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…)
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Snow. Denver. May.
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 […]
Baseball’s ultimate party deck, at Coors Field
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 […]
Lovely night for baseball in Denver
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 […]
New Richmond ballpark: On or off?
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 […]