Would the cardinals ever leave downtown for a new stadium?

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Would the cardinals ever leave downtown for a new stadium?

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I hope they do. St.Louis was voted one of the worst downtowns in the United States and I believe it.
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Re: Would the cardinals ever leave downtown for a new stadium?

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I don’t understand you have the greatest in Forrest Park and then you have your downtown.
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Re: Would the cardinals ever leave downtown for a new stadium?

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Kid, you are a mess.
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Yes they should. They should build a stadium on the east side of the river with the Arch center to the homeplate with a low CF grandstand so the Arch stays in view. Kind of like Kaufman stadium in KC. Could build a pedestrian bridge across the river which would be a cool feature. No it would never happen for many reasons but the asthetic would be really cool.
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billybaseball wrote: 30 Jul 2026 18:43 pm Yes they should. They should build a stadium on the east side of the river with the Arch center to the homeplate with a low CF grandstand so the Arch stays in view. Kind of like Kaufman stadium in KC. Could build a pedestrian bridge across the river which would be a cool feature. No it would never happen for many reasons but the asthetic would be really cool.
That stadium design would have batters looking into the sun.
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they should...

somewhere west of downtown, stl county or even st charles or jeffco

retractable roof surrounded by fenced surface parking
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Kentucky kid wrote: 30 Jul 2026 18:01 pm I hope they do. St.Louis was voted one of the worst downtowns in the United States and I believe it.
No. They have too much invested in Ballpark Village.
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Kentucky kid wrote: 30 Jul 2026 18:01 pm I hope they do. St.Louis was voted one of the worst downtowns in the United States and I believe it.
Aw heck, any which way could git ta doin'. They might could move ta Chesterfeld, or even ta Suthern Ill-i-noize. They might could land up in Paducah! Y'all ain't never gonna no til it gits ta happnin'.
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Swuhgen wrote: 30 Jul 2026 19:15 pm
Kentucky kid wrote: 30 Jul 2026 18:01 pm I hope they do. St.Louis was voted one of the worst downtowns in the United States and I believe it.
No. They have too much invested in Ballpark Village.


If the DeWitts sell. New owners would not care about Bask Park Village unless it came with the team
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Swuhgen wrote: 30 Jul 2026 19:15 pm
Kentucky kid wrote: 30 Jul 2026 18:01 pm I hope they do. St.Louis was voted one of the worst downtowns in the United States and I believe it.
No. They have too much invested in Ballpark Village.
They could replicate the village on the grounds of the new stadium…

but ……as downtown continues to deteriorate, trying to to sell that land would be problematic …
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45s wrote: 30 Jul 2026 19:07 pm they should...

somewhere west of downtown, stl county or even st charles or jeffco

retractable roof surrounded by fenced surface parking
Sounds [fork]ing horrible.
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ecleme22 wrote: 30 Jul 2026 19:41 pm
45s wrote: 30 Jul 2026 19:07 pm they should...

somewhere west of downtown, stl county or even st charles or jeffco

retractable roof surrounded by fenced surface parking
Sounds [fork]ing horrible.
I will note you as a “maybe”
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Re: Would the cardinals ever leave downtown for a new stadium?

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They need to follow Atlanta script

Move to nice suburbs and relocate BPV

With a retractable dome to boot
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Charles King wrote: 30 Jul 2026 19:36 pm
Swuhgen wrote: 30 Jul 2026 19:15 pm
Kentucky kid wrote: 30 Jul 2026 18:01 pm I hope they do. St.Louis was voted one of the worst downtowns in the United States and I believe it.
No. They have too much invested in Ballpark Village.


If the DeWitts sell. New owners would not care about Bask Park Village unless it came with the team
I wonder if the DeWitts would plan to keep BPV after selling the team? Could be why they run it separately from the Cardinals.
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hmoss859 wrote: 30 Jul 2026 19:47 pm They need to follow Atlanta script

Move to nice suburbs and relocate BPV

With a retractable dome to boot
That would be horrible. The traffic would be a joke.

I could see moving the stadium a little west, but not west of Kingshighway.

Either way, I don’t mind the stadium. Keep expanding public transit to make it easier to get down there.
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hmoss859 wrote: 30 Jul 2026 19:47 pm They need to follow Atlanta script

Move to nice suburbs and relocate BPV

With a retractable dome to boot
The Braves moved closer to where their largest fan base which is the northern suburbs with major arteries connecting from all directions. The Braves should be the model for other sports franchises.