Ballparks of Baseball

And the end begins...

2009-03-18T08:22:00.000-07:00

The initial stages of demolition at Yankee Stadium has begun as the sod is being removed from the staidum. Check out the pictures here:

http://www.wcbs880.com/Taking-off-The-Turf-at-Yankee-Stadium/4029323

The Last Days of Shea...

2009-02-17T10:09:00.000-08:00

Today may be the last day for Shea Stadium as structural demolition is nearly complete at the site. View the pictures here: http://www.wcbs880.com/pages/3866231.php

New pictures are up for several pages, also the Citi Field and the new Yankee Stadium pages are no longer indexed as future ballparks. Shea Stadium and the old Yankee Stadium have been moved to our past ballparks section.

Citi Field: http://www.ballparksofbaseball.com/nl/CitiField.htm
Yankee Stadium: http://www.ballparksofbaseball.com/al/YankeeStadium.htm

New Shea Stadium Demo/Citi Field photos

2009-02-06T09:42:00.000-08:00

Shea Stadium is almost gone and Citi Field is nearly complete. See pictures here:

http://www.wcbs880.com/Shea-Stadium-and-Citi-Field-Update---2-6-2009/3803516

Happy Holidays

2008-12-23T08:26:00.001-08:00

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

2008-12-04T09:31:00.000-08:00

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

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

New Updates...

2008-12-01T13:04:00.000-08:00

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...

2008-11-11T08:39:00.000-08:00

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?

2008-10-23T08:33:00.000-07:00

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

2008-10-21T07:37:00.000-07:00

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

2008-09-16T09:56:00.001-07:00

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

2008-09-12T07:18:00.000-07:00

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

2008-09-03T07:45:00.000-07:00

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...

2008-08-19T13:25:00.000-07:00

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

2008-08-04T10:41:00.001-07:00

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

2008-07-22T10:24:00.000-07:00

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

2008-07-14T07:19:00.000-07:00

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...

2008-07-03T07:44:00.000-07:00

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

2008-07-01T11:19:00.000-07:00

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

2008-06-09T13:12:00.000-07:00

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

2008-06-03T10:05:00.000-07:00

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...

2008-05-26T08:06:00.000-07:00

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

2008-05-22T06:03:00.000-07:00

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...

2008-05-01T10:37:00.000-07:00

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

2008-04-25T07:40:00.000-07:00

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

2008-04-18T08:03:00.001-07:00

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

2008-04-14T06:55:00.000-07:00

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...

2008-04-09T10:12:00.001-07:00

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

It's New....

2008-04-08T07:16:00.000-07:00

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...

2008-04-07T07:19:00.000-07:00

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

2008-04-04T08:01:00.001-07:00

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...

2008-04-01T07:50:00.001-07:00

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!

2008-03-31T08:14:00.000-07:00

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...

2008-03-28T07:33:00.000-07:00

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

2008-03-24T07:31:00.000-07:00

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

2008-03-20T07:23:00.001-07:00

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

2008-03-18T08:11:00.000-07:00

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

2008-03-17T08:20:00.000-07:00

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...

2008-03-13T11:49:00.000-07:00

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

2008-03-11T10:11:00.000-07:00

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...

2008-03-10T07:39:00.000-07:00

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

2008-03-04T13:10:00.000-08:00

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...

2008-03-04T10:50:00.000-08:00

Updates for 3/4 for several future ballparks:

Yankee Stadium II
Citi Field
Twins Ballpark

And the tarps come off...

2008-03-03T16:23:00.000-08:00

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

2008-03-03T10:30:00.000-08:00

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

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

A New, But Old Name...

2008-03-03T07:41:00.000-08:00

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?

2008-02-28T11:52:00.001-08:00

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

2008-02-27T12:59:00.000-08:00

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

2008-02-25T07:41:00.000-08:00

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...

2008-02-22T08:14:00.000-08:00

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...

2008-02-21T07:05:00.000-08:00

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

2008-02-20T12:51:00.000-08:00

Updates for 2/20:

Shea Stadium
Busch Stadium
Angel Stadium

Presidents Day Update

2008-02-18T13:07:00.000-08:00

Update for Presidents Day, 2/18:

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

the Marlins Breakdown

2008-02-18T07:10:00.000-08:00

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

2008-02-17T14:18:00.000-08:00

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...

