Archive for the 'Ballparks' Category

What teams left their old home stadiums with the best finales? Now you can find out.

The USA Today has a story about just how gosh darn nice the new ballpark in Minnesota is shaping up to be. And I’m sure it will be great. But you can never tell how things are truly going to play. With that in mind, I went searching for an article — any article — […]

A review by someone who’s seen them all.

Following up on the discussion of fan injuries a couple of weeks ago comes a new ruling — from New York — holding that the fan’s assumption of the risk at a ballpark extends to assuming the risk that they might get hit by a flying bat while a player is screwing around during warmups: […]

Jason is about as objective as it comes in the Yankee blogosphere, so it comes as no surprise that his review of Yankee Stadium — following his first-ever visit there yesterday — is tough but fair. Many of the comments echo those heard in every city that has gotten a new park in the past […]

I like organ music. I like the Braves. Ergo, I like articles about organ music at Braves games: For the past four years, the Atlanta Braves had used recorded organ music for games at Turner Field, but it wasn’t the same. Fans heard the familiar, traditional sound of an organ, but without a living, breathing, […]

The Cancer Project is a non-profit dedicated to cancer prevention, nutrition education, research, and buzzkills: A national vegan advocacy organization Wednesday filed a class-action lawsuit in New Jersey Superior Court against five hot dog manufacturers, including ConAgra Foods Inc., asking that they be ordered to attach warning labels to their packaging. The Cancer Project, based […]

Boy, Bruce is dealing today. I serve this one up without comment, Quote of the Day-style: Aside from building a deeply flawed ballpark that has done nothing but embarrass upper management (absurd ticket prices, right field playing like a Little League park, you name it), the Yankees play a loud, ominous-sounding siren — suggesting air […]

The possibility was broached back in May, but now it’s official: The Yankees said Notre Dame and Army would play the first football game at the new stadium next year, reigniting one of college football’s great rivalries. The game, which is scheduled for Nov. 20, 2010, will most likely be the first of several football […]

Pahk your Zahmboni in Hahvahd Yahd: It’s official: Boston’s storied Fenway Park will host the 2009 Winter Classic. The NHL made the announcement at the 97-year-old ballpark on Wednesday. The hometown Boston Bruins will face the Philadelphia Flyers for the annual event on Jan. 1, 2010. I wish Montreal or Ottawa was playing in it […]