Happy Holidays

Happy Holidays and Merry Christmas from ballparksofbaseball.com. We thank you for visiting us this past year!

Some new snowy pictures from NYC showing Citi Field and Shea Stadium demolition:

http://www.wcbs880.com/pages/3546131.php?imageGalleryXRefId=876255#imgXR

Citi Field Night Pictures

The first nighttime shots of Citi Field can be found here:

http://www.wcbs880.com/Inside-Citi-Field-/3419925

New Updates...

Its December and its time for some updates. New construction pictures and news can be found at:

http://www.ballparksofbaseball.com/future/CitiField.htm
http://www.ballparksofbaseball.com/future/TargetField.htm
http://www.ballparksofbaseball.com/future/YankeeStadiumII.htm

Futures Updates...

The Citi Field, Yankee Stadium and Target Field pages have been update with new information and construction pictures.

New information regarding the off-season changes at Fenway Park have been updated to that page.

New demolition photos of Shea Stadium can be found here:

http://www.wcbs880.com/pages/3289360.php

Want a Piece of Shea Stadium?

Want a piece of Shea Stadium for your home or office? Check out this price list for items from Shea Stadium:

http://www.loge13.com/pricelist.php

New pictures of Citi Field and the new Yankee Stadium are up on our site.

Shea Stadium Demo, Citi Field, Yankee Stadium

New pictures of Shea Stadium demolition and Citi Field construction:

http://www.wcbs880.com/pages/3172869.php?imageGalleryXRefId=785708#imgGalleryImg

The grass is laid at the new Yankee Stadium:

http://www.wcbs880.com/Freshly-Laid-Grass-at-New-Yankee-Stadium/3151630

New Aerials

New aerial photos of Citi Field and Yankee Stadium can be found here:

http://www.wcbs880.com/Shea--Yankee-Stadium-Construction-Update---Septemb/2971273

General Updates

It is almost the middle of the month and the season is winding down. We have added several features to ballparksofbaseball.com. Every month we receive several emails asking about teams and their home dugouts, whether they are on the first or third base side. On each ballpark page, you can now find out whether your favorite team's dugout is on the first or third base side. Traditionally one thinks that the home dugout is on the first base side. However, currently there are 18 teams with their dugout on the first base side and 12 teams with their dugout on the third base side.

We have also added a section on each ballpark section that contains information about each ballpark's ground rules. This also includes rules for opening/closing retractable roofs.

New pictures can also be found on the Miller Park page.

New Month...New Updates

Wow it's already September. The season has flew by, but it is one of the most exciting times of the season with teams battling to get into the playoffs. It is also the last month for fans to visit Yankee Stadium and Shea Stadium before they close forever. It appears that for the first time in over a decade that there will not be October baseball at Yankee Stadium.
Here are the latest updates to the site:

Citi Field-The Citi Field sign has been installed on the facade of the ballpark and work continues on the inside.
Twins Ballpark - New construction pictures show the latest structural work around the ballpark site.
Yankee Stadium - Seat installation continues and work has begun preparing the field for the installation of grass. A new link on this page will allow for fans to check out views from any section throughout the new Yankee Stadium.

Visit our new Ballpark Merchandise Shop: http://ballparksofbaseball.com/bpkshop/
We have redesigned our ballpark shop in order to make it easier for you to find what you are looking for. Many new items will be added in the coming weeks.

Citi Field update...

New construction pictures of Citi Field have been added to the site:
http://ballparksofbaseball.com/future/CitiField.htm

Look for a new ballparksofbaseball.com merchandise shop soon. We will be added many new ballpark products to the ones that are currently offered. Keep checking back for updates!

New pictures...new updates

New updates to several pages for the first of the month.

