dirt Archives - Ballpark Nerd

Dirt Infield added to Rogers Centre for 2016 Season

The Rogers Centre was the only stadium in MLB still using dirt cutouts around the bases, until their 2016 Opener. The dirt infield is the first renovation to the Rogers Centre since its’ debut during the 1989 season. [Read more…]

Minute Maid Park

August 28, 2003: Houston, Texas All three of my trips to the “Juice Box” were made with my Fordham roommate and esteemed Houstonian Zach; Mike joined us on the third. Zach was the “roommate to be named later” during my sophomore year at Fordham. … [Read More...]

Olympic Stadium

August 18, 2002: Montreal, Quebec I write this on the morning after the Montreal Expos organization played its first home game as the Washington Nationals. Much has occurred since Mike and I made our visit to Olympic Stadium, located in the great … [Read More...]

Busch Stadium II

September 5, 2005: St. Louis, Missouri Mike and I had not planned on visiting Busch Stadium during the 2005 season. It was a 1960’s cookie-cutter stadium entering its final season. We had originally hoped to visit St. Louis in 2006 when the new … [Read More...]

Guaranteed Rate Field

May 23, 2003: Chicago, Illinois Mike and I decided to celebrate our college graduations by taking a four-day trip to Chicago. We found a weekend when the Cubs and White Sox both played home games. As an added bonus, we had enough time to catch a … [Read More...]

Wrigley Field

May 26, 2003: Chicago, Illinois The second leg of the Windy City Ballpark Tour took place on Memorial Day and was a day I will never forget. Wrigley Field, home of the Chicago Cubs, is one of the two crown jewels left in Major League Baseball … [Read More...]