Braves ditching The Ted for suburbs

Nah. That stadium was outdated the two years they were in there and it was gone by 2001. Plus, football rules the town so the dirt infield ala Oakland was a no-go.

Coors Field was the best investment made in downtown Denver in decades. It absolutely revitalized a dilapidated area that now thrives as do the neighborhoods around it.

Despite being the third-oldest NL stadium, it's still a fantastic game-day experience. Great location. Easy access (especially if you know where to park/get out). Great sight lines. Great views of the Rockies, though I get those every day looking to the West. The ownership sucks, but they've invested in the off-the-field product with the party porch in right field.

 

Crazy that Texas and Atlanta built new stadiums after Coors opened and have replaced them. Oh, and Coors isn't going anywhere. Team and the city just signed a 30-year lease extension.

The bad thing for the Rockies is they get zero money from Coors in naming rights. Coors chipped in $30 million when MLB picked Denver to have a team. $15 million went to the naming of Coors Field ... "in perpetuity."

It might be the second-biggest sports deal after the Silna brothers, which cannot be topped.

 

You might be right. But the stadium has been paid off from a taxpayer standoff. The new lease includes zero taxpayer money for 30 years. The football stadium is paid off. And the city has benefitted immensely from both.