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Competitive venues for trade shows, concerts and conventions already exist. Building another one in the center of the city would be monumentally stupid.

Southern cities have domed/retractable roof stadiums because if they don't the temperature in the stands during the summer would be roughly 2 million degrees.
 
John said:
I'll be going to the Bees.
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Have you been to a game? I went to one last year and the on the field product was abysmal. At least with MiLB ball your watching players who have talent and are future stars (some). Bees games are just a bunch of has beens and a few guys who are just hoping for a shot. On top of that, the roster is a revolving door throughout the season.

I just felt like going to the Bees game last year was nothing like any of the Rock Cat games I had been to previously. I think being an independent team really hurts the product. Not sure being a short season Single A team would be much better but it might be.
 
UCFBfan said:
Have you been to a game? I went to one last year and the on the field product was abysmal. At least with MiLB ball your watching players who have talent and are future stars (some). Bees games are just a bunch of has beens and a few guys who are just hoping for a shot. On top of that, the roster is a revolving door throughout the season.

I just felt like going to the Bees game last year was nothing like any of the Rock Cat games I had been to previously. I think being an independent team really hurts the product. Not sure being a short season Single A team would be much better but it might be.
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yes, I do agree the product was much more scaled-back. However I still do not like what Hartford pulled, it was b.s. and karma obviously came back to bite them (as it should).
 
Excalibur said:
Competitive venues for trade shows, concerts and conventions already exist. Building another one in the center of the city would be monumentally stupid.
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What are you talking about? There's no other recently built Connecticut Convention Center located in Hartford with an also recently built Marriott attached to it.

/sarcasm
 
UCFBfan said:
Have you been to a game? I went to one last year and the on the field product was abysmal. At least with MiLB ball your watching players who have talent and are future stars (some). Bees games are just a bunch of has beens and a few guys who are just hoping for a shot. On top of that, the roster is a revolving door throughout the season.

I just felt like going to the Bees game last year was nothing like any of the Rock Cat games I had been to previously. I think being an independent team really hurts the product. Not sure being a short season Single A team would be much better but it might be.
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The Atlantic League does very well in getting players back into the MLB or international leagues. 40 players in 2015 alone. Been to countless Bluefish games. Including the game Pete Rose managed. It's not bad baseball, at all. Rates between AA and AAA.

http://www.atlanticleague.com/about/newswire/index.html?article_id=254
 
weyuo said:
I think your wrong. The colossal failure that was the on again, off again construction of the stadium is just the opening salvo of bad karma that ensues when you screw one community in favor of another just to create temporary union work. It would have been cheaper for the tax payers to fix up Beehive Stadium. Your so concerned with Hartford? Start by cleaning up the North End and then replace the Civic Center with a multi-use, retractable domed stadium that will attract not just local minor league baseball fans but people through out the region for concerts, a wide variety of sporting events, trade shows and conventions. Sure it would have initially cost more but you'd be able to use it for twelve months a year as compared to six or seven and attendees wouldn't be sitting in the rain or sleet. Why there are domed stadiums in the warm states and only one in the most populated region of the U.S. is baffling. You want to turn Hartford into a gem, bustling with activity? Start by building something no one else around New England has.
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You typed all that not being aware this stadium was built to help gentrify the North End? Really?

Holy cow.
 
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Butch said:
You typed all that not being aware this stadium was built to help gentrify the North End? Really?

Holy cow.
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I've been a proponent of the stadium for the City of Hartford, but I'm really not sure how the stadium does anything for people living near Tower Ave or Clay Arsenal, or the Granby St projects.

The stadium is north of I-84, that's about all it has in common with the North End. Can you explain?
 
John said:
yes, I do agree the product was much more scaled-back. However I still do not like what Hartford pulled, it was b.s. and karma obviously came back to bite them (as it should).
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This likely would have been prevented had the Fat Chick given the team the same deal she gave the Bees on parking and stadium upgrades. Were they secretive about it? Sure. Too bad.
 
WingU-Conn said:
I've been a proponent of the stadium for the City of Hartford, but I'm really not sure how the stadium does anything for people living near Tower Ave or Clay Arsenal, or the Granby St projects.

