The Coliseum vs. The Trop

Photo by Cody Glenn/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images There’s no substitute for grass. Except artificial turf, which I guess is by definition is a substitute for grass.The parallels between the Rays and A’s are innumerable, and often very complimentary. Small budget teams that somehow win year after year, smart savvy front offices, lots of under the radar moves, etc. Of course, the stadium comparison of the Oakland Coliseum vs. Tropicana Field is less flattering, but just as clichéd. However, the national media never scratches beyond the surface of “old crappy bad stadium.” But with the A’s heading to the Original Juice Box (Minute Maid Field will never have that title!), we need to go deeper.

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