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The Tampa Rays Ballpark Future 2.0

On Friday I wrote about the Tampa Bay Rays Ballpark Future and questioned the viability of Major League Baseball in Florida. I shared these opinions in the Effectively Wild Facebook group and received the following feedback: [Read more…]

The Tampa Rays Ballpark Future

Since joining the American League in 1998 the Tampa Bay Rays have played in Tropicana Field, home to the infamous catwalks above the playing field and plenty of fans dressed as empty seats. Managing General Partner Stu Sternberg made a proposal in November 2007 for a new open-air Ballpark on the site of Al Lang Field located on the Tampa Bay waterfront in downtown St. Petersburg. [Read more…]

Target Field

May 23, 2010: Minneapolis, Minnesota Minnesota, Land of 10,000 Lakes and one of the finest ballparks in Major League Baseball. Target Field made its debut in 2010 and ushered in a return to open-air baseball for the Minnesota Twins. The Twins’ … [Read More...]

Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome

September 2, 2005: Minneapolis, Minnesota Maybe because it was the first city I visited after my father passed away, or the great restaurants like Chef E’s Soul Food, Runyon’s, and Famous Dave’s BBQ. Maybe it was the cosmopolitan culture with … [Read More...]

Nationals Park

August 14, 2008: The District of Columbia Since MLB relocated and rebranded the Expos from Montreal in 2005, the Nationals have carved out a niche in the nation’s capital. The Nationals played their first three seasons in the District at RFK … [Read More...]

Coors Field

July 29, 2006: Denver, Colorado Thermal undershirts, long johns, gloves, wool hats, snow boots, down jackets and baseball. Which of these does not fit? Sure, most would say baseball, but the fans in attendance at Coors Field on Opening Day … [Read More...]

AT&T Park

August 29, 2007: San Francisco, California My introduction to San Francisco was in the late 1980’s. ABC’s Full House on Friday nights, the 49ers combination of Montana to Rice on Sundays, and (if I was lucky) Rice-a-Roni, the San Francisco treat, … [Read More...]