All new pictures on the AT&T Park page (http://ballparksofbaseball.com/nl/AT&TPark.htm) and McAfee Coliseum (http://ballparksofbaseball.com/al/McAfeeColiseum.htm). If you have never visited San Francisco or Oakland, you should defiantly go. If you like chilly weather during the middle of the summer, it is defiantly a must. What a difference between visiting both Bay Area ballparks. AT&T Park is a ballpark that no fan should pass up visiting. The views throughout the ballpark are awesome of the Bay and the city. If you have never visited a multipurpose stadium, check out McAfee Coliseum. Cheap tickets and some great fans here.

New pictures and updates on Cit Field, Yankee Stadium and the Twins future ballpark pages:

http://www.ballparksofbaseball.com/future/CitiField.htm
http://www.ballparksofbaseball.com/future/TwinsBallpark.htm
http://www.ballparksofbaseball.com/future/YankeeStadiumII.htm

to the Bay Area

ballparksofbaseball.com will be in the Bay Area the end of this week and throughout the weekend to cover the A's and Giants games. We will be at the Rangers/A's game on Saturday July 26th and the D'Backs/Giants game on Sunday July 27th. If you would like to talk ballparks or baseball at either of these games let us know!

New Tiger Stadium demolition video can be found here showing that alot of demo work occurred within the past couple of days: http://www.wxyz.com/news/story.aspx?content_id=9615e8f4-77cc-4005-868c-8412a210c3e4

Lots of new Pictures

ballparksofbaseball.com just returned from NYC and we have a ton of new pictures from Yankee Stadium, Shea Stadium, Citi Field and the New Yankee Stadium.

Check them out here:

http://www.ballparksofbaseball.com/nl/Shea%20Stadium.htm
http://www.ballparksofbaseball.com/al/YankeeStadium.htm
http://www.ballparksofbaseball.com/future/CitiField.htm
http://www.ballparksofbaseball.com/future/YankeeStadiumII.htm

If you would like to own some of your favorite ballparksofbaseball.com pictures buy them here:

http://shop.ballparksofbaseball.com/

All-Star week is here. Tonight is the Homerun Derby. It is defiantly more popular than the game itself. It will be fun to see how many homeruns are hit into the bleachers at Yankee Stadium tonight.

the Big Apple...

Ballparks of Baseball will be in the Big Apple next week to cover the Yankees and Mets as they play their final season at Yankee and Shea Stadiums. If you would like to meet us at ballparksofbaseball.com, send us a message through our feedback section. We will be at Yankee Stadium on Wednesday, July 9th and at Shea Stadium on Thursday July 10th.

We look forward to talking ballparks and baseball with you!

The End is Near

This week marks a start to a long and sad progress as demolition work has began on Tiger Stadium. It has been nearly 18 years since the last classic ballpark, Comiskey Park was demolished. Other stadiums have been demolished since 1990, but done with the history that Tiger Stadium has. The stadium has basically sat empty since 1999 with the exception of a few events. It is structurally in good conditions, however most of the stadium will be demolished over the coming months. Part of the stadium, from dugout to dugout will remain and the site, as of right now, will be turned into a baseball field for youth and others. We will document the demolition of the stadium on our site as soon as pictures become available. The main demolition work isn't expected to begin until after the holiday weekend.

As for new stuff on the website. We have a new monthly feature on our homepage, This Month in Ballpark History. Every month we will post a piece of ballpark history to relieve a certain date in baseball ballpark history. Other updates include new pictures and information to the future Yankee Stadium, Twins Ballpark and Citi Field.

The Final Season

You may have seen the flash ad for our newest feature on ballparksofbaseball.com for The Final Season. This is a special section for the closing of both Yankee and Shea Stadium. This section provides news and information for both of these stadiums. Over the coming weeks we will add additional features including numerous photos that have never been posted on ballparksofbaseball.com before.

