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Wrigley's Right-Field Bleachers Getting Patio
The
Cubs announced the addition of a patio in the
right-field bleacher section at Wrigley Field, which
will be ready for the 2012 season and create a
rooftop-like atmosphere. The Budweiser Patio will
include a 75-foot LED sign installed above the
right-field wall with the capability to display game
information, such as pitch count, photos of players and
statistics. It will not have video replay because of the
size. The new right-field configuration can handle a
group of 150 people, or three groups of 50 each, or may
be sold on an individual basis. Cubs team president
Crane Kenney said the pricing was still to be
determined. Each section of 50 tickets will include both
seated and standing-room-only tickets, and an
all-inclusive food and beverage package. The Wrigley
Field bleachers underwent a major renovation after the
2005 season when they were expanded and a restaurant was
added in the batter's eye.
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Marlins Stadium: A Model for the Rays
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Ballpark blueprint is
proof of Lucchino's legacy
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2013 NHL Winter Classic
at Comerica Park? |
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Fan Friendly Features Highlight Renovations
A
new sports bar and concession stands, air-conditioned
children's play area and additional club seating with
spectacular views of the field are among new
fan-friendly features under construction at the Rangers
Ballpark in Arlington. The team provided local media a
first look at $12 million in improvements to the
city-owned stadium, which hasn't been significantly
renovated since it opened in 1994. To help give fans
relief from the elements, the Rangers are adding 23,000
square feet of indoor, air-conditioned space, which
includes a two-story restaurant and sports bar with
views of the field, a kid's zone to replace the outdoor
Vandergriff Plaza Sports Park and a 100-seat Batter's
Eye Club on top of Greene’s hill in centerfield.
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Marlins Stadium: A Model for the Rays
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Ballpark blueprint is
proof of Lucchino's legacy
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2013 NHL Winter Classic
at Comerica Park? |
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Citizens Bank Park Gears Up to Host Winter Classic
After
his final shift is over in the NHL's version of Old
Timers' Day, former Flyers great Eric Lindros wants to
stick around and catch the Winter Classic. Can't blame
him. The outdoor extravaganza has blossomed into a
coveted score, with the price of admission rivaling a
Super Bowl seat or Final Four trip. Now can anyone find
some tickets for Lindros to watch the Jan. 2 game
between his former teams, the Philadelphia Flyers and
New York Rangers? "I've got a group of buddies and we're
all going to head down and enjoy the weekend," he said.
"We hope to get some tickets to the Classic game. It's a
hot ticket in town." There's not a hotter pair for any
marquee event in Philadelphia.
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Small fire at
Wrigley Field
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Renovations at Comerica
Park force cancellation of TigerFest for 2012
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Orioles Announce Improvements to Camden Yards |
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Fenway & Wrigley Find Two Side to Landmark Status
Baseball’s
two oldest and most iconic ballparks are on divergent
paths when it comes to recognizing their historic
status. After a decade of renovations, Boston’s Fenway
Park is hurtling toward federal landmark recognition —
and the tax credits that come with it. Meanwhile, in
Chicago, the Cubs contend that Wrigley Field’s local
landmark designation is a roadblock to upgrading the
stadium and increasing revenue. On Wednesday, the
Massachusetts Historical Commission unanimously voted to
approve Fenway’s application for a listing in the
National Register of Historic Places. That sends the
nomination to the National Parks Service for a final
decision that could come as soon as early 2012. Barring
an unexpected turn of events, Fenway should have no
trouble clearing the final hurdle. “We rarely overturn
anything supported locally,“ said Patrick Andrus, a
historian at the National Register.
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New Marlins
Ballpark over 90
percent complete
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Renovations at Comerica
Park force cancellation of TigerFest for 2012
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Marlins
Ballpark: Feds
Investigate, Mayor Sounds Off |
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Red Sox to Celebrate Fenway's 100th Anniversary
The
Boston Red Sox think their lyric little bandbox
deserves a great big birthday party. The ballclub will
celebrate the 100th anniversary of Fenway Park's first
game next year with a yearlong celebration that will be
heavy on history and filled with special events to usher
the oldest ballpark in major league history into its
second century. "We are going to be the first to do that
and, pardon me, but we are going to do it in a major,
big-time way," Red Sox president and chief executive
officer Larry Lucchino said on Thursday. "This is an
important year for us."The actual anniversary will be
observed on April 20, 2012, with a 3:05 p.m. game
against the
New York Yankees -- a repeat of the afternoon game
the Red Sox played against the Yankees' precursor, the
Highlanders, on that date in 1912.
