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Ballpark Visit: State Mutual Stadium / 1
We visit State Mutual Stadium, the home of the Rome Brave. Page 1: Fast Facts, Map, Introduction FAST FACTS Opened: April 11, 2003 Architect: Brisbin Brook Benyon (BBB) Cost: $14.8 million Capacity: 6,100 Suites: 14 Dimensions: 335L, 400C, 330R Website: romebraves.com Box-Office Number: 706/378-5144 Ticket Prices (2010): Club Level, $10; Field Level, $8; Box Seat, […]
Ballpark Visit: BB&T Ballpark / Winston-Salem Dash / 4
We visit BB&T Ballpark, the new home of the Winston-Salem Dash. Page 4: Concessions, For the Kids FOR THE KIDS What kid wouldn’t love a 12,000-square-foot play area? It’s located to the back of the center-field concourse and features various play areas, jumping houses and a carousel moved over from Ernie Shore Field (and cleaned […]
Ballpark Visit: BB&T Ballpark / Winston-Salem Dash / 3
We visit BB&T Ballpark, the new home of the Winston-Salem Dash. Page 3: Issues of scale.The ballpark site, we suspect, also led to the decision to build a taller-than-normal grandstand, with seats on the first and second decks more pitched than normal. (The same goes for the berm in left field.) BB&T Ballpark is an […]
Ballpark Visit: BB&T Ballpark / Winston-Salem Dash / 2
We visit BB&T Ballpark, the new home of the Winston-Salem Dash. Page 2: A visit to the ballpark.Some ballparks have longer gestational periods than others, which is maybe why the opening of BB&T Ballpark, the new home of the Winston-Salem Dash, is a little anticlimactic for many in the baseball world. Indeed, the roots of […]
BB&T Ballpark / Winston-Salem Dash
Some ballparks have longer gestational periods than others, which is maybe why the opening of BB&T Ballpark, the new home of the Winston-Salem Dash, is a little anticlimactic for many in the baseball world. Indeed, the roots of this part can be traced back a decade ago under previous team ownership; more recently, work on […]
Nat Bailey Stadium / Vancouver Canadians
Nat Bailey Stadium began life as Capilano Stadium, the home of the legendary Vancouver Capilanos of the Western International League. (What’s a Capilano? It was a local brewery.) It’s been the psychic center of baseball in British Columbia since there, serving as the home of the Vancouver Capilanos (“Caps”), the Vancouver Mounties of the Pacific […]
Ballpark Visit: MCU Park / 3
We visit MCU Park, home of the Brooklyn Cyclones. Page 3: Thrill rides.Not everything at MCU Park is a modern amenity. The lineups and New York Penn League leader board are posted on the concourse near home plate on whiteboards with a marker, a refreshingly minor-league touch amongst the atmosphere of a sponsored carnival. On […]
Ballpark Visit: John Thurman Field / Modesto Nuts / 2
We visit John Thurman Field, home of the Modesto Nuts.Concessions Thurman Field has a very good selection of food, snacks, beer and wine, probably larger than many California League teams. Ballpark fare includes a lobster sandwich, tri-tip, pulled BBQ chicken, BBQ ribs, Angus hamburger, chicken wrap, sausage, salads (tri tip, chicken, lobster), garlic or chili […]
Ballpark Visit: John Thurman Field / Modesto Nuts / 1
We visit John Thurman Field, home of the Modesto Nuts. FAST FACTS Year Opened 1946; remodeled 1997; expanded 2008-2009 Capacity 4,000 Dimensions 312L, 400C, 319R Website modestonuts.com Phone 209/572-4487 League High Class A California League Parent Colorado Rockies Surface Grass Text and Photos By John Moist Directions/Parking John Thurman Field is located south of downtown […]
Sam Lynn Ballpark / Bakersfield Blaze
Sam Lynn Ballpark is best known for the fact it was built facing west, so that the sun sets directly in center field, creating a hazard for the batters. The team erected a 120 foot high wall in center and planted large trees behind the entire outfield fence. In the past, games were halted when […]
Trustmark Park / Mississippi Braves
Pearl, Mississippi, is a small, sleepy town just outside of Jackson, and is where you’ll find Trustmark Park, the home of the Mississippi Braves (Class AA; Southern League). Jackson is definitely the target market here, as Pearl’s population (22,000) isn’t enough to support a Double A franchise. Jackson had been the home of a Texas […]
Ballpark Visit: Aces Ballpark / 3
We visit Aces Ballpark, the new home of the Reno Aces.Reno Aces History The Tucson Sidewinders migrated west to Reno for the 2009 season, lured by a great new ballpark. The Tucson Toros franchise was established in 1969 as the Pacific Coast League/AAA affiliate of the Chicago White Sox. The Toros club later became the […]