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Royals leaving the K (https://chiefsplanet.com/BB/showthread.php?t=346091)

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Originally Posted by KC_Connection (Post 16606689)

Sad to see but not surprising. They're literally going to abandon one of the best stadiums in sports.

look, I love Royals Stadium...but it is of an long dead era and in the middle of nowhere...and it doesn't allow us to binge drink at bars before and after the game.

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Originally Posted by displacedinMN (Post 16607048)

Truthfully cannot remember if the light rail was there or not. But the garages help. Target Center-basketball was there. Ok to get in. getting out of the garages is hell.

More people today go to a game then get out of dodge when it is dark

That is the bigger waste of money. light rail.

Actually, I think both the Target Field station and station for the north star line came with the stadium. There was some dilapidated thing there before but I can’t remember what it was. Maybe the transit links were part of the whole project

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Originally Posted by ROYC75 (Post 16606777)

Like what the hell, gone are the traditions of a stadium and its fan base. What's next Arrowhead, Allen Fieldhouse?

Let's not upset the kiddies!

Allen Fieldhouse.

Allen Fieldhouse.

It was better watching Wilt slam the ball down in Hoch auditorium!

It looks as though the K is the only MLB stadium left from the 70s. It opened in 1973, the next oldest stadium opened in 1989.

That’s a tribute to how good a stadium it’s been, but the only older ones are Oakland (dump) Anaheim (completely rebuilt more or less), Dodger Stadium. Then Fenway and Wrigley which are special cases.

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Originally Posted by nychief (Post 16607052)

look, I love Royals Stadium...but it is of an long dead era and in the middle of nowhere...and it doesn't allow us to binge drink at bars before and after the game.

Most of these new stadiums are nothing compared to it.

Tearing down Kauffman (Royals) Stadium is going to be as depressing as it was when they razed the Old Chelsea Theatre. [emoji22]

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Originally Posted by KC_Connection (Post 16607070)

Most of these new stadiums are nothing compared to it.

I didn’t realize how nice Kauffman is until I went to a few other stadiums. It’s a great place to watch a game, especially when the team was actually good.

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Originally Posted by Chris Meck (Post 16607002)

Gigantic ****ing Applebees is what it'll be.

That wouldn’t surprise me. Not sure if their HQ are still in the KC area, but they are the Waffle House of the generic sports bar/chain restaurants.

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Originally Posted by smithandrew051 (Post 16607082)

I didn’t realize how nice Kauffman is until I went to a few other stadiums. It’s a great place to watch a game, especially when the team was actually good.

It’s one of the best I’ve ever been to in any sport and I don’t say it lightly.

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Originally Posted by smithandrew051 (Post 16607082)

I didn’t realize how nice Kauffman is until I went to a few other stadiums. It’s a great place to watch a game, especially when the team was actually good.

Actual stadium is great. Trouble is it located where an Amazon warehouse needs to be, not a MLB stadium.

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Originally Posted by Chris Meck (Post 16607046)

Cool, well, you'll get to enjoy it 81 times a year soon. Bon Appetit!

I have not ate at Applegays since 07

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Originally Posted by KC_Connection (Post 16607108)

It’s one of the best I’ve ever been to in any sport and I don’t say it lightly.

Ive been to Astos, Boston, Rockies, Cards and Yanks.

Its only better than Yankees

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Originally Posted by Chris Meck (Post 16607038)

It'll absolutely be a bunch of chain bullshit. There won't be a single thing in walking distance that's actually legit KC. As in, born raised, made their salt here.

This is why I hate these types of projects. Before they put the Sprint Center in, the Crossroads area was organically beginning to thrive; arts and music and all locally owned businesses. Then Power and Blight, almost entirely chain shit from out of state. Locals are slowly getting pushed out as the developers snatch up real estate for rich people who want to live in a 'hip, urban environment', but actually hate everything about that and actually just turn it all into a whitewashed dystopia of chain restaurants, Starbucks, and some ****ing Toby Keith's yeehaw ****ing asshole bars.

Whether they plop this down right in the Crossroads district or just north, this will drive the real estate prices so high there won't be a local business anywhere in that area in 10 years. It'll all be ****ing Applebees and bullshit like that. Giant ****ing strip mall. Yay. Progress. Is this downtown Cleveland? No, Kansas City? Huh. Same difference, I guess.

****in' yuck.

That sucks. Outside of dicks last resort and Rockin Baja lobster, most everything else is local owned stuff near petco

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Originally Posted by BWillie (Post 16607118)

Ive been to Astos, Boston, Rockies, Cards and Yanks.

Its only better than Yankees

You should go to a lot more stadiums then. Also Fenway sucks (unless it has improved significantly over the past decade).

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Originally Posted by KC_Connection (Post 16607123)

You should go to a lot more stadiums then. Also Fenway sucks (unless it has improved significantly over the past decade).

Id rather be in worst stadium and not have to drive to Raytown