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calguy1955 t1_j1ijreu wrote

Reply to comment by ObservantOrangutan in Foxborough ≠ Boston by vvsbari

I blame then-Mayor Gavin Newsom for not negotiating better for them to stay in the City.

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737900ER t1_j1j20zb wrote

I think the way we've done pro sports arenas in Boston is actually pretty good. Fenway and TD Garden are in the city and super convenient. The Red Sox host 81+ home games a year. The Celtics and Bruins host 41+ each too. The Patriots only host 8-9 and the Revs host 17 which isn't really enough to be worth dedicating a lot of land too, but worth having a rail service for on game days. I just wish more big concerts were at Fenway instead of Gillette or at least had a train.

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ObservantOrangutan t1_j1j5hii wrote

Boston has lucked out massively with sports venues. Having 3 of the 4 major teams play right in the city is pretty good. Particularly that the Garden was able to be (re)built in almost the same place. I think someday when the time comes to replace Fenway, that’ll be the biggest problem.

Concerts at Fenway are definitely more convenient but as a venue it’s just awful. Terrible sight lines, terrible acoustics, and the setup usually shuts down half the streets around the ballpark for a week or two

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Quincyperson t1_j1izqun wrote

Or commend him for not giving into the pressures and smoke screens of corporate welfare

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