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Dolphin Stadium renamed Sun Life Stadium Dolphin Stadium will be renamed Sun Life Stadium as part of a deal that the Dolphins struck with a Canadian financial services firm, industry officials said Monday. The name change, which was expected, will happen before the Jan. 31 Pro Bowl and Feb. 7 Super Bowl. The five-year deal reportedly averages out to $7.5 million annually. Select Dolphins fans have been invited to attend the announcement and a musical performance on stadium grounds at 10 a.m. Wednesday.

Fenway Park: A Frosted Emerald Diamond Ever seen a frosted emerald diamond? The first thing almost every first-time visitor to Fenway Park comments about is how green the park is, from the brilliant Kentucky Bluegrass on the field to the green paint on the walls. But the park wasn't always green. When Tom Yawkey bought the Boston Red Sox and Fenway Park in 1933, the walls were covered in advertising and remained that way until 1947. •Twins' ticket sales for '10 off the charts • A's to examine four potential ballpark sites • Wrigley debuts rink next week •Dealing with the death of old Yankee Stadium • Talk of A's move to San Jose picks up steam • Citi Field to be more Met Friendly in 2010 • A Roof With No More Stadium View • City of Oakland offers 3 possible ballpark sites

Family Says Wrigley Field's Name to Stay the Same Bank of America Ballpark at Wrigley Field? U.S. Cellular Field the Elder? Oprahland? Speculation about the possible sale of naming rights to Wrigley Field has spread since the Ricketts family bought the Chicago Cubs from the Tribune Company in the fall, but the new owners of the Cubs have not discussed the sale of naming rights to Wrigley Field, according to Wally Hayward, the team’s new chief marketing officer. Beyond that, Mr. Hayward said in an interview last week, the Ricketts family would not sell the name because they understand the essence of the old-time park.

Changes Coming for Wrigley Field The Cubs are making several changes at Wrigley Field in 2010, including a "refacing" of the back of the historic center-field scoreboard. "The facing itself is literally falling apart, and it's an important part (of Wrigley Field), it's iconic for us," president Crane Kenney said. "We're tearing it all apart and rebuilding it." The front of the scoreboard will remain the same. The back has a neon sign that says "Chicago Cubs," which will remain the same. •Kauffman Stadium Awarded 2012 All-Star Game •It was almost the City of No Angels • Twins' focus: New ballpark, increased payroll? • Big Ten exploring bowl game at Yankee Stadium •Postseason Ticket Prices Evading Comparisons •Report: New stadium in SJ would generate millions • An outdoor ballpark in Toronto? These guys think it could work

MLB Attendance Drops for 2nd Straight Season Rich Aurilia noticed all the empty seats as he made his way around the major leagues during the second half of this season. "You have to," the San Francisco Giants infielder said. "I think you do in the places where the teams are totally out of it." Attendance has dropped 6.9 percent across the majors to its lowest level since 2003, an average of 30,276. That follows a 0.8 percent slide last year from the record average of 32,785 set in 2007. Given the recession and the decrease in capacity in two new ballparks that opened in New York this year, baseball officials are pleased.

In Lean Times, Miami Pays for Most of Ballpark The push for a new baseball stadium here began the day the Florida Marlins first took the field in 1993. While city after city worked with major league teams around the country to help build nearly two dozen stadiums, the Marlins were left to play — and endure countless rain delays — in a cavernous football stadium in front of thousands of empty orange seats. Miami and Miami-Dade County have agreed to cover three-quarters of the projected $645 million cost to build the Marlins a home with a retractable roof and four huge parking garages. •Postseason Ticket Prices Evading Comparisons • Signs of Mets' Glory Rise at Citi Field, From 1969, 1986 and 2000 • Twins will host Cardinals for pair of exhibitions • Mets Won't Adjust Citi Field Dimensions

Retro-look Stadium? Florida Marlins Say No The Florida Marlins on Saturday held their groundbreaking ceremony for their new stadium, scheduled to open in April 2012. And with it came a dazzling display of images from the Marlins and Populous, the architectural firm that is designing the stadium. One such graphic adorned the front page of Sunday's South Florida Sun-Sentinel. The stadium, like many built over the past two decades, will be fan-friendly and spacious, with open concourses and spectacular views.

Our Favorite Pastime, Preserved in St. Louis This proud baseball town last hosted an All-Star Game 43 years ago. Long before a strike canceled the 1994 World Series, souring Americans on their summer pastime. Before the "Age of Steroids" launched dubious home-run derbies and ensnared many of the game's biggest stars. Before the Yankees priced seats at $2,500. • Big price drop for All-Star tickets • St. Louis stricken with baseball fever • Back to Busch: Pujols, pitchers take All-Star center stage • Ticket prices down for All-Star game, up for Home Run derby • $6 for an All-Star seat? Oh, for the good old days • Baseball Paradise? St. Louis Gets Nod • St. Louis: Home of fan appreciation and tradition

