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U-T says "follow Lucchino." Right on!
Don: Remember, this is Texas, home of the $60 million high school stadium that seats 18,000 with a HD videoboard that is currently closed--2 years after opening--due to cracks (that are still growing) in the stadium concourse areas.— January 22, 2015 2:23 p.m.
U-T says "follow Lucchino." Right on!
Don: JMO, but an NFL team would be much more successful in San Antonio than in Las Vegas. Also, there are reports that SA already has a spot picked out for a new stadium. They would just be crazy enough to do it. And Austin (and it's close to 1.9 mil metro population) is only 75 miles north of San Antonio. Yes, the Longhorns play there, but I think some of the Austin folks would make the trek south for an NFL game or 2.— January 22, 2015 11:44 a.m.
U-T says "follow Lucchino." Right on!
Don: Their only other option would be moving to San Antonio. Texas is just football-crazy enough to build the Chargers a new stadium while they play in the Alamodome, and Spanos wouldn't have to give up any ownership in the club.— January 22, 2015 10:26 a.m.
U-T says "follow Lucchino." Right on!
Don: I have been to both. I am concerned as to what is being done to Wrigley, but it may turn out just fine (but maybe not so much for the apartment dwellers and rooftops across the streets from Wrigley). The Red Sox added seats and standing room sections pretty much wherever they could (and even places where you didn't think it was possible), and they made it work. The only problem I can see at Fenway is after the game, it's hard to get out of the place. I guess that happens when everyone stays until the end of games. But they spent $285 million (I think) in 10 years to fix the place up, and I think with the shear size of the Q versus Fenway Park, it would be at least that much to fix up the Q. Then you always have the Chargers--would they even accept that idea? If they want to stay in San Diego, they may have no choice.— January 22, 2015 9:13 a.m.
U-T says "follow Lucchino." Right on!
Don: I can attest to the popularity of some of the saloons around Fenway. They do VERY well. One concession the Red Sox got from the city of Boston was the Red Sox gaining control of one block of Yawkey Way. All the shops across the street from the ballpark in that block are controlled by the Red Sox. For that matter, Yawkey Way is closed to traffic on game days and is actually considered part of the interior of the ballpark. It is a very small park, but it works very well thanks to all of the public transportation in the Boston area.— January 21, 2015 9:48 p.m.
Imagine Mission Beach underwater
What? Writing on sidewalks with chalk? Where is the City Attorney when you need him?— January 20, 2015 9:53 a.m.
Suckling at the pump
That Shell station at the end of the article is $3.29, not $2.29. I was in that area on Friday, Jan 16.— January 18, 2015 8:19 p.m.
New sewer lines or new stadium fro San Diego? Your choice.
Don: I think back to the initial Charger Stadium plan at the Qualcomm site--the one that was to have been (allegedly) paid for in full by the Chargers, along with other private developers. Fabiani always was quick to blame Aguirre for him not approving of giving the Chargers the land they wanted (the fact that Aguirre couldn't do that because of the city charter never registered apparently in the large void that is Fabiani's head). I was always curious who all the private development partners that the Chargers had lined up for that project. I'm guessing the answer was none.— January 18, 2015 8:04 p.m.
New sewer lines or new stadium fro San Diego? Your choice.
Don: It's safe to say we disagree on this. I do agree with you the way they came out was suspicious, but in regards to Filner (IMO), he got what he deserved. Unfortunately, the city was spinning it's wheels for the months Filner was in office.— January 18, 2015 7:52 p.m.
New sewer lines or new stadium fro San Diego? Your choice.
Don: Totally agree. And the Chargers would want so much more in a remodel of the Q that any remodel would cost hundreds of millions and the team still probably wouldn't be satisfied.— January 18, 2015 1:52 p.m.