Brave’s New Ballpark

http://www.baseballamerica.com/business/beyond-gates-atlanta-braves-new-ballpark-modern-touches-surrounds-suntrust-park-makes-stand/#YzK6bUAfJ8S1HJzR.97


Check out SunTrust Park, the Braves' new ballpark Read more at
http://www.baseballamerica.com/business/beyond-gates-atlanta-braves-new-ballpark-modern-touches-surrounds-suntrust-park-makes-stand/#6ix55CuMTeAPUyP5.99

Ballpark organic vegetable garden

The SFGiants are opening a massive edible organic vegetable garden beyond the CF wall at AT&T Park tonight. Perfect for SF!

Thanks to MLBcathedrals

Took about a year: sfgate.com, July 29, 2013

Why Owners Don't Build Stadiums By Themselves

It's just not worth it.

 And:

Vinik Gobbling Up More Downtown Tampa Land; Still Not Building a Stadium.

Read more
here
and here at
shadowofthestadium

The Opening of SkyDome: A Celebration - intro

Starring Alan Thicke and Andrea Martin!

Cubs planning to move forward with Wrigley Field renovations

In a letter and video sent to Cubs fans on Wednesday, chairman Tom Ricketts said the team is ready to move forward with proposed renovations to Wrigley Field.

The New Home of the Braves

The Navin Field Grounds Crew

Saving Tiger Stadium

What to do about a demolished local landmark? Ask the crew of dedicated Detroiters who resurrected a forgotten ballpark and transformed it into a sports sanctuary.

New Park for Braves

The Braves are moving to the suburbs! Or will be in 2017. Reports swimming around the deal reveal a lot of concerns for their new hosts.

Atlantic

Atlanta Journal-Constitution

@AndyGlockner, Sports Illustrated writer

Neil deMause

Jay Jaffe, Sports Illustrated

You get the point.

Also, Atlanta's mayor, Kasim Reed, announced that the city refused to shoulder the $250 million cost of improving Turner Field, and the poor neighborhood will be the site of a large "middle class" development. They've already committed at least $200 million to fund a new football stadium, less than 20% of the estimated cost.


But how will this truly effect the new location, Cobb County? The AP decided to end any debate -  
"For Cobb County, the benefits of the project are clearly worth any risk."

Dodger Stadium gets $100M facelift

Construction continues on Dodger Stadium that include new high definition video boards in left field and right field, new sound system, a state of the art Wi-Fi network and cellular system. The improvements will also have wider concourses and additional wheelchair access along with renovated restrooms and a new home team clubhouse and batting cages for both teams at Dodger Stadium on Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2013 in, Los Angeles. (Keith Birmingham/Staff Photographer)

Seals Stadium

Really nice post at SFGate by Peter Hartlaub, including 33 rare historic photos (and a couple of sad recent ones).

Seals Stadium: Tribute to an epic ballpark

 H/T to Steve.

Cleveland's League Park to get $5 million renovation

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Cleveland is finally set to restore League Park, at least two decades after city officials first discussed it. Mayor Frank Jackson's administration has committed $5 million to complete the first phase of the project, which is expected to be completed in 2012. That will include restoration of the ticket house and bleacher wall (in photo), which are still standing, and re-construction of the ball diamond.

See the story in the Plain Dealer.

Ballpark Database

I just found (was shown) Seamheads' Ballpark Database. Amazing.

It includes each park's location, first game, last game, number of seasons, games, latatude, longitude and altitude, park dimensions, capacity, park factors and occasional added info, Google sat view and links to Historic Aerials view.

Beautiful.

Ballparks Database was created by Kevin Johnson. Internet portion designed by Dan Hirsch, creator of TheBaseballGauge.com.

You can download the DB as an Access file.

Thank you!

