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Old 06-20-2021, 09:54 AM   #55
asrivkin
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Fictional Finley Field

I've actually been calling it "Finley Park" but couldn't resist the alliteration for the title.

This is a bit different from my usual lane, but after some PM exchanges with kcstengelsr I thought I'd try my hand at a what-if. As you may know, Charlie Finley was constantly looking to move the Athletics out of Municipal Stadium in Kansas City. While feints in the direction of Louisville and Dallas, among others, are famous, he also mused about/threatened to move the team to a cow pasture near Peculiar, Missouri. So, kcstengelsr and I thought we'd take Finley seriously. After a bit of discussion, we settled on a park that could seat 10,000 or so, with a very rural view. Whether this would have been a stopgap measure until a new KC stadium could be built, or until a franchise move was approved, or whether everyone would be content with this new park is up to the game player.

Given the time period, I took Phoenix Municipal Stadium by nielsoncp as the base--indeed, he (I assume he? Apologies if not) should get the vast majority of credit for doing all the work. I took the light towers from 1960 Candlestick and 1962 Colt Stadium, both I believe by silvam14. My changes were largely limited to relatively cosmetic ones like ads/branding, moving the fences, and flattening the hill to get a better view of the countryside. I did put in a few Easter eggs for KC A's fans, including the (in)famous Pennant Porch. What I don't have (and don't know how to generate and haven't found pointers to) is separate day/night backgrounds. I'm happy to give that a shot if someone can point me to instructions...

kcstengelsr has beta tested and confirms the field works:
Google Drive Link to Finley Park zip file


Thanks again to nielsoncp for making a great cake for different icing!
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Last edited by asrivkin; 06-22-2021 at 12:24 PM. Reason: New version of file!
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