Flipping Oakland's Field from Baseball to Football
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- čas přidán 13. 09. 2012
- Everyone's seen the time-lapse videos, but what really goes into flipping a stadium from one sport to the next? This week, we get down and dirty with Clay Wood, Head Groundskeeper of the Oakland Coliseum, as he oversees the transformation of the A's baseball field into Raider Nation. From moving 24,000-pound slabs of concrete to dropping in the seats for the "Black Hole," we get an inside look at how the last dual-use stadium in the country gets flipped for game day.
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I was kinda hoping they would show the end product...:(
youtube highlights from an NFL game in Oakland . . . that's what the field looks like.
Craig Resnianky where not dumb we know what is looks like we wanted to the stadium before and after its finished
Guebo
Google!
Craig Resnianky what highlights?
No wonder the raiders wanted to move to vegas.
Lol 😂
Nah raiders are such a shit team Oakland don’t want them
@@lownslow2099 well they just beat the Broncos 24-16 sooo 🤷♂️
Jh0001471 still doesn’t put them in the super bowl. Still a shit team so
@@lownslow2099 better then my team. But just cause a team dosnt make it too the playoffs dosnt mean there shit
Wow a lot of effort to prepare for the loss
Tye Kuczmiec ikr lolz
Tye Kuczmiec ii
Tye Kuczmiec I wonder how stupid you feel now... 🤔
Tye Kuczmiec I
they are good now
This video proves why football/baseball stadiums do not work in this country any more. It is to hard to turn them over.
The Metrodome could go from baseball to football in 4-5 hours. Then back to baseball in 12 hours because they had to scrub away the football lines.
That's not terrible.
The reason multipurpose stadiums went away is twofold:
1) Greedy owners wanting more revenue...not having to share with the other sport.
2) Compromised sight lines and seats that are far away from the action. Multipurpose stadiums tend to be awkward for at least one of the sports because of geometry. The Metrodome was OK for football but terrible for baseball. The O.co Coliseum sucks for both baseball and football.
What happens when they play on the same day
+Rory McCabe They don't ever play on the same day at home, as far as I know. The schedulers deliberately avoid that.
If a situation arose when they absolutely had to (say, in the MLB Playoffs), one team would probably play very early in the day to allow enough time for a switchover for a night game. But even then, I think they try very hard to avoid that.
& your idiotic line of thought sir is why Oakland will soon join San Diego losing their football team
Anthony Pedalino it’s valid points, fans don’t wanna play for crap seats, football players don’t wanna play on dirt, multipurpose stadiums work, just baseball and football are too different to share a field easily
Is so funny that the guy who rolled up the tarps in the upper deck had a nationals hat on.
Kevin Psomas thank god i though i was the only one to notice that
Funny?
I’m glad someone else seen it too. 😂
A bit late to the party but the nationals are now in the World Series!
Andrew de Neve WORLD CHAMPS
"Beautiful Oakland collesium" buddy I think you're drunk
Gerardo Aldrete lol
Gerardo Aldrete why?
Haha! That was my first reaction too!
Gerardo Aldrete O.co Colosseum
It's the legendary Oakland Collesium!
Can't even show us how it looks when it is finished? Like as a whole? Wtf
Andrew22 im like dafuq was the point lol
Yeah, and what about the lines and paint/chalk on the field?
Andrew22 That's what Google Images is for. Lol
You don't know what a football field looks like? Just watch a highlight from a game in Oakland . . . that's what the field looks like.
Craig Resnianky where not dumb we know what is looks like we wanted to the stadium before and after they transformed it
"Beautiful Oakland Coliseum." AAAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA stop it you're killing me, dude.
I laughed hella hard too🤣🤣
This made me bring tears to my eyes
RIP Oakland Coliseum. :(
RIP? The Athletics still play there.
"People's butts are gunna be in these seats for the raiders game" don't kid yourself, no they won't
ckkile Just because you can't afford to go to an NFL game doesn't mean other people wont show up.
Raiders have the most loyal fans of course they will be there
+Jon Dewitt that's true but he has a point but they are a bad team
+Bruce Wayne NFL is cheaper than is college,especially with seat donations.
+Jon Dewitt no he CHEIFS do we sell out the stadium almost every home game.
