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America's 100 most important sports venues

By Jim Caple
Page 2

Thursday, September 18, 2008

No. 1 | Nos. 6 through 10 | Nos. 11 through 100 2. Camden Yards Location: Baltimore. Opened: 1992. Capacity: 48,876. Because it started the entire retro-stadium craze and the tsunami of taxpayer-funded facilities that dramatically changed revenues and altered the sports landscape. Because according to a Fieldofschemes.com estimate, taxpayers now pay an estimated $2 billion annually to fund stadiums and enrich owners and players alike. Because it's a big reason your ticket now costs so muc ...

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