the ballpark press

Florida Marlins ballpark is in midst of construction which started last July, expected to open in 2012. The unnamed ballpark will be built on the former Orange Bowl sight in Miami. The ballpark will be a 37,000 seat capacity with a retractable roof, made for baseball only, real grass, facing downtown Miami. They have played in Sun life stadium since their inaugural season 1993 shared with the Miami Dolphins (NFL). Also in 2012 they will be renamed Miami Marlins.

The Oakland A's and Tampa bay Rays need new homes to survive. The A's have been playing in Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum since 1968 shared with the Oakland Raiders (NFL). They want to stay in Oakland but threatened to move else were such as San Jose, CA. The Rays are the only indoor team left in the MLB playing at Tropicana Field since their inaugural season in 1998. Its baseball only but out of date. The team won the AL Pennate in in 2008, lost to Phillies in the world series, but have have been a competitive team since. They want a Bay front retractable roof ballpark in Tampa.