And sadly, Oakland may lose both teams soon, if they don't replace this stadium.
jimbo 2346 bsmxn
jimbo 2346 not athletics just raiders
The A's have threatened to move many times in the last 20 years. The only thing keeping them there is that no other city has a viable baseball stadium.
jimbo 2346 ohh ok
jimbo 2346 yeah and the raiders are doing hella good this season
all the effort thats put into this pisses me off
If they just switched it from baseball to football once in October and then back to baseball in April, I could understand. But at the end of August they are going to convert it to football for two exhibition games (the A's will be on the road), then they'll have to switch it back to baseball for the September 2nd game, then back to football for September 18th, then baseball on the 19th, and then football again for the October 9th game.
saintlogan the A’s are getting a new stadium in a few years and the raiders are moving to Las Vegas after this season
That seems incredibly labor intensive. Probably way easier with an artificial turf field.
True, but turf is a pain to maintain too.
seams. wear and tear. replacement.
I think initially it costs more money too to install the artificial turf
That guy wearing a Nats hat 😂😂
Shane Denney west side holmes
No its a walgreen hat.
ernestinino jacovo faviano they won a World Series today
@@vodo4371 Nice
@@vodo4371 i dont know if your thinking that im bashing the nats but i just love how the nats logo looks like walgreen logo.
*angrily smashes ground with pickaxe* YOU DIDNT LOVE ME ENOUGH DAD!!
Freaking awesome, so much respect for the city of Oakland, the stadium, and the RAIDERNATION!!
0:15 im more surprised to see its Ginger Whiskey than the stadium transformation itself 😂
This had to be the sloppiest, least-efficient conversion process ever devised. They couldn't put in retractable seats?
K
David Lafleche Before the Raiders moved to L.A. in the early 80's, the football field used to be laid out with the goal lines running from home plate to center field. You still had to remove the pitcher's mound, but that was about it. The sightlines for football were terrible tho because the "prime" seats were at baseball field level and you couldn't see over the players on the sidelines. When they moved back to Oakland in 95 they built that "football stadium" seating in the "baseball stadium" outfield and turned the football field 90 degrees. That's why you get all this "stupid" reconfiguring going on during conversion! You're reconfiguring a stadium that was originally designed to be reconfigured, only at a 90 degree different angle!
According to several stadium websites, the Raiders had to do it that way because their schedule conflicted with the baseball team. After baseball season ended, the Coliseum went to its standard football setup, with temporary seating in center field, and the gridiron running from first to third base.
If you look for a Raiders vs. Bengals video (1976), you'll see that setup.
David Lafleche Actually, according to Wiki, we're both right. Back in the day. The football field used to run as I previously described while the baseball season was still ongoing. When the A's were done, the Raiders switched the football field direction foul pole to foul pole. Learn something new every day! Still cumbersome way of doing things! What were they smoking back then? LOL!
Even worse: Metropolitan Stadium had a double-deck pavilion in left field. For one or two years, they would dismantle the whole thing, then reassemble it closer to the sideline! After a while, they stopped doing that. But The Met had to be a lousy place to watch football. The seats were much too far away.
A lot of work! Good thing they going into their new stadium in Vegas!
Wow great video man that is a lot of work to transform the fields
That Mexican speaks perfect flawless ingles why did you need a caption?
Charlie Salazar true
But you don't "Ingles"
Charlie Salazar say Hispanic
vFaith That’s how you say English in Spanish
EFEZZE6280 technical foul sir
Beautiful Oakland Colosseum? I don’t think I have ever heard anyone associate this stadium with beauty. I don’t think any city should be building $1.5-2 Billion stadiums for billionaire owners, maybe share with the NFL or team paying the majority of the costs in some situations. However this stadium is an embarrassment the plumbing must be replaced , water and sewer systems leak, the locker rooms have a bad mold problem. When it rains field drainage is poor as well the water pours into the rooms below the field. Al Davis should have stayed in LA permanently or paid for much of the cost to tear down the colosseum
Andrew Santino looks so young 😂😂😂 this is crazy I didn’t know he did this stuff
I was hoping for a "fast-motion" video :/
These stadiums were a big deal in the 70s thru the 90s when city’s paid for the Stadiums but once owners starting owning them it was the death nail in multipurpose stadiums! #IconicEra
6:31 I’m dead he is wearing a Nationals hat at the A’s field.😂
The last of its kind...happy to be a part of it.
