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yankees ticket drawing

Today is the last day to register for a chance at pre-season and opening day tickets at the new Yankee stadium. I am sure I wont win but its worth a shot.

http://newyork.yankees.mlb.com/nyy/ticketing/2009_opportunity.jsp

Added by Jack (6) on March 17, 2009 at 10:19am — 1 Comment

Tiger Stadium seats available for purchase!

S&S Seating, Inc. is making our limited inventory of historic Tiger Stadium seats available for purchase!

We have three types of seats available: Blue plastic, Orange plastic and the rare Tiger Den seats. In the original auction in 2007, only the blue seats and the Tiger Den seats were made available for purchase. The 200 Tiger Den seats sold out within 3 hours. The hard to find Orange seats were not made available to the general public. If you missed out in 2007, now is your… Continue

Added by S&S Seating on March 16, 2009 at 2:26pm — No Comments

Gearing up for Opening Day and fantasy baseball.

Counting down the days until Opening Day, and 4 weeks from today I'll be heading up to St. Louis for the Astros-Cards series.

The first of 4 fantasy drafts for me was this week, and the next one is scheduled for tomorrow night. That 10 team league is still looking to fill some spots.

Added by Dutch Van Duzee on March 13, 2009 at 1:54pm — No Comments

Yankee Stadium seats

S&S Seating, Inc. will begin removing the stadium seats from Yankee Stadium on March 16th. All of the seats will be removed by April 15th.

Added by S&S Seating on March 2, 2009 at 9:22pm — 2 Comments

Huntington Avenue Grounds - Boston

(I will try to periodically update this blog with a profile of a lost ballpark site that I've been to)

Huntington Avenue Grounds in Boston is a conveniently located, easy-to-find, and notable lost ballpark site.

It was home to the Boston Red Sox from 1901-1911 and hosted the first modern World Series game in… Continue

Added by Matt Nelson (35) on February 25, 2009 at 11:03pm — 1 Comment

Gearing up for the 2009 Ballpark Road Trip! (Updated: 3/27/2009)

The schedule is set:

June 15th - Lv Sea @ 10:30am Non-Stop to BWI Ar @ 6:29pm

June 16th - Orioles vs Mets - 7:05pm @ Camden Yards

June 17th - Phillies vs Blue Jays - 7:05pm @ Citizens Bank Park

June 18th - Yankees vs Nationals - 1:05pm @ (new) Yankee Stadium

June 19th - Mets vs Rays - 7:10pm @ Citi Field

June 20th - Nationals vs Blue Jays - 7:05pm @ Nationals Park

Got tickets to the first 2 games already. Just waiting for the others to go onsale to… Continue

Added by Ken Lee (30/43) on February 25, 2009 at 9:30am — 3 Comments

Ball Park Tour

Currently Been to 27 Ballparks

After 2009 season will be 30 or 31 (depending if get to Mets Game)

After 2009 season there will be 7 stadium i have not been to

With new ballpark in Minnesota and possible new ballparks in Oakland and Florida it would be 10

AL EAST

(1) Yankee Stadium - attending first game at new stadium 6/6/09

(2) Fenway Park

(3) Camden Yards

(4) Tropicana Field

Have not been to Rogers Centre in Toronto

AL… Continue

Added by Doug on February 19, 2009 at 5:03pm — 1 Comment

Rogers Centre

Does anyone happen to know where the Red Sox stay while visiting Toronto? Appreciate the help.

Added by Grace Bergman on February 14, 2009 at 2:53pm — 3 Comments

Lost Ballparks

I have added a Lost Ballparks map that includes the sites of 44 Lost Ballparks I have visited (Braves Field in Boston pictured at left).

It doesn't look like there are that many on the map, but if you zoom in, they're all there. With many of the sites there were multiple ballparks on the same piece of property (Sportsman's Parks I-IV for… Continue

Added by Matt Nelson (35) on February 14, 2009 at 12:00pm — 7 Comments

The Deconstruction of Shea Stadium

For anyone interested in the deconstruction/demolition of Shea Stadium, you can check out some photo galleries from my visits at:

Deconstructing Shea

Added by Roger Ratzenberger (30/45) on February 13, 2009 at 5:08pm — 6 Comments

Passing Time in the Winter, Waiting for Opening Day

How to pass the dreary and cold winter days? Thinking about baseball of course, that's how!

I've been busy looking at online schedules, planning, and repeating that over and over. Trying to figure out the right baseball trip for Summer 2009!

