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Originally Posted by Raiderhader
No, we direct people to a place where they can throw one great big party.
And if you were really concerned about spending money in the community around the ballpark, you would be all for development of that area. What better way to bring many into the community than to create jobs?
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I know that when I think of Kaufman Stadium, I think of of one big party.
Why would I advocate spending tens of millions of dollars to create another entertainment district when the city just did that downtown? Nobody wants to go to that area, and nobody would if the stadiums weren't there.
If Kansas City never had a baseball or football team but were just granted an expansion team, nobody would suggest building the stadium on the Blue Ridge Cutoff.
When it was determined that a new and/or renovated stadium was needed, we should have said "it was a good run, but 40 years have passed, and the surrounding area is worse now than it was then, so it's time for a change".
This is the civil equivalent to deciding between re-upping Matt Cassel and trying to build more weapons around him and drafting a new QB.