Such was the fate of the old Yankee Stadium across 161st Street in the Bronx from the new one, Shea Stadium in the wake of Citi Field, and Comiskey Park next to what is now called Guaranteed Rate Field.“What that will be, I don’t know. \\nThe decision by nose tackle Eddie Goldman to opt out of the 2020 season left the Chicago Bears pondering their options and they have good depth on the line.Thinking the land would just sit there for a decade until the Bears' lease runs out, while a casino could have been there all the time making money for the community, just doesn't make much sense.\\n It just isn't happening unless it's entirely privately funded and it's hard to see why or how the McCaskey family could ever fork out the kind of cash from their own pockets for a Jerry Jones-type monstrosity when they can pay a paltry $6.3 million for rent. But this one is a beautiful building. In the case of Yankee Stadium, there are ballfields and a huge green space.“For big games, it’s great. It cost $1.9 million when it opened in 1965, and $19 million was spent to expand it for Major League Baseball.In the case of the latter two, parking lots have replaced the old facilities. A mall? The city skyline provides a unique backdrop. It's true the race track's fate is hanging in a balance after Churchill Downs decided against putting a casino at the location. “They couldn’t do it fast enough, I’m sure. \\nThe Only Packers Receiver Improvement Has Opted OutAccording to NFL Network, the COVID-19 opt-out clause is reportedly being used by nose tackle Eddie Goldman, removing one of the mainstays of the Bears defense.The Chicago Bears aren't isolating the team but are hoping they can accomplish the same effect through education, distancing and numerous techno-precautions at Halas Hall.Of course none of these came to fruition and the latest rumor or wishful thinking\u2014depending on your viewpoint\u2014is courtesy almost entirely of media. Once again, this stadium idea will die its usual death until someone else decides to revive it in a few years, or until a struggling NFL team with an owner who wants to move gets in touch with the people who own the land.This entire suggestion of an Arlington Heights Stadium is logical but ultimately the demolition and then construction of a new stadium would require much time and money from cash-strapped northwest suburban communities.
With anti-NFL sentiment running high these days for whatever reason, it wouldn't be a total shock if a new league formed for fall football competing against the NFL with a Chicago team as a centerpiece, or an Arlington Heights team anyway.That's a real place, near Route 20 and Gary Ave., not far from Stratford Square Mall. Music is Voices by Alan Braxe. The surrounding ballpark village called "The Battery" priced out at another $452 million. Right now we’re just fielding ideas and there has been a lot of interest.”The current Globe Life was built without a roof, a tragic mistake considering the summer climate of Texas, where heat, humidity and sudden thunder storms are the norm.“Exactly, and true,” Matwick said with a laugh from his office at Globe Life. Arlington Stadium evolved out of a plan to build a ballpark for use by both Dallas and Fort Worth.Originally named Turnpike Stadium, it was built in the centrally located suburb of Arlington. The original Arlington Stadium, once just to the north of Globe Life, was turned into a hole in the ground quicker than an umpire can call strike three.The timeline from ballpark to ballpark to ballpark will be 27 years.The office building where the Rangers now inhabit the top floor will continue to be leased and has an active tenant base.It sat at the onset as many as 52,000, also a mistake. My national reports and columns appeared on MLB.com from 2002-18.“That’s a good question,” Matwick said. The extra 8,000 seats in our current building are upstairs in the corners.The current ballpark cost $191 million complete with an office building beyond the outfield berm. A flea market on the field?
The facilities at the circuit are excellent. April 11 marks the anniversary of the demolition of Texas Stadium, home of the Dallas Cowboys and the most famous hole in a roof in history.