I just discovered Ballpark Chasers yesterday, what a great concept for a ballpark site! There are so many ballpark sites that are the same. Chasers is unique!

Added by Matt Nelson (35) on February 6, 2009 at 11:53pm — 2 Comments

Target Field seats

Opening in 2010, Target Field will be the new home of the Minnesota Twins. Fans got a sneak peek at the new seats this weekend at TwinsFest. Despite showing off the traditional plastic ballpark seats, the Twins surprised everyone with the unveiling of new wood-back seats. This feature has not been used in a new construction ballpark since World War II!

Well done guys -this is a great way to bring back the classic stadium look.…

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Added by Craig (17) on January 26, 2009 at 6:10pm — 1 Comment

A Wasted Offseason

The headline in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution says it all: "Braves' offseason of mediocrity".

We're about a month out from the beginning of spring training, and the Braves still don't have a solid starting rotation. That's a problem since pitchers and catchers report on February 14.

Fans expected big moves after last season's dismal display by the back end of the starting rotation and the bullpen. The Braves tried to sign San Diego Padres ace Jake Peavy, but that fell… Continue

Added by cady and joe (6) on January 12, 2009 at 1:30pm — 2 Comments

Baseball and the Baby Boomer: A History, Commentary, and Memoir

I'm reading a great new book I received for Christmas.

http://brightskypress.com/merchant2/merchant.mv?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=BSPOS&Product_Code=BBOOMER&Category_Code=new

Added by Dutch Van Duzee on December 31, 2008 at 2:20pm — 1 Comment

Shea Stadium seats are being shipped out!

S&S Seating, Inc. began shipping out Shea Stadium seats in recent weeks and will continue to do so through the holidays.

Seats are still available for purchase (Green & Red; Blue/Orange are sold out) at www.mets.com/shea. Each seat pair has been authenticated by Major League Baseball’s Authentication Program and affixed with a tamper-proof hologram displaying a unique identification… Continue

Added by S&S Seating on December 17, 2008 at 11:54am — No Comments

Texas Stadium seats coming up!

Troy, IN (PRWEB) December 11th, 2008 – S&S Seating, Inc. is preparing for the end of the NFL season. Whether or not the Cowboys make the playoffs, S&S Seating will be ready to begin the seat removal process. S&S Seating has been contracted to remove and distribute the historic Texas Stadium seat pairs being sold to fans and collectors.

S&S Seating will begin removing the… Continue

Added by S&S Seating on December 16, 2008 at 2:14pm — No Comments

Citi Field

Despite the rumor, Citi Field will keep it's name and the 20-year sponsorship agreement with Citigroup. Reports are circulating that the new stadium construction is nearly complete.

The 45,000 seat open-air ballpark will include spacious concourses with 360-degree field views and wider seats with more legroom. Citi Field will also offer new restaurants, bars, clubs and lounges with most of them looking out on the field. In addition, the Mets will feature party decks, picnic areas, a… Continue

Added by Craig (17) on December 8, 2008 at 12:47pm — 4 Comments

The Final Yankee Stadium Tour

Yankee Stadium held their final tour on Sunday, November 23, 2008. A group of 40 lucky people were the last ever fans to see the insides of Yankee Stadium in tact. Parts of the stadium have already been moved to the new site- including Monument Park. Demolition begins next March just as the new Yankee Stadium opens its… Continue

Added by Jack (6) on November 24, 2008 at 11:13pm — 1 Comment

Sox Break their trend...

After 14 years the Red Sox organization decided not to raise their ticket prices for the 2009 season. Fenway Park seats have been sold out for 469 consecutive games and were the most expensive ticket last season ($48.80 on average). What does this mean? Well, $125 can still buy you a field box ticket. Yippee. What a joke! With this shaky economy that our country is facing and the consistent support from the Red Sox fans, you would think the organization would provide some sort of break. But its… Continue

Added by Jack (6) on November 16, 2008 at 1:12pm — 1 Comment

Fenway Renovations

The Red Sox are continuing their 9 year, $100 million renovation of Fenway Park. The goal is to be complete by 2012, their 100 year anniversary of Fenway. The Red Sox are pursuing Major League Baseball to host the 2012 All-Star Game in Boston. Larry Lucchino, the President and CEO of the Red Sox, says they could very well be in Fenway for another 40 years! Lets hope he is… Continue

Added by Craig (17) on November 10, 2008 at 1:00pm — No Comments