Originally Posted by
zdave
Staying by the airport would be pretty boring, and an expensive cab ride to the game. A better idea would be to either stay downtown and cab to the game, or anywhere in the Tech Center/Meridian area and use the light rail. Downtown will be pretty wild on NYE, and hotel rooms will be relatively pricey. I would avoid using the light rail on NYE unless you want to get thrown up on.
I dunno, as long as you avoid the amateur hour crowd, the light rail's generally been a pretty OK experience on NYE. Certainly better than the 6 hour cab stand at Union Station. Though neither beats a sober driver, once you find parking.