Fans Mark Forbes Field's 100th Birthday Where else but Pittsburgh would the citizenry mark the 100th anniversary of something that's not there anymore -- and hasn't been there for four decades or so?But when it comes to Forbes Field, the iconic ballpark set against the backdrop of Schenley Park in Oakland, the memories are as vivid as ever. Nicknamed the House of Thrills in its later years, Forbes Field was the stage for some of the most dramatic moments and some of the biggest stars in baseball. • 100 years ago, Forbes Field was baseball's first palace • Longing for Target Field..... • Marlins to break ground for new ballpark • Marlins ballpark financing pushed back • Miller Park to be OK after flooding • Florida Marlins stadium a hot ticket for job seekers • One of those: A writer's absurd quest to see every MLB ballpark • Big day approaching for groundbreaking • Things looking up as Marlins tied for first • Ranking the ballparks • Marlins stadium -- A bad deal gets worse for Miami • Target Field to open April 12 • MLB fans feel priced out at ballpark

Demolition of Tiger Stadium to Continue The wrecking ball will soon resume rolling toward Tiger Stadium. A Detroit conservancy's efforts to save remnants of the historic ballpark for redevelopment were squashed Monday by a county judge who rejected the group's request for an injunction against demolition, according to a report by The Associated Press. Wayne County Circuit Judge Prentis Edwards also lifted the temporary restraining order that had literally halted the wrecking balls in mid-swing Friday. • Demolition ordered to stop at Tiger Stadium • Glorious stadium honors past in St. Louis • Dolphin Stadium Renamed Land Shark Stadium • Fans desperate to save old Yankee Stadium's Gate 2 • New Yankee Stadium Is Tough for Autograph Hounds

Dismantling of Yankee Stadium Begins A crew of hardhats is the new "murderers row." Drills whirring, they unbolt four seats at a time and toss them onto pallets, which are then carried by forklift onto what was once the hallowed field of the original Yankee Stadium. Four thousand seats are being ripped from the stands each day at the Stadium. Just a few tufts of grass are all that survived the harvesting of the outfield, which is now a desert. The corridors, offices and locker rooms have been stripped bare. In the bottom of this sad and final inning, the once-glorious ballpark is a cadaver. • Notre Dame Begins Talks to Play Football at Yankee Stadium • Baseball chief says attendance not as bad as feared • Upgrades to new stadium? Twins will pay • New Marlins ballpark to feature pool, porch

YANKEE STADIUM - NEW YORK YANKEES OPENING

A Good Day Spoiled at Yankee Stadium The Yankees controlled everything they could about the first game at their sparkling Bronx palace Thursday. Dozens of storied players hugged the infield dirt before the game. Yogi Berra tossed the first pitch. Crisp new flags for every team ringed the frieze, like colorful candles on a white birthday cake. It was a celebration of Yankee glory, and even the weather cooperated. As the pregame performer John Fogerty would say, the sun came out and there was new grass on the field. The only problem was the game. • Ballparks of Baseball: Yankee Stadium • New Yankee Stadium Combines New & Old • New Yankee Stadium not TV friendly • Randolph impressed with new Yankee Stadium • All the New Firsts in Yankee Stadium • New Yankee Stadium touches all bases, gives nod to history • New ballpark is the pride of the Yankees • At Pricey New Stadiums, Is Baseball Taking a Backseat to Business? • An Emotional and Quiet Steinbrenner Is Greeted With Applause

CITI FIELD - NEW YORK METS OPENING

Mets Open Citi Field with a Loss For a night, Queens was the hot spot in town and New York glowed orange and blue. The Mets, not the Yankees, opened their gleaming new ballpark first, and Citi Field was primped and primed for the occasion, as if it were preparing for a date. Monday was Citi Field’s night to shine, and the Mets, after two rehearsals and a week on the road, were eager to show it off. Reality soon intruded, however, and the Mets bumbled their way to a 6-5 loss to San Diego, the game turning for the second straight day on an outfield mishap. • Citi Field connects with the Shea Stadium faithful • Sports of The Times Mets’ Cozy New Home Has a Sense of Its Place • Jersey guy gets piece of history • Mets must grow into Citi Field's new dimensions • Citi Field lacks real Mets fans • Citi Field tough transition for Shea family Jim Baumbach • Kansas City Renovates a Gem • New Kauffman Stadium adds excitement to opening day • America's Best Baseball Stadiums

Two New Stadiums, One Stoic, One Scrappy American stadium design has been stuck in a nostalgic funk, with sports franchises recycling the same old images year after year. Still, if you have to go with a retro look, New York City could have done worse than the new Yankee Stadium and Citi Field. Both were designed by Populous (formerly known as HOK Sport Venue Event) and are major upgrades over the stadiums they replaced, which had been looking more and more dilapidated over the years. Both should be fine places to spend a few hours watching a game. • Tour the New Yankee Stadium • New Stadium roars as blast out of past • Hal: Some seats are too expensive • Yankee Stadium to offer variety of fare • New Yankee Stadium gets rave reviews • The Long Buildup Before Teams’ New Buildings • First visitors to Yankee Stadium are left in awe • Hal Steinbrenner: New Stadium classy, not flashy • Players begin process of getting used to Stadium • A Late Rush to Tidy Up the Yankees’ New Home • New Yankee Stadium will open minus Bob Sheppard at mike