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SF Giants donate $50000
for NYC home they left
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San Jose releases details
on sale of downtown land to Oakland A's
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Past, present mark
Marlins park street
names
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Chiefs, Royals could cash
in with new stadium
names |
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Snow Days Kicks off at Progressive Field
When
it came to creating Snow Days, an event that transforms
Progressive Field into a winter playground, the goal for
the Indians from the start was to find a way to bring
people together in downtown Cleveland during baseball's
dormant period. This offseason, Snow Days is back --
with plenty of improvements -- for a second consecutive
year. Last winter's event was a kind of experiment. This
time around, the Indians believe they have added
elements that will make the unique experience even more
appealing. "The basic premise is still the same,"
Indians president Mark Shapiro said on Tuesday, during a
Snow Days media event at the stadium. "It's an
opportunity to get people into this ballpark, to keep it
active, to bring people to downtown Cleveland and keep
an association with the Indians and family
entertainment."
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Marlins Ballpark: What are Critics Saying Now?
There's
no question the new Marlins ballpark will be a huge
improvement over playing baseball in a cavernous
football stadium. "This is a spectacular venue that
South Florida will be proud of, it will be a point of
destination for folks from Florida, other parts of the
country, and beyond, especially South America," said
Sean Flynn, the Marlins' spokesman. But it didn't just
rise from the ground, the ballpark was fertilized by
controversy. Almost from the day the Florida Marlins
started playing at what is now Sunlife Stadium, a
succession of team owners lobbied local governments in
Broward and Miami-Dade Counties for a real baseball-only
ballpark, often threatening to move the team out of
South Florida if they didn't get their way.
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SF Giants donate $50000
for NYC home they left
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San Jose releases details
on sale of downtown land to Oakland A's
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Past, present mark
Marlins park street
names
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Chiefs, Royals could cash
in with new stadium
names |
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Royals Address Stadium Naming Rights Topic
Royals
owner David Glass said on Monday that the team has no
agreement in place for naming rights to Kauffman
Stadium. The subject arose over the weekend in various
media reports, prompting the club to issue a statement
that while Royals officials are open to listening to
proposals, "at this time no deal has come to fruition."
Glass reiterated that point. "They don't have a
deal," Glass said. "There have been proposals made. The
Royals have not been out looking for a naming-rights
deal, but as proposals come in, obviously they have a
responsibility to look at them. And whether they'll wind
up with a deal or not remains to be seen, but there is
no deal right now." Although the majority of Major
League stadiums carry names of sponsoring companies or
products, the Kansas City park has been known only as
Royals Stadium and, since July 2, 1993, as Kauffman
Stadium, to honor team founder Ewing Kauffman. It's
become known as "The K."
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SF Giants donate $50000
for NYC home they left
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San Jose releases details
on sale of downtown land to Oakland A's
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Past, present mark
Marlins park street
names
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Chiefs, Royals could cash
in with new stadium
names |
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Renovations to be Made at Ballpark in Arlington
The
Texas Rangers on Thursday unveiled plans for an $11.5
million ballpark renovation that includes a center-field
club, two-level sports bar and restaurant and new
children's play area. The renovations, which CEO Nolan
Ryan said in a release would be "the most extensive
renovation in the history of the park," should be
complete in time for the Rangers' home opener April 6
against the Chicago White Sox. The Rangers emphasized
the air-conditioned aspect of the improvements,
mentioning that several times during an afternoon news
conference at the ballpark. "Rather than have your kids
out in the 100-degree heat, you provide an environment
inside," Rick George, the Rangers' chief operating
officer, said. "Hopefully, this will bring more people
out to the ballpark."
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Tampa could find $100
million for a Rays stadium
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Orlando's mayor says
Tampa Bay Rays would be better off in Central FL
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Past, present mark
Marlins park street
names
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Countdown is on for Marlins' big changes |
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Citi Field Will Look Different Next Season
The
offseason hasn't officially gotten underway, but we
already know one way the Mets are going to look
different next season. At least, the place that they
call home is going to look different: Discussion about
the difficulty of hitting home runs at Citi Field
started almost immediately after the ballpark opened in
2009, and the team is finally taking steps to make it a
bit more favorable to hitters. Adam Rubin of
ESPNNewYork.com
reported over the weekend that the team has decided
on several changes to the outfield walls. The biggest
difference will come in right-center field, where the
dimensions will shrink from 415 to 390 feet. It's
probably no coincidence that David Wright's swing
naturally drives the ball toward that part of the
ballpark, and that Wright's dip in home runs since Shea
Stadium closed has been the biggest argument for
shrinking Citi Field.