Check out this new section at:

http://www.ballparksofbaseball.com/finalseason/index.html

Updates and new look

It's the first of the month and we have a new look and updates for some of our most popular future ballpark pages. New images, videos and more has been added to these pages:

http://www.ballparksofbaseball.com/future/CitiField.htm
http://www.ballparksofbaseball.com/future/TwinsBallpark.htm
http://www.ballparksofbaseball.com/future/RaysBallpark.htm
http://www.ballparksofbaseball.com/future/YankeeStadiumII.htm

Enjoy checking out these pages and let us know if there is anything you would like to see on these pages or anything else on the site.

It's Memorial Day...

It's Memorial Day, the unofficial start of summer and a great day for baseball and a cookout. Hope you have a great one. Afternoon baseball on Memorial Day is a great tradition, just like the All-Star Game every summer. On Wednesday MLB will officially announce that the 2010 All-Star Game as been awarded to Anaheim and Angel Stadium. The stadium has not hosted the game since 1989 and it will be the third time it has hosted the mid-summer classic. Each time the Angels have hosted the game, the stadium has had a different look. According to a report it appears that the 2013 will be awarded to the Dodgers since Dodger Stadium celebrates is 50th birthday in 2012. So now its time to predict who will host the All-Star game after 2010 since the Yankees host the game this year and the Cardinals host the 2009 All-Star Game.

2008: Yankee Stadium
2009: Busch Stadium
2010: Angel Stadium
2011: Citi Field or Chase Field (Mets have not hosted the All Star Game since 1964 and the Diamondbacks have never hosted the game)
2012: Kauffman Stadium (MLB promised KC the game if renovations were completed at the stadium. They will be complete by next season)
2013: Dodger Stadium (based on speculation and the Dodgers have not hosted the game since 1980)
2014: Twins Ballpark (The Twins will have a new ballpark by 2014 and have not hosted the game since 1985)
2015: see 2011
2016: Rays Ballpark (If Tampa Bay builds a new ballpark they will be awarded this All-Star Game)
2017: Great American Ball Park (The Reds have not hosted the game since 1988)
2018: Cisco Field (The A's should have a new ballpark by 2018 and it will have been over three decades since they have hosted the game)

All of this is pure speculation. It will be interesting to see what happens!

a lack of updates

Sorry for the lack of blogging with updates to the site and random stuff. It has been a busy time with the baseball season in full swing. The home of the Mets, Citi Field and the new Yankee Stadium is progressing rapidly. Visually it appears that Citi Field could be finished in a month or two. In reality this in not true as there is much work to be completed internally, not to mention the installation of seating and of course the playing field. In the Bronx, work continues on the new Yankee Stadium as some of the 50,000+ seats are beginning to be installed. The lower concrete seating decks are nearly complete. We will have many new construction pictures of both projects soon!

We have updated the financing information on the Rays Ballpark page that contains the latest figures from Tampa Bay.

If you are a big college football fan visit our sister site, College Gridirons at www.collegegridirons.com. The entire website has been redesigned with new information, pictures and more. Nearly 120 college football stadiums are profiled on the site. Baseball just started but college football will be here before you know it!

We have a lot of exciting things in store for ballparksofbaseball.com this summer. We will be on the west coast and New York City soon along with other cities across the country to bring you the latest pictures from your favorite ballparks.

The unofficial start of the summer starts this weekend with Memorial Day. Have a great and happy holiday weekend.

May Day updates...

It's the first of May already. Time sure does fly by. It's a new month and we have several updates. New construction pictures have been added to the new Yankee Stadium, Citi Field and Twins Ballpark pages. New desktop wallpaper has been added to our wallpaper section for anybody needing a change for their desktop on their computer.

Dodger Stadium update

Yesterday the Dodgers unveiled plans that will keep the team at Dodger Stadium for another 50 years and up until its 100th birthday probably. All of the renovations the team plans to do in and around the stadium look great. If you have never been to Dodger Stadium, you need to plan a trip. It is defiantly one of the best and classic ballparks in baseball. The setting in southern California is hard to beat anywhere.

