When we launched this site, very few MLB teams offered any sort of vegetarian option. This season, roaming vendors are offering vegetarian franks to Mariners fans at Safeco Field, and 26 ballparks offered vegetarian hot dogs and more. That information comes from the advocacy group Veggie Happy, which tracks vegetarian offers at MLB ballpark. At […]
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Padres moving in Petco Park fences for 2013
Following the leads of the New York Mets and Seattle Mariners, the San Diego Padres are moving in the fences at Petco Park for the 2013 season. The changes will affect right, right center and left center field. Construction will also include the relocation of the visitors’ bullpen off the field, addressing a potential player […]
Mets: New fences suit us just fine
Though the team’s 2012 season wasn’t a totally successful one, New York Mets officials say they’re pleased with the decision to bring in the fences at Citi Field. At first glance, moving in the fences didn’t immediately benefit the team: out of the 46 homers that would have stayed in the park last season, 25 […]
Mariners to move in the fences for 2013
The Seattle Mariners are changing the dimensions at Safeco Field for the 2013 season, moving in portions of the outfield wall in the power alleys. These changes will be the first to the field dimensions since the ballpark opened in 1999. “Our goal was to create an environment that is fair for both hitters and pitchers,” […]
New fences a success for Mets; other teams may follow
Despite the team’s 65-74 record, the decision by the New York Mets to move in the fences this season at Citi Field is being deemed a success — and other teams may follow suit. For Mets GM Sandy Alderson, moving in the fences was a matter of making the ballpark play fairer, not to give […]
The Week That Was: July 29
The sad demise of the London Rippers, ballpark changes for 2013 and potential ballpark deals in Hagerstown and Oakland. The most popular stories on Ballpark Digest this past week, as measured by page views. Developer: I can build new A’s ballpark with private financing Rippers pull out of Frontier League; to be replaced by road […]
Whose ballpark roof is open the most? Seattle
Despite the reputation of Seattle’s climate as being cool and damp, the roof at Safeco Field, home of the Seattle Mariners, is open the most among covered ballparks in Major League Baseball, according to a local meteorologist. The roof at Safeco Field was closed around 19 games a season (making for 23 percent of the […]
PETA cites Citizens Bank Park, Hammond Stadium for veggie offerings
The best vegetarian ballpark food can be found at Citizens Bank Park, home of the Philadelphia Phillies, and Hammond Stadium, home of the Fort Myers Miracle, according to PETA’s annual rankings. The advocacy group has released rankings of veggie offerings at ballparks for 11 years now. “Tasty vegetarian food is sweeping the nation, and that […]
Wedge: Forget I said anything about the Safeco Field fences
After discussing the possibility of bringing in the fences at Safeco Field, Mariners manager Eric Wedge wants to walk back from talk about ballpark disadvantages after his team tanks at the plate. There’s a real danger in bringing up perceived deficiencies in a ballpark: if you begin talking about a new ballpark, the issues with […]
Wedge: Let’s look at moving in Safeco Field fences
This wasn’t an issue when the Seattle Mariners won 116 games under Lou Piniella in 2001, but apparently the Safeco Field dimensions are a problem for Eric Wedge in 2012. Talk about moving in the fences came up again this week after two long drives that could have been homers at other parks ended up […]
Marlins face not-so-unusual problem: dead turf in a covered ballpark
The problem dates back to the original Astrodome, where AstroTurf was invented to solve this issue: the Miami Marlins find it hard keeping grass alive in a covered ballpark. It’s been a wet April in Miami — undoubtedly due to global warming, if you ask Tim McCarver — and so the roof has been closed […]
Mariners install electric-car charging stations at Safeco Field
Well, this isn’t something you see every day: the Seattle Mariners are installing four electric vehicle charging stations available for public use at Safeco Field. The four Blink Pedestal Charging Stations are located on the plaza next to the Safeco Field parking garage. The stations are part of The EV Project, which will install approximately […]
Improvements pitched for Safeco Field area
Downtown Seattle could be better integrated with Safeco Field, home of the Seattle Mariners, while the ballpark area could see many improvements, under an ambitious redevelopment plan under consideration. The Stadium District Concept Plan begins with a basic premise — that a lot of folks are attending Mariners, Seattle Seahawks (NFL) and Seattle Sounders (MLS) […]