Comments on: Candlestick Park slated for demolition in early 2014 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/02/06/candlestick-park-slated-for-demolition-in-early-2014/ ProFootballTalk on NBCSports.com Wed, 22 May 2013 21:15:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: sdelmonte http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/02/06/candlestick-park-slated-for-demolition-in-early-2014/#comment-2322001 Wed, 06 Feb 2013 20:13:54 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1713270#comment-2322001 As a Mets fan, I feel for all the fans who lose a park full of memories. Even when, as noted, it’s a dump in need of replacing.

As a (football) Giants fan, I can’t say I am that sorry to see it go, even if my team did well there more than once. I think the Niners had a home field advantage that might be harder to duplicate in the new place. (Seems like a lot of teams with new stadiums struggle to feel at home lately.)

]]> By: napavalleyshaun http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/02/06/candlestick-park-slated-for-demolition-in-early-2014/#comment-2321939 Wed, 06 Feb 2013 19:51:16 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1713270#comment-2321939 I’ve been several times and I thought it was already demolished..

]]> By: pokeyspride2002 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/02/06/candlestick-park-slated-for-demolition-in-early-2014/#comment-2321859 Wed, 06 Feb 2013 19:31:46 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1713270#comment-2321859 This is Joe Montana’s House!! I always wanted to watch a niner home game but couldn’t afford the trip to California; I still love my team and will always remember the triumphs of the five championships they have won! God Bless the niners, and “God Bless the stick; long may in reign in the hearts and minds of those who played there and saw great superbowls won!

]]> By: raider8er http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/02/06/candlestick-park-slated-for-demolition-in-early-2014/#comment-2321676 Wed, 06 Feb 2013 18:27:50 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1713270#comment-2321676 Soon the Oakland Coliseum will be the worst stadium on the west coast.

]]> By: MyTeamsAllStink http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/02/06/candlestick-park-slated-for-demolition-in-early-2014/#comment-2321643 Wed, 06 Feb 2013 18:14:25 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1713270#comment-2321643 Build an actual park on the land

]]> By: sisqsage http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/02/06/candlestick-park-slated-for-demolition-in-early-2014/#comment-2321572 Wed, 06 Feb 2013 17:27:05 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1713270#comment-2321572 It was a dump. But it was Our Dump.

Best day there for me in person was Oct. 11, 1981. Niners 45, Cowboys 14. A young Niners team and Joe Montana proved they were for real.

Still, the Stick never should have been built there. It was all politics and a sweetheart deal with no regard for the wind-swept fans and stuff like parking.

]]> By: jebdamone http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/02/06/candlestick-park-slated-for-demolition-in-early-2014/#comment-2321558 Wed, 06 Feb 2013 17:21:59 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1713270#comment-2321558 I have to say, by the time I was able to make it to Candlestick it was a dump. That being said, there was something magical about watching a football game there.

]]> By: kylexitron http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/02/06/candlestick-park-slated-for-demolition-in-early-2014/#comment-2321551 Wed, 06 Feb 2013 17:17:46 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1713270#comment-2321551 As a Seahawks fan that travelled to SF this past season to see a game, It was pretty cool to go to the site of all of those remarkable games. However it’s way past due. I had no idea it was in such ill repair until seeing it in person. Everything is falling apart.

Even the things you’d think they would upkeep like lightbulbs and video screens were burned out all over. I would say less than half the stadium lights were even working and this was for a night game.

Lots of history there but that place is definitely done.

]]> By: oaktown49er http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/02/06/candlestick-park-slated-for-demolition-in-early-2014/#comment-2321539 Wed, 06 Feb 2013 17:12:58 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1713270#comment-2321539 Hate to be off topic, but everyone who mentions that 4th down play has pretty much chosen one side or the other. Either there should have been a flag, because Crabtree was held past 5 yards or there shouldn’t have been a flag because Jim Harbaugh complains too much. One of these arguments is missing merit.

]]> By: eagles512 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/02/06/candlestick-park-slated-for-demolition-in-early-2014/#comment-2321505 Wed, 06 Feb 2013 16:53:36 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1713270#comment-2321505 The end of one of the few good TV views in the NFL. New stadiums are a joke with the views on TV. Buffalo, Baltimore, San Diego are among the few left.