2008-02-14T11:40:00.001-08:00

...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

2008-02-14T11:09:00.000-08:00

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

2008-02-14T08:05:00.000-08:00

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

2008-02-12T10:33:00.000-08:00

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

2008-02-11T10:08:00.000-08:00

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

2008-02-08T10:15:00.000-08:00

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

2008-02-08T07:55:00.001-08:00

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

2008-02-07T12:32:00.001-08:00

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

FYI...

2006-06-14T07:15:00.000-07:00

Over the past couple of weeks we have been updating every page including rewritting the history of many ballparks. This is an ongoing process so if one still looks wrong, we will correcting it soon.

Until the next time,

-BoB.com Blogger

Sorry its been a while...

2006-06-05T07:36:00.000-07:00

Wow time does fly. It has been a long time since our last post. We have been very busy and on the road to several cities since the last time we posted.

If you have not already discovered there is a lot of new stuff on the website. The new travel guide section made its debut last week. Hopefully this section will help you and other fans when traveling to various baseball games across the country. Be sure to let us know if anything should be added in this section or to one particular city. Lots of pictures of Yankee Stadium, Shea Stadium, Fenway Park, RFK Stadium, and Citizens Bank Park have been added to the website. If you want larger pictures of these stadium, be sure to let us know. We also have many pictures that have never been posted on the website.

All of the ballpark pages throughout the website have received a slight makeover. We have also redesigned the Directions and Parking pages to make it easier to navigate and access.

Have an idea for something new? Let us know.

Until the next time,

-BoB.com Blogger

Wanna Talk Ballparks?...

2006-05-10T20:30:00.000-07:00

Want to talk with us in person about baseball and ballparks? Last year we met some great people and here is your chance. We will be traveling to the Northeast for games at five ballparks the end of the month at:

Citizens Bank Park - May 26 - Philles vs. Brewers
Fenway Park - May 27 - Red Sox vs. D'Rays
Yankee Stadium - May 28 - Yankees vs. Royals
Shea Stadium - May 29 - Mets vs. D'Backs
Camden Yards - May 30 - Orioles vs. D'Rays

If you would like to meet us, email us at customerservice@ballparksofbaseball.com and we will email you our seating location. We will also be traveling to other ballparks this summer so look for other opportunities later.

Until the next time,

BoB.com Blogger

Groundbreaking...

2006-05-04T20:49:00.000-07:00

So today the Washington Nationals officially broke ground for their new ballpark. It is a big event when it happens, but how many people actually remember these ceremonies? Should be interesting to see whether the ballpark opens in April 2008 like the team hopes. Our guess is that it will not open by that time. It always takes atleast two years for any ballpark to be built if everything goes according to schedule. Speeding up the construction process any faster than it already goes is almost impossible. It will probably be another 2+ years of the Nationals playing at RFK Stadium.

Lets fast forward to 2008 then. RFK Stadium will probably close mid season as the Nationals move into their new ballpark. However that will not be the only stadium closing in 2008. It will be one of the biggest years for the closing of stadiums since the end of the 1999 season when the Astrodome, Tiger Stadium, and Candlestick Park closed. If everything goes according to schedule, Yankee Stadium and Shea Stadium will both close at the end of the 2008 season. Just imagine what it will be like at Yankee Stadium for the final game ever. We have been at several stadiums for the final games played and they all had great closing ceremonies but just think what it may be like at Yankee Stadium with everything that has occurred there. Just think about that!

Until the next time,

-BoB.com Blogger

Its becoming a weekly thing....

2006-04-26T17:14:00.000-07:00

Looks as this blog is becoming a weekly thing. Things have been kind of slow lately. However, the Twins got good news today with the Minnesota House passing a financial plan for a new ballpark. The Twins have been trying for almost a decade to get a new ballpark and we are sure fans would welcome outdoor baseball again.

If you visited the site on Monday, you may have saw it was down. Sorry about this! April is our biggest month traffic wise and because so many fans were visiting the site, it went down briefly. Hopefully it will not go down any more this month. If so, it will be back up shortly.

In other site news, look for a new section coming in June. We will keep it a secret until then, but it is big and will help all you travelers out there.

