Thursday, October 12, 2006
Blocking off seats
According to an article in the Contra Costa times, the Oakland A's will keep the tarp over the upper deck seats in McAfee Coliseum unless they reach the World Series. The tarp reduces the capacity to a little more than 34,000 from the approximately 50,000 that could be seated without the tarp. Such a technique to reduce seating capacity is also in use by the Florida Marlins and Jacksonville Jaguars.
At Alltel Stadium, approximately 9000 seats were taken out of service before the 2005 season for Jaguars games in an effort to prevent local television blackouts. Tarps are placed over 8 sections in the upper deck. These sections lie along each sideline near the endzones. These covers reduce the seating capacity from 76877 to 67164.
At Alltel Stadium, approximately 9000 seats were taken out of service before the 2005 season for Jaguars games in an effort to prevent local television blackouts. Tarps are placed over 8 sections in the upper deck. These sections lie along each sideline near the endzones. These covers reduce the seating capacity from 76877 to 67164.