This is the last multipurpose stadium left.I certainly hope the Raiders & Athletics get there own stadiums soon.Its got be a little embarrassing knowing you stiill gotta change it over still in this day & age.
Athletics will have this crap hole to themselves once raiders go to Vegas in 2020
@@AsianNIGMA Are you kidding? A's should have never stepped foot to play baseball in a square stadium. I'm glad the Raiders are moving to Vegas but man the A's don't deserve this
"The beautiful Oakland Colosseum" lol
Woww, some High Praise too the ground crew for transforming that stadium👏🙌👍
i always wondered why sometimes their field had dirt all over it. honestly this stadium is a horrible idea and the raiders should really get a new one soon.
Ryland Cisco or the a's, but the A's shouldn't move, so I guess raiders are a better idea
akaplan123 raiders are moving to LV next year I think
MGK- NoobOTron I think it's next season when they build it so the 2018-2019 season it will be the Las Vegas Raiders
Gaming Waffles oh k
Gaming Waffles they arn't move to Vegas
This was actually a really cool video.
and this is y the raiders are coming to vegas
Binjii Blu the actual reason is there have been reports of many serious injuries to opposing fans at raiders home games
RiceInUrLice cuz its vegas baby!!! aha
Chunky Ragu this has been happening since the afl soo whats your point?
The Raiders aren't moving to Vegas
Bushwackergaming they are. RECKT
"Beautiful Oakland Coliseum." lulz
Now this is a transformation process is history.
Glad we're moving. Was watching the Lions preseason game and it is honestly a joke to expect players to play on sand!
these workers are better than the teams that play
Dreams 12-4
Demarioshow1 moving to Las Vegas.
Hysteria boi a’s have 4th best record
God so thankful Raider Nation is finally gonna have a brand spanky new stadium in a beautiful city!
This is very interesting and I had no idea that the grounds crew had to do this before every Raiders' game. Someday, it would be great if the A's had a "baseball-only" park of their own, so the crew wouldn't have to do this all of the time.
jeffthewhiff Job security
Was there a couple years ago for an A’s game. Looking up at those high bleachers covered with tarps.. the stadium actually looked lopsided!!
Here we come Las Vegas
i was lookin for this comment
this has to be the biggest waste of time
That's so cool.
Say what you will about the coliseum but the field has always been beautiful A’s have the best grounds crew and they deserve kudos!
Will only be the A's playing in that stadium. The Raiders move to Nevada in 2020.
As a long-time A's fan (since 1972), I truly and honestly detested what Al Davis did to the park. Mount Davis is such an eye-sore...took away the intimacy of watching the BART trains in left field. I have a lot of respect for the Raiders, but Davis destroyed the park.
Wasn’t expecting to see the red rocket when I clicked on this!!
great video
2:10 of course a Mexican does field worker
Imo this the worst stadium
Lets see you build a stadium by you're self.
***** no since he thinks it sucks let see him build one
glo astro you are dumb, I hate the Raiders, but love the Athletics, the teams are both multiple champions in their leagues. My point is this stadium is to old, and it does suck. They(Athletics) deserve and need a new stadium, I doubt Oakland will get one though becuase of the fucking Raiders.
Ok build one for them since your so easy to judge
It's shit man, why deny it? You make no sense.
Was not expecting to see Chito Santino hosting this!!!
you can still hear that midwestern chicago accent with andrew in this video compared to now.
I hate when the host of these type of how do they do this shows act like idiots supposedly trying to do it themselves making stupid comments. Just show us how it's done sans the corny theatrics.
Exoress Delivers I don’t understand anything that you said
Exoress Delivers just had a stroke reading this
This is why grammatical structure is crucial.
One of em just needs to get their own fucking stadium
I vote athletics, because with the amount of money the Raiders are making, it'll take a while to find enough money.
Raiders might be heading to Vegas soon
it's labor intensive converting the field but when you're the one making the decisions and not out there on the field yourself converting the field, it makes it pretty easy to make those cost-efficient choices.