]]> By: drbob117 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/02/06/candlestick-park-slated-for-demolition-in-early-2014/#comment-2321493 Wed, 06 Feb 2013 16:47:17 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1713270#comment-2321493 The Beatles played “Paperback Writer” in that concert; they didn’t do that one live very often.

]]> By: mjkelly77 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/02/06/candlestick-park-slated-for-demolition-in-early-2014/#comment-2321456 Wed, 06 Feb 2013 16:32:33 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1713270#comment-2321456 thereisfootballwestofjersey says:Feb 6, 2013 9:06 AM

Think of the all timers that played and bled here. Joe Montana, Willie Mays, Jerry Rice, Barry Bonds, Troy Aikman, Willie McCovey, Emmitt Smith, Steve Young, Micky Mantle, Ronnie Lott, Brett Favre, Will Clark, John Brodie, Bobby Bonds, Ronnie Lott, Lawrence Taylor…I could go on. …
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Uhhhh, I was with you until you mentioned Barry Bonds.

]]> By: mjkelly77 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/02/06/candlestick-park-slated-for-demolition-in-early-2014/#comment-2321383 Wed, 06 Feb 2013 16:00:42 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1713270#comment-2321383 Bring back Kezar Stadium.

]]> By: commonsensedude http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/02/06/candlestick-park-slated-for-demolition-in-early-2014/#comment-2321336 Wed, 06 Feb 2013 15:40:40 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1713270#comment-2321336 I can imagine an angry Jim Harbaugh, after a loss or a really bad play, volunteering to do the physical demolition. Just give him a sledgehammer and a video replay of that fourth down play at the end of the SuperBowl and the stadium will be gone in about an hour.

]]> By: JSpicoli http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/02/06/candlestick-park-slated-for-demolition-in-early-2014/#comment-2321310 Wed, 06 Feb 2013 15:29:30 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1713270#comment-2321310 Not one mention of the most famous athlete to ever play there?

That is Willie Mays’ house.

]]> By: saint2112 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/02/06/candlestick-park-slated-for-demolition-in-early-2014/#comment-2321273 Wed, 06 Feb 2013 15:10:48 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1713270#comment-2321273 Why not just wait for the next earthquake…

]]> By: noring4youstill http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/02/06/candlestick-park-slated-for-demolition-in-early-2014/#comment-2321267 Wed, 06 Feb 2013 15:08:14 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1713270#comment-2321267 Why can’t they just leave these stadiums alone? Overhaul them. But these places should be landmarks.

]]> By: fcoprado http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/02/06/candlestick-park-slated-for-demolition-in-early-2014/#comment-2321260 Wed, 06 Feb 2013 15:05:49 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1713270#comment-2321260 Beatles 4ever!

]]> By: thestatsishere http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/02/06/candlestick-park-slated-for-demolition-in-early-2014/#comment-2321240 Wed, 06 Feb 2013 14:58:55 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1713270#comment-2321240 NO! I’m not a Niner fan, I’m a Cowboys fan, so I know how it hurts to say goodbye. I loved Texas Stadium and to demolish Candlestick Park is just as bad. I wish these stadiums could somehow be museums.

]]> By: Beezo-Doo-doo-Zippity-Bop-bop-bop http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/02/06/candlestick-park-slated-for-demolition-in-early-2014/#comment-2321224 Wed, 06 Feb 2013 14:54:18 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1713270#comment-2321224 patriotsdefense says:
Feb 6, 2013 8:25 AM

Hometown kid Tom Brady never got a chance to play there.

Brady’s from San Fran? Well that explains a lot.

]]> By: chattanola http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/02/06/candlestick-park-slated-for-demolition-in-early-2014/#comment-2321214 Wed, 06 Feb 2013 14:51:19 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1713270#comment-2321214 Sad to see old Candlestick go but the thing was built for baseball. The new Santa Clara place will be better for the fans (those who can afford games.)

