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Bears & Eagles Riverfront Stadium is a 6,200-seat baseball-only stadium in Newark, New Jersey that opened in July 16, 1999, with a win against the Lehigh Valley Black Diamonds. It was built as the home of the Newark Bears baseball team, as well as to the college baseball teams of the Newark campus of Rutgers University and the New Jersey Institute of Technology.
The Newark Bears had joined the independent Atlantic League of Professional Baseball at its founding in 1998, but played their 'home' games at The Ballpark at Harbor Yard in Bridgeport, Connecticut during that first season and at Skylands Park, in Augusta, New Jersey, during the first half of the 1999 season. Nicknamed "The Den," the stadium was originally to be built along the Passaic River, but the eventual site was at Broad and Orange Streets, a block from the New Jersey Transit Broad Street Station.
In 2001, the Bears added "Bears & Eagles" to the name of the park, to reflect Newarks's past baseball heritage. The club, formed by Newark native and former Yankees and Mets catcher Rick Cerone, was named after the International League team that played in Ruppert Stadium in the Ironbound section of Newark from 1926 to 1949. Newark was a hotbed of baseball in the first half of the century, hosting the Newark Indians in 1902, the Newark Eagles of the Negro National Leagues from 1936 to 1948 (who also played at Ruppert Stadium), and the Newark Peppers of the Federal League in 1915.
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St. Louis is an independent city and inland port in the U.S. state of Missouri. It is situated along the western bank of the Mississippi River, which marks Missouri's border with Illinois. The Missouri River merges with the Mississippi River just north of the city. These two rivers combined form the fourth longest river system in the world. The city had an estimated 2017 population of 308,626 and is the cultural and economic center of the St. Louis metropolitan area (home to nearly 3,000,000 people), which is the largest metropolitan area in Missouri, the second-largest in Illinois (after Chicago), and the 22nd-largest in the United States.
Before European settlement, the area was a regional center of Native American Mississippian culture. The city of St. Louis was founded in 1764 by French fur traders Pierre Laclède and Auguste Chouteau, and named after Louis IX of France. In 1764, following France's defeat in the Seven Years' War, the area was ceded to Spain and retroceded back to France in 1800. In 1803, the United States acquired the territory as part of the Louisiana Purchase. During the 19th century, St. Louis became a major port on the Mississippi River; at the time of the 1870 Census it was the fourth-largest city in the country. It separated from St. Louis County in 1877, becoming an independent city and limiting its own political boundaries. In 1904, it hosted the Louisiana Purchase Exposition and the Summer Olympics.
The economy of metropolitan St. Louis relies on service, manufacturing, trade, transportation of goods, and tourism. Its metro area is home to major corporations, including Anheuser-Busch, Express Scripts, Centene, Boeing Defense, Emerson, Energizer, Panera, Enterprise, Peabody Energy, Ameren, Post Holdings, Monsanto, Edward Jones, Go Jet, Purina and Sigma-Aldrich. Nine of the ten Fortune 500 companies based in Missouri are located within the St. Louis metropolitan area. The city has also become known for its growing medical, pharmaceutical, and research presence due to institutions such as Washington University in St. Louis and Barnes-Jewish Hospital. St. Louis has two professional sports teams: the St. Louis Cardinals of Major League Baseball and the St. Louis Blues of the National Hockey League. One of the city's iconic sights is the 630-foot (192 m) tall Gateway Arch in the downtown area.
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Saint Louis Ballpark Village (BPV) is a dining and entertainment district in downtown St. Louis, Missouri, owned by the investment group that controls the St. Louis Cardinals, the city's professional baseball team. Located on the 200 and 300 blocks of Clark Street, it sits across the street from and is meant to complement Busch Stadium, the team's home field, on the site of the demolished Busch Memorial Stadium.
First proposed in the late 1990s, the development is being executed in two phases by primary developer Cordish Company of Baltimore, Maryland. The first phase, opened before the start of the 2014 Major League Baseball season, is a $100 million, 150,000-square-foot (14,000 m2) facility that includes bars, restaurants — several with a view onto the field — events venues, 720 parking spaces, and the Cardinals Hall of Fame and Museum. Construction is underway on a second phase, which is to include an apartment building, a hotel, and other facilities.
Holanda x Chile/ Copa do mundo Fifa Brasil 2014 - Arena Corinthians/ São Paulo SP
Netherlands vs Chile/ Fifa World Cup Brazil 2014 - Arena Corinthians/ São Paulo - SP
The wheelchair accessible seats in the Outfield Reserved sections of PNC Park have a panoramic view of the field, but if you sit in the uncovered section at the end of the 21-foot right field wall on a hot, sunny day, you'll roast! A few minutes after this picture was taken, I had to move to an empty seat underneath the bleachers that run across the top of the wall. In addition to some cool shade, my new seat — which was literally inside the wall — offered a front row view of the playing field below.
