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A few more innings need to be played in the stadium game.(THE CLOSER)
Ballparks have undergone a renaissance the past decade or so. The transformation continued this season with the opening of the new Busch Stadium in St. Louis and the approval of plans for parks in Minneapolis, Washington and New York.
That leaves a small group of teams still in need of stadium deals, most notably the Marlins, one of my old clubs, and the A's.
There is a nice fan base in south Florida, and the fans themselves are good, but Dolphin Stadium is boring and gives fans no added incentive to bake in the heat and humidity. The only good thing about the park is that it's close to the interstates and Florida's Turnpike.
The Marlins will need to relocate if they can't get a new stadium in south Florida, but obviously it hasn't been easy to strike a deal. Floridians don't want to pay more taxes to build a place they might not visit for years, and the area still is trying to repair hurricane damage.
I guess the A's need a new place, too. The Coliseum is OK, but if the franchise gets a shot at a baseball-only facility it ought to pursue it.
Generally speaking, people don't want to pay extra taxes to get new parks built, but I think using a little bit of public money is OK. No owner should get off scot-free, ...
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