Obstructed View Seats Not Uncommon A mini-stir was caused in these parts when Newsday reported Feb. 25 about the 600 or so seats in the new Yankee Stadium bleachers whose views of the playing field will be partially obstructed by a sports bar and restaurant. Did some Yankee Stadium architect misread his or her protractor when the $1.5-billion ballpark was being designed? Are the Yankees alone in offering some of their fans less than the whole picture from their seats? No and no, according to a Newsday review of Major League Baseball's existing and future stadiums. • 11000 welcome Dodgers, White Sox at new ballpark • A sneak peek at Twins' Target Field • Ballpark to open with college teams • They're lining up out of need, not greed, at Dodger Stadium • Yankees, Bank of America end stadium sponsorship talks • Miami-Dade leaves Marlins' ballpark future up to city • Tiger Stadium group sends funding plan to Detroit

Oakland Athletics Scrap Fremont Plans Confirming and making official what's been reported for several days, the A's announced that they're no longer interested in pursuing the construction of a new ballpark in Fremont, Calif. "After much consideration, today we informed Mayor [Bob] Wasserman and City Council members that the Oakland Athletics will cease efforts to relocate our franchise to the city of Fremont," A's owner and managing partner Lew Wolff said in a statement. • San Jose could be on deck next for the A's • Ruth, other monuments settle in new Yankee Stadium • Old Yankee Stadium's obstructed views make a comeback • New life dawns for Kauffman Stadium

Shea Stadium is now GONE Shea Stadium, the site of the Mets’ two World Series victories, their many seasons of futility and a few historic concerts, met the fate of Ebbets Field and the Polo Grounds on Wednesday morning. At 11:21 a.m., a demolition crew pulled down the final section, and what remained of old blue stadium was gone in a cloud of dust: the final collapse at Shea. It was 45. Besides several months of work by a wrecking crew, what killed the stadium was the need for a sprawling parking lot for the Mets’ gleaming new home, Citi Field. • Citi Field or Bailout Ballpark? • Citigroup's woes make fans yearn for Shea name • Marlins upbeat as stadium vote nears • Loyal Mets Fans Shea Goodbye • Hundreds turn out to protest A's stadium plans in Fremont • City deadlocked on Marlins stadium • A's, Raiders need to get together on stadium site • Commissioner wants more from Marlins before stadium vote • A's put Fremont plans on hold

Sports Stadiums Face Economic Fault Line At the Dallas Cowboys stadium that will open for the next NFL season, what catches your eye -- no, what makes your jaw drop -- might be the 60-yard-long video screen that hangs from the translucent, movable roof.  At the New York Mets ballpark that will open April 13, it might be the soaring open-air rotunda that honors Jackie Robinson. Yet for sports fans caught in the grip of an increasingly ugly recession, the most stunning feature of the newest generation of sports venues might be the price tag. • Royals confident stadium will be ready • Nationals Park Final Tag: $693 million • A's talk of new stadium closer to BART • Plans to preserve Tiger Stadium get preliminary OK • Sports of The Times Tear Down Stadium and Build Up the Bronx • City considers extension of tax support to Ballpark Village • Vote on new Marlins ballpark pushed back  Bud Selig Unwilling To Estimate MLB's '09 Attendance, Revenue • Pirates working hard to sell tickets

Hockey at Wrigley Field a Success Fans should start to view outdoor hockey as an NHL tradition and not a novelty because these annual games are going to have an extended shelf life. By hitting a home run with the Winter Classic at Wrigley Field, the NHL has ensured the outdoor concept will have longevity. The roots of hockey are in outdoor rinks. Most players, particularly in Canada and Europe, have fond memories of their frozen toes on frozen ponds or solitary stickhandling sessions on backyard rinks. • Delta partners with Yankees in New York and Tampa • Yankee Stadium nearing completion • Troubled Citigroup Says It Will Keep Naming Deal With Mets • Target Field construction on schedule • New Marlins stadium clears last legal hurdle • The Yankees will play, but for now, kids won't • Sports of The Times Giving the Mets’ New Ballpark a Bad Name • Citi Field Starting to Look Like a Ballpark • First Games at new Yankee Stadium free for some

1923 Ticket Prices for Exhibition Games The Bronx Bombers may be spending big bucks on free agents this winter, but some ticket prices for the inaugural games in their new stadium will resemble dead-ball era rates. Certain seats for the exhibition games on April 3 and 4 against the Chicago Cubs will cost the same as they did back on April 18, 1923 - when the original stadium opened its doors, the Yankees announced Tuesday. • Ballparks of Baseball: Yankee Stadium

Final Yankee Stadium Tour Nostalgic The very last fan has left the House That Ruth Built. Team historian Tony Morante Sunday led the final public tour of Yankee Stadium before the historic ballpark is closed for good. "This was not one I was looking forward to," said Morante, 65, after leading 40 fans around the legendary grounds. The visitors were the last of some 140,000 people to take the tour this year alone. • Monument Park transition under way • Dirt, home plate, and ghosts moved to new Yankee Stadium • High-tech video to rule Target Field • Target Field beginning to take shape • Sox ask to host 2012 All-Star Game • Marlins' new park modeled after old • A's owner still hopeful of getting new ballpark • Texas Rangers to add premium club seats • PNC Park steel gets fresh paint