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Tampa could find $100
million for a Rays stadium
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Orlando's mayor says
Tampa Bay Rays would be better off in Central FL
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Arlington Sports Venues are Winners
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Countdown is on for Marlins' big changes |
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How Banks Finished in Stadium Sponsorship Ranks
The
New York Mets, fourth-place finishers in the National
League East, won at least one title—for its corporate
stadium sponsor,
Citigroup Inc. The team's home park, Citi Field,
earned the most value in news media exposure among all
corporate-named ballparks this year, reaping nearly
double the amount of the next-placed stadium, according
to a study released Tuesday by Joyce Julius & Associates
Inc. A source of controversy ever since Citigroup took a
taxpayer-funded bailout to help it navigate the
financial crisis, Citi Field enjoyed about $10.1 million
of news media exposure in 2011, according to the study.
That figure doesn't include the value of exposure from
TV and radio game broadcasts, or on-site marketing
efforts.
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Glare from Marlins new
stadium will soon be
dimmed
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Players Won't Miss Marlins' Sun Life Stadium
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Bronx leaders urge hotel
next to Yankee
Stadium
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Citizens Bank Park to Host 2012 NHL Winter Classic |
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Citizens Bank Park to Host 2012 NHL Winter Classic
The
last thing Philadelphians expect to see upon entering
their beloved South Philly ballpark is a frozen pond
engulfed by a sea of orange and black. But that's
exactly what they'll get on Jan. 2, when the Flyers host
the New York Rangers in the 2012 Bridgestone NHL Winter
Classic at Citizens Bank Park. Beginning in the last
week of December, the home of the Phillies will be
transformed into a winter wonderland that can best be
described as a both a festival of hockey and a
celebration of all things Philly.
"Our special-events
people will do a great job of integrating all of
Philadelphia into what we represent here and what the
place looks like all dressed up for hockey," NHL
commissioner Gary Bettman said. |
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Players Won't Miss Marlins' Sun Life Stadium
As
moving day nears for the
Florida Marlins,
Jeff Conine stands in front of the dugout, the crack
of batting-practice swings echoing in the cavernous
stadium. He looks up toward a sea of empty seats and
remembers when they were full. This is where Conine went
4 for 4 as a rookie in the franchise's first game; where
he played on two World Series championship teams; where
he earned the nickname Mr. Marlin. On Wednesday, the
Marlins kiss their ballpark goodbye. Sad stuff, right?
"If I was to say I'm sorry to see it go, I'd be lying --
big time," Conine said.
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Glare from Marlins new
stadium will soon be
dimmed
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Mets Weigh Hitter-Friendly Changes at Citi Field
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Bronx leaders urge hotel
next to Yankee
Stadium
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McKeon: Sun Life
Stadium showing wear |
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Detroit Balks at Offer to Rehab Tiger Stadium Field
The
Detroit Economic Growth Corporation has rejected an
offer by Chevorlet to pay for rehabilitation of the
baseball field at site of old Tiger Stadium, which the
city has largely ignored as it attempts to lure would-be
developers. In an August 9 letter sent to Mayor Dave
Bing and DEGC President George Jackson, Chevy
promotional manager Phil Caruso explained how the auto
brand could help makeover the field for youth baseball
this year. But Jackson, in a subsequent letter sent to
Old Tiger Stadium Conservancy President Thom Linn, made
it abundantly clear the DEGC, which acts on behalf of
the city's Economic Development Corporation, was not
interested in the offer. |
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Marlins Ballpark Can Guarantee Comfort, not Wins
A
day after the Marlins played a 12-inning game that
started 74 minutes late due to rain, it is easy to
appreciate the retractable-roof masterpiece they will
soon call home. Officials of the Marlins and Hunt/Moss
contractors were like proud expectant parents showing
off a new nursery as they conducted the latest tour
Wednesday of the downtown park now more than 80 percent
completed. It is shaping up as a gem of a facility for
baseball. "This will be the first ballpark to come in on
budget and on time in a long, long time," team President
David Samson said. "There will not be overruns in this
building. This building will come in at the $515 million
mark, not one dollar over budget, [and] not one thing
taken out of the building.
