KK wrong about success of ASG

[KingPriest2]

Remember when we were awarded the ASG and KK said that KC will be a embarrassment? Then last summer a article in SI had a player talking about coming here and some players weren't sure. KK took off with that as ammo saying we shouldn't host the game?

Now he s saying that he expected it

That new waterpark attached to the old Adam's Mark isn't exactly a restaurant but it's new and I presume it does pretty well with families.

[mr. tegu]

Aside from the booing, MLB must have loved our production of the ASG. Sold out the futures game, fanfest was huge, the parade was packed, and the HR Derby and ASG looked terrific and were filled with passionate baseball fans, who were not just out there to be in the social spotlight or be part of the social elite.

[Bowser]

Originally Posted by mr. tegu

Aside from the booing, MLB must have loved our production of the ASG. Sold out the futures game, fanfest was huge, the parade was packed, and the HR Derby and ASG looked terrific and were filled with passionate baseball fans, who were not just out there to be in the social spotlight or be part of the social elite.

And not a single **** was given by Bud Selig.

[Raiderhater]

Originally Posted by mr. tegu

Aside from the booing, MLB must have loved our production of the ASG. Sold out the futures game, fanfest was huge, the parade was packed, and the HR Derby and ASG looked terrific and were filled with passionate baseball fans, who were not just out there to be in the social spotlight or be part of the social elite.

Supposedly the charity run brought in quite a bit of money as well.

[gblowfish]

It'll be at least 25 more years before KC gets another ASG. Weather here may be too hot to ever host another game in July, unless we get a roof.

[gblowfish]

Originally Posted by Bowser

And there's that. He had just gotten both the 810 Zone down on the Plaza and the Western Auto building when he was in the middle of his boner for downtown baseball, iirc.

810 Zone on the Plaza is closed now.

[saphojunkie]

It makes me giggle to think about KK buying a bunch of downtown property, because he thought he had the market pegged. Then his stupid stadium crusade dies, and he's left in the red.

And why the hell WOULDN'T you renovate Raytown and the KCMO areas? Shitty places don't have to stay shitty.

[gblowfish]

Originally Posted by saphojunkie

It makes me giggle to think about KK buying a bunch of downtown property, because he thought he had the market pegged. Then his stupid stadium crusade dies, and he's left in the red.

And why the hell WOULDN'T you renovate Raytown and the KCMO areas? Shitty places don't have to stay shitty.

Hey now, lighten up on Raytown. It's a nice suburb, good people live there.
http://www.raytown.mo.us/

[Mr. Laz]

Originally Posted by gblowfish

810 Zone on the Plaza is closed now.

ouch ... really?

[Bowser]

Originally Posted by Laz

ouch ... really?

Yep. They got the one out in Leawood and the one in Harrah's.

[chiefqueen]

Originally Posted by Bowser

Still there. Hi-Boy is just minutes away, though!

My cousin & I went there last fall instead of paying $$$$ for food at Arrowhead. Their food is good, cheap, and the hot stuff stays hot and the cold stuff stays cold a looong time.

[Saul Good]

Originally Posted by Raiderhader

Imagine trying to tailgate downtown. I'll take the easy open parking every time.

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".

[chiefqueen]

Originally Posted by gblowfish

It'll be at least 25 more years before KC gets another ASG. Weather here may be too hot to ever host another game in July, unless we get a roof.

I was thinking this afternoon, the 75th Anniversary of Jackie Robinson breaking the color barrier will be in 2022 (I think). With the Negro Leagues Hall of Fame here...................

(Will Cano be retired by then?)

[Raiderhater]

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".

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.

[Saul Good]

Originally Posted by Raiderhader

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.

Not 81 times a year, more than half of which are played on weeknights.