As Stadiums Rise so do Taxpayer Costs Days after taking office in 2002, Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg killed Rudolph W. Giuliani’s plan to spend $800 million in city funds to build baseball stadiums for the Yankees and the Mets, saying they were too expensive during a recession. But as the two stadiums near completion, the cost to taxpayers is anything but small, a review of the projects shows. • Cardinals boss: Ballpark Village moving forward • NY Yankees stadium runs 30 percent over budget: S&P • Cubs may help open new Yankee Stadium • Washington Nationals Ballpark is Baseball's First Wireless Stadium

25 Years of Frustration, Popped Like a Cork In a place where the glass always seems half empty, finally it has been raised in a Champagne toast to a champion instead of smashed in the heartbreak of drowned sorrows. As the Phillies clinched the World Series on Wednesday night, Philadelphia won its first major professional sports championship in 25 years. No city with teams in the four major professional sports had waited so long. • Ballparks of Baseball: Citizens Bank Park • In jubilant Philly, lovefest floating on a sea of red after Series win • The Scene Outside the Ballpark • Fans get their fill this weekend in Philly • Stark: Range of emotions for all Philadelphians • It's Phandemonium after Phils win title • Selig: No title for 5 1/2-inning win • Major League Baseball insists Tampa Bay Rays must have new ballpark

SHEA STADIUM 1964 - 2008

Workers Begin Dismantling Shea Stadium It's really happening, Mets fans. Shea Stadium is coming down, one thousand-watt lamp and one sink at a time. Centerfield's iconic 410-foot sign now lies in a fenced-in area outside the ballpark, along with other pieces of the outfield wall. The rightfield section of the upper deck yesterday was a sea of gray concrete, where once there was a vast expanse of red seats. Home plate was nowhere to be seen. Echoes of the stadium's glory days - the 1969 and 1986 World Series, the Beatles concerts in 1965 and 1966 - were faint yesterday, blown away by the swirling breezes so familiar to generations of fans. • Mets fans warned about final weekend at Shea • Losing Shea Stadium memories to corporate greed • '69 Mets remember Shea Stadium • Eccentric characters welcome at Shea • Old Jets will always consider Shea home • Oh Shea can you buy • SHEA STADIUM: THE FINAL COUNTDOWN • The Ceremony: Saying Goodbye to Shea Stadium • Shea farewell comes too soon for fans • SHEA GOODBYE THE STADIUM: A grand stage excitement • Shea Stadium Says Goodbye

Hurricane Ike Spares Minute Maid Park Minute Maid Park made it through Hurricane Ike without any structural damage, and now it's just a matter of waiting to see if the Astros will host games this weekend. Astros president of business operations Pam Gardner said the club is still examining the ballpark, but by all accounts, it's playable. "The building did what it was designed to do," Gardner said. "We're still assessing the damage, but there's nothing substantial at this point that we've been able to identify. • Passionate Rays fans attempt to explain why Trop stays empty • Major League Baseball finds new fan base • Phillies look to smash attendance mark • Miller Park to Host Astros/Cubs Series

TIGER STADIUM DEMOLITION - 1912-2008

Only A Corner Left at Tiger Stadium Demolition of Tiger Stadium continues to proceed "swiftly and smoothly," a Detroit Economic Growth Corp. official said. "As it stands right now, the stop points indicated to the contractors are from the first base dugout to the third base dugout," project manager Scott Veldhuis said. The Old Tiger Stadium Conservancy is trying to preserve that sliver of the ballpark. Thomas Linn, vice president of the group, said the nonprofit must raise $169,000 by Monday or the rest of the park will be razed. • Ballparks of Baseball: Tiger Stadium • Outsider sees inside Tiger Stadium • Tiger Stadium's left field is lonnng gone! • Falling stadium lights have history • Fans take pay respects to Tiger Stadium • Hearts break as Tiger Stadium falls • Storage field of dreams

Kauffman Stadium's Renovations Progressing Kauffman Stadium has been a construction zone this entire season as crews continue to work on the renovations. Whatever effects fans have felt so far will be increased significantly for the team’s final 19 home games. For example, your favorite seat might not exist anymore. And for some games, you might not be able to get one. Some seats on all levels will either be removed or blocked, taking capacity from about 39,000 to about 27,000.   • Work could begin soon on St. Louis Ballpark Village site • Economist describes little benefit with new Marlins ballpark • Selig hopeful on ballpark lawsuit • New Twins ballpark gets limestone walls • Firefighters say person seriously injured in fall at Shea Stadium • Earthquake won't alter Dodgers game • Sticker Shock to Hit Fans at NY Stadiums • New NY stadiums to open April 14, 16

Fans Bidding Adieu to Yankee Stadium Filled with Sadness The playing of the All-Star Game, one of the last major events at Yankee Stadium, spurred a rush of memories and emotions for some fans who attended on. No other place can equal the aura. John Farris of Mamaroneck, N.Y., recalled that legendary Joe DiMaggio's final game in pinstripes, in 1951, marked his first trip to Yankee Stadium with his father. Danny Berke of Brooklyn, fondly remembered Bobby Murcer's rookie season. -Rivera appreciates Stadium, legends that came before him -Ticket Prices Soaring For MLB All-Star Game At Yankee Stadium -It's appropriate this year's Derby is in Yankee Stadium -Top 10 games in Yankee Stadium's rich history -Fabled Yankee Stadium has seen it all -An All-Star Farewell To Yankee Stadium -We're actually losing 'second' Yankee Stadium -Grab a piece of Yankee Stadium while you still can

