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That’s a very nice stadium.


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It blows my mind that people actually think moving the Royals downtown is a bad thing. Seen on KC Reddit:

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StlAlex wrote:It blows my mind that people actually think moving the Royals downtown is a bad thing. Seen on KC Reddit:

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No reason to bring that energy here

dweebe wrote:

StlAlex wrote: ↑

11:26 PM - Oct 15

It blows my mind that people actually think moving the Royals downtown is a bad thing. Seen on KC Reddit:

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I assume they're also posting the same on kcrag.com

Haven’t seen a single such post today

dweebe wrote:So the concourses on the first base side will all be below ground level? Meh

The upper concourse will be at ground level on the 1st base line. The lower concourse will be partially exposed on the first base line (my read).

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12:06 AM - Oct 16

dweebe wrote:So the concourses on the first base side will all be below ground level? Meh

The upper concourse will be at ground level on the 1st base line. The lower concourse will be partially exposed on the first base line (my read).

They’ll be below-grade on that eastern side for a bit running next to the natural limestone bluff (which will be exposed). Earl Santee of Populous made it clear that the natural limestone was going to be a big feature and that the inclusion of terra cotta and limestone on the facade paired with the fountains and crown vision will make this “unmistakably Kansas City”. The materials and how the bluff will be seen on portions of the interior was talked about during the event, but glossed over by many in the media. I think it’s a pretty cool feature.

The roof will cover 65% of all seats, 80% of seats will be between the foul pole lines, upper most deck will be half the size of the K’s current upper deck, 50 new fan experiences are planned for this stadium, it’ll stand no more than 38ft tall along the Gillham Road side (neighborhood scaled height), they expect most fans to enter from the north, glimpses of the skyline will be from the highest seats in the stadium but overall it’ll feel intimate, team hq integrated in the left field. 

Earl Santee, Brooks Sherman and John Sherman reiterated that this is to be a multi-modal ballpark and said they want fans to arrive by car, Streetcar, ride share, bike or foot and stay awhile before and after games.

Crazy to see the whole River-Crown-Plaza vision all being in transformational stages simultaneously. 

Gotta love a sky terrace that is functionally on the second floor

Architecturally it looks quite nice, but impact-wise its really underwhelming. Looks like something a rich minor-league team would build. 

I think it will fit perfectly with the surroundings.   It will be close to Union Station, the streetcar and hotels. The neighborhoods around it are filled with beautiful turn of the 20th century homes 

Honestly, I like it. It's a bit small, but it's a good design and it'll be a good location. It'll be about the same size as Cleveland's Progressive Field, which, to be fair, is the smallest MLB stadium as built right now. So it really will be kind of small. But there's nothing about it that says minor league to me, and I can see the value in having a good, full small stadium over a half empty large one.

symphonicpoet wrote:Honestly, I like it. It's a bit small, but it's a good design and it'll be a good location. It'll be about the same size as Cleveland's Progressive Field, which, to be fair, is the smallest MLB stadium as built right now. So it really will be kind of small. But there's nothing about it that says minor league to me, and I can see the value in having a good, full small stadium over a half empty large one.

This is just the size of MLB stadiums these days. This has more fixed seats than the Rays and A’s new stadiums.

The new purposed stadium at Crown Center is a mile away from where the old KC Municipal Stadium was located that was home of the KC A’s and Royals until 1973.   Back to the past moment 

I love the new KC tadium design.  I always liked that at Dodger Stadium you can park your car on the level of your seats.  So I love the entry into the upper levels as well as the lower levels of this stadium.