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To: Dilbert San Diego

“But nowadays, the major trend has been to build old fashioned style ball parks.”

The United States is the only country that knocks down old buildings to build new buildings that look like old buildings


3 posted on 07/15/2014 12:19:56 PM PDT by Cyman (We have to pass it to see what's in it= definition of stool sample)
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To: Cyman

“The United States is the only country that knocks down old buildings to build new buildings that look like old buildings”

Yeah, and the buildings are financed by a combination of taxes and public bonds. The owners demand new stadiums every 35 or 40 years. The bonds that paid for the stadium being demolished haven’t even been retired yet.


7 posted on 07/15/2014 12:34:07 PM PDT by Tallguy
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To: Cyman
"The United States is the only country that knocks down old buildings to build new buildings that look like old buildings"

That, and baseball, is part of what makes America unique. I will never forget attending games at Tiger Stadium (Briggs Stadium then, but I am dating myself) as a child. That first glimpse of the green grass as you walked up the ramp towards the field was thrilling. Still the greenest grass I have ever seen.

8 posted on 07/15/2014 12:43:25 PM PDT by Former Proud Canadian
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