The Dodger Stadium page has been updated to include the renovation plans and images.

http://www.ballparksofbaseball.com/nl/DodgerStadium.htm

22innings

Wow 22innings of baseball last night between the Rockies and Padres at Petco Park. They had three 7th inning stretches. Fans defiantly got there money's worth last night.

New pictures of US Cellular Field are now up. This includes some pics from the 1990s, the upper deck reconstruction and some recent shots.

American League ballparks

All of our American League ballparks have been updated with a semi-new look. Like our National League ballparks that were updated last week, all of our current ballpark pages have several new features. Be sure to check out your favorite ballpark to see these changes.

New Pics...

New constructions pictures are up for Citi Field and the new Yankee Stadium. Enjoy!

It's New....

We have a new look for our National League ballparks. Be sure to check out several of the new features that are on these pages includes maps for each ballpark and each team's schedules for 2008. Up next are the American League ballparks this week.

Whats New...

We have updated the Fenway Park page to include the latest renovations that were complete this past offseason. If you did not know the capacity of Fenway Park has increased by over 1,000 to 39,928.

Our ballpark comparisons section has also been updated to reflect the capacity change at Fenway Park.

http://www.ballparksofbaseball.com/comparisons.htm

Opening Day Round....4

Today is the home opener for several teams in baseball, the Brewers at Miller Park, the Rockies at Coors Field, the Blue Jays at the Rogers Center and the Angels at Angel Stadium.

Several updates including new pictures on the following pages:

Citi FIeld
Twins Ballpark
Yankee Stadium II

the day after...

The day after Opening Day is always a slower day. It was a great day to watch baseball yesterday although several games were delayed by rain and the last home opener of Yankee Stadium was postponed to today.

A couple of updates for today...

New desktop wallpaper this month, two great pictures of Nationals Park:

http://www.ballparksofbaseball.com/wallpaper.htm

Keep track of each team's attendance figures for 2008 here:

http://www.ballparksofbaseball.com/2008attendance.htm

It's Opening Day!

The day is finally here, Opening Day 2008. Yea you had the two games last week in Japan and last nights game between the Braves and Nationals, but today is the true Opening Day. It is defiantly one of the best opening day's in any sport. Take the day off from work or whatever you may be doing and enjoy some baseball on tv, radio or on the internet.

Updates...

Nationals Park has been updated with pictures from this past weekend. Awesome ballpark.

Other small updates:
Turner Field
Wrigley Field
Miller Park
Dodger Stadium
Shea Stadium
Chase Field
Camden Yards
Yankee Stadium
Kauffman Stadium

It's Almost that Time...

Opening Day is almost here. Well, technically the season has already began with the Red Sox/A's games in Japan earlier this week. However, the traditional opening day is just a few days away on Monday. Most people would agree that Cincinnati should be where the first game is played each season because of their tradition. The Reds open at home on Monday against the Diamondbacks. The city piratically shuts down every Opening Day as kids and adults skip school and work for the day. Opening Day is an unofficial holiday in the City of Cincinnati kicking off with the Findlay Market Opening Day parade through the streets of the city. Events are abound and excitement can be seen all around Cincinnati for the Reds. Tickets to this game are the most sought after each year.

There are several exciting events this weekend. The Boston Red Sox take on the Los Angeles Dodgers at the LA Coliseum on Saturday. The Dodgers are expecting a crowd of nearly 115,000 fans for this game. See the articles on our homepage about the game. This will be a great game to see since many were not born when the Dodgers last played at the Coliseum over 40 years ago.

The Washington Nationals open their new ballpark this weekend as they play the Baltimore Orioles in an exhibition game on Saturday. This will be a test run for the ballpark as the Nationals open the season with the first ever game at Nationals Park on Sunday night against the Atlanta Braves. Check out the ballpark on ESPN's Sunday Night Baseball at 8:00pm EST.

Look for new pictures of the LA Coliseum and Nationals Park on ballparksofbaseball.com soon!

