An Appreciation of the Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
The Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum is a horrible baseball stadium and a mediocre football stadium. It’s been permanently disfigured by Mount Davis, the extra upper deck seats that totally enclosed the stadium and obstructed the view of the Oakland Hills that was one of the stadium’s few charms.* Because it was built for football, there is way too much foul territory, which not only makes the game more boring, but also means that there are fewer great seats.
That and much more at Deadspin, which has a great roundup of the oddly lovable, yet objectively completly atrocious, stadium
*This happened when I was six, so I’m just assuming that seeing the Oakland Hills was cool.
