{"id":4841,"date":"2014-07-02T22:20:59","date_gmt":"2014-07-03T05:20:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stapletonion.com\/?p=4841"},"modified":"2014-07-02T22:20:59","modified_gmt":"2014-07-03T05:20:59","slug":"elimination-of-baseball-fields-in-section-10-pleases-parents-who-enjoy-driving","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stapletonion.com\/?p=4841","title":{"rendered":"Elimination of Baseball Fields in Section 10 Pleases Parents Who Enjoy Driving"},"content":{"rendered":"

\t\t\t\t\"no-new-baseball-fields\"<\/a>The July issue of the Front Porch<\/a> reported that the City of Denver no longer plans to include baseball fields in the section 10 area as originally planned. \u201cThere are already soccer fields at Dick\u2019s,\u201d said Deirdre Oss, Senior City Planner. \u201cDo kids really play baseball anymore? I feel like all I see on TV right now is soccer. So, baseball fields seem a little unnecessary, plus they can be expensive to upkeep. Sure, they may be good for the kids, but there\u2019s just no money in baseball fields. You know what there is money in? Property taxes.\u201d\nMany residents disagree with Oss that kids no longer play baseball, but they do agree that the fields aren\u2019t necessary. \u201cWell, more kids are playing baseball in Stapleton than any other sport, except maybe soccer,\u201d said youth sports director Gabe Hurley<\/a>. \u201cNortheast Denver does not have many baseball fields, especially more than two at the same venue. This doesn\u2019t cause much of a problem, however, as almost all of the families I know don\u2019t mind driving 30-45 minutes to either the other side of Denver or another city altogether.\u201d\nBaseball mom Nikki Potter agrees. \u201cWe have a 10 year old in a Denver baseball league, and we have to drive all over the place,\u201d says Potter. \u201cBut, it\u2019s great because we have the time, a nice vehicle, and it\u2019s a great way to use more gas. Most of the parents I know like having to drive for these reasons and putting multiple baseball fields near Stapleton may alleviate all that enjoyable driving for hundreds and hundreds of future baseball parents.\u201d\nOss says that parents shouldn\u2019t be concerned about any new baseball fields going in so they can continue to enjoy their long drives to other fields. \u201cAs of now, we are planning to put a couple in near the high school, but honestly, we may not do that either,\u201d said Oss. \u201cOn paper, that land looks like it is better suited for residential homes as well.\u201d Oss says the city is doing everything they can to keep Stapleton parents on the road. \u201cWe are even considering eliminating sports facilities from the high school and simply leasing other facilities for games. We know that sports aren\u2019t that important<\/a> to most residents, plus it will give the parents of Northfield High School another reason to drive.\u201d\n]]>\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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