May 21, 2016

Rough Odor

The Texas Rangers are not in town, but there still was an odor in the visitors dugout in Oakland:

Several maintenance workers spent nearly an hour trying to fix a backed up toilet while a member of the Coliseum staff mopped up the standing water seeping into the dugout. Yankees manager Joe Girardi and some New York players sidestepped the mess as they made their way to the field for pre-game workouts.

It’s not the first time there has been plumbing issues at the aging stadium, which was built in 1966.

In 2013, raw sewage flooded into the Athletics’ dugout in June. Later that year, sewage seeped into the coaches’ bathroom in Oakland’s clubhouse. The following year the toilets backed up again and flooded the A’s coaches room.

There are only four stadiums older than the Coliseum; Fenway, Wrigley, Dodger, and Angel. Newer stadiums seem to get replaced or remodeled more frequently than in the past, but the Coliseum remains a pit.

1 thought on “Rough Odor

  1. Devon

    I can see keepin’ Fenway & Wrigley, but the other stadiums need to go, especially the Oakland one if it’s got HEALTH hazard plumbing issues!

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