The
SF Giants are quietly courting
Cal football as a home for the Golden Bears 2011 football season at
AT&T Park, as
Memorial Stadium undergoes a
major $273 million renovation, according to a
source close to the situation. The Bears will play in
Berkeley this year, but will need a temporary stadium for the 2011 season.
Other potential sites include the
Oakland Coliseum and
Candlestick Park, but
Candlestick is a long shot, according to the source, (who requested annonymity) because of its distance from Berkeley and lack of public transit availability.
The
Coliseum remains a possibility, (location and BART access), but scheduling is an issue with both the
A's and
Raiders. It is believed to be the most popular choice among Univ. of Cal. sports officials.
While football at AT&T Park would hurt the grass, the idea of
increased revenue for the Giants brass is tempting. It also doesn't hurt that Giants President
Larry Baer is a Cal grad and avid
UC alum.
Attempts for comment from both Giants and Cal officials were not available at press time.
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"Hurt the grass"?
ReplyDeleteIt gets replaced every spring anyway. Besides football is easier on the turf than the motor cross and tractor pull events hosted by AT&T Park.
seyhey- Cal would probably have 3 home games during the baseball season. Having a football game on a Saturday afternoon, and SF starting a home stand on Tuesday may be a little rough on the turf.
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As a Cal fan, I would prefer AT&T over the Coliseum as an alternate during the construction at Memorial Stadium, but I'll attend the games if they are held in San Jose. It seems that scheduling at the Coliseum would be even tougher than AT&T.
ReplyDeleteOk so turf and grass are two different things and for both those events the grass is covered up with dirt...as for the overall about it i agree that that is a dumb reason, but i'd rather see them play at the coliseum
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