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New photo album
We've just posted our brand-new photo album of all of the Eastern League's parks, ranked one through twelve.
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Not to be outdone
The Tampa Bay Rays have been garnering the headlines for weeks about their proposed new park in St. Pete. Now the Marlins have news of their own. Miami is proposing a series of public improvements, including a retractable-roof ballpark. While the Marlins haven't yet agreed to fund the $155 million the city is asking of them, the proposal does eliminate past roadblocks: requiring funding from the state; getting voter approval. The best case scenario calls for the $525-million, 37,000-seat park to be completed by 2010. It would be constructed on the current site of the Orange Bowl football stadium, which is scheduled for demolition. More |
 Big League Ballpark Notes
Although it's still in its early stages, some specifics about the proposed new ballpark for the Tampa Bay Rays (left) are coming out. First, concerns about parking have been raised, and second, the team indicated a willingness to help with the development that will need to occur at the site of their current stadium ... A contract to demolish Tiger Stadium was expected to be executed before the end of the year, but the commission charged with selecting the winning bid says it needs more time to study the bids it received ... As work progresses on the Twins' new facility, more details are being finalized. The exterior will include 100,000 square feet of limestone tiles from a quarry in Minnesota. |