The stadium is north of I-84, that's about all it has in common with the North End. Can you explain?
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The stadium is still right by the neighborhood. Consider how sports venues helped gentrify Bridgeport. Place used to be a mess. Shootings, car jackings, etc. Worse than the North End of Hartford. Now, it's actually much safer. And the venues in Bridgeport are not as close to key residential districts as the new stadium in Hartford. In Bridgeport, there's not much on the South End when it comes to residencies. UB and Seaside Park occupy a good percentage of the South End of Bridgeport. Marina Village is being torn down now, though.
 
Butch said:
The stadium is still right by the neighborhood. Consider how sports venues helped gentrify Bridgeport. Place used to be a mess. Shootings, car jackings, etc. Worse than the North End of Hartford. Now, it's actually much safer. And the venues in Bridgeport are not as close to key residential districts as the new stadium in Hartford. In Bridgeport, there's not much on the South End when it comes to residencies. UB and Seaside Park occupy a good percentage of the South End of Bridgeport. Marina Village is being torn down now, though.
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HUH???

Have you looked at a map? The stadium is by which neighborhood? It's right next to Clay Arsenal, but so is Downtown Hartford, and that's done nothing to help Clay. It's not near the North End, it's 2-3 miles away. It's not near the Mark Twain projects. It's the same distance from there as it is from Frog Hollow.

The Xfinity Theater is close to Clay, closer to the North End, it does absolutely nothing for the neighborhoods.

Nobody going to the games will even have to go into Clay unless they get lost.

I support the stadium, I'm looking forward to bringing my family to some games. But the North End is only going to benefit indirectly through a reduced tax burden if the stadium is profitable and helps revitalize downtown. The north end, clay arsenal, Frog Hollow, and Mark Twain won't be any safer on a Saturday night with baseball, than they were on a Saturday night with a concert at Xfinity or the XL.
 
Tearing down Father Panik village did more for Bridgeport than the stadium ever could. That was one of, if not the, most dangerous places (per capita) in the country. The fact it no longer exists certainly helped reduce crime.
 
Excalibur said:
Southern cities have domed/retractable roof stadiums because if they don't the temperature in the stands during the summer would be roughly 2 million degrees.
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And in the Northeast for a third of the year it's 2 million degrees below zero so why not try to accommodate the vastly superior population up North like the forward thinking entrepreneurs in the South accommodate their masses?
 
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Butch said:
You typed all that not being aware this stadium was built to help gentrify the North End? Really?

Holy cow.
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You can't really be that stupid. How does building a stadium in any way "gentrify" Frog Hollow?
 
WingU-Conn said:
Tearing down Father Panik village did more for Bridgeport than the stadium ever could. That was one of, if not the, most dangerous places (per capita) in the country. The fact it no longer exists certainly helped reduce crime.
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That was obviously a start. But the sports venues still did a lot in changing how residents of Bridgeport and surrounding areas perceived the city. Now, we have NCAA regionals and UConn home games here.

I was going by Albany Ave when it comes to what I said about Hartford.
 
UCFBfan said:
Have you been to a game? I went to one last year and the on the field product was abysmal. At least with MiLB ball your watching players who have talent and are future stars (some). Bees games are just a bunch of has beens and a few guys who are just hoping for a shot. On top of that, the roster is a revolving door throughout the season.

I just felt like going to the Bees game last year was nothing like any of the Rock Cat games I had been to previously. I think being an independent team really hurts the product.
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That and the concessions/tickets are over priced. Why would someone want to spend $20+ to watch an Atlantic League game? You'll be able to go to the Yard Goats for cheaper and it will be better all-around. I also have a better time at the Bristol Blues which everybody should check out if you're in the area.
 
TheDoggPound said:
That and the concessions/tickets are over priced. Why would someone want to spend $20+ to watch an Atlantic League game? You'll be able to go to the Yard Goats for cheaper and it will be better all-around. I also have a better time at the Bristol Blues which everybody should check out if you're in the area.
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actually, they dropped the price of tickets and concessions, it was even cheaper than the old Rock Cats days.
 
