Bolan had joined the crowds at six that morning, standing on the side and studying them as they passed into the open-air stadium.

"This week could have an impact on some Northern cities that were hoping to get the game in an open-air stadium," Tagliabue said.

In July, the Yankees announced a plan to build a new open-air stadium in part of the park.

Wilf believes an open-air stadium would increase the team's home-field advantage.

Under the agreement, the state will build an open-air stadium on the Connecticut River and provide it to the team rent free for 30 years.

As sketched by legislative and administration officials, the deal calls for a 65,000-seat open-air stadium with a grass surface.

Bowlen and Snyder have campaigned to play host to games at their open-air stadiums.

The latest proposal calls for an open-air stadium and exhibit center on the site of the Kingdome, which would be demolished in 2000.

The open-air stadium opened in 2004, and has a grass surface.

Second, it's an open-air stadium, and I could clearly see that no one was in the stands.