Oakland

[DANC]

Yeah, Fenway is currently the smallest capacity MLB stadium. They've done all they can to maximize seating in that ballpark -- and I'm sure the Red Sox would love to have somewhere closer to 45-50k.

But I also think Congress should pass a law forbidding the Red Sox from ever building a new stadium. As far as I'm concerned, Fenway Park is the single best major sports venue in the country (not counting Augusta National). What that place lacks in virtually everything else that determines a great stadium, it more than makes up for in nostalgia and character.

Have you taken the tour they give? Interesting tidbits and you get to see a lot of behind-the-scenes stuff.

 

[DANC]

FiL is a huge Oakland sports fan. Loved the Raiders and the A's. He's been heartbroken about all of this.

Oakland couldn't figure out how to keep any of those teams.

Here are a few pics of the Oakland Coliseum from BART this spring. Quite the contrast to what Vegas will look like.



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I was a huge Raiders fan in HS. I remember the Heidi game. Daryl Lamonica - the Mad Bomber, throwing bombs.

The old AFL was an awesome league.

 

[hookyIU1990]

I was a huge Raiders fan in HS. I remember the Heidi game. Daryl Lamonica - the Mad Bomber, throwing bombs.

The old AFL was an awesome league.

Walking with my wife in her hometown and she's casually mentioning where friends lived while they were growing up, pointing out the houses.

"And that's where the Biletnikoffs lived. The blue house next to it is where my friend Chrissy grew up. You met her at Richard and Lori's house."

Excuse me? Biletnikoff? She had no idea he was a legend. She just knew Fred Jr. was in her brother's class. She'd been there for birthday parties.

 

[Cortez88]

While Oakland is indeed a dump - I think greed is the likely culprit here. Fisher wanted a new stadium and found a whore of a city that would pay him.

And he intentionally let the Coliseumjust rot. He’s neglected everything about that franchise for a long long time.

 

[crazed_hoosier2]

Walking with my wife in her hometown and she's casually mentioning where friends lived while they were growing up, pointing out the houses.

"And that's where the Biletnikoffs lived. The blue house next to it is where my friend Chrissy grew up. You met her at Richard and Lori's house."

Excuse me? Biletnikoff? She had no idea he was a legend. She just knew Fred Jr. was in her brother's class. She'd been there for birthday parties.

A friend of mine — just within the past couple years — told me a story about his grandfather (who owned many successful race horses) taking him to the stables area at Churchill Downs when he was about 10 years old and introducing him to a friend of his named AJ who drove race cars.

I gave him a puzzled look, googled a picture of AJ Foyt, and said “Was this him?”

Yes!

He had absolutely no idea.

 

[Univee2]

I was a huge Raiders fan in HS. I remember the Heidi game. Daryl Lamonica - the Mad Bomber, throwing bombs.

The old AFL was an awesome league.

Chargers, baby. Lance Alworth, John Hadl, Keith Lincoln, Paul Lowe.

 

[DANC]

Walking with my wife in her hometown and she's casually mentioning where friends lived while they were growing up, pointing out the houses.

"And that's where the Biletnikoffs lived. The blue house next to it is where my friend Chrissy grew up. You met her at Richard and Lori's house."

Excuse me? Biletnikoff? She had no idea he was a legend. She just knew Fred Jr. was in her brother's class. She'd been there for birthday parties.

Wow, that's amazing. The Raiders had some great players back then,

I mainly because an AFL fan because, every Sunday, we would visit my grandparents who lived out in the country on a small farm. The only channels they could get were 6 and 13. One of them had the AFL games, so I was always watching the Bills, or Kansas City or the Jets, or the Raiders, or the Chargers, etc.
I knew very little about pro sports, but I knew the players and would be mesmerized.

I also watched the NBA on their TV and it seems like the Celtics were on every game. Bill Russell was my hero.

When I was stationed in Monterey, my roommate had cousins in San Leandro. We'd go up there and hang out. One of the boys was going to UC Berkely and took me to class with him. The class was passing around a petition to get the prof fired. lol Cali was crazy back then, but a whole lot of fun.

 

[Spartans9312]

My favorite player growing up..