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Tropicana not sweating
criticism of Rays' stadium
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Major financial firm
cancels Ballpark
Village plans, stays downtown
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Dodgers
lose millions as game attendance drops sharply
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Sun Life
Stadium's big-game
future uncertain after Marlins leave
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Officials unveil logo for
2012 All-Star Game at Kauffman
Stadium
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Miami Marlins to play first regular season game at
ballpark on April 4, 2012 |
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Texas Heat Challenges Arlington's Ground Crew
For
baseball fans, one of the first and most enjoyable
things about going to the ballpark is the initial sight
of a large swath of manicured green grass. Don't be
fooled. While it is only on display for a few hours
every night, maintaining the grass is a full-time job.
Just ask Rangers grounds director Dennis Klein or
assistant director of complex grounds Stephen Lord.
Their jobs have not been made any easier by the
summer-long heatwave in Texas. Klein estimates that the
surface of the field has reached 130 degrees in the
afternoon heat. "At those temperatures, nothing really
likes to grow," Klein said. "We can maintain with what
we have. With Bermuda grass, we can maintain."
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Tropicana not sweating
criticism of Rays' stadium
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Major financial firm
cancels Ballpark
Village plans, stays downtown
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Dodgers
lose millions as game attendance drops sharply
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Sun Life
Stadium's big-game
future uncertain after Marlins leave
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Officials unveil logo for
2012 All-Star Game at Kauffman
Stadium
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MLB and Ballparks Affected by Earthquake |
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Cardinals to Inspect Stadium After Metal Plate Falls
Off
Parts
of the sidewalk around Busch Stadium were blocked off
Monday after a 100-pound piece of metal trim fell from
the stadium, prompting an inspection of the rest of the
building's trim. Inspectors will check this morning to
see whether other pieces of the covering, used on all
sides of the stadium, need to be better secured, Busch
Stadium Director of Operations Mike Bertani said
Monday.The 2-foot-by-4-foot black metal plate fell from
the west side of the stadium, off South Eighth Street
near Spruce Street, and was discovered shortly after
noon by a landscaper, according to Ron Watermon, the
Cardinals' director of public relations and civic
affairs. The trim is about 80 feet off the ground,
bolted beneath exposed brick. |
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Could Expos Return to Montreal Someday?
It
has been seven years since the Expos left town, but the
dream of Major League Baseball returning one day remains
for many fans. And that dream has now been given some
hope thanks to Rodger Brulotte, the former longtime
French-language broadcaster for the Expos. Last Friday,
on radio station CKAC, Brulotte said he has been
approached by an unnamed business group interested in
trying to bring baseball back to the city – and we’re
not talking about the minor leagues. Brulotte also
posted the news on his RDS blog and was a guest Tuesday
afternoon on Mitch Melnick’s radio show on The Team 990.
Brulotte said he had rebuffed the group of investors
several times over the last couple of years before
finally taking them seriously.
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Northern Illinois wants
to play at Wrigley Field
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Full houses at
Wrigley Field no
longer the norm
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Sun Life
Stadium's big-game
future uncertain after Marlins leave
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Officials unveil logo for
2012 All-Star Game at Kauffman
Stadium
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Decorative panels to come
off Busch
Stadium
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Mets' Citi Field to host All-Star Game in 2013?
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Still pitching peanuts at Dodger Stadium
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Marlins close upper deck for remaining home games
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Bud Selig defends slow pace of A's ballpark panel
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Security Expert Talks Stadium Safety |
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Cardinals Work to Restore Field after Concert
When
Bill Findley came aboard as the assistant head
groundskeeper at Busch Memorial Stadium in 1996, the old
ballpark was just switching over from artificial turf to
grass. During the artificial turf days, concerts and
large events at the stadium were a relative piece of
cake for the groundskeeping staff. For the U2 concert
that took place on sweltering Sunday evening, an event
that drew more than 50,000 to the current stadium, the
logistics have been enormous and exhausting. When all is
said and done, when the Cardinals return home to face
the Houston Astros on Monday, once again they will be
playing on a vibrant — and entirely new — natural grass
field. At least, that's the plan. This week's heat wave
will complicate it. "It's a dual situation, but what
Mother Nature is throwing at us is really unexpected,"
Findley said. "The sustained heat they have in the
forecast for the next 10 days is going to make our job
that much tougher." |
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MLB Explores Possibility of New Ballpark for Dodgers
SportsbyBrooks has
been told by multiple sources that MLB has reached out
to AEG to inquire about the feasibility of
building a new ballpark in downtown Los Angeles for the
Dodgers. AEG is the owner of the Staples Center,
home of the NBA’s Lakers and Clippers, in downtown L.A.