Tampa Bay Rays Scrap Ballpark Plan The Tampa Bay Rays announced this afternoon that they will abandon their ambitious plans to build a $450 million stadium on the downtown waterfront by 2012. Rays President Matt Silverman said at a news conference that the team will no longer seek a November referendum on the open-air, 34,000-seat ballpark the team proposed at the site of Progress Energy Park, home of Al Lang Field. Several St. Petersburg and Pinellas County leaders had complained that the city and county were being rushed to commit millions of public dollars for the controversial project. • Ballparks of Baseball: Rays Ballpark • Latest idea for the Astrodome? Movie studio • Nats risk priceless goodwill for $100K/day in damages • Residents want a chance to vote on Rays stadium plan • Time runs out for Tiger Stadium • Rays respond to city's concerns on stadium plan • Selig: Rays need to have new ballpark • St. Pete Strikes Down 1 Proposed Ballot Measure On Stadium

Angels Awarded 2010 All-Star Game The Angels and the city of Anaheim have been selected to host the 2010 All-Star Game, Commissioner Bud Selig announced. It will be the fourth time the game will be played in the Los Angeles area since the Dodgers moved from Brooklyn to Los Angeles in 1958, and the first time it's to be played in Southern California since San Diego hosted in 1992. The 2010 game is scheduled to be played on July 13. The Angels, who expanded into the American League in 1961, have hosted the game twice, in 1967 and 1989. • Tiger Stadium demolition plan approved • Twins ballpark, revenues head skyward • On site of Orange Bowl, a new beginning • Agency hopes to keep Wrigley name on ballpark • Suit against new Marlins ballpark to proceed • Tribune nixes deal to sell Wrigley to state • Design for Rays' waterfront stadium nothing new • Bed tax could be a deal breaker for Rays ballpark

Dodgers Unveil Future Plans to Stadium In order to ensure the continued vitality of Dodger Stadium, the Los Angeles Dodgers today announced a multi-faceted stadium improvement plan that will bring the most modern amenities to Dodger fans while preserving the tradition of the historic venue, first opened in 1962. The improvements, anticipated to be completed by Opening Day of the 2012 season, are designed to protect Dodger Stadium's place as the home of Los Angeles baseball for the next 50 years. • Ballparks of Baseball: Dodger Stadium • Despite today's weather, a roof for the new stadium is hard to justify • Fenway Park gets a facelift • Fans must contend with Kauffman construction • Yankees unearth buried Red Sox jersey from new stadium • Fans, foes speak on Rays' plan • Board OKs $1M to improve Twins ballpark area • Old Yankee Stadium deserves to be preserved • Athletics' move to Fremont likely delayed to 2012

The Future Looms Over Shea Stadium The most imposing figure at Shea Stadium on Tuesday afternoon wasn't even in the ballpark but, rather, adjacent to it. Few buildings of any sort dwarf the 45-year-old home of the Mets, but looming large as the Mets began their 2008 home schedule was Citi Field, a reminder of the future, if such an oxymoronic phenomenon can exist. The vast area beyond Shea Stadium's outfield walls and scoreboards, an area without recognized boundaries, seemed less vast because of Citi Field. • Mets start Shea farewell by looking to future • Shea to Be Honored for Bringing Mets to City • Memories, history fill Shea • Saying goodbye to Shea • Nats praying for more fans • No change-up: Coors Field keeps ballpark rights • A new season begins at Camden Yards • Fans arrested at Yankee Stadium • Twins Purchase Domain Names For New Ballpark

A Star Spangled Banner Unveiling for Nationals No grass was ever greener than the Kentucky blue that spread out across the field at dazzling new Nationals Park last night. No popcorn ever smelled so delicious. No beer ever tasted so refreshing, no hot dog so juicy. The senses were overloaded and overwhelmed on an Opening Night unlike any ever witnessed in these parts -- in a $611 million, taxpayer-built palace in a formerly blighted part of the District, in front of a national television audience. • Nationals Park 'Firsts' •Welcome to Nationals Park; empty your pockets • Nationals Park: Home at Last • The Do's and Don'ts of Nationals Park • Upon Inspection, New Home Has Some Sweet Aspects to It • Nationals' new park evokes Turner Field • Kasten thrilled with Nationals Park • Zimmerman caps memorable Nationals Park debut • No Major Back Ups as Fans Fill Nationals Park • First phase of Kauffman Stadium upgrade almost finished

You Just Cant Blow Up History in NYC The wreckers will arrive at Shea Stadium soon after the Mets’ final home game in late September or sometime in October. In February or March, Yankee Stadium’s dismantling will begin. The old ballparks will be taken apart piece by piece over two to three months with hydraulic jackhammers, blowtorches and grapplers. The concrete will be chopped up, pushed toward the middle of the fields and removed by trucks. The steel girders will be cut out, cut up and carted away for salvage. • Shea in ’64: The Planes Above, the Mets Below • New York Baseball Fans Open Wallets for Stadiums' Last Seasons • As the Season Begins, So Does the Countdown for Yankee Stadium • Yankee and Shea Stadium Sell-Off!