New Marlins Ballpark

"February 15, 2011- The Florida Marlins are warming up for the start of baseball season with two historic milestones Tuesday. The new Marlins Ballpark had its first seat installed followed by the first batting practice inside the stadium.
"... nineteen months into construction and officials are proudly boasting the project remains on-time and on-budget."
- CBS Miami

ballpark news

Brian Borawski points out the latest ballpark news over at the Hardball Times. In Chicago, the new owners, are looking for public money for Wrigley Field renovations. As we read in Windy City Watch, "Its funny that Joe Ricketts is so passionate against “wasteful government spending” when his family, led by son, Cubs Chairman Tom Ricketts, has just asked the people of Illinois to borrow $300 million in a bond offering so that it can rehab Wrigley Field. This request follows a vote in Mesa, AZ which guaranteed the Cubs $84 million in public funds to build a new spring training stadium and facility." Also: In Oakland, the A's are still shopping for a city to live in. In Baltimore, Camden Yards will get a face lift for her 20th birthday, and lose 3,000 seats. Check back for progress reports.

Yankees Fans Unable To Save Old Gate

From NY1

"The Parks Department will not be incorporating the old Yankee Stadium's historic Gate Two into the design of the new Heritage Field.

Some Yankees fans say they want to preserve the old Yankee gate to use as an entrance to Heritage Park, the 10-acre park slated to be built on the site.

Officials say it would cost too much money to restore the gate and build a proper structure for it, and they say some community groups did not want the gate restored at the expense of the public park space."

video report

Miami Vice

Miami-Dade County approved financing for Marlins stadium in Miami’s Little Havana.

The county is on the hook for $342 million in short-term financing, instead of $347 million for the on the $640 million stadium and infrastructure.

The New York Times raises some questions.
"County officials faced yawning budget gaps, potential layoffs and cuts in social services. Yet they forged ahead, anyway, largely dismissing voter opposition and the lessons learned elsewhere that new stadiums sometimes fail to deliver the economic punch promised in forecasts and that the public financing for them can handcuff future generations.

“'Even as the numbers got worse, the mayors viewed it as an unacceptable political defeat, so they continued,' said Dario Moreno, the director of the Metropolitan Center, a public-policy research group."

Do you know the way?

A's owner Lew Wolff

Talk of a new ballpark for the A's, stalled in committee over at MLB, has heated up with a renewed effort by team owner Lew Wolff to move the team to San Jose. The old plan in Fremont died months ago. SJ gov't issued a glowing economic projection, which is viewed with some skepticism by some. Staying in Oakland, with a terrible field and the second-worst attendance in the majors, is not an option. Stay tuned.

All-Star Parks for the Break

Here are three ballpark stories I stumbled across: one lost park warmly remembered on it's 100th birthday, one park in ruins, and a collection of one man's current favorites

Forbes Field is long gone, but fans mark its 100th birthday

Sunday, June 28, 2009

By Robert Dvorchak, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

This was the view from Schenley Park on July 5, 1909, when Forbes Field was only a week old.

League Park: A connection to Cleveland's past and future
June 22, 8:35 PM
Cory Felegy Cleveland Sports Examiner

Ariel view of the original League Park. (Photo from ballparks.com)

The 10 Best Major League Stadiums
by Andrew Jordan
I don't agree with all his picks -- where's Pac Bell, Andrew? But he hits his stride after a while and it's nice to see the effort.

Judge lifts Tiger Stadium's stay of execution

While I was posting, the case was decided ...

Judge lifts Tiger Stadium's stay of execution

By BEN LEUBSDORF – 26 minutes ago

DETROIT (AP) — A judge has lifted Tiger Stadium's stay of execution.

Wayne County Circuit Judge Prentis Edwards rejected a request Monday morning by a nonprofit group to issue an injunction preventing further demolition of the historic Detroit ballpark.

Edwards agreed with attorneys for the city that the Old Tiger Stadium Conservancy has little chance of raising enough money for a proposed $33.4 million redevelopment project.

Detroit Economic Growth Corp. executive vice president Waymon Guillebeaux (GEE'-ah-boh) said that demolition would resume immediately...

oh woe, hoe, whoah

A backhoe drops a concrete block to break up the seating area at Tiger Stadium in Detroit on Friday, June 5, 2009.

... The demolition of Tiger Stadium was halted by a judge Friday, just hours after crews began tearing down what's left of the historic ballpark. Wayne County Circuit Judge Isidore Torres issued a temporary restraining order, said Robert Rossbach, spokesman for the Detroit Economic Growth Corp. The injunction was requested by the Old Tiger Stadium Conservancy, a nonprofit group ... AP