I hope Wrigley never closes, honestly. And pennant and championship success does not="history"
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I hope Wrigley never closes, honestly. And pennant and championship success does not="history"
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Fenway, too.Originally Posted by Arctic Blast
That's a very limited way of quantifying "history."
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Fenway Park
EDIT- Damn, HGM beat me to it...
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Yep, Fenway as well. I think that would be it, though.
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I would leave this category to Fenway, Wrigley, Lambeau in Green Bay, and maybe even Texas Stadium in Dallas after Yankee stadium is gone. Maybe The Big House in Michigan. Ohio Stadium...the LA Coliseum...
Maybe our new stadiums will have stories of their own for our kids to watch but as of right now...those remain in all of sports.
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Well, if you take all sports, I guess MSG would probably be pretty storied.
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And Texas Stadium is being replaced...I think in 2010. I know the new stadium is being built, but I seem to remember reading that it won't be finished for next year.
I still consider Soldier Field in that category, too. They renovated the interior of it to some extent, but it's still basically the same stadium. Uhhhhh...you could put Madison Square Garden on the list, especially when you get in to some of the huge fights that have been held there. Oh, Rose Bowl Stadium deserves a mention.
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The only thing about MSG is that it has been in 4 different buildings, but yes, a TON of history there.
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Fenway also
But trying to put Shea in the category of those three stadiums is pretty dumb(no offense metsguy).
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Shea has been around for 44 years, they've got LOADS of history.
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Yep Texas Stadium will be gone as well.
Soldier Field is a good one and MSG because of the fight yes, because of the Knicks...no.
Rose Bowl has had some great games and some great events as well.
The Old Mile High witnessed some history as well. It was one of sports darlings until 7 years ago.
Nothing too notable
If you are trying to compare Shea to the likes of Fenway, Wrigley, or Yankee Stadium, you are showing huge homerism.
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1969 World Series
1973 World Series
1986 World Series
2000 World Series
Playoffs in like 5 or 6 other seasons
A perfect game thrown by Jim Bunning and probably some no-hitters too...
Hosted the Jets for many years
Hosted Mets/Jets/Yankees/Giants in 1974.
Hosted 1964 ASG.
Hosted The Beatles, Bruce Springsteen, Billy Joel, and many other musical acts.
Hosted Pope John Paul II.
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Ok. Two World Series that they won were played in Shea. And the history of the 1986 World Series was the game in Fenway, so it isn't like the 1986 World Series has too much history attached to Shea.
Ok, that's all fine and dandy, but if you are actually making a case that Shea is in the likes of a Yankee, Fenway, or Wrigley, you are beyond being a normal Mets homer. No offense or anything. All three of those stadiums have had EPIC games played in them(03 ALCS game 7, Buckey Dents game, the Bartman game, the goat, Babe Ruth's shot, etc.), and have been AROUND much longer, and have had MANY MORE playoffs played in them than Shea has
Shea is a second tier stadium when it comes to history, and importance to baseball, but you are crazy to compare it to those three stadiums
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