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Originally Posted by Saul Good
Nobody is proposing putting the football stadium downtown. Drive out to the middle of nowhere and devote an entire day to a football game. There are only eight home games a year, so it makes sense.
People don't tailgate 81 times a year for baseball games. They aren't going to eat ballpark nachos and hotdogs for dinner three nights a week for seven months.
Driving to Raytown takes a commitment because you don't work there, you don't shop there, you don't eat there, and you don't socialize there. When you go to Raytown, it is done for the sole purpose of attending the game and leaving town afterwards.
When teams build baseball stadiums downtown, the people are already there. They can leave work, hit up a restaurant, pop into the game, and hang at bars afterwards. The game "fits".
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A winning club would bring a higher attendance and more tailgating with it. This is Kansas City, it's what we do. The issue isn't location, the issue is a reason to go.
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