Minor League Update

We have updated our minor league ballparks section to reflect changes for the 2008 season. Not much movement of teams for this season. A couple of new ballparks open in Double A and Single A this season.

http://ballparksofbaseball.com/minorleagueballparks.htm

VT Hokies Article

Ballparks of Baseball was at the New York Yankees/Virginia Tech Hokies game on Tuesday. It was an awesome experience for everyone there. What a great gesture for the Yankees to take time from their spring training schedule to travel to Blacksburg, VA to play in this game, and for all the great stars to come along. You can read about the entire day at:

http://ballparksofbaseball.com/news/vtnyygame.htm

A Trip North for the Yankees

The New York Yankees take a break from Florida and Spring Training today when they travel to Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, VA to play the Hokies at 3pm EST. After the April 16th tragedy at VT, the Yankees donated $1 million to the school and agreed to play in a game against the Hokies baseball team. The game will be played at English Field. You can watch the game live and for FREE at mlb.tv.

For more information: www.hokiesports.com

St. Patty's Day Update

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

New computer renderings of Yankee Stadium have been added to the Yankee Stadium page. They are probably the best renderings that have came out so far. See them here:

http://www.ballparksofbaseball.com/future/YankeeStadiumII.htm

New and done...

Our ballpark merchandise section is finally new and updated with all the ballpark related merchadise that there can be found. You can now browse our selection by category or by your favorite team/ballpark. Check it out here:

http://www.ballparksofbaseball.com/ballparkmerchandise.htm


Also added two new pictures to the Nationals Page page:

http://www.ballparksofbaseball.com/nl/NationalsPark.htm

Ballpark Updates

Here are some of the ballparks that have been updated with some new research and information you may find interesting:

Ebbets Field
PNC Park
AT&T Park
Sportsmans Park

We are continuing to work on our ballpark merchandise section to allow for fans to sort our merchandise by their favorite team and ballpark. Look for this to be complete later in the week.

Store Updates...

It has been a while since we updated the merchandise in our ballpark store:

http://www.ballparksofbaseball.com/ballparkmerchandise.htm

We have added a ton of new items for you to choose from including books, new posters, stadium snow globes, blankets and more. If there is something that you cannot find, let us know and we will find it for you.

Nats Update

More updates for the Nationals Ballpark page. Couple more pics from the webcams showing the stadium as of today. It's looking good. We also updated the directions/parking section for the Nationals.

http://www.ballparksofbaseball.com/directionsparking/nationals.htm

Fans are going to have a hard time actually parking at the new stadium. Surprise Surprise no parking at the ballpark except for season ticket holders. However, fans will be able to park at RFK Stadium for free, yes FREE, thats shocking, and catch a FREE shuttle to the Nationals ballpark. Otherwise fans can take the Metro to the game.

Future's updates...

Updates for 3/4 for several future ballparks:

Yankee Stadium II
Citi Field
Twins Ballpark

And the tarps come off...

The tarps that serve as a type of insulation over the playing field at the Nationals Park have been removed today. Check out the webcams from Clark Construction to see what the ballpark looks like:

http://clarkconstruction.oxblue.com/clarkhuntsmoot/

New Wallpaper

It's a new month, so new desktop wallpaper for your computer:

http://www.ballparksofbaseball.com/wallpaper.htm

A New, But Old Name...

With all the talk that the naming rights to Wrigley Field may be sold, the San Francisco 49ers (NFL) announced that their stadium will be known as Candlestick Park again after their naming rights agreement with Monster Inc ended. It is good to hear an old stadium name back in the sporting world. The name will remain Candlestick Park for the foreseen future. The 49ers probably would have found another corporation to have sold the naming rights to, but a city ballot measure restricted the team from pursuing a new name for the stadium. The City of Chicago should try to do something like this to prevent Wrigley Field from being renamed.