115,000 Fans Watch Game at LA Coliseum The Dodgers used a five-man infield against the Boston Red Sox. Too bad they weren't allowed to put a player or two in the Los Angeles Coliseum stands. Kevin Cash and Kevin Youkilis hit cheap homers off Esteban Loaiza to account for five runs in the first three innings, and the Red Sox beat the Dodgers 7-4 Saturday night before an announced crowd of 115,300 -- largest ever to watch a baseball game. This exhibition game was part of the Dodgers' 50th anniversary celebration of their move west from Brooklyn in 1958. • Now playing at the Coliseum: profits • Walter O'Malley would enjoy Coliseum exhibition • Renovations at Dodger Stadium Complete • Fans Will Notice Renovation Work At 'The K' • Playing along in Coliseum • Everything went well except the final score • Baseball at Coliseum: Popped to shallow left; it's out of here!

Yankees Make Special Trip to Virginia Tech On April 16, 2007, the Virginia Tech community suffered the worst school shooting in the history of the United States as 32 members of the Hokie family lost their lives. An outpouring of support from around the world flooded Virginia Tech, including from the New York Yankees. On March 18, 2008, the Yankees traveled from Florida to play in an exhibition game against the Virginia Tech Hokies baseball team at English Field to honor the victims.  • Why Wrigley Field's landmark status should be preserved • Public strikes out in Marlins ballpark giveaway • Police agencies' battle hangs over Marlins ballpark • NHL Rangers reportedly eyed for Yankee Stadium game • Wrigley Field rights deal may include multiple firms • A squeeze at Wrigley

Cubs May Share 'Cell' with White Sox The Cubs are hoping to play at least part of a season at U.S. Cellular Field during the proposed reconstruction of Wrigley Field, assuming they succeed in their plan to sell Wrigley to the Illinois Sports Facilities Authority. The ISFA already runs and operates U.S. Cellular Field, so if the Cubs begin a $250 million renovation of Wrigley, Kenney said it's likely they would play part of a season on the South Side with a little scheduling help from Major League Baseball. • Nationals Park: Best of a bad lot • DC stadium's plan discourages driving • In naming-rights era, the names mean squat • Candlestick Park coming back • Why Wrigley Field's landmark status should be preserved • Nats hope giant scoreboard will be a hit • NHL interested in outdoor hockey game at Wrigley • Yankee Stadium set to begin its final season

McCourt Kicks Off LA Coliseum Project On a bright, sunny day, Dodgers chairman Frank McCourt took a tour of of the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum as preparations had begun for a March 29 exhibition game between the Dodgers and Red Sox at the 85-year-old venue, the first baseball game to be played there since the Dodgers left the Coliseum for Dodger Stadium after the 1961 season. McCourt first addressed members of the media on Wednesday about the game, which will likely break the single-game attendance figure of 93,103. • True costs of a Marlins stadium soar • Rays to play Blue Jays in Orlando Series • Tourism taxes, parking fees key to Marlins ballpark • Rays willing to put $150M up front for new ballpark • New Marlins ballpark is terrible for area fans • Enough with the whining: Marlins stadium plan will work fine • If state rehabs Wrigley, it'll want something from city • Council hears from public on Rays' stadium

Officials Approve Marlins Ballpark Plan The Florida Marlins finally have an agreement for the baseball-only ballpark they have coveted for nearly a decade. Still, their long fight for a new home is far from over. After lengthy and often-contentious debate, Miami-Dade County commissioners -- some doing so grudgingly -- voted 9-3 Thursday night to approve a basic plan for a $515 million, retractable-roof stadium that would open in time for the 2011 season. The 37,000-seat facility would be at the site of the Orange Bowl, which is to be demolished in the coming months, and this is the closest the Marlins have been to fulfilling their stadium quest. • New Yankee Stadium to cost $1.3 Billion • Prices of stadium name sponsorships soar • Billy Joel to play Shea farewell • Super suite at Coors Field • Home run apple to follow Mets from Shea to Citi Field • Citi Field, Mets new home, quickly taking shape

Kauffman Stadium Renovation on Schedule It’s less than two months now until the Royals open their home schedule at Kauffman Stadium. Less than two months until the New York Yankees arrive for their only 2008 visit. Less than two months and, really, the place is a mess. The $250 million renovation project is in full swing, from the steel girders outlining the new crown scoreboard in center field to the cavernous ditch — picture a drained medieval moat — where once the stadium’s main entrance existed. • Ballparks of Baseball: Kauffman Stadium • Cards' Ballpark Village isn't ready for prime time • Marlins looking at three designs for new ballpark • First concrete poured for Twins ballpark concourse • Nats' ballpark expected to be ready • Nats' ballpark expected to be ready • Pace of change near Nationals Park gains speed • A Bronx bombshell: New Yankee Stadium has it all • Party suites, martini bar: Cost of new Yankee Stadium up to $1.3B • Marlins stadium talk highlights FanFest

Jacobs Field Renamed Progressive Field Say farewell to "The Jake" and hello to ... "The Prog," perhaps? Though the edifice is intact and the distinctive elements remain, Jacobs Field -- in appellation alone -- is no more. The ballpark on the corner of Carnegie and Ontario streets that has been home to the Tribe since 1994 shall now be known as Progressive Field, by virtue of a 16-year naming rights pact the Indians have made with Progressive Insurance. • Ballparks of Baseball: Progressive Field • Fans and taxpayers soaked by new Yankee Stadium • Fixing Safeco Field's roof • First Game at the Nationals' New Ballpark Is Set for March 30 • New Marlins stadium plan unveiled • Rays Stadium Finance Plan Hits Snag • Jacobs Field sign to be taken down today • Marlins ballpark plan to wait until February • Creative thinking can boost Comerica Park's capacity

