Post 8737581)

I don't know that there would be a "significant" bump, but I think there would be a 10% increase. Of course, that's speculation.

Originally Posted by Reaper16 (Post 8737609)

Tear down Kemper Arena. Build a new baseball stadium. Revitalize the West Bottoms. Boom.

Originally Posted by Saul Good (Post 8737599)

There were several proposals made. Barrett Sports group wireless with the Downtown Development Council on a 40k seat stadium at 7th and Main.

I believe that the Kauffman foundation also offered to donate the land that has since been used for the performing arts center, but others may know more about that than me.

There were also plans to build it up against Union Station which was one of the locations proposed back before the stadium was originally built.