Of Elephants and Fish

The A's and Marlins Seek to Complete MLB's Stadium Sweep

by Neil deMause

If you want some perspective on just how much the new-stadium boom has transformed the face of baseball, try this on for size: By Opening Day 2009, the fourth-oldest major-league baseball stadium will be Angel Stadium of Anaheim. The Big A opened way back on April 19, 1966, meaning that if Tom Glavine were a stadium, he'd be the fourth-oldest instead; Julio Franco would rank third.

With so many teams sporting new homes, and the Cubs, Red Sox, Dodgers, and Angels apparently content for now with their newly renovated digs, the list of stadium-hungry teams is down to two for the moment: the Oakland A's and the Florida Marlins. Both are in the midst of new stadium pushes, with the Marlins seemingly on the ascendent, while the A's have moved to the backburner. Given the raft of uncertainties involved, it's still a crapshoot as to which, if either, will move forward first.

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