Cubs to Give Wrigley Field Facelift The Cubs will add 70 box seats along the third-base line at Wrigley Field, and install new advertising signage inside the ballpark in 2008. The city of Chicago gave the team permission to make the changes on Thursday. The moves were done despite Wrigley Field's landmark status. Peter Scales of the city's Department of Planning and Development said the changes were approved because "landmark buildings aren't frozen in time, need to be maintained and can be improved while respecting their history." • Ballparks of Baseball: Wrigley Field • Nationals Park neighbors fear fan inundation • Parking for proposed Rays stadium an issue • Nats' name game endures • Bids for Tiger Stadium demolition put off til 2008 • Miami ballpark plan faces hurdles at many levels • State looks to buy Wrigley Field • City lays out vision for Tropicana Field site • A's ballpark plan back before Fremont council • Big plans in works near Phillies ballpark  • Renovations at Miller Park should be ready by Opening Day

Rays Release Plans for New Ballpark Tampa Bay Rays principal owner Stuart Sternberg announced the Rays' plans for a new 34,000 seat, retractable-roof, open-air ballpark on the St. Petersburg waterfront at the site of historic Al Lang Field. "Our vision is to build a breath-taking and contemporary waterfront ballpark," said Sternberg. "It will be an iconic landmark for the entire Tampa Bay region and showcase all that is great about Major League Baseball in the State of Florida." • Ballparks of Baseball: Rays Ballpark • Commissioner says name Reds ballpark for Nuxhall • Small fire breaks out at Fenway Park • Camden Yards to get $5.2 million video display • Wrigley renovations near completion • Deal close to have Mets, Marlins play series in Puerto Rico • How the Rays say they'll stop the rain • Breaking down the Rays' proposal • A look at plans for the Tropicana site • Why a new field? Because they want one

Dodgers to play at LA Coliseum in 2008 When the Dodgers moved out of the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum and into Dodger Stadium in 1962 it was believed that the Coliseum -- constructed in the the 1920s for football and track and field -- would never again host another baseball game. Forty-six years later, the Dodgers will return to the Coliseum one more time to play an exhibition game with the world champion Boston Red Sox as part of the organization's 50th anniversary celebration of its move to Los Angeles. • Ballparks of Baseball: Los Angeles Coliseum • Nationals fans can take a seat • Pope to celebrate Mass at Yankee Stadium in April  • Ballpark's quiet now, but Wrigleyville is lively • Ballpark Authority approves Twins stadium plans • City seeking bids for demolition of Tiger Stadium • Yankee Stadium parking is city's top concession • Turf goes down at Nationals Park • Reds ticket prices are going up • Florida governor backs Rays' ballpark plan • Red Sox raise ticket prices 9 percent

Renovations Begin on Wrigley Field's Field As another World Series goes on without the Cubs, the long-awaited plan to level the playing surface at Wrigley Field finally has begun. And though Geraldo Rivera never found anything when he dug his way into Al Capone's vault at the old Lexington Hotel, Roger Bossard already has hit pay dirt while digging up Wrigley. Bossard, the White Sox's head groundskeeper who is overseeing the project, said one of the bulldozer drivers tearing up the infield grass Thursday was forced to come to a complete stop between home plate and first base. • Fenway's the best ballpark we've got • Time to call A's owner for crying wolf on stadium • Red Sox eye restaurant sites around Fenway • Marlins park top priority • Coors, Fenway are ballparks that challenge • A's will be gone from Oakland, co-owner says • Fans shell out $2M for Tiger Stadium seats • Camden Yards to get new audio, video system • Kauffman Stadium Renovations Underway

Dodgers at the LA Coliseum? Maybe The Dodgers could hit Moon Shots for a day next spring. As they celebrate their 50th season in Los Angeles, the Dodgers are exploring the possibility of staging one game at the Coliseum next year. The Dodgers shared the stadium with USC, UCLA and the Rams for four years, after they moved from Brooklyn in 1958 and before Dodger Stadium opened in 1962."We're in the process of seeing if we can pull this off," Dodgers spokeswoman Camille Johnston said • 50 years since we all shed tears for NYC's lost ballparks • Nats close RFK era with a win • Cards' Ballpark Village gets new tenant • Approach of winter a big factor in NYC stadiums race • McAfee Coliseum a "pig" • Visiting players say Wrigley Field outfield is unsafe • Mets fans will soon get a glimpse of ballpark • City repaid in Tiger Stadium case

Nationals New Ballpark on Schedule for 2008 On a clear day near the top of Nationals Park, on the banks of the Anacostia River, one may not be able to see forever, but one can certainly see the glistening, white dome of the U.S. Capitol Building only a few miles away to the north. That will certainly be the signature television shot repeatedly broadcast world-wide after the ballpark opens next season, and for years to come. And so, for all naysayers who doubted in 2005 that the Nationals would move into their new 41,000-seat ballpark by 2008, it's time to put all those notions to rest. • Marlins win in front of tiny crowd • Is a third NY baseball team feasible? • Tigers owner set on seating expansion • Regular-season finales set at Yankee and Shea stadiums • Offer can't cool Twins ballpark land debate • Harwell joins Old Tiger Stadium Conservancy • A's ballpark village plan moves school location • Marlins about to bring ballpark deal in from the bullpen • Harwell joins Old Tiger Stadium Conservancy • Indians to Sell Naming Rights to Ballpark, Hire IMG • RFK Is Full Of Concrete Memories

