Comments on: The Out-of-Towners http://blog.newsok.com/okccentral/2011/02/15/the-out-of-towners/ The Oklahoman's Steve Lackmeyer covers downtown OKC brick by brick. Thu, 16 May 2013 02:42:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5 By: David Prentice http://blog.newsok.com/okccentral/2011/02/15/the-out-of-towners/comment-page-1/#comment-29562 David Prentice Fri, 08 Apr 2011 04:45:00 +0000 http://blog.newsok.com/okccentral/?p=5437#comment-29562 Strongly disagree with the name change. I think Mandalay will get some well-deserved backlash on that one.

As for the tarps, just think of it from a business standpoint. If they could fill more than 7900 seats (the “after tarp” seating capacity) then don’t you think any smart business would take off the tarps and fill the seats? I’m guessing that the Redhawks averaged nowhere near 7,900 fans per game last year, so…. why should Mandalay pay to maintain and supervise seats that aren’t needed or being paid for? OKC fans have no right to complain about tarping seats if there aren’t enough people willing to buy a ticket and fill them.

]]> By: Carl http://blog.newsok.com/okccentral/2011/02/15/the-out-of-towners/comment-page-1/#comment-25835 Carl Sat, 19 Feb 2011 22:09:28 +0000 http://blog.newsok.com/okccentral/?p=5437#comment-25835 Closing the upper deck, does this mean the new owners aren’t willing to look into what’s needed to boost attendance. The owners know the potential of what they have or they would not have bought it. Enter in with a committment to make the necessary changes, they are not going to just happen, and the attendance numbers will start to grow. Winning teams help bring the people in, losing seasons lead to people loss. (REDHAWKS BRICKTOWN BALLPARK)

]]> By: BTDT http://blog.newsok.com/okccentral/2011/02/15/the-out-of-towners/comment-page-1/#comment-25536 BTDT Thu, 17 Feb 2011 08:02:15 +0000 http://blog.newsok.com/okccentral/?p=5437#comment-25536 If they needed a working name until a new deal is inked, fine. But Redhawks Bricktown Ballpark would of worked equally fine.

A foul ball may go out of the park, but it’s still a foul ball.

]]> By: john http://blog.newsok.com/okccentral/2011/02/15/the-out-of-towners/comment-page-1/#comment-25476 john Wed, 16 Feb 2011 17:43:44 +0000 http://blog.newsok.com/okccentral/?p=5437#comment-25476 “AT&T told us they were changing their marketing strategy,” Byrnes said. “We’re talking to a number of companies in the community, but there’s nothing set yet.”

He said “there’s nothing set yet.” Sounds to me like “Redhawks ballpark” is only a working name for right now

]]> By: AJ http://blog.newsok.com/okccentral/2011/02/15/the-out-of-towners/comment-page-1/#comment-25473 AJ Wed, 16 Feb 2011 17:20:16 +0000 http://blog.newsok.com/okccentral/?p=5437#comment-25473 you lose a little credibility call naming rights “a fad that is over” … when the largest naming rights deal ever just went down .. 700 mil by travelers for the new football stadium in LA. and the naming right deal for the OKC arena close to being announced.

]]> By: AJ http://blog.newsok.com/okccentral/2011/02/15/the-out-of-towners/comment-page-1/#comment-25445 AJ Wed, 16 Feb 2011 13:25:38 +0000 http://blog.newsok.com/okccentral/?p=5437#comment-25445 steve you lose some credibility with the “names right fad is over” statement when the biggest named rights deal ever was just signed .. Travelers for 700 mil http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2011/02/aeg-unveils-700-million-stadium-naming-rights-deal-farmers-football-stadium.html

RESPONSE: A.J., I’m not sure one deal marks a reversal in fortune for naming rights deals. There have been several national reports on how these stadiums are not securing the naming rights deals they once did. Note that the Cowboys play in Cowboys Stadium.

]]> By: Larry OKC http://blog.newsok.com/okccentral/2011/02/15/the-out-of-towners/comment-page-1/#comment-25401 Larry OKC Wed, 16 Feb 2011 04:00:49 +0000 http://blog.newsok.com/okccentral/?p=5437#comment-25401 Don’t mind the Redhawks name being used in place of a corporate name (but when they find a corporate sponsor, just like the former Ford Center, the name will change yet again). BUT keep Bricktown in the name. It has basically always been there (when they partially learned their lesson originally).

Tarping the seats really isn’t an issue either (not like they are removing them, as we did with the Ford “improvements”). Can be used when needed.

The 4 lane highway mentioned…you do realize we have done that precise thing with the Broadway extension? As traffic increase, they can open up the other lanes and probably cheaper in the long run as it was cheaper to just go ahead and built it then than the increased cost of adding on to it a few years down the road (so to speak)?

]]> By: Grolgar http://blog.newsok.com/okccentral/2011/02/15/the-out-of-towners/comment-page-1/#comment-25383 Grolgar Tue, 15 Feb 2011 21:20:03 +0000 http://blog.newsok.com/okccentral/?p=5437#comment-25383 I think the tarp is a good idea as long as it comes off if a game can exceed other available sections. Changing the name of the stadium is a terrible idea. Redhawks Ballpark sounds so generic.

]]> By: Chad http://blog.newsok.com/okccentral/2011/02/15/the-out-of-towners/comment-page-1/#comment-25379 Chad Tue, 15 Feb 2011 20:30:54 +0000 http://blog.newsok.com/okccentral/?p=5437#comment-25379 They are closing the upper deck down the first base line; the third base line will still have upper deck seating. I suspect it will make the lower sections fill in better and the overall atmosphere will improve.

I’m sure if Mandalay finds a way to boost attendance they will remove those tarps with a quickness. They’re just tarps.

Also, it won’t be the first time most of those seats have been covered with tarps. The local ownership also did it some in recent seasons.

]]> By: Terry http://blog.newsok.com/okccentral/2011/02/15/the-out-of-towners/comment-page-1/#comment-25378 Terry Tue, 15 Feb 2011 20:27:50 +0000 http://blog.newsok.com/okccentral/?p=5437#comment-25378 Buiding the ballpark/stadium with x number of seats and then tarping/closing them off for no use, is kind of like building a 4 lane highway and then closing off 2 lanes for no use. Why was the money spent to build them if they will never have the chance to be used. Waste of money or bad idea to “close off”?

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