and has already proposed to the city a plan to build an
NFL stadium in the same area. MLB is looking to get
involved as a way of getting Frank McCourt out of
Dodgers business for good. McCourt, who has taken the
Dodgers into bankruptcy proceedings, not only owns the
team, but he also owns the land occupied by Dodger
Stadium. Some have suggested that even if MLB succeeds
in wrenching the franchise away from him, it could
create a situation in which the new owner is forced to
pay McCourt rent. |
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All-Star Game host Chase Field more than Meets the
Eye
As
architects and designers huddled over initial plans 15
years ago for what was then named Bank One Ballpark,
there was one hard-and-fast rule: The grass will be
greener on the inside. That meant real turf, the kind
that requires sunlight and water, making BOB the first
domed stadium with an organic surface. Thousands of
out-of-town visitors who are seeing Chase Field for the
first time as they enjoy the All-Star
Game on
Tuesday may not realize the work that went into making
the real-grass dream come true.
The answer lies above in a retractable roof that
required out-of-the-box thinking to allow for natural
turf inside. And that is just one of the park's more
interesting features.
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Problem for Rays and A's? MLB Greed?
For
the first 10 years of their existence, the Tampa Bay
(Devil) Rays provided the standard laugh track for big
league baseball. Teams that had mismanaged their clubs
or complained about the public refusing to build them a
ballpark could always point to Tampa Bay and feel
better. Since the club's first winning season in 2008,
however, the Rays have won a pennant and two American
League East titles, have drafted tremendously, and,
after stockpiling 10 first-round picks at this month's
amateur draft, are being applauded for their fiscal
responsibility and talent evaluation in a division in
which the two dominant franchises, Boston and New York,
share great advantages over every other team in
baseball. Three thousand miles away, the A's have
captured six pennants since arriving in Oakland in 1968,
second only to the Yankees in that time frame.
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Marlins Ballpark More Than 70% Complete
With
a little more than 9 1/2 months of construction
remaining, the new Marlins ballpark is 72 percent
complete, on schedule and on budget. "Every day really
counts at this point," said Claude Delorme, executive
vice president of ballpark development. "We've really
pushed. A lot of the things are out of sequence, but in
a positive light for us." The target date for finishing
the project remains March 2012, but Delorme is hopeful
that they can finish by late February in time to host
soft events before Opening Day. At the moment, the focus
remains on finishing the retractable roof by the end of
June and to then place the white membrane on top of the
roof by September before the end of hurricane season.
"If we can address that, once we've got the exterior
protected, we're in good shape and really zoom in on
anything in the inside," Delorme said. |
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Citizens Bank Park to host 2012 Winter Classic
Snowflakes
falling, the smell of crab fries sizzling in Old Bay and
the sound of hockey pucks bouncing off the glass just a
few feet from where Ryan Howard launches balls that make
the Liberty Bell gyrate. Those are just a few of things
you can look forward to this winter at Citizens Bank
Park. While a league source has confirmed that no
contract has been signed, the Flyers will be hosting the
NHL's annual outdoor game this winter at Citizens Bank
Park, as first reported by the Daily News last
month. The likely opponent is the New York Rangers,
though TSN's Darren Dreger reported yesterday that
top-level sources inside the Rangers organization have
no knowledge of the team's participation. It will be the
second time in the last 3 years that the Flyers will be
involved in the league's most highly anticipated
regular-season game, though it has only been in
existence since 2008. |
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Oakland Coliseum Renamed Overstock.com Coliseum
The
A's and Raiders are getting a new stadium — in name
only. Welcome to the
Overstock.com Coliseum. You won't have trouble
finding the place. It's the same, old gray structure
covered with the big green tarps that sits off 66th Ave.
in Oakland. But, thanks to a deal that's expected to be
approved Wednesday, an online retailer will pay $1.2
million per year for the next six years to re-name the
old Oakland Coliseum, the Bay Citizen reported Tuesday.
