OT: Question for the board... Why did MLB ..

[DAWGS1.sixpack]

Teams go from the "round" stadiums of old, Riverfront Stadium, old Busch Stadium, Veterans Stadium (Phillly), 3 Rivers Stadium to the new "square/box" stadium venues?
I know Oriole Park at Camden Yards was probably the first of the designs by MSU Grad JM Smith and still by far one of the BEST MLB stadiums I have been to but ...
What say Ye?
As I sit here in the new Busch Stadium.
Go CARDS !!

 

[missouridawg]

Sight lines, amenities, modernization, uniqueness, ambiance, creativity... a plethora of reasons.

Hope the Cards can sneak in the playoffs. Would surpass any expectations I had of them at the start of the year.

 

[DawgInThe256]

All of the round stadiums you mentioned were used for both baseball and football, and as a result didn't work very well for either sport.

We're watching the game on MLB.tv. Announcers had some nice things to say about Dakota Hudson.

 

[llmsudawg]

Cookie-cutter stadiums were all the rage in the 60s and 70's. Multiple sport venue design. Don't even get me started on the carpet on concrete known as Astroturf.