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San Diego stadium, convention center lies you will hear
It's not about maintenance. It's outdated. The lower seats are too close to the field so they are obstructed view. One of the reasons it's hard to sell out football games. (fair weather fans are the main reason). For two of the 3 super bowls the NFL put tarps on the first 10 rows cause you can't sell tickets to fans who can't see the game. The box seats are terrible. Local corporations and big wigs buy those in all cities but if they look like a room at a cheep hotel they won't buy them (I've been to Petco and the suites there are amazing, the way they're supposed to be.Those seats and other upgrade seats are money makers. In case you didn't know it the Padres pay for all maintenance on Petco Park and the Chargers would be responsible for the new stadium. The wiring for HD is a rats nest and networks loath Qualcomm. The field floods when the San Diego river rises. Parts are literally falling apart. Technology 50 years ago doesn't work in stadiums today. Qualcomm and Oakland are the only stadiums that thought they could make it work. In Oakland the bathrooms in the locker rooms flood the whole floor. It would take a ridiculous amount of money to fix half the things that need attention and the place would still be a dump. Think about it 29 other cities realized that new or major upgrades to their stadiums was a smart move. San Diego, Oakland and St. Louis are the only ones that can't figure it out.— October 7, 2014 11:14 p.m.