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mrskippy · 03-14-2006, 02:03 AM

Actually the Coliseum is great for football. I've spoken with many people who said Mt. Davis seats are great for an overhead perspective of a football game, which probably explains their cost. In my only Raiders game experience, I sat a few rows from the Raiders sideline. Very nice, but those seats are horrible for baseball.

The optimal is having a baseball stadium at the Coliseum-Arena complex, which has been one of the floated concepts. Basically the Warriors keep the arena, the Raiders keep the existing Coliseum (with greater freedom for football only modifications) and the A's get the new baseball stadium. The parking issue would be solved with a parking structure. The thing is that this is how it is done in many cities, where there are multiple sports facilities at a single site.

If the A's stay in Oakland, I've always been partial to a Jack London Square area venue or something near City Center.

03-14-2006, 02:03 AM	#37
mrskippy All Star Starter Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Northern California Posts: 1,011	Actually the Coliseum is great for football. I've spoken with many people who said Mt. Davis seats are great for an overhead perspective of a football game, which probably explains their cost. In my only Raiders game experience, I sat a few rows from the Raiders sideline. Very nice, but those seats are horrible for baseball. The optimal is having a baseball stadium at the Coliseum-Arena complex, which has been one of the floated concepts. Basically the Warriors keep the arena, the Raiders keep the existing Coliseum (with greater freedom for football only modifications) and the A's get the new baseball stadium. The parking issue would be solved with a parking structure. The thing is that this is how it is done in many cities, where there are multiple sports facilities at a single site. If the A's stay in Oakland, I've always been partial to a Jack London Square area venue or something near City Center.