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The Colorado Rockies and the state Metropolitan Baseball Stadium District agreed to a new $200-million, 30-year lease for Coors Field, a day before the team’s original 22-year lease was set to expire. It keeps the team in Denver through 2047. (more…)
The Colorado Rockies are attempting to work out a lease extension that could lead to development at a parking lot near Coors Field. (more…)
Based on announcements that have been made over the last few weeks, this summer is going be a busy one when it comes standout concerts at major league ballparks. The upcoming slate features headline acts at some of baseball’s most notable venues, providing another layer of entertainment at many venues during the summer. (more…)
We expect to see more MLB teams adopt this technology, as Yankee Stadium becomes the third Major League Baseball ballpark to allow fans to bypass entry lines after signing up for a biometrics scan. (more…)
Editor’s Note: Mark Cryan, former MiLB general manager and Ballpark Digest contributing editor, is embarking on an epic ballpark tour this summer, and he’s filing regular dispatches from the road. Today’s stop: Denver’s Coors Field. (more…)
This is something you don’t see often: Saturday night’s Cincinnati Reds/Colorado Rockies game was postponed after a mainline break stopped the flow of city water to Coors Field. The issue: a water break outside the ballpark at 20th and Blake terminated the supply of water to Coors Field, rendering the restrooms and concession stands inoperable. […]
We were in Denver for the Colorado Rockies’ chilly season opening series, but the weather was positively balmy compared to the conditions at Coors Field today, as evidenced by this photo taken from the Rooftop. Luckily, the Rockies are on a road trip and won’t be back in town until Friday. By then the temps […]
It wasn’t that long ago when the Colorado Rockies shut down the right-field upper deck at Coors Field because of a lack of fan interest. Now, it’s the hottest place in the ballpark — and a model for other teams seeking to generate some buzz. This season saw the addition of the Rooftop to Coors […]
We were at Coors Field last night to take in the many improvements there carried off in the offseason by the Colorado Rockies. What a great night! We’ll have a full report tomorrow; the game went long and we’re waiting for a flight back to Madison. Let’s just say for now the Rooftop is one […]
More changes for 2014 and beyond: the Colorado Rockies unveiled plans for a 38,000-square-foot LoDo-style rooftop deck to be added to Coors Field for next season. “We are always striving to improve the entire experience at Coors Field,” said Rockies Owner, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Dick Monfort. “With that spirit in mind, it is […]
Despite the effort by Richmond business leaders to see the economic impact of a downtown ballpark, there are some worries that planning for the new Richmond Flying Squirrels (Class AA; Eastern League) ballpark has stalled. Hopes were raised after 150 Richmond business leaders, part of Greater Richmond Chamber’s InterCity program, traveled to Denver to see […]
In announcing the team would buy a new humidor for Security Service Field, Colorado Rockies GM Dan O’Dowd expressed frustration with the playing conditions in Colorado Springs. Could a new affiliation come down the road? There’s no doubt the conditions are a little rough at the home of the Colorado Spring Sky Sox (Class AAA; […]
A Colorado Rockies fan who fell to his death at Coors Field in May had THC in his system and a blood-alcohol level twice the legal threshold for drunkenness, according to an autopsy released today. Robert Seamans, a 27-year-old from Pueblo, had a blood-alcohol level of 0.19 — more than twice the 0.08 level Colorado […]