They got the guy from the office to host! He was gonna sail Andy’s boat!
i noticed the guy was wearing a nats hat at the a's stadium
its cool and all but hey really need two different stadium for the two teams
They do...
Ive played on the field when i was younger and that field is as hard as a rock fall and ur going to get scraped regardless i was amazed
Me reading the title: okay how's this gonna work
Also me: remembering that the raiders field has a baseball field on it,
Oh
This is pretty cool but the Rogers centre at that time was Blue Jays to argonauts
And argonauts were never NFL, and since they stated MLB to NFL they covered their facts. 3 times they made it known. This was last in the USA, MLB to NFL. NO Canada.. NO CFL.. pay attention and comprehend what is said.
J Phizack why are you so triggered you loser
easy there SJW... ;)
Did anyone else notice the one guy was wearing a nays hat
at 6:20 its funny that the guy has a nationals hat on
Be careful not to fall off Mount Davis, Andrew. LOL!
Andrew Santino lmaooooo
multipurpose stadiums were a dumb idea.
It was a bright idea in the 70's haha
At the time, the advantage to a multi-purpose stadium is that a singular infrastructure and piece of real estate can support both teams in terms of transportation and playing area, and money (often public money) that would have been spent to support infrastructure for two stadiums could be spent elsewhere.
RFK Stadium, Shea Stadium, Joe Robbie Stadium in Miami, Veterans Stadium, Three Rivers Stadium, RIverfront Stadium, Houston Astrodome, Busch Stadium, Metrodome, Atlanta Fulton County Stadium, Olympic Stadium in Montreal, The Kingdome, Qualcomm Stadium and Oakland Alameda County Coliseum. All were dumps.
Candlestick Park and Anaheim Stadium were baseball stadiums that got converted into multi-purpose stadiums and became trash. At least Anaheim Stadium was re-converted into a baseball only stadium.
At the time they seemed like smart ideas but history has shown that yes they were dumb.
Not many Americans would know, but same with Toronto Skydome for years. Was also home to the CFL Toronto Argonauts from 1989-2015. Rogers finally kicked them out and now they are in the much nicer BMO Field.
I like how he's wearing a Washington nationals hat such a rebel
They will never have to do this transition ever again!
Stuck in cali i see
Gotta love how the field workers are all mexican
Hella....
Racist much!?
And we have others bringing your drugs across we are multi talented.
Worker is the key word. Others stand on corners begging for handouts. Lazy asses.
They’re getting paid. Who cares about their ethnicity?
What if the A's somehow make it to the post season and they have a game when the raiders have a game? What do they do then?
Max Baxley they play at the opposing team or at the university football field If they have one
Max Baxley they'll just move the baseball game back a day I'm sure. The football is in a set in stone schedule and don't want two Monday night games
MLB makes sure playoff games don't interfere with NFL games. Even in cities where the stadiums are close(Baltimore, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Kansas City, etc) they won't schedule on the same day because it would be a disaster.
@@randomtraveler9854 yep you nailed it
Would have liked to see how they erect and secure the goal posts as well as the painting process, but still entertaining
Best One yet
They won't have to that for much longer. Raiders are off to Vegas and the A's will be the only ones left.
Only ones left ? What you mean
Unrated XL They share the stadium. When the Raiders leave they won't have to change it back and forth anymore
Vegas isn't happening, they have the funding for a stadium but if you think the league isn't going to hit Davis with a fine of at least 500 million to relocate you're delusional. And they don't have the money planned for that
adriandude85 What are they going to do then? Keep playing in an outdated stadium built in the 60's? There is zero hope of getting a new stadium in Oakland.
daboys1215 there's more hope than vegas.
why don't they just buy a football stadium
AJ Conrad they are building one in Vegas, raiders will be here within 2 years
Sean Is right you're right
+Sean Is right It hurts me :( Raider Nation won't be the same
I Don't Know
AJ Conrad Oakland is a really poor city so they can only afford one stadium
“Reminds me of when i used to dig graves back in high school...turn that off” 🤣🤣
I was tripping out when I realized that was Santino aka the whiskey ginger! Dont Shame me, I accidentally fast forwarded the video right when he said his name. It's crazy to see him here, compared to who he is now. He's easily one of my favorite comedians.
Oakland can't be that broke
Well it doesn't seem like that. The Warriors are getting a new stadium.
