data.3news-bydate.train.rec.sport.baseball.105046 Maven / Gradle / Ivy
From: [email protected] (Scott Barman)
Subject: Re: New Home for the Bosox!!!
Organization: American Software Development Corp., West Babylon, NY
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In article <[email protected]> [email protected] (jay rogoff) writes:
>While we're on the multipurpose subject, let's not forget Shea, which
>was designed to accommodate both the Mets & Jets. It was the first
>stadium (I think) to have the box seats on rollers so they could be
>oriented at right angles for baseball & in parallel for football.
Minor point: Shea Stadium was designed as a multi-purpose stadium but
not with the Jets in mind as the tennant. The New York Football Giants
had moved to Yankee Stadium (from the Polo Grounds) in 1958 and was
having problem with stadium management (the City did not own Yankee
Stadium until 1972). The idea was to get the Giants to move into Shea.
When a deal was worked out between the Giants and the Yankees the
new AFL franchise, the New York Titans, approached the City about using
the new stadium. The Titans were playing in Downing Stadium (where the
Cosmos played soccer in the 70s). Because Shea Stadium was tied into
the World's Fair anyway, the city thought it would be a novel idea to
promote the new franchise and the World's Fair (like they were doing
with the Mets). So the deal was worked out.
>Of course, with the Jets gone to Jersey (and a truly good football
>stadium), the Mets are saddled with a multipurpose stadium where,
>because it's circular, the seats are almost always too far from the
>action. The Mets announcers--Kiner & Murphy in particular--have
>always hyped it as "beautiful Shea
>Stadium," a tipoff to how unbeautiful it truly is.
I'm under the impression that when Murph says it, he means it! As a
regular goer to Shea, it is not a bad place since they've cleaned and
renovated the place. Remember, this is its 30th Year!
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