tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11432525.post114345189815398713..comments2023-10-16T03:27:54.609-07:00Comments on new A's ballpark: Staying on pointMarine Layerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13515986023439927575noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11432525.post-1143487119707094252006-03-27T11:18:00.000-08:002006-03-27T11:18:00.000-08:00That's a good one. No actual relation, though Judg...That's a good one. No actual relation, though Judge Wolff's and Lew Wolff's sons are about the same age and have first names that start with the letter "K".Marine Layerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13515986023439927575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11432525.post-1143482342198918032006-03-27T09:59:00.000-08:002006-03-27T09:59:00.000-08:00Wolff feels that closing off the third deck really...Wolff feels that closing off the third deck really hasn't an impact, and I'm not surprised. Though the A's average attendance was around 26-27K last year, it's far lower when you throw out the Yankee and Giant games of over 40,000. Therefore, reducing capacity to 34,000 still leaves plenty of room for walk-up sales.<BR/><BR/>What will make the biggest diffrence is if the team has a strong start this year. That would hopefully generate enough early buzz to get more tickets sold for summer games. Whether those tickets are part of packages will be interesting to follow.<BR/><BR/>Otherwise, it's going to take a strong post-season showing to affect season ticket sales for 2007. Unforuntately, Zito's expected departure and any official announcements about the team leaving Oakland might put a damper on that.<BR/><BR/>And Tony, I agree about Uptown. However, that site predates Wolff's involvement with the team, and he'd still have needed a place for his "ballpark village" to finance it. Of course, he could have done it through entitlements, but one of the reasons why he likes Pacific Commons is that he'd have room for his village despite the fact that it's far from the proposed BART station.Georobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16213186069766951534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11432525.post-1143480026405219432006-03-27T09:20:00.000-08:002006-03-27T09:20:00.000-08:00News regarding Oaklands Uptown site is bad news, e...News regarding Oaklands Uptown site is bad news, even for this San Jose ballpark supporter. I always thought the Uptown location was the best site for an A's ballpark in Oakland (even better than San Jose's Diridon South). The Fox Theater in center field, with the Oakland skyline looming over the outfield. Based on the old HOK renderings, it would have been a gem of a ballpark, and the surrounding area could have easily been on par with San Diego's Gaslamp District or Denvers LoDo.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com