@@smokn1482 The stadium isn't in Oakland...
Patrick Lawrence You know what is? The team kid.
@@smokn1482 First off I'm not a kid. Also second the money to build the stadium comes from where it's at. So you think Oakland is going pay for a stadium in San Francisco? You're a kid clearly and clearly don't know how it works at all. It's San Francisco tax dollars, not Oakland. Making your statement dumb.
@@smokn1482 let me guess you think people in New York pay for the stadium in new jerseys too? You said Oakland can't be broke. The warriors are getting a new stadium. Well Oakland isn't paying for the stadium. San Francisco is. Where the new stadium is located.
What about field goal posts?
steve b chill man. It's all good haha
steve b it never showed it
holy shit that is a lot of work
Bro had a Nats cap on working at the A's stadium.
Wouldn’t it be easier to build two stadiums?
well technically but somewhere else
Hell yea boys we are 10-2
Faze Mateen Mateen late much
Faze Mateen Mateen my Buffalo Bills should've have that, but you know what? WE BLOW EVERYTHING 4 FUCKING SUPER BOWLS IN A ROW HOW?
Big Smoke because they choke harder than the warriors
Big Smoke don't worry obama care covers choking and go Cowboys :)
T.Ø.P. Migraine twenty one pilots fan and a cowboys fan 👏👏
Did u guys notice that one of the tarp crew for the As was wearing a nationals cap 6:20
I was here when everyone got this in their recommendations
raider nation, craziest fans in the planet 😂😂😂
steve b maybe in the USA but definitely not in the world. South American and European soccer fans take being a fan to another level.
What's a Nats fan doing in Oakland?
This season may be the final season that is goes from baseball to football
I knew I recognized this dude from somewhere. He's on Lil Dicky's show called Dave. Nuts
He tries so hard to be funny.
Considering he’s a very successful comedian.
Wd_40feller 1 what’s his name bitch?
@@rj_nbk it's andrew santino you dumb fuck
RiGotit hahaha “bitch” ,damn I think you should try out comedy too. Let me know when that special comes out
That's really fuckin stupid. They have to constantly switch between the two in September.
***** There would be even more jobs if they built The Raiders there own stadium.
SuperPlayboy89 They both need their own stadiums. The place looks terrible
I remember my summers (usually at least the entire month of August) in the east bay (El Sobrante) back in the late 60's/early 70's...we would go to an A's game on one day (with white chalk football lines clearly visible) to a pre-season football game a few nights later (with diamond chalk lines also clearly visible). I now see why Al moved the team to LA and now Mark moving it to Vegas (my hometown baby!)...and can't believe the Raider's put up with this crap for so long. And have you seen the Allegiant stadium? Work of art - can't wait!
"you didnt love me enough dad" !! lmao
RAIDERSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!! 10-2 welcome all bandwagon fans!!!!
Jason R. You know it!!!!!!!
Jason R. Yes!!! It's about time!! Since 2002!!! Free Aldo Smith !!!!
Jason R. Same bro
Thank you for the welcoming
The WORST stadium in MLB & NFL.
TexasFever The Tropicana Field is the worst. Then this is next
@@thicctimmy9290 Oakland is worse. Neither one are pretty but Tropicana isn't falling apart like Oakland.
way to show the painting of the feild...the only thing i was here for
Just build another damn stadium
Pablo Escobar that costs a lot of money couple million probably this doesn't waste as much money
Bearbot Plays couple million? Boi probably at least 200 mil
Pablo Escobar they are in Vegas
Pablo Escobar you must be rich lmao
Sean Is right The Raiders won't move to Vegas
This place is a dump, and I have heard this from A's and Raiders fans.
I love bad friends and I’ve ended up in a CZcams hole that somehow lead me to a young weird looking Santino 😂
Haha same. Watched the new episode and then a video about a crane collapse at Miller park and now here we are.
This seems really pointless
Then why did u watch
I am talking about the need to switch from baseball to football, the video is cool just not the need
+GamingWithEnvy well are you trynna be the one playing in the coliseum?!
LV4Billion no he is not. What's your point?
Garbage stadium.
So true
Like?
+SithMaster TheII Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego for the San Diego Chargers
SithMaster TheII Opinion.