Until the next time,

-BoB.com Blogger

Whats New?

2006-04-17T19:33:00.000-07:00

It has been a while since we have made a post. There has not been any huge news other than the normal stuff that happens every week. More news out of Detroit where it seems the city is dead against anything other than tearing down Tiger Stadium. We have discussed this before in previous posts how the city does not care about the old ballpark when there are people willing to invest in the ballpark to redevelop it.

The views from the new Busch Stadium are great. It is truly a classic ballpark with no gimmicks like some of the other newer ballparks have. Over the past week, we have added new pictures to the Busch Stadium page.

As always if you have any pictures of any ballpark, especially past ballparks, please submit them and we will post them.

Until the next time,

BoB.com Blogger

Day Two...

2006-04-04T19:43:00.000-07:00

Just got done watching the exhibition game from Busch Stadium. We have seen plenty of photos from the inside and aerial video, but the place looks great from watching the game. It shouldn't take long for Busch to become one of the top ballparks in baseball. We should have some pictures sometime this week from the game up on the site. We will be making a trip to Busch Stadium in mid July once the stadium is 100% complete.

If you haven't seen TV highlights or watched the Dodgers games so far, be sure to check them out. The new look at Dodger Stadium is very different. It is defiantly 1960's retro. It is nice to see something new with different colored seats.

The Cubs open at home later this week so we will see what the bleacher renovation looks like then.

Until the next time,

-BoB.com Blogger

Opening Day....

2006-04-03T08:10:00.000-07:00

After a long winter, Opening Day is finally here! It is always an exciting time and a day alot of people skip school and take off from work to go to ballgames. It is also a day when every team is in first place and we all have hope for our favorite team. The Cincinnati Reds have the best Opening Day tradition with the annual parade before the game and the whole city coming to a stop for the Reds opening game.

We will be watching a number of games today and if you are at work, check out www.mlb.tv to watch every game today and any other day.

Until the next time,

-BoB.com Blogger

Its almost time....

2006-03-29T09:52:00.000-08:00

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....

2006-03-19T16:24:00.000-08:00

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.....

2006-03-15T13:58:00.000-08:00

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.....

2006-03-11T06:55:00.000-08:00

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....

2006-03-06T07:32:00.000-08:00

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

Here we go....

2006-02-27T16:46:00.000-08:00

So yesterday we promised something for today. Well we have two things regarding one thing, the new Busch Stadium.

First check out this cool time-lapse of the demolition of old Busch Stadium and the construction of the new one.

http://www.redbirdcentral.com/demolition_TL2.htm

(Give it a few minutes to load!)

Second, KMOV has some new video up of the construction.

http://www.kmov.com/topstories/stories/kmov_localnews_060227_ps2buschstadium.6c64412d.html

If you are looking to go to a Cardinals game this year, good luck! Over three million tickets for the season have already been sold. Single game tickets go on sale this Saturday, March 4th at 10amEST/9amCST.

That's it for today.

Countdown til Opening Day 2006: 34 Days!

Until the next time,

-BoB.com Blogger

It has been a while.....

2006-02-26T19:16:00.000-08:00

If you have been checking in every so often you have seen no new posts lately. Sorry about that. Hopefully tomorrow we will have some links with new images of the new Busch Stadium. As many posts as we make about the Cardinals you probably think they are our favorite team. Not quite, we like to cover all the teams equally.

Back tomorrow!

Countdown til Opening Day 2006: 35 Days!

Until the next time,

-BoB.com Blogger

New Stadiums.....

2006-02-16T14:21:00.000-08:00

As you can see from the new headlines on the homepage, the Mets are close to officially announcing plans for a new ballpark. It finally looks like this will be a done deal. Look for a formal announcement from the Mets before the season starts. As soon as anything is announced you will see it here within a hour.

The Cardinals released new images of the Ballpark Village that will be constructed on the site where old Busch Stadium was located. Click here to view them.

Click here to see new Busch Stadium video from KMOV.

Countdown 'til Opening Day 2006: 47 Days!

Until the next time,

-BoB.com Blogger

Its getting closer.....

