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Post by apexbud on Oct 28, 2013 20:05:07 GMT -5
I'm sitting here channel surfing between the World Series and Monday Night Football.
Both games are being played in St. Louis tonight.
Baltimore can't handle NFL Opening Night for the Super Bowl Champions, and a meaningless baseball game, the week after they run the Grand Prix out of town.
I love my Orioles and Ravens, but don't go thumping your chest about what a great sports town Baltimore is, because actions speak louder than words.
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Post by alienrace on Oct 28, 2013 21:32:02 GMT -5
The issue with the Ravens and Orioles had nothing to do with Baltimore as a sports town. Nor was it the fault of the Ravens or Orioles.
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Post by biteme on Oct 28, 2013 23:14:41 GMT -5
Alienrace is correct. Contrary to what everyone wants to think, it was not the Orioles, or the Ravens fault about not getting the game opening day. It was the fault of the Chicago White Sox, Yankees and the MLBPA, and of course Goodell.
The two stadiums in St Louis are not back to back like the Orioles and Ravens Stadiums. They are about 1 mile away from each other so there is a broader area of parking and people.
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Post by apexbud on Oct 29, 2013 0:43:18 GMT -5
So events in Baltimore are dictated by the Chicago White Soxs, the Yankees, MLBPA, and Goodell?
Sad.
Lack of parking, and access for people to these events is typical Maryland standard operating procedures.
Let's build two sporting facilities next to each other and not supply full access to both at the same time.
The same lack of thinking led to a new three lane Bay Bridge.
The Grand Prix was a fantastic sporting experience, but was not promoted properly to local businesses by the city, and transportation around the event was logistically a disaster.
I don't blame the Orioles or Ravens, nor the fans in this town.
I blame the lack of vision from our elected officials in handcuffing the ability of this region to rise to it's full potential.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 29, 2013 1:17:36 GMT -5
The NFL could have easily moved the game to Wednesday and the problem would have been solved. Goodell claimed that night was off limits since it was the first night Rosh Hashanah, but the NFL has played on every major holiday, Christmas included, so I don't believe that for a nanosecond. The NFL is used to getting what it wants, and if any accommodations were made, someone else was going to make them.
If anyone got screwed, it was CBS, since they were originally scheduled to carry the Ravens-Broncos game later in the season. I'm sure they weren't thrilled to have to surrender that game to rival NBC.
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Post by bowiebruce on Oct 29, 2013 13:31:02 GMT -5
I don't blame the Orioles or Ravens, nor the fans in this town. I blame the lack of vision from our elected officials in handcuffing the ability of this region to rise to it's full potential. There it is, in a nutshell. With some proper planning and vision, there's no way you can tell me that Baltimore could not have pulled this off such a golden opportunity that fell in its lap. And by failing to do so, its image of a less than big league town is further cemented. As a native of the city and a fan of the Ravens and O's, it pisses me off to no end. When you think small, you get small. |
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Post by Evil Yoda on Oct 29, 2013 14:38:01 GMT -5
Baltimore could have arranged for buses to bring people to and from local parking lots and park 'n' rides. Logistically not that difficult. Bill the teams in proportion to attendance.
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