Its almost time....

Sorry, it has been a while since we posted. Opening Day is less than a week away and there has been a lot of progress to Busch Stadium. Check out some new video from inside the stadium at night at:

http://www.kmov.com/topstories/stories/032806cckkKMOVstadiumtesting.6f3634f1.html

Some great new pictures from outside can be found at:

http://www.ballparkconstruction.com/gallery.asp?CatID=262

We have also added some new pictures to our Busch Stadium page.

http://ballparksofbaseball.com/nl/BuschStadium.htm

Look for our predictions for the upcoming season later this week.

Countdown 'til Opening Day 2006: 5 Days!

Until the next time,

-BoB.com Blogger

Mets New Ballpark....

The New York Daily News provided a first glimpse of what the new New York Mets ballpark will look like. You can check out the article and rendering at:

http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/baseball/story/400647p-339426c.html

The rendering is really small. The Mets are supposed to release plans for the ballpark sometime this month. We have not seen any other renderings of the current proposed ballpark other than the one that is found in this news story. We have updated the Mets ballpark page under our future page with the latest information. However, the old renderings of the proposed retractable roof stadium are still up. As soon as more renderings become available we will place them on that page.

Countdown 'til Opening Day 2006: 15 Days!

Until the next time,

-BoB.com Blogger

A Lot of News.....

Wow so far this week has been very busy as far as ballparks go. As you have probably seen on the homepage, the Nationals and the DC Sports Commission released plans for their new ballpark. Interesting design as they seem to have went with a glassy futuristic look. Most would have probably figured they would have went with a Camden Yards type look. The ballpark looks the most like Petco Park. You can see the latest renderings on the Washington Ballpark page in the future section of the website. As more renderings become available, we will post them. You can check out a virtual tour of the ballpark at: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/video/2006/03/14/VI2006031401066.html

The local media out of Detroit is now reporting that Tiger Stadium may be near the end of its life. It will be a sad day if this ballpark is demolished. Hopefully some group or someone will step in to help save this stadium because the city defiantly does not care about Tiger Stadium.

In other news, grass is being laid at the new Busch Stadium today. The entire field should be down by the end of the week. You can check out the latest video and pictures today from KMOV at:
http://www.kmov.com/topstories/stories/kmov_localnews_060310_BuschStadium_.1150e7d3.html

Some new shots from outside Busch Stadium can be found at:
http://www.ballparkconstruction.com/gallery.asp?CatID=257

Countdown 'til Opening Day 2006: 18 Days!

Until the next time,

-BoB.com Blogger

Naming Rights Gone Bad.....

Although it has been official for about a week, the new stadium that is being built for the Indianapolis Colts (NFL) will be known as Lucas Oil Stadium. This has to be the worst name for a new stadium in any sport. While naming rights bring in a lot of money for teams they give stadiums bad names. Looking into the past, although they may have been multipurpose the names Riverfront, Three Rivers, and Atlanta Fulton County Stadium were great names. Luckily there are still several ballparks in baseball that are not named after corporations. We will not see Dodger Stadium renamed Staples Field or Yankee Stadium renamed Trump Ballpark anytime soon. Both teams have committed to not selling the naming rights as have the Cubs, Red Sox, and Royals.

If there was not such a thing as selling naming rights, what would today's ballparks be called? Before Minute Maid Park opened it was known as The Ballpark at Union Station. That would have been a great ballpark name. The Giants home has now had three different names since it opened in 2000. Now known as AT&T Park, you have to wonder how many more times it will be renamed. It would be great to see it named something like Willie Mays Park. The same goes with McAfee Coliseum in Oakland. Since the mid 1990s it has had four or five different names. Just give it is oriniginal name Oakland Coliseum.

Perhaps the best name slapped onto a stadium is in Cincinnati on Great American Ball Park. Atleast it sounds decent and isn't something like Safeco, Ameriquest, or Comerica.

That is all for now. No stadium updates this time.

Countdown 'til Opening Day 2006: 22 Days!

Until the next time,

-BoB.com Blogger

Some stuff....

First, we have a couple of new additions to the website. Our highly popular wallpaper section has been updated. Of course it is usually updated at the beginning of each month with two new pictures and we have recently added two additional pictures. Collages of all 30 ballparks with interior and exterior views have been added. We will tweak both once Busch Stadium opens in April. If there is ever a picture you would like to have a larger size of, let us know and we will try to get the size you want.

Of course a new post would not be complete without something from Busch Stadium. KMOV tv took a tour of the new stadium on Friday. You can find the video and pictures here:
http://www.kmov.com/video/video_stories/stories/kmov_localnews_060203_BuschStadium_kk.67c9fb25.html

As stated in our last post, Cardinals tickets went on sale this past Saturday. We looked at several games and only standing room tickets remain. Your best bet for good tickets now is ticket brokers.

Countdown til Opening Day 2006: 27 Days!

Until the next time,

-BoB.com Blogger