2006-02-12T19:05:00.000-08:00

Spring Training 2006 is almost here. Pitchers and catchers report this week. If you are on the east coast, you may have got snow this weekend and probably cannot wait until it starts to get warmer. Sometime this week we will get our Spring Training section up on the site. Let us know if you know of anything we should add to the section. It is the same layout as in years past. We have thought about expanding the section but that may come in another year.

The Cubs have added new pictures of the bleacher renovation at Wrigley Field to their website at www.cubs.mlb.com.

New construction pictures of the new Busch Stadium are up at:
http://stlbaseball.johnsebben.com/index.php?page=14&gallery=20060210A

Countdown 'til Opening Day 2006: 51 Days!

Until the next time,

-BoB.com Blogger

Super Bowl Sunday....

2006-02-05T11:05:00.000-08:00

As you can see from the latest news on our homepage Tiger Stadium has been brought back to life this weekend. Yes football, not baseball is the reason. The Bud Bowl was held at the stadium there this weekend. Fans were not allowed to go into the stands just onto the field where a tent was constructed for this party event. Defiantly check out the articles that are on the homepage as they tell the condition of the stadium today. It is ashame that this classic ballpark has been left to rot when so many people would love to see it in person. Obliviously the City of Detroit and others do not care about Tiger Stadium.

The picture above is one from Friday night from the Detroit Free Press.

The other big news of the weekend is the renaming of SBC Park to AT&T Park. Three different names since this ballpark opened. Wonder how many more times it will change during the next five years. It would be nice if stadiums were named after people or places like they used to be. Willie Mays Field would be a great choice here.

Countdown 'til Opening Day 2006: 58 Days!

Until the next time,

-BoB.com Blogger

new Busch Stadium

2006-02-03T11:34:00.000-08:00

The other day I gave a link to some pictures of the new Busch Stadium. KMOV the local CBS affilate in St. Louis does a good job of providing some aerial video and pictures of the new stadium a couple of times a week. They shot some new video this morning. You can check it out at:

http://www.kmov.com/topstories/stories/kmov_localnews_060203_BuschStadium.67c9fb25.html

They also have a great webcam.

Countdown 'til Opening Day 2006: 60 Days!

Until the next time,

-BoB.com Blogger

2 in 2 Days....

2006-02-01T18:41:00.000-08:00

Wow two posts in two days. Many baseball fans and all Cardinals fans know that the team will be opening new Busch Stadium in just over two months. We like to keep track of various websites to see if there are any new pictures or video out on the net. John Sebban has added some new pictures from Tuesday, Jan. 31st to his website at:

http://stlbaseball.johnsebben.com/index.php?page=14&gallery=20060106A

Check out his great pics from outside the ballpark. For some reason the Cardinals do not keep up to date pictures of the construction progress on their website.

Sad news out of Philly today, as longtime Phillies organist Paul Richardson is retiring after over three decades of entertaining Phillies fans at games. No announcement on whether anyone will replace him, but its doubtful since a organist booth was not constructed at Citizens Bank Park.

Countdown 'til Opening Day 2006: 62 Days!

Until the next time,

-BoB.com Blogger

The First One....

2006-01-31T19:35:00.000-08:00

Hello and welcome to the first blog from Ballparks of Baseball. For several months we have been contemplating on whether or not to start a blog. So we decided to give this a try and see where it goes. This will be an informal way for us to give you perhaps an insiders view for some of the ideas that we have for the site, when we update the site (maybe sometimes, this happens to much to write about it), or just some random thoughts about ballparks and baseball. Look for a new post atleast once a week. Maybe more, hopefully not less!

Feel free to leave comments here about the blog and what we have wrote. Any other comments about the website should be sent through our feedback section of the site.

Now for the blogging part.....

If you haven't checked out the Off Season Ballpark Tour by Anthony Lorenzo yet you are missing out. Each Monday we are posting a new article from a different MLB city that he has visited. Its a great way to start off the week by reading some baseball and to pass the weeks until spring finally gets here!

It's also a good time to start thinking about your summer plans! If you are planning a roadtrip to see your favorite team play it is never to early to start. Two high profile teams, the Yankees and Red Sox, already have placed their tickets on sale and most games are already almost sold out. Several other teams already have tickets on sale, with most other teams putting their tickets on sale in mid February.

Countdown 'til Opening Day 2006: 63 Days!

-BoB.com Blogger