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We rank 'em. You react. That's how the Daily List rolls.4/18/2008 02:46:00 PM Unconventional settings for sporting events
By Lang Whitaker, SI.com
More than 100,000 fans watched the Red Sox and Dodgers play an exhibition game just a few weeks ago.Getty Images
Pope Benedict XVI arrived in New York City Friday morning, and as part of his papal visit to the Big Apple, he will lead a mass at Yankee Stadium. (No word on whether or not he will pray for more starting pitching.) Sports stadiums are usually rather inadaptable to hosting events other than what they're made for. But that's why it's fun when they stretch their boundaries. Here's my top five favorite sports events held in unconventional settings...
1. Baseball at The Coliseum: The Dodgers and Red Sox recently squared off in this bizarre setting out in L.A., selling a truckload of tickets in the process. In their infinite wisdom, Major League Baseball did not offer this interesting curiosity to be viewed on national television.
2. The NHL Winter Classic: The NHL had Pittsburgh and Buffalo square off outdoors at Ralph Wilson Stadium in Buffalo. The general public smiled and nodded, then a day later went back to not watching hockey.
3. Basketball at Radio City Music Hall: A few years ago, the WNBA held their All-Star Game on stage at Radio City Music Hall. Didn't really bump the meter, though.
4. The Westminster Dog Show: Is watching dogs run around really so popular that we need to host it in a 16,000 seat arena? Apparently so.
5. Outdoor Basketball: Back in 1972, the Suns and Bucks played a preseason game on a baseball field in Puerto Rico, and the WNBA will host a regular season game outdoors this summer. Aside from the concept of rain, seems pretty cool.
What sports would you like to see in an unconventional setting, and where? Let us know below...
Lang Whitaker is the executive editor of SLAM magazine and writes daily at SLAMonline.composted by SI.com | View comments |
Comments:
Hockey in outdoor football stadiums - I know U of MI played MSU, but don't know the stadium. And the U. of WI played at Lambeau Field (gives new meaning to the phrase "frozen tundra"!).Don't forget the golf under the lights event from a few years ago.Boxing outdoors -- used to be pretty commonplace.Much like the Dodgers at the LA Coliseum, it'd be great to see some teams or events return to their ancestral homes that still exist, i.e. the Chicago Bears playing at Wrigley Field, the NE Patriots at Fenway Park, or the Daytona 500 as a road course on and along Highway A1A.An obvious unconventional setting for a sporting event is the Dubai Open. How much water do you have to truck in to get a golf course in the middle of the most barren wasteland in the world? A close second goes to Las Vegas, with Phoenix and Tuscon not far behind.basketball game at Ford Field. i think it was MSU vs. Kentucky a few years back and now this year for the Big Ten/ACC challenge i think it is UNC vs. MSU at Ford Field. That holds like 65,000 peopleHow about the whole concept of arena football? Football is made to be outdoors so you can tailgate and smell the grass and freeze your testicles off when the temperature drops. Indoor football? Bah!Thinking back to our days growing up, I'd like to see an NFL game (exhibition most likely) on the beach, with the ocean being one sideline.Next week: Top 5 unconventional ideas for a list....I WOULD LOVE TO SEE WOMENS BEACH VOLLEYBALL IN MY BACKYARD!!!the ncaa final four will be at ford field soon...can't remember the year...but it is one of the next fourHaving a motor race through the narrow streets of Monte Carlo is ridiculous, yet every year it's the most popular destination on the Formula 1 calendar.Get the Daytona 500 back on the BEACH!might sound retarded, but maybe have an arena football game outdoors....Hockey at Fenway Park...doesnt matter who plays...it could be Melrose vs Charlestown and it would still sellout.Roger Federer and Andre Agassi playing tennis on the helicopter platform of the Burj Al Arab, DubaiWRESTLEMANIA OUTSIDE AT THE PEACH BOWL.We're in the midst of the exciting first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs, and SI is paying a writer to insult hockey? Very lame, SI.WNBA Championship game in a Victoria's Secret Store....preferably NOT on tv....Olympic swimming in the shark tank at sea world may get it some more publicity....Figure skating outdoors, in july, at Dolphin StadiumI have a crazy idea: How about an NFL game outdoors in Los Angeles !!I keep on hearing rumors of a Tennessee vs. Va Tech football game at Bristol.how about the national pastime inside, wait, stupid twinsdont forget that the suns are playing outside this year. dont remember when or who its going to be against, but i know its going to be in a tennis stadium. i think it might be against the nuggets.Recent Posts
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