Unlike my hometown ballpark, Progressive Field, which has swing-away seats that get between wheelchair users and their companions, PNC Park has removable seats that can be unbolted by the ushers and rolled out of the way so you can pull in right next to your companions' seats and enjoy the game together.
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The Ballpark of the Palm Beaches
West Palm Beach, Florida
Shea Stadium, originally to be called Flushing Meadows Stadium Park but instead named after William A. Shea, the man who brought National League baseball back to New York, was opened on April 17, 1964 after 29 months and $25.5M of construction. Located right next to LaGuardia Airport, Shea Stadium is known for the roar of overhead airlines.
The architectural firm of Praeger-Kavanagh-Waterbury designed the stadium to be the first all-purpose facility. In addition to serving as the home to the New York Mets, Shea also hosted the New York Jets until 1983, the New York Yankees and New York Giants during construction on Yankee Stadium (1974-75, and briefly in 1998), and numerous concerts including the opening of the 1965 North American Beatles tour, which was the first concert held at a major outdoor stadium.
With a seating capacity of 55,000+, Shea is a circular stadium, with the grandstand forming a perfect circle around the field, ending a short distance beyond the foul lines. The remainder of the perimeter is mostly empty space beyond the outfield fences--occupied by the bullpens, scoreboards, and a section of bleachers. Shea Stadium, with its swirling winds and poor batter's eye has historically played as a pitcher's park.
Square sections which hold the ramps from level to level pop out of the stadium's perimeter. After the Jets left for the Meadowlands in 1983, the exterior was masked with large blue wind screen panels and neon silhouettes of baseball players were placed on each of the six panels. In 2003, large murals celebrating the Mets' two world championships in 1969 and 1986 were put up, covering the two ends of the grandstand. The 1986 mural was removed following the 2006 season.
A distinctive Big Apple emerges from the Mets Magic Top Hat, a giant upside-down black top hat, and flashes whenever a Mets player hits a home run. the hat features the words home run in big letters. Prior to 1984, the hat featured the words "Mets Magic" in honor of the slogan used in 1980 declaring that "The Magic Is Back."
Prior to the construction of Citizens Bank Park, Shea Stadium's 175' x 86' scoreboard topped with a Bulova clock 25 feet beyond the right field fence was the largest in major league baseball. A new LED system was installed prior to the 2004 season, replacing an older light bulb display that had been in place since 1987. The scoreboard is topped by the New York skyline. Since 9/11 the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center have been kept unlit, a red, white, and blue ribbon placed over them. In the aftermath of the terrorist attacks, Shea served as a relief center.
A DiamondVision video board in left center field was installed in 1982, replaced in 1992 by a higher resolution CRT board, and then again by a high-definition LED board manufactured by Mitsubishi. The screen--35 feet, 8 inches wide by 26 feet, 3 inches high -- shows replays, special in-game features, statistics and more.
Shea Stadium Firsts:
* Game: April 17, 1964 - Pirates 4, Mets 3 (WP-Bob Friend; LP-Ed Bauta)
* Batter: Dick Schofield, Pirates (popped up to Mets second baseman Larry Burright against pitcher Jack Fisher)
* Met Batter: Tim Harkness (grounded out, shortstop Dick Schofield to first baseman Donn Clendenon against Bob Friend)
* Hit: April 17, 1964 - Willie Stargell, Pirates; second inning home run off Jack Fisher
* Met Hit: April 17, 1964 - Tim Harkness, third-inning single off Bob Friend
* Met Victory: April 19, 1964 - Mets 6, Pirates 0 (WP - Al Jackson; LP - Bob Veale)
Old shot of Comerica, from the start of the 2005 season (with my old, craptastic camera). My dad always tries to get us tickets to a Tigers game when he comes up here to help me move out for the summer at the end of a school year. Last year we managed to get into a luxury box owned by someone my grandmother knows. The view, as you can see, was friggin' awesome.
Richmond County Bank Ballpark, home to the Staten Island Yankees minor league baseball team, a New York Pennsylvania League affiliate of the New York Yankees, opened in 2001 and holds 6,964 people. Built on what had been the site of the B & O Railroad railyards adjacent to the Staten Island Ferry Terminal in St. George, the stadium affords views of the New York City skyline, Statue of Liberty and ship traffic just beyond the outfield wall.
The Staten Island Yankees was brought to Staten Island in 1999 in a deal brokered by Mayor Rudolph Giuliani that also brought the New York Mets a local affiliate--the Brooklyn Cyclones, who play in Keyspan Park in Coney Island. The Yankees played their first two seasons at College of Staten Island Baseball Complex on the campus of the College of Staten Island before moving into the Richmond County Bank Ballpark for the 2001 season.