]]> By: killitandeatit http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/02/06/candlestick-park-slated-for-demolition-in-early-2014/#comment-2321199 Wed, 06 Feb 2013 14:44:29 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1713270#comment-2321199 This is the worst stadium in the NFL. The seats are terrible and the facility sucks. If you park in the parking lot ,bring your waders,it is a swamp once our winter rains hit. It literally takes 1 and a half to 2 hours to leave Candle Stick, at the end of a game and get on the freeway because it is a bottle neck with several stop lights. There are great memories ,history and tradition at Candle Stick but it is time to move on. The new stadium is going to be worthy of the team that wears the red and gold.

]]> By: raiderlyfe510 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/02/06/candlestick-park-slated-for-demolition-in-early-2014/#comment-2321143 Wed, 06 Feb 2013 14:21:54 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1713270#comment-2321143 It would be nothing like their implosion on the Ravens’ 5 yard line in the supebowl. That was spectacular.

]]> By: goldrush36 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/02/06/candlestick-park-slated-for-demolition-in-early-2014/#comment-2321135 Wed, 06 Feb 2013 14:18:04 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1713270#comment-2321135 Lionsdraftguy you live quite a sad life. I used to think you were a typical lions homer and a clown. Now I just pity you

]]> By: 6250claimer http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/02/06/candlestick-park-slated-for-demolition-in-early-2014/#comment-2321127 Wed, 06 Feb 2013 14:10:25 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1713270#comment-2321127 To the 2 Packers fans who think it’s shame this dump is being demolished – have you ever been to Candlestick? If you had, you’d be celebrating, not saying it’s a shame to see it go. I grew up watching the Giants and Niners play there, and it was bad from Day 1, and has gotten progressively worse over the years. It’s no Lambeau Field, that’s for damn sure. What IS sad is that they are leaving SF for Silicon Valley. The price of tickets is going up exponentially, and PSLs will be charged to all season ticket holders. It’s a crying shame because a ton of decades-long Niner fans will be completely priced out of the joint.

]]> By: thereisfootballwestofjersey http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/02/06/candlestick-park-slated-for-demolition-in-early-2014/#comment-2321117 Wed, 06 Feb 2013 14:06:26 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1713270#comment-2321117 Think of the all timers that played and bled here. Joe Montana, Willie Mays, Jerry Rice, Barry Bonds, Troy Aikman, Willie McCovey, Emmitt Smith, Steve Young, Micky Mantle, Ronnie Lott, Brett Favre, Will Clark, John Brodie, Bobby Bonds, Ronnie Lott, Lawrence Taylor…I could go on.

The Ghosts of Candlestick could fill every one of its 68,000 seats.

Gonna be a sad day when it gets blow’d up.

I felt the same way about RFK

]]> By: steelbreeze676 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/02/06/candlestick-park-slated-for-demolition-in-early-2014/#comment-2321109 Wed, 06 Feb 2013 14:00:22 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1713270#comment-2321109 They’re the Santa Clara 49ers now. Maybe Silicon Valley 49ers?

For those who know San Francisco calling it “within the city” is almost a stretch as it is now. San Jose is almost twice the size population wise, and more likely to have fans that actually enjoy the game of football.

]]> By: lamontjoe http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/02/06/candlestick-park-slated-for-demolition-in-early-2014/#comment-2321104 Wed, 06 Feb 2013 13:57:44 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1713270#comment-2321104 I agree it’s too bad they will demolish Candlestick Park. I know I’m in the minority, but I have always loved that stadium. I would love to buy that chain link fence they used to have from the early 70′s to the late 90′s. Ah, the memories.,

]]> By: joecool16280 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/02/06/candlestick-park-slated-for-demolition-in-early-2014/#comment-2321053 Wed, 06 Feb 2013 13:26:44 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1713270#comment-2321053 Although the new stadium will be more convenient for a lot of people, I wish they would have stayed in SF. The team practically bent over backwards to make it happen but the city officials (Mayor Newsom) just failed to see the importance. Shame on you SF city council.

]]> By: patriotsdefense http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/02/06/candlestick-park-slated-for-demolition-in-early-2014/#comment-2321048 Wed, 06 Feb 2013 13:25:07 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1713270#comment-2321048 Hometown kid Tom Brady never got a chance to play there.

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