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Wednesday, February 04, 2009

When will it end?

As anyone who has read this blog for a long time knows, I am firmly against Kevin Costnerly-funded stadiums, but people continue to be suckered into such deals over and over again.

Posted by Craig Calcaterra at 7:00am


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The Common Man said...

Ah, but will it be a Bull Durham-esque hit or a For the Love of the Game-esque failure?  Also, will there be corn in the outfield?  I’d like for the players to have to walk through corn to get to the field from the clubhouses.

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Posted 02/04  at  09:29 AM
lar said...

Kevin Costnerly-funded stadiums? Is this a trend I’m missing, Craig?

As someone who lives only an hour or so away from where the stadium will be, I’m actually excited about this. I imagine a game or two down there would be fun, especially Opening Day, when you just know Kevin Costner & Modern West will play a show. Not that there’s a shortage of good independent baseball around these parts, especially considering Madison Mallards are only 70 miles away (and, boy, do they put on a good show).

Of course, I’m probably a bigger Costner fan than I should be, and I actually enjoyed myself at the (free) Modern West show I went to (winning $100 on the slots while waiting in line didn’t hurt either), so I may not be the best person to ask.

—lar
http://wezen-ball.blogspot.com

Posted 02/04  at  11:06 AM
lar said...

Kevin Costnerly-funded stadiums? Is this a trend I’m missing, Craig?

As someone who lives only an hour or so away from where the stadium will be, I’m actually excited about this. I imagine a game or two down there would be fun, especially Opening Day, when you just know Kevin Costner & Modern West will play a show. Not that there’s a shortage of good independent baseball around these parts, especially considering Madison Mallards are only 70 miles away (and, boy, do they put on a good show).

Of course, I’m probably a bigger Costner fan than I should be, and I actually enjoyed myself at the (free) Modern West show I went to (winning $100 on the slots while waiting in line didn’t hurt either), so I may not be the best person to ask.

—lar

Posted 02/04  at  11:07 AM
Ethan Stock said...

Surely “Costnerish” is a better appelation?  It also has nice resonance with “squishy” which is what the numbers always are.

Posted 02/04  at  02:29 PM
Silver King said...

“I’d like for the players to have to walk through corn to get to the field from the clubhouses.”

That would be so awesome!

Posted 02/04  at  05:13 PM
Chris H. said...

Interestingly the press release mentions that it will be “minutes” from Six Flags and whatnot, which of course is in Gurnee, not Zion.  I know because I live in Gurnee and can see Six Flags from my driveway (the tall bits anyway) and I’m sure you’re all very happy for me.

I’ll probably take my kids to a game, but only if we can be sure Costner won’t be there.

Posted 02/04  at  05:15 PM
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