New Stadium Info-mercial

Recently, I had the privledge of seeing the behind-the-scenes area of the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome.  Through a company promotion, I was able to see the players' locker room (clubhouse), the area where the players mill about, take batting practice, lift weights, and get ready for games.  I also got to walk around on the field.  Although the actual clubhouse was okay, the rest of the inner Metrodome is a dump.  In the above picture you can see the batting cage.  It is basically inside a huge garage.  Most stadiums today have at least 3 cages, while we only have one.  This forces many players to arrive several hours early to take batting practice.  It would be like me arriving to work 6 hours early  just to turn on my computer.
     If you look closely, you can see the weight room behind the batting cage.  It is a small area surrounded by concrete, with a rug on the ground.  The machines are crude, and the space for new ones is non-existant.  Couple all this with the overall surroundings: echoes, hundreds of stacked folding tables (you can see in the picture), maitenance equipment, and large trucks. 
     Though the Twins clubhouse was okay, I now understand why the Vikings choke every year.  Their locker room is tiny.  I can't imagine fitting 30 guys in there, with all their equipment on, plus a coach and others for a chalk-talk.
     While walking through the hallways between the batting cage and the clubhouse, there are large cardboard boxes scattered along the way filled with equipment and supplies; making it nearly impossible to navigate through the hallways.  The cords from the TV cameras, electrical equipment or whatever are strung along the ceiling in the hallway along the ceiling, and are literally duct taped together.
     I really believe that these poor conditions can really affect a player's performance, and attitude.  I'm not about to suggest that poor stadium conditions make or break a player, but they must play a factor.  I'm also sure these conditions would hamper the organization's efforts to sign better and bigger name players.  This would ultimately bring down the entire organization's attempts at a championship.
     I am in favor of a new stadium.  I am in favor of baseball outside.  Walk into a professional sports stadium anywhere else in the country, and you will see superiority in almost every way.  Concessions, restrooms, overall space, seating (view of the field), suites, pressbox, clubhouse, field, and best of all.....no roof!! 
  

Here I am at home plate...swing & a miss!