Nationals Ready to Bid Farewell to RFK It hosted Livan Hernandez's fastball for strike one against Arizona's Craig Counsell, the moment -- 7:06 p.m., April 14, 2005 -- when baseball returned to Washington. This afternoon, in the cramped clubhouse behind the third base dugout, the Nationals will gather for the final baseball homestand in the 46-year history of RFK Stadium. In the heart of summer, this area emits an unholy stench that stadium workers must knock back by pouring gallons of bleach down drains. Just one reason the thinking among the players is, in general, Good riddance, RFK.

Dodgers Stadium Renovations Announced Frank McCourt, owner and chairman of the Los Angeles Dodgers, announced Tuesday afternoon the next phase of the multiyear renovation of Dodger Stadium. The Dodgers, who have already renovated seating and parking at Dodger Stadium, unveiled a multimillion-dollar construction project that will expand the Field Level concourse to include nearly double the number of concession stands and restrooms, two new all-inclusive clubs for the baseline seat ticketholders and a new energy-efficient and environmentally friendly cooling system. • Decent proposals: Rules to live by at the ballpark • A's to pitch ballpark plan again • Harwell's plan to save Tiger Stadium expands • Builder scales back Fenway plan • Stadium's loss may be Marlins' gain • Cardinals' Ballpark Village wins state financing • Lessons to Learn for Nationals Ballpark • Selig lobbies South Florida officials on Marlins ballpark • Nats owner goes on a tour of ballparks • Chase Field to get massive scoreboard

Report Card: Citi Field & Yankee Stadium II On a steamy day a year ago this week -- the anniversary of Babe Ruth's passing -- a chorus line of Yankees brass and politicians posed with bat-handled shovels to turn the symbolic soil in Macombs Dam Park for the proposed $800-million successor to the stadium known as The House That Ruth Built. A few weeks earlier, about six miles south in a Shea Stadium parking lot, the initial construction work on a $700-million ballpark designed to evoke memories of Ebbets Field already had begun, with far less fanfare. • Best eats: Ballpark signatures • Lost ballparks and old landmarks • Yankees unveil official 2008 All-Star Game logo • Selig says new stadium was essential to keeping Twins • Angel Stadium hit with 118 vermin violations • Angels to change cleaning schedule after rat reports • Mets giving new home old feel • Expos gone, baseball alive in Montreal • All-Star site for 2010 to be revealed soon • Selig: Marlins could move if denied stadium

Tiger Stadium to be Demolished After months of wrangling, the City Council approved a plan today that can have the seats and other memorabilia inside Tiger Stadium sold, and the ballpark dismantled, by the end of the year. The City Council went ahead with the decision despite today's last-minute plea from retired sportscaster Ernie Harwell to delay a decision until September. • Tear Tiger Stadium down ASAP • Settle Tiger Stadium debate with auction • New Citi isn't fan friendly • Preview of A's ballpark plan isn't a home run • Yankee stadium cost up, mayors blamed • Marlins lag behind other teams with home attendance • Tiger Stadium milestones • Mets take a lead in the battle of the stadiums • The Ballpark will stand forever in our memories

All Star Game Shuffle - Future Game Sites More than half of the 30 major league teams have new-generation ballparks, starting with Oriole Park at Camden Yards, which opened in '92 and hosted the All-Star Game a year later. Only three of 15 have neither hosted the Midsummer Classic nor yet been chosen to stage one in the near future. Petco Park is one of the three. The Padres' downtown yard debuted in 2004, same as one of the other three that has yet to host an All-Star Game, Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia. • Twins want to host All-Stars in 2015 • Yankees will host All-Stars next year • KC All-Star site announcement expected soon • MLB upset Marlins haven't received stadium help • Tiger Stadium demolition plan delayed • Hit a vacation home run at these great stadiums• KC All-Star site announcement expected soon • Settle Tiger Stadium debate with auction • City Council puts off Tiger Stadium decision • Ex-mayor says A's ballpark still makes no sense

Now Batting: The City by the Bay & AT&T Park San Francisco becomes the center of the baseball universe today as the build-up officially begins for Tuesday night's Major League Baseball All-Star Game at AT&T Park. They expect 200,000 to 250,000 people -- half from more than 50 miles away -- to attend All-Star events and spend $60 million to $65 million. Before All-Star Week is over, there will be a home-run hitting contest, a parade, galas, celebrity-packed cruises on the bay and a five-day "FanFest" at Moscone Center. the work. • AT&T Park shows how to create a boomtown • All-Star tickets headache for MLB • Lot near AT&T Park eyed for project • AT&T Park designed to keep breezes at bay • Ballparks of Baseball: AT&T Park • McClatchy to step down as Pirates CEO • Are stadiums worth the high price? • Twins ballpark land was low-balled • Public has stake in Twins ballpark case

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