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Posted: August 22, 2021 at 07:42 PM | 16 comment(s)
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1. The Duke Posted: August 22, 2021 at 08:06 PM (#6035622)Always fun when someone makes an inferiority complex so explicit.
Of course they could say "we can do pretty much literally anything with our current site that we wanted to so let's do something new and unique" but instead it's "waaaahhh, we only want what they have or we'll run away, we swear to god we'll do it"
Parking nightmare at Oakland Coliseum
It's not like the A's/Coliseum cannot handle a crowd of 40,000, that was the typical crowd for a Raiders game, for example, and not uncommon for a playoff game or even the glory years back in the Haas era. But their planning/ institutional memory is poor. Hence when they DO have a big crowd, folks they'd like to turn into repeat customers, they turn them off with poor management. These issues contribute to folks' perception of the Coliseum as a "dump". In reality, the Coliseum can be a nice place to watch a game, but often the A's stadium operations leave something to be desired.
I was literally shocked at how nice the OC was when I attended a game there in 2019. (But then, I loves me some ballparks...)
See, just like Doug Jones said. Operational problems with the electricity not being properly grounded.
Agree totally with Doug Jones. The staff there are amazing. I totally want to retire as an usher. And of course Hal the hot dog guy. There's a lot of feeling of community on the regular--non-event game days.
Trivino is a tough place. Needs a good outing real bad. And the team needs a break or two, and some September call ups to contribute a little bit.
I'd guess today's afternoon game will be even tinier than last night. I'm going Thursday but expect some Yankees fans to already be in the stands.
one of the best parts of visiting Citi Field is observing how unfailingly polite the staff is, from parking lot attendant to usher to vendor.
the entire has gone through the Disney training - which apparently, in addition to all the niceties about being nice, includes some sort of 'and if we get one single customer complaint, you're out on your ass!' segment.
I mean, you know that deep down inside, these New York-based employees are just DYING to go all-in sarcastic on customers. The Shea Stadium ushers used to try to extort everybody. even if you knew where your seat was, they'd insist on "cleaning" the seat for you with a filthy rag - then give you the hairy eyeball if you didn't tip them.
good times!
I mean, you know that deep down inside, these New York-based employees are just DYING to go all-in sarcastic on customers. The Shea Stadium ushers used to try to extort everybody. even if you knew where your seat was, they'd insist on "cleaning" the seat for you with a filthy rag - then give you the hairy eyeball if you didn't tip them.
Yeah, but if you gave them a good tip, they'd usually move you down to a better seat in the 4th inning.
you'd think that would have worked - but no.
true on the tips.
late 1980s, I had a girlfriend who went to the US Open tennis event next door to Shea every year without ever having a ticket. she and her parents went to the same "ticket taker" every year who would wave them in - with Dad's handshake containing the proper renumeration. they'd sit in his section, and if anyone ever showed up late and said those were their seats, he'd move them around to some unclaimed seats.
this was a very common practice back then. funny thing is, her family was loaded with dough. but I guess everybody likes to "stick it to the man" - or something.
:)
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