John said:
actually, they dropped the price of tickets and concessions, it was even cheaper than the old Rock Cats days.
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Pretty sure the cheapest ticket is $12, that's not cheaper. And when I went to the game last year, ice cream was $6. That's more expensive than the XL Center pricing. It is not cheap and it is 100% not cheaper than the Rockcats were, or the Blues are or Yard Goats will be.
 
weyuo said:
And in the Northeast for a third of the year it's 2 million degrees below zero so why not try to accommodate the vastly superior population up North like the forward thinking entrepreneurs in the South accommodate their masses?
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Well, no outdoor sports are played in February and March, and the teams themselves don't want them. In football, for example, weather is seen as a nice advantage that causes southern teams to trip over their labia when they come visit late in the year.
 
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The stadium is perfect for those coming from the east and north. Park for $5. in the Morgan St. Garage just off I-84. Short walk to the game and easy access to the highway home.
 
The minor league stadium in the area of PA where I grew up has urinal gaming.

 
whaler11 said:
I'll get you my nephew's Jr. Wolfpack schedule - it's better than D3 and it's free!
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Jr Wolfpack? I wouldn't want anything to do with the Rangers or that Hartford's team they forced on Hartford when the Whalers got stolen from Connecticut.
 
ct06111 said:
FYI, I went to all 3 games and payed $20 total for all sessions on stubhub.

Note, it's the other FYI... (jk)

I even posted a Ticket Galaxy (easy seat) link on here right after you posted your screenshot of remaining seats on vivid.

Our fanbase can suck, but I went to all sessions of the 2015 AAC tourney buying individuals sessions for 6-10 from easy seat.(60 or so for final). If I remember, the Semi or final were pretty packed(11-13k), but was NOT as loud as the 8k or so that were there on FRI/SAT.

So true on the corporate suit/donor crowd during most games in 100's.
Katz even mentioned on TV about the crowd noise and noticed how louder it was because of st patty's, but mainly that most of fans in the 100s were the loud screaming diehards normally regulated to the 200s. Most were very happy to be cheering and screaming obscenities 10-20 feet away vs 50-70ft away from the court in 200s

I'd rather have 7 or 8k diehards closer to the action than all of them stuck drinking up in the 200s.
Fri and sat were LOUD!!!

Whaler, XL is getting tired. If they renovated it and had this tourney with the same record and injuries, I bet the place would have been close to a sellout on fri/sat.
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True, the XL is tired. I want to see them renovate it, upgrade it to NHL standards.
 
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HuskyDogArt said:
Jr Wolfpack? I wouldn't want anything to do with the Rangers or that Hartford's team they forced on Hartford when the Whalers got stolen from Connecticut.
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HuskyDogArt said:
True, the XL is tired. I want to see them renovate it, upgrade it to NHL standards.
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Nice article in Hartford Business Journal about the new park. Embracing, 'carnival' atmosphere coming to Hartford's ballpark

"We'll probably end up having over 250 sponsors — big and small,'' said Abramson, who has spent the last four of his 12 years in baseball with Yard Goats owner Josh Solomon's organization. "The way the corporate community has enveloped us has been what we thought, and then some.''

Ticket prices, ranging from $6 to $16 for advance tickets to game-day prices from $8 to $18, are the same as when the team was the Rock Cats. Concession prices have yet to be set, but Abramson vows there "won't be any $20 beers'' like in many big-league ballparks.Each of the team's 70 home games this season are pocked with promotions. Fireworks will be a staple most night games. Other fan-appreciation events on deck include foam-finger, baseball cap and mascot Chompers bobble-head giveaways, and "baseball bingo.'' During the July 14-16 home series, there will be a "Whalers Alumni Weekend,'' in which ex-players from the former Hartford NHL team will be in attendance.
 
whaler11 said:
I'll get you my nephew's Jr. Wolfpack schedule - it's better than D3 and it's free!
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Better? Do me a favor and let me know how many kids on your nephews team are ever good enough to play D3 hockey. The following link is the Jr. Wolfpack's latest college commitments.

College Placements
 
bc puckett said:
Better? Do me a favor and let me know how many kids on your nephews team are ever good enough to play D3 hockey. The following link is the Jr. Wolfpack's latest college commitments.

College Placements
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Guy I was just busting Butch's chops. I'm sorry if I offended your D3 hockey sensibilities.
 
bc puckett said:
Not offended at all. No D3 hockey sensibilities (or any others for that matter)
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My cousin is actually on that list. He turned down Michigan Tech for a D3 school. It was an odd decision.
 
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