KBEAR: Billings' Greatest Hits » Sports Fans http://kbear.com Billings' Greatest Hits Sat, 18 May 2013 16:24:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Who Do I Root For? http://kbear.com/who-do-i-root-for/ http://kbear.com/who-do-i-root-for/#comments Fri, 11 Jan 2013 13:09:11 +0000 Greg Tillotson http://kbear.com/?p=128004 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”

]]> http://kbear.com/who-do-i-root-for/feed/ 0 Are Fans Sitting Too Close to the Game? — Sports Survey of the Day http://kbear.com/are-fans-sitting-too-close-to-the-game-sports-survey-of-the-day/ http://kbear.com/are-fans-sitting-too-close-to-the-game-sports-survey-of-the-day/#comments Wed, 03 Oct 2012 16:30:28 +0000 BJ Ragone http://tsminteractive.com/?p=144658 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.

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