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Such a venue, which would anchor far more than "just" the mythic deeds of its baseball team, deserved no less. Yankee Stadium was, in its scale and the attractions housed within, the American ...
The original Yankee Stadium opened 100 years ago this week, with Babe Ruth hitting a home run and the Yankees defeating the Red Sox, 4-1, before 65,000 fans.
Perhaps not classically beautiful, the old Municipal Stadium in Kansas City could at least be described as quirky. It was expanded to allow for the arrival of the Kansas City Athletics in 1955.
Of the “old six” that will see major league action this season, all were built before 1973 (many other older ballparks are still standing but have been dedicated to different uses).
The website Baseball Pilgrimages accounted for 92 abandoned ballparks between 1999-2015, with the overwhelming majority being minor league stadiums. Of those, only 70% were still standing in 2015 ...
Memorial Stadium: Baltimore’s old yard is steeped in so much history, from Johnny U. to Robinsons both Brooks and Frank all the way through the bulk of The Streak and the early years of the Ravens.
College baseball has changed. The Bud, to be blunt, hasn’t kept up. The stadium’s press box is laughably undersized and outdated. The facility can’t accommodate proper TV and radio broadcasts.
A new baseball stadium can lift the fortunes of a city, but not all by itself Tyler Whetstone Knoxville News Sentinel 0:00 ...
On Friday, May 19, the old stadium celebrates what’s being called “The Rebirth.” This is no quick Botox fix with an ample slather of paint and spackle.