You can read more about the naming rights announcement of Candlestick Park here:

http://origin.mercurynews.com/49ersheadlines/ci_8408920

Another good article that discusses naming rights of stadiums from all sports can be found here:

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/03/02/SPK4VBCAH.DTL

115,000 for a ballgame?

The Dodgers say that there is the possibility that 115,000 fans will be at the Dodgers/Red Sox game at the Los Angeles Coliseum at the end of March. This would set a new record for a baseball game, and almost any sport. Even the largest college football stadiums do not have this large of a capacity. This will be a fun and exciting game to watch especially with the short distance to the left field fence at 200feet. ESPN will televise the game for the country to see. They should televise batting practice as this is sure to be exciting.

See the link on our homepage for an article regarding the game.

Feedback update

We discovered a problem that we had with our feedback and other sections that allow users to submit information via forms. This problem has been corrected. Feel free to send us any of your comments or suggestions at any time.

Citi, Mets unveil Citi Field logo

Not to much of a news item for Monday. The Mets unveil their logo for Citi Field. Different from most perhaps:

Citi, Mets unveil Citi Field logo

End of the Week Updates...

Updates for the end of the week:

Marlins Ballpark...new info up after yesterdays vote to approve funding for the Marlins new ballpark.

Angel Stadium....some new info from the 1990s. Did you know the Angels thought about moving from Anaheim in the 1990s?

Marlins Ballpark Decision Today...

The City of Miami Commissioners and County Commissioners will vote today on the new Marlins stadium. City votes at 9am EST and County at 1pm EST.

http://www.nbc6.net/sports/15361615/detail.html?dl=mainclick

We will have updates throughout the day.

Update 11:00am EST:
The Miami City Commission voted 4-1 in favor of a new Marlins Ballpark.

Last Update:
Miami-Dade County Commission voted 9-3 in favor of building a new Marlins Ballpark at the site of the Orange Bowl.

Wednesday Updates

Updates for 2/20:

Shea Stadium
Busch Stadium
Angel Stadium

Presidents Day Update

Update for Presidents Day, 2/18:

Candlestick Park: http://ballparksofbaseball.com/past/CandlestickPark.htm

the Marlins Breakdown

Here's the breakdown of the costs of the Marlins Ballpark:

-$155 million from the Marlins
-$347 million from Miami/Dade County: $297 million from tourist tax dollars
-$13 million from the City of Miami
-Total: $515 million

The ballpark will be built on the site of the Orange Bowl, that will be demolished this year. The Miami Hurricanes who played there are moving to Dolphin Stadium for the 2008 season (And you thought the baseball field was tore up in September because of the Dolphins and now there will be two football teams there). More to come on Thursday when City and County Commissioners meet to possibly finalize this proposal.

Fish Time

A Sunday Blog...Marlins closest to new stadium ever. Read Here:

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=3250639

Marlins ballpark update on website for this on Monday.

-the Ballparks of Baseball.com team

Rays to Orlando...

...for three games. The Tampa Bay Rays will move their series with the Toronto Blue Jays from Tropicana Field in Tampa to Champion Field in Orlando for three games in April. This marks the second year the Rays have did this in an effort to expand their fan base.

http://tampabay.rays.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080214&content_id=2373067&vkey=news_tb&fext=.jsp&c_id=tb

It's a good idea. Maybe the Marlins should do something like this. Champion Field is a great ballpark. Visit it this spring to see the Braves in Spring Training or see the Rays their in April.

-the Ballparks of Baseball.com team

Legends Field renamed

The spring training home of the New York Yankees is no longer known as Legends Field. It has been named after George Steinbrenner. At least it was not named after a corporation.

http://spring.ballparksofbaseball.com/GeorgeMSteinbrennerField.htm

-the Ballparks of Baseball.com team

Updates Updates

Happy Valentines Day and here are some updates for yesterday and today:

2/14:
Great American Ball Park
Comerica Park
US Cellular Field

2/13:
Polo Grounds
Sportsman's Park
Tiger Stadium

Hope you enjoy reading and finding some new information about your favorite ballparks.

