Relocation cities

[spidertour02]

Quote: Originally Posted by Sheba2011

Yes but technically no team plays in New York City, both teams play in Jersey.

Come on, man. By that logic, 3/4 of the teams in all sports don't play in their home cities.

[Sheba2011]

Quote: Originally Posted by spidertour02

Come on, man. By that logic, 3/4 of the teams in all sports don't play in their home cities.

Most of them still play in the same state though.

[spidertour02]

Quote: Originally Posted by Sheba2011

Most of them still play in the same state though.

True enough.

As a New Yorker myself, I blame all the rich white guys that get to make these decisions. I mean, given the choice between "keep the enormous, partially-disused railyard" and "build a revenue-generating NFL stadium," they chose the partially-disused railyard. What the f*ck, man ...

I mean seriously, look at this crap:


(For the record, that round building near the upper-right-hand corner? That's Madison Square Garden, only a few blocks away.)

[Sheba2011]

Quote: Originally Posted by spidertour02

True enough. As a New Yorker myself, I blame all the rich white guys that get to make these decisions. I mean, given the choice between "keep the enormous, partially-disused railyard" and "build a revenue-generating NFL stadium," they chose the partially-disused railyard. What the f*ck, man ... I mean seriously, look at this crap: (For the record, that round building near the upper-right-hand corner? That's Madison Square Garden, only a few blocks away.)

The Patriots are no different, Boston had a chance to build a beautiful state of the art stadium right on the waterfront but the neighbors complained about noise and traffic and the city voted it down. Instead they built one of the largest convention centers on the east coast which instead of traffic 8 Sunday's a year, causes it about 150 days a year.

[TheTruth437]

Quote: Originally Posted by spidertour02

I'm still very upset that the West Side Stadium wasn't built there.

The NFL, Giants and Jets should all be embarrassed that they are relegated to another state while the NBA, NHL and MLB play in NYC. They shouldn't have settled for a nice stadium in a terrible location. If you can't do it right, than don't do it until you can do it right.

[Darkwolf90]

Quote: Originally Posted by Sheba2011

The Patriots are no different, Boston had a chance to build a beautiful state of the art stadium right on the waterfront but the neighbors complained about noise and traffic and the city voted it down. Instead they built one of the largest convention centers on the east coast which instead of traffic 8 Sunday's a year, causes it about 150 days a year.

Boston and New York aren't the only cities to do this. San Francisco wouldn't make a deal with the 49ers ether, which is why Levi's Stadium is in Santa Clara and not San Francisco. The 49ers didn't want to build it's new stadium in a different city.

[Sheba2011]

Quote: Originally Posted by Darkwolf90

Boston and New York aren't the only cities to do this. San Francisco wouldn't make a deal with the 49ers ether, which is why Levi's Stadium is in Santa Clara and not San Francisco. The 49ers didn't want to build it's new stadium in a different city.

The funny thing with Boston is Robert Kraft was going to build the stadium with 100% private funds (which he did in Foxboro) it would have cost the city next to nothing to build it. He was also proposing a mega plex which would host a new Fenway Park and retail/dining experience similar to what the Patriots have no with Patriot Place. It would have been a huge boon to the local economy. The convention center they built is in the midst of a $1 billion taxpayer funded renovation.

[StayPlation82]

the vid with all cities and uniforms.


http://youtu.be/rHdFzCURzrU?list=UUg...-u_HIiimcYQOMA


someone can embed if they want.