For those keeping score, through different naming deals
and non-deals the home of the Raiders and A's has been
called the Network Associates Coliseum (1998-2004),
McAfee Coliseum (2004-08) and Oakland-Alameda County
Coliseum (2008-11) during the past 13 years.
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99 & Counting: Fenway Park in its Centennial Season
Home
to the Babe, the Splendid Splinter, Yaz and Big Papi,
venerable and much-exalted
Fenway Park is more than a sports stadium embarking
on its 100th season as host of baseball. "It's my home,"
says
Red Sox team captain
Jason Varitek, catching gear at his feet in a newly
refurbished Red Sox clubhouse that's considerably more
comfy than previous generations had experienced. "You
feel a mystique here, like the energy of history." Much
of that energy comes from fans who have packed Fenway
despite wind, rain and economic recession to the tune of
640 consecutive sellouts since 2003, a major league
record. |
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Renovations Gave US Cellular Field New Look
Ballparks
are not static edifices where once built, they just soak
up any tradition they build up and operate unchanged
decade after decade. Both Wrigley Field and old Comiskey
Park evolved within the first 15 years of existence.
They added upper decks. Eventually Wrigley Field’s
bleachers were re-done – twice. Old Yankee Stadium
underwent a facelift in the mid-1970s, pushing the Bronx
Bombers to a temporary home to Shea Stadium. And so why
would U.S. Cellular Field be any different? The only
catch is the changes were instituted relatively quickly
in the ballpark’s life to change criticism into praise. |
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Red Sox Show Off Fenway Park Improvements
The
Boston Red Sox showed off new improvements to America's
most beloved ballpark Wednesday that included a 100-feet
wide high-def video screen and new menu options. The
team welcomed Mayor Tom Menino and city officials to the
park to review the "Year X Improvements," two days
before the team's home opener against the New York
Yankees. Three state-of-the-art high-definition video
display and scoring systems are among this year's
upgrades at the storied venue. They mark the completion
of a 10-year, $285 million improvement plan that ensures
the park remains the home of the Sox for decades to
come, the team said. |
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Pirates' PNC Park Turns 10 Years Old
On
the unseasonably warm afternoon of April 9, 2001, after
the balloons and doves and a long, teary ovation for a
departed Pirates legend, Cincinnati’s Sean Casey came up
with one on and two out in the top of the first inning,
took ball one and then golfed Todd Ritchie’s low, inside
fastball into the right-center field seats. PNC Park's
christening was official. The first hit and the first
home run in the first game in the Pirates' new place was
struck by a lifelong Pirates fan from Upper St. Clair
who often sat with his dad or his buddies in the old
place, Three Rivers Stadium. |
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Brewers' Miller Park Turns 10
It's
been the host of an All-Star Game that ended in a tie, a
no-hitter by a Chicago Cubs pitcher against the Houston
Astros, a three-game series between the Cleveland
Indians and the Los Angeles Angels and two Milwaukee
Brewers playoff games. Throw in a few concerts,
including last fall's Farm Aid, a retractable roof that
took millions of dollars to fix, a flood that left more
than three feet of water in the service level and let's
not forget Randall Simon, Pittsburgh's sausage
assailant, and you've got a fair amount of history great
and small at Miller Park. Miller Park is 10 years old.
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Revamped team, ballpark
await O's fans at opener
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How a ballpark and Babe
Ruth built a dynasty
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Fenway milked for cash
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Volunteers bat cleanup at
the old Tiger Stadium baseball field
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Marlins Shopping New
Stadium Naming Rights
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Players, fans get new
food options at PNC Park
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Smallest Wrigley crowd in
9 years sees Cubs beat D'backs
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Los Angeles, San
Francisco city leaders condemn ballpark violence
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Renovated Camden Yards Celebrates 20th Season
The
Baltimore Orioles prepare to celebrate the ball
club's 20th season at Oriole Park at Camden Yards this
year with some new features. The team announced Tuesday
numerous renovations primarily focused on the seating
bowl, club level, lower concourse and concessions areas.