-the Ballparks of Baseball.com team

Kauffman Stadium Update

Kauffman Stadium may be one of baseball's classic ballparks especially after the closing on Yankee Stadium and Shea Stadium after this season. Although it was built in the 1970s it will become one of the older stadiums in baseball. However, many agree that it is one of the best ballparks in baseball. We have updated the Kauffman Stadium page with some new info along with a picture showing the construction of the stadium. Also new are some renderings of what the stadium will look like once the renovations are completed in 2009 (It took us to long to get these up). Enjoy them and a couple of videos of Kauffman Stadium at:

http://www.ballparksofbaseball.com/al/KauffmanStadium.htm

-the Ballparks of Baseball.com team

Nats Ballpark

New pics are up on the Nationals Park page showing the construction progress. Just over a month before the Nationals ballpark opens. It appears that the ballpark will be ready by the time the team plays the Atlanta Braves on March 30, 2008. The ballpark defiantly looks different than most other ballparks that have opened with a more newer modern look from the usual retro look, which could be seen as a good thing by some.

-the Ballparks of Baseball.com team

More Yankees News

It appears that Yankees PA Announcer Bob Sheppard may miss this season according to this article:
http://sports.aol.com/fanhouse/2008/02/08/bob-sheppard-may-miss-the-final-season-at-yankee-stadium/

There is nothing like going to Yankee Stadium and hearing Sheppard. Yankees games without him just are not the same.

This guy could do the fill in for Sheppard or replace him as he sounds just like him:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=qREuKVRX340&feature=related

Also, it looks like Legends Field, spring training home of the Yankees, may be named after George Steinbrenner later this month. Look for official word later in the month.

-the Ballparks of Baseball team

New Yankees

The New York Yankees had a media tour of the new Yankee Stadium yesterday. New information and pics can be found on the Yankee Stadium II page.

The team also announced that the cost of the stadium has increased to $1.3 billion. That is almost $700 million more than what the Nationals new ballpark will cost. The new Yankee Stadium looks awesome but that's alot of money. The team also announced plans for the current Yankee Stadium. It appears that the entire structure will be demolished and be replaced with a baseball and softball field. You would think they would want to preserve part of the stadium. Hopefully plans will change between now and 2009.

-the Ballparks of Baseball.com team

Welcome Back

Welcome back to the Ballparks of Baseball blog. It has been a while, almost two years since we last posted. Instead of posting commentary about ballparks or other information pertaining to ballparks we will now post updates on when the site is updated and what you can expect to see. We have numerous emails asking us what the latest site updates are so hopefully this will be helpful to everyone visiting the site.

By now you have probably seen the graphic ad for our spring training ballparks section. This section is new for 2008. No longer are all of the Cactus and Grapefruit League ballparks lumped together on the same page. Each ballpark now has its own page. All are similar to our main ballpark pages, so be sure to check it out.

Planning a baseball trip this summer? We have a new website, www.stadiumtravelguide.com to help you out, where ever you may want to travel. There is a ton of information on here to help out with any aspect of planning a trip to one city or multiple cities.

Now for the updates as we are updating information on many ballpark pages after months of research:
New as of 2/7:
Kauffman Stadium
Olympic Stadium
2/6:
Crosley Field
Shibe Park
Forbes Field
Comiskey Park
2/5:
Yankee Stadium II
Citi Field
Twins Ballpark
2/4:
Yankee Stadium
Nationals Park
Fenway Park
Wrigley Field

The American League and National League main pages have been updated to include interactive maps showing the location of each ballpark on them.

So hopefully this information makes it easier for you to see some of the newest info on ballparksofbaseball.com. If you have any questions send us an email through our feedback section or leave comments here and we will answer them ASAP. We always like comments and suggestions.

-the Ballparks of Baseball.com team