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Royals down to two (www.bizjournals.com)

submitted 2 years ago by misterztrite to c/[email protected]

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The Royals stadium move is down to two locations. The east village and NKC.

Can they both fail and The K win out?

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 years ago (2 children)

I hope not… a downtown ballpark would be super

[–] misterztrite 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I think I might be coming around to it. Just realized paying for a ride might be cheap enough to be worth it and if ticket prices would remain cheap enough it would be super.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

I think it's a total waste of money trying to add value to a sports team that doesn't really do much by building them a new stadium. Like, KC Chiefs draws in audiences from wherever, Royals--not so much. I think this is a terrible investment. The money would be better spent on making the Royals a better team--they already have a perfectly good stadium. Plus, there's the whole issue of how many families will be displaced by building a new stadium.

[–] FlashMobOfOne 0 points 2 years ago

Yeah, I've always assumed that people who want our stadium in a boring, underdeveloped part of the city just haven't ever experienced a downtown ball park, or maybe just way too wedded to their cars.

Yankee Stadium, Wrigley Field, Petco Park in San Diego... these places are easy to get to, a ton of fun to watch a game in, and then it's an easy walk to a restaurant or bar to celebrate after.