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BALLPARK NEWS
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British Invasion: Busch Stadium
Transformed for Soccer
 BeWell,
it's happened. Soccer finally has taken over
the heart of the United States. The rest of
the world's favourite sport is coming to
Busch Stadium in St. Louis on Thursday and
it is flattening the pitcher's mound in
order to make it happen.With the host
baseball team having vacated the stadium on
a road trip,
Manchester City and
Chelsea of
the English Premiere League move in to
play a "friendly" (exhibition) on the same
field where
David Freese won a car for leading the
St. Louis Cardinals to a World Series
championship in 2011. EPL's season ended
Sunday, with Man City and
Chelsea taking second and third,
respectively, in league play. So these are
two of the best teams in the world, a good
matchup for the first soccer game of any
sort in Busch Stadium III history. But, as
fans of soccer would tell you, big mounds of
dirt and clay on the pitch aren't conducive
to a good showcase, so the pitcher's mound
has to go, as does a layer of dirt elsewhere
on the infield.
The Cardinals tweeted a photo of work
being done to that end Monday.
-Weekend
in January might feature outdoor games at
Dodger Stadium and Yankee Stadium
-Somehow
A's have found way to win in an outdated
park and brutal market
-MLB
rejects San Jose's mayor's request to
discuss ballpark for A's
-Blue Jays Open to Playing a Home Game in
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DID YOU KNOW?
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On Opening Day, April 15, 1958, the first
MLB regular season game was played in San
Francisco, CA as the Giants hosted the Los
Angeles Dodgers at Seals Stadium. Three days
later the Dodgers hosted the Giants in front
of 78,672 fans at the Los Angeles Coliseum. |
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