I'm fine with the stadium where it is.
I was very pro-Downtown ball park for the pure justification of helping develop Downtown KC.
Kauffman, as a venue, is fine, especially after renovation.
I'm frustrated by the stadium location. I don't really want to get back into the asininity of how the stadium votes/renovations went down (also, I don't think the location ultimately affects the on-field product), so I'll stick to a few key points here:
1. The Royals lose a significant amount of weeknight attendance because of the stadium location. It's too far away from a lot of potential weeknight attendees and the parking cost effectively at least doubles the price of a ticket for any single person who might be looking to just go out and catch a game alone.
2. Sprint Center has shown how much downtown KC lost by not getting the Royals. Even without a sports team, Sprint Center has helped central downtown and surrounding areas (Westside, Crossroads) rejuvenate faster than they probably would have otherwise. Thanks goodness KC/Jackson County at least had the good sense to go ahead with Sprint Center. (Also, Sprint Center has shown how stupid the parking/traffic arguments were.)
3. The renovations out at the K are fine, but every time I look out over the fountains and see the FCA and Adams Mark (or whatever it is now) instead of the P&L Building and Bartle Hall, a little bit of me dies inside. And that, combined with #1 and the other little hassles that just seem to get added every year (increased ticket and food and drink prices, more service fees, more security theatre, parking and tailgate harassment, idiots yelling at people who don't take their hats off for God Bless America), along with the Royals' commitment to mediocrity and generally unlikable roster, are why I now go to maybe 5 games a year, instead of the 20 I used to attend.
I'm sure there are others like me, but I'm also sure it doesn't matter much to the Royals, their bottom line, or their crappy team, so I try to keep my feelings to myself for the most part. But I just have to vent every now and then. I'm glad there are still plenty of people who can get the same magic feelings I used to get out at the ballpark.