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Braves to leave Turner Field after only 16 years
Don: Absolutely--people think the ticket price increase at Petco Park over Qualcomm was steep for the Padres; wait until the Charger fans see how much ticket prices will jump for a new football palace. Charger fans wouldn't be able to afford to park anything after they buy tickets to games in a new stadium.— November 12, 2013 10:52 a.m.
Braves to leave Turner Field after only 16 years
Don: Even with the Petco price cuts, the tickets were still higher than they were at Qualcomm. The best trick to boost attendance would have been better players, but that would have involved a higher payroll, but we know that Moores (and later Moorad) didn't want to play that game.— November 12, 2013 10:48 a.m.
Braves to leave Turner Field after only 16 years
Don: The main reason the Q attendance levels were still good from 1999-2003 was due to "Baseball Night in San Diego"--the Saturday night giveaways that routinely drew 50-60k on Saturday nights. Caps, beach towels, clocks, etc. were the bigger draw on Saturdays (definitely not the crappy baseball that was being played those days), but with a smaller ballpark, those big crowds couldn't have happened. However, your point about the Q is spot-on--it was, is, and always will be a better location for any sports venue ever proposed for San Diego.— November 12, 2013 10:03 a.m.
Braves to leave Turner Field after only 16 years
That will be interesting, but there won't be much parking controlled by the Chargers, unlike at the Q. Oh, and forget about taking an RV down there, as there will be no place to park them.— November 12, 2013 8:31 a.m.
San Diego Library Foundation's tea by the big dome
On windy days, the dome's howl can be heard quite easily. We've heard it a number of times in Tailgate Park before Padres game ever since the dome was completed. Fortunately, high winds downtown aren't a regular feature, but every time it's windy, that dome will howl.— November 12, 2013 8:27 a.m.
Braves to leave Turner Field after only 16 years
Don: I don't think their attendance would have been any better if they had built Petco Park in Mission Valley--the new-factor of the park would have worn off just like it does in most other new ballparks, and the attendance would be about where it is now. JMO— November 11, 2013 11:43 p.m.
Braves to leave Turner Field after only 16 years
Don: the Padres had the chance to build the new ballpark next to the Qualcomm site, As the group who developed it were waiting for the Padres' decision. They claimed they couldn't make up their mind (or some story like that), so the developers built the mall with Costco, Lowes and IKEA. Then, surprisingly the Padres claimed they had no choice but to move downtown. If the "powers that be" could have seen anything at all back then, Mission Valley could have been the best place to house all sports together, with a stadium, ballpark, and arena. Of course, there is always that pesky little question of who would pay for it all...— November 11, 2013 8:57 p.m.
Braves to leave Turner Field after only 16 years
I encourage everyone to read the "Fieldofschemes.com" link that Don Bauder mentions in his story above. VERY interesting reading.— November 11, 2013 5:40 p.m.
Braves to leave Turner Field after only 16 years
I'm waiting to hear from people like Vince Mudd, who is championing the 2024 Olympics for San Diego. Maybe he can tell us what the great long-term benefits of spending billions on Olympic "Venues" when many of them will sit unused, or at best under-used for the rest of it's life, before they are torn down. Re: Turner Field--one of the main reasons they are moving to the suburbs is not enough parking in the vicinity around Turner Field is hurting their attendance. And many in San Diego are insisting a new Chargers Stadium needs to be built downtown. I guess it doesn't make any sense to keep the stadium site (new or old) in a centrally-located Mission Valley.— November 11, 2013 4:01 p.m.
City faces lawsuit over condos' defective pipes
It's all about priorities. Once the new stadium is built, and the facilities for the 2024 Olympics are built (see the U-T today for a story on that continuing fantasy), then the city will worry about those pesky little infrastructure problems. If they can find the time.— November 10, 2013 11:58 a.m.