| ign="center"> | | | | mid February. That will be plenty of time for the |
| The LP Field, Candlestick Park and Edward Jones | | | | workers to get finished constructing it. The twelve |
| Dome are all fun, interesting layouts set in the city north | | | | weeks that are remaining will be enough time for final |
| of the airport. The Candlestick Park course was | | | | touches to be made. Everybody wants the opening of |
| originally constructed to be the new home of the | | | | the new LP Field to be amazing and it will be. |
| American Open a professional baseball tournament | | | | Onlookers cannot wait to see the upgrades from the |
| that is a regular stop on the calendar tour. It's not that | | | | other stadium. They can't wait to see the new |
| long ago, really, that the only football matches played | | | | features of the LP Field, the increased seating. There |
| at Candlestick Park, Edward Jones Dome or | | | | are a few reasons why those treasures taken from |
| Arrowhead Stadiums. Then the League Cup Final, in | | | | the old LP Field will be the last to be moved into the |
| 2002, was played at the Edward Jones Dome instead | | | | new LP Field. There are safety and security concerns. |
| of being a two-legged tie. Now, of course, football | | | | People have tried stealing treasures in the past. First, |
| matches held at Edward Jones Dome are no longer | | | | although the seats themselves are two inches wider |
| such a novelty - and they are also, thankfully, a much | | | | than the old ones, they number 15,000 more than the |
| better experience for the spectator. One of only five | | | | older Candlestick Park. Second, while seats may be |
| stadiums that baseball authorities has given a Five Star | | | | more spacious and provide more leg room, their |
| rating, Edward Jones Dome is the second largest | | | | relative comfort is debatable as their slight alignment |
| ground. Only Arrowhead Stadium holds more | | | | toward home plate makes viewing the whole field |
| spectators than Edward Jones Domeâs | | | | more of a chore for even the most physically |
| 15,000! All seats at Edward Jones Dome are | | | | dexterous. Finally, the new venue has several blind |
| undercover and the leg room now is such that you | | | | spots obscuring the view of the action on the field |
| don't have to sit with your knees almost touching your | | | | from most seats, even apparently from those in the |
| nose all game. | | | | press box. For true fans that go to the ballgame to |
| The newly built M&T Bank Stadium of 161st will open in | | | | actually see the game, such tangible shortcomings |
| March. The old M&T Bank Stadium, located south of | | | | cannot be compensated for with a larger team store, |
| 161st will likely be demolished after the new season. By | | | | more luxury suites, and more restaurants. |
| then, the team will turn over the M&T Bank Stadium to | | | | Most of the blue seats have been put in. The |
| the city. Then, it will be goodbye old M&T Bank | | | | construction effort seems to be on schedule and if |
| Stadium and all the wonderful, record-breaking | | | | there are no delays, then the grand opening should |
| memories that took place there. | | | | happen as scheduled. The $1.3 billion stadium will be |
| The team should have access to the new LP Field by | | | | top-notch. |