A proposed new Washington Commanders stadium will feature homages to the site’s previous resident, RFK Stadium, while featuring enough classical colonnades for those wanting to mandate a traditional design for the NFL facility. (more…)
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Ballpark Digest Broadcaster Chat for September 15, 2020
Jesse Goldberg-Strassler and Kevin Reichard discuss the history of NFL teams playing in MLB ballparks, the cancelation of the annual MLB general manager meetings, the impending sale of the New York Mets, and a breakdown of the proposed Beloit nicknames on this week’s Ballpark Digest Broadcaster Chat. (more…)
Milestone a century in the making: No NFL team playing this season at MLB ballpark
As we enter the first full weekend of the 2020 NFL season, there’s one interesting point of information that pretty much sums up almost 50 years of venue design: this will be the first time in league history that an NFL team has not played home games at a Major League Baseball ballpark. (more…)
Raiders, A’s spar over future facilities
Though there’s nothing close to a tangible project under consideration, Oakland Raiders owner Mark Davis is accusing the Oakland Athletics of standing between his team and a sparkling new stadium at the current O.Co Coliseum site. (more…)
Oakland pitches new Athletics ballpark sites
We’re back to the future in the Bay Area, where Oakland officials are pitching ballpark sites to the Athletics ownership — even though there’s a solid chance the team will be the only tenant in the Coliseum area in a few years. (more…)
Two-facility solution on horizon in Oakland?
With Athletics ownership laying the design groundwork for a new ballpark at the Coliseum site and the realization by city officials that large-scale development there is unlikely, we could see planning for a two-facility solution in Oakland commence. (more…)
Manfred: A’s ballpark needs attention
With several communities — Inglewood, San Diego, Carson, Oakland, St. Louis — preoccupied with NFL stadium plans, MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred says the ballpark needs of the Oakland Athletics shouldn’t be lost in the shuffle. (more…)
NFL headed for Dodger Stadium?
With it increasingly likely at least one NFL team is relocating to Los Angeles in the next two years, a possible temporary home for the team could be Dodger Stadium. (more…)
Astrodome demolition proposed by Texans, rodeo
The Houston Astrodome would be torn down to make way for green space and a unique park under a proposal from the NFL’s Houston Texans and the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo. The iconic Astrodome, the first covered ballpark in Major League Baseball, has been mostly unoccupied since the Houston Astros moved to Minute Maid […]
Oakland’s Coliseum City runs into hurdles
A lack of enthusiasm from potential lessees and the rising cost is threatening the proposed Coliseum City development that could house a new Oakland Athletics ballpark. City officials, along with Colony Capital, have proposed using the current 132-acre Coliseum/Oracle Arena site as well as surrounding land for a large development that would include retail, housing […]
Final days of Metrodome, Candlestick Park at hand
Two former Major League Baseball venues have dates with the wrecking ball early next year, as the Metrodome and Candlestick Park are set to come down after the 2013 NFL season. The San Francisco Giants played at Candlestick Park between 1960 and 2000. It was originally built for baseball, with a nice open design. It […]
Spat over financials could delay opening of new Vikings stadium
A request for financial data from Zygi Wilf and family for an audit could delay the opening of the new Minnesota Vikings stadium, which will also serve as winter home of Golden Gophers baseball. The project is currently on hold, pending an audit of the Wilf finances. The new stadium is designed to house baseball […]
New Vikings stadium put on hold pending Wilf investigation
A new Minnesota Vikings stadium that would also house University of Minnesota baseball games is on hold while the state investigates the finances of team owner Zygi Wilf and family. The Minnesota Sports Facilities Authority has retained outside counsel to look more closely into the Wilf family finances after a New Jersey Superior Court judge […]