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Who Do I Root For?
My allegiance to growing up in Seattle is showing today. With the NFL playoffs coming up this weekend and the Seahawks taking on Atlana in the early game this Sunday, I have am having my own “Blue Friday”
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Are Fans Sitting Too Close to the Game? — Sports Survey of the Day
One feature common to nearly all of the ballparks built in the last 20 years or so—roughly since Baltimore's Camden Yards kick-started the surge of new stadiums in 1992—is the increased proximity of the fans to the action.
Nearer outfield fences, smaller foul territories, and less room between the rows of seats and the barrier separating them from the field certainly help bring fans closer to the game, but occasionally at some expense, such as what happened earlier this week in the Bronx.