During the off-season, crews replaced seats as part of a
deferred maintenance program. Seats on the club level
and upper deck are wider than the previous seats, and
sightlines for fans on both of those levels are
improved, as new, less intrusive railings enhance the
view of those sitting in the first few rows of both
levels, as well as fans sitting in and around upper deck
equal access and companion seats.
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Marlins set for final
opener before new ballpark
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Big screen, big food
among changes at Rangers Ballpark this season
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Minnesota Twins Season #2
at Target Field offers new features
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Tom Ricketts fine with
slow approach to changing Wrigley Field
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Phillies video board wows
crowd in first big test
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An attempt to unravel the
mystery of Major League Baseball's A's riddle |
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Angels Owner: 45 Year Old Stadium Needs Work
The
Angels can opt out of their stadium lease in 2016, and
there has been concern in Anaheim that team owner
Arte Moreno,
who beat the city in a yearlong legal battle over the
team's name change in 2005-06, will opt out then and
build a stadium elsewhere. Moreno said Sunday that he
has not begun to explore the possibility of building a
stadium, and that such a process would have to start at
least four years before a planned opening date. But the
owner did say the Angels must address a number of issues
with the 45-year-old stadium, the fourth-oldest in the
major leagues behind Chicago's Wrigley Field, Boston's
Fenway Park and Dodger Stadium, to keep the facility up
to date and safe.
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Astros unveil new
high-definition scoreboard
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Final roof beam installed
in Marlins' new park
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Forbes'
annual franchise valuations are out
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Not much progress on new
stadium, Tampa Bay Rays owner Stuart Sternberg says
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Wrigley Field Debate:
Organ or Taped Music
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Baseball Tours are a Hit with Fans |
Marlins Christen New Ballpark with Seat, BP
Marlins
owner Jeffrey Loria may not be an expert craftsman, but he
and team president David Samson could not hold back their
excitement as the club's new ballpark inched closer to
completion. On Tuesday afternoon, the Marlins' two top
officials grabbed their tools and made section 19, row H,
seat 12 the first seat installed at the club's new stadium,
which is slated to open for the 2012 season. Thanks to a fan
suggestion, the historic seat will be easily found by anyone
who visits the ballpark. "I got an e-mail from a
season-ticket holder that he read an article on MLB.com that
we were doing the seat installations," Samson said. "He
said, 'I have an idea. You have all blue seats. Why not
install a seat of a different color so that everyone will
know that it was the first seat installed?' I immediately
called Jeffrey and said, 'We need to do this,' and he
agreed. Then I found out we could order one red seat, and
that's what we did."
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Is Citi Field in Need of a
Name Change?
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Cleveland pitching in for
renovation of League Park
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Cubs plan Ron Santo statue outside Wrigley Field
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Polo Grounds, and Its Former
Tenants, Emerge From the Shadows
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Twins to take down trees behind CF at Target Field
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Marlins' park nears installation of first seat
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Astros add HD as part of upgrade
•Twins
shouldn't alter the Target
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AT&T Park Proves to Be Homerun for SF
The
clincher for AT&T Park isn't the atmospheric architecture or the
bayside setting or the smartly subtle urban design. It's the
magnetic sum of the parts, combining to reshape the larger
cultural map. The obvious examples last Wednesday and Thursday
were the orange streams toward Third and King streets, from BART
and the Financial District. They moved through an energized
terrain, past surreptitious signals of their destination: I saw
scalpers operating on Second Street almost to Mission, and
T-shirt vendors thriving in the shadows of the freeway overpass
(Cy Young winner as stoner deity, how San Francisco is that?)The
ballpark itself was a seamless fit.
•Giant
memories to last a lifetime
•World
Series Windfall: Cash, Good Will
•Super
Bowl, World Series planning intertwine
•Rangers
history: The good, the bad, the bizarre
•Suddenly,
San Francisco's a Baseball Town
•Touch
'Em All: AT&T Park, the San Francisco treat
•Marlins
Stadium Nearly 50 Percent Built
•Fenway
Park improvements detailed |
A's Hire Architect for San Jose Ballpark
The
Oakland Athletics haven't received permission to move anywhere,
but that hasn't stopped the team's owner from hiring an
architect for a new ballpark in San Jose.A's owner Lew Wolff
said Tuesday he has hired 360 Architecture, based in Kansas
City, to design a stadium for the Athletics in downtown San
Jose. The firm will also design a separate stadium near the San
Jose airport for the Earthquakes soccer team, also owned by
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