http://sportsbusinessdigest.com/new-stadiumsthey-always-cure-what-ails-you-for-a-little-while/ Opinions on sports business and sports marketing Thu, 29 Jul 2010 15:11:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 http://sportsbusinessdigest.com/new-stadiumsthey-always-cure-what-ails-you-for-a-little-while/comment-page-1/#comment-705 Erik Wed, 05 Mar 2008 20:03:45 +0000 http://sportsbusinessdigest.com/?p=231#comment-705 That new stadium is FUGLY! If they did a little restructuring it could actually be viable.. Too much money for a design that is too controversial, in all seriousness, you can have a grand stadium that stands out, but this is going to suck.. That new stadium is FUGLY! If they did a little restructuring it could actually be viable.. Too much money for a design that is too controversial, in all seriousness, you can have a grand stadium that stands out, but this is going to suck..

]]> http://sportsbusinessdigest.com/new-stadiumsthey-always-cure-what-ails-you-for-a-little-while/comment-page-1/#comment-676 sportsattitude Mon, 25 Feb 2008 01:39:14 +0000 http://sportsbusinessdigest.com/?p=231#comment-676 The Rays' proposed stadium looks absolutely gorgeous and likely will stay so until a Category 5 takes that roof all the way to North Carolina. As for the Marlins, I understand this weekend they are looking for 7-10 overweight yet nimble men to form an anti-cheer group known as the Manatees (I am not making this up). Apparently, they think this would help people enjoy themselves at the ballpark to see them dance along with the better-conditioned Mermaids' cheerleaders they already employ. Baseball in Florida is just not necessary outside of Spring. As for a stadium's impact, on a smaller scale we are going through that in Philadelphia as Major League Soccer is about to award the area a new franchise with the promise a new soccer-only stadium will bring jobs and money to one of most impoverished parts of the region. I wrote about this awhile back on my blog as the local papers were publically debating the pros and cons of what new stadiums actually bring to local economies. Obviously, it is on a case-by-case basis how new stadiums "work" or not, and the jury doesn't come back on those verdicts for many years after their construction. The Rays’ proposed stadium looks absolutely gorgeous and likely will stay so until a Category 5 takes that roof all the way to North Carolina. As for the Marlins, I understand this weekend they are looking for 7-10 overweight yet nimble men to form an anti-cheer group known as the Manatees (I am not making this up). Apparently, they think this would help people enjoy themselves at the ballpark to see them dance along with the better-conditioned Mermaids’ cheerleaders they already employ. Baseball in Florida is just not necessary outside of Spring. As for a stadium’s impact, on a smaller scale we are going through that in Philadelphia as Major League Soccer is about to award the area a new franchise with the promise a new soccer-only stadium will bring jobs and money to one of most impoverished parts of the region. I wrote about this awhile back on my blog as the local papers were publically debating the pros and cons of what new stadiums actually bring to local economies. Obviously, it is on a case-by-case basis how new stadiums “work” or not, and the jury doesn’t come back on those verdicts for many years after their construction.

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