williams Archives - Ballpark Nerd

A new Ballpark in Arlington?

Last night Evan Grant of the Dallas Morning News reported the city of Arlington will announce plans for a new retractable-roof Ballpark for the Texas Rangers. [Read more…]

October 2, 2004: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Shortly after the 2003 season, the Philadelphia Phillies left Veterans Stadium and moved across the street to their new home, Citizens Bank Park. The 2004 season promised to be a memorable one. The … [Read More...]

Kauffman Stadium

September 3, 2005: Kansas City, Missouri After spending two relaxing days in Minneapolis, Mike and I were prepared for the “exciting” 450-mile drive to Kansas City, home of the world’s second-largest collection of water fountains, Arthur Bryant’s … [Read More...]

RFK Stadium

September 24, 2005: The District of Columbia Baseball is America’s game, whose capital city, Washington, D.C., was without the game for 33 long years. Much has changed in the game of baseball and the country since September 30, 1971, the day the … [Read More...]

Turner Field

April 10, 2005: Atlanta, Georgia I am not sure if it was the decade of Atlanta Braves dominance over my New York Mets or the Mets 0-5 record, but I wasn’t very excited to visit Atlanta during the Sun Belt Ballpark Tour. All of these notions were … [Read More...]

Chase Field

July 25, 2003: Phoenix, Arizona My trip to Arizona was not only an opportunity to attend an Arizona Diamondbacks game at Chase Field (formerly Bank One Ballpark aka the BOB), but also a chance to spent time with a part of my family that I do not … [Read More...]