Today was a work party where we started drinking at 10:30am for brunch, walked to the park/sneaked drinks in, and went to happy hour until 7pm. Then Maeve, G, and I went to see This Is The End and we laughed so hard that I cried at the last scene because I couldn't deal. Good movie. 9/10 would watch again. Then everyone walked over to the bar, while I accidentally fell asleep waiting for my phone to charge. Can't hang?
24.XXX/365- June 12, 2013
The RiverDogs were playing the Asheville Tourists. Both teams were in the South Atlantic League Southern division of Minor League Baseball (MLB).
The RiverDogs were Class A affiliates of the New York Yankees; the Tourists Class A affiliates of the Colorado Rockies.
The RiverDogs went on to beat the Tourists on the 11th by a final score of 9-3.
Joseph P. Riley, Jr. Park is a stadium located in Charleston at 360 Fishburne Street.
The stadium is named after Charleston's longest serving (and current) mayor, Joseph P. Riley, Jr..
It replaced College Park, and was built in 1997, seating 6,000 people.
Nicknamed "The Joe" by locals, Joseph P. Riley, Jr. Park is primarily used for baseball and is the home field of the RiverDogs, and the Citadel Bulldogs baseball team, whose campus is located nearby.
Image by Ron Cogswell at 8:45 pm on Wednesday July 11, 2012, using a Nikon D80 and minor Photoshop effects.
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The crown jewel of our neighborhood, the historic Wrigley Field ballpark. Living in a baseball neighborhood definitely has its drawbacks, but most all of us residents love this old ballbark and have been forgiving of the inconveniences it brings during baseball season. But unfortunately, changes are afoot that will make the ballpark and the neighborhood SO NOT CHARMING: wrigleyresidents.com
The blue Yankee Stadium letters over the main gate are the same letters that first appeared there in white in the early 1960s.
The original Yankee Stadium, located at East 161st Street and River Avenue, served as the home baseball park of Major League Baseball's New York Yankees from 1923 to 1973 and, after extensive renovations, from 1976 to 2008. Nicknamed "The House that Ruth Built", it was the first three-tiered sports facility in the United States and one of the first baseball parks to be given the lasting title of stadium. Yankee Stadium hosted 6,581 Yankees regular season home games, and 37 World Series during its 85-year history. Yankee Stadium was the home of the National Football League's New York Giants from 1956-1973, before they relocated ultimately to Giants Stadium in the Meadowlands, including the 1958 NFL championship game, and other short-lived professional football franchises including the three incarnations of the AFL's New York Yankees (1926, 1936-37, 1941), the AAFC's New York Yankees (1946-49), the NFL's New York Yanks (1950-51). It hosted three papal masses--Pope Paul VI (1965), Pope John Paul II (1979), and Pope Benedict XVI (2008); thirty championship prizefights--including Joe Louis-Max Schmeling and Muhammad Ali-Ken Norton; two professional soccer franchies--the USA/NASL's New York Generals (1967-68) and the NASL's New York Cosmos (1971, 1976); and college football--including the annual Notre Dame-Army game from 1925 through 1947.
The Yankees had shared the Polo Grounds with the New York Giants since 1913, but strained relations between the two teams led owners Tillinghast L'Hommedieu Huston and Jacob Ruppert to build their own stadium on a 10-acre lumberyard within sight of Coogan's Bluff. Originally designed by Osborn Engineering and built by the White Construction Company at a cost of $2.5 million, the stadium opened on April 18, 1923, with the Yankees beating the Boston Red Sox 4-1. By the late 1960s, the stadium's condition had badly deteriorated. After the stadium was purchased by the City of New York in 1972, it closed for a two-year facelift following the 1973 season, with the Yankees taking up temporary residence at Shea
Stadium in the interim. The renovations by Praeger-Kavanaugh-Waterbury significantly altered the appearance of the stadium. 118 columns reinforcing each tier of the grandstand were removed, the Stadium's roof, including its distinctive 15-foot copper frieze, was replaced by a new upper shell, and a white painted concrete replica of the frieze was added atop the wall encircling the bleachers. The Stadium's playing field was lowered and shortened, with the monuments once in play relgated to a newly created Monument Park.
In 2006, the Yankees began construction on a new $1.8 billion stadium in adjacent public parkland, which opened with the 2009 season. The final game at the stadium was held on September 21, 2008, with the Yankees beating the Baltimore Orioles 7-3.
In 2007, Yankee Stadium was ranked #84 on the AIA 150 America's Favorite Architecture list.
First preseason game was a success. Titans beat the St. Louis Rams 34-13 and had a 66 yard TD run by the first round draft pick, Chis Johnson.
Being a night game I opted to go wide angle instead of bringing the 70-300 because it's too slow a lens. Got some fun shots but nothing real interesting. Anyway, this is my view from the north endzone. Yes, the south endzone is a long way away.
Visit www.vanguard-online.co.uk/archive/politicsandculture/sufc... for a Photojournalistic report on the fans experience of Scunthorpe United's