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Wednesday, June 30, 2010

Tuesday, May 4, 2010

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 Its baseball only but out of date.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.

Sunday, May 2, 2010

TARGET FIELD (EST 2010)

My oh My, what a ballpark. it feels like your not in Minnesota. the Move from the Dome to Target Field was a big improvement. a futuristic ballpark. the canopy on top, electronics galore. left field score board thats 101 ft X 57ft HD. the out of town score board in right. is very state of the art. the exterior is limestone brick. There is so much to say I'm got let you see it for your self!

Metrodome (1982-2009)

It was fun while it lasted. But a designers nightmare. I grew up going to Twins games there, with Bob Casey's voice echoing in the Dome. It was Dome and that is all, it was no field, ballpark, park, stadium. Just a dome. But it was notorious for the noise, baggy in right that was 23 feet tall, with seats behind center and right, hanging like bats in a cave.

Shea Stadium-New York Mets (1964-2008)

Meh. Defiantly no Yankee Stadium, but it helds it ground. next it Citi Field was under construction. When the new Yankee Stadium and Citi Field opened up, it was the first time in history, Two ballparks opened in the same year and the same city, just a week apart. Both new ballparks opened next door to their old homes. Shea Stadium was just another park, with huge scoreboard in center. The stadium looked like a cookie cutter but was not built complete all the way round. not for from the park was LaGuardia international Airport.

Yankee Stadium-New York Yankees (1923-2008)

Its an American Land Mark, the most famous sports facility in American history sitting in America's biggest city, home the damn Yankees, the most successful sports team of them all. I loved the stadium dearly when I went there in 2008. we sat along the 3rd baseline lower deck, towards the out field. Dad went behind homepalte too take a pic, and the guy let us sit there. in folding chairs the remainder of the game. But the Stadium echoed memories of Yankee dynasty. I say the new one under construction that was pretty much complete, that was just like the old one but it was more like a fraternal twin, and was no match for the old one.

Fenway Park-Boston Redsox (EST 1912)

What can't say I say about it?? what a ballpark. the diamond has round corners for starters which is unique. outside is a Redsox very own Mall area. with stores and food galore. but inside echoes baseball history, let alone the big green monster that breaths down the left fielders necks. on top of it sis sitting area that. looking over it is vertigo feel. At the bottom of it, is hand operated score board, for the game and out of town games. the wall in right, is very small, behind it are the bullpens. The right field pole is the Pesky pole, name sake of Red sox great Johnny Pesky, with signatures from all the fans. A birds eye view, or a view from the John handcock building its a very small building. its only about 8 acres big. And of course the highlight of the park is the fans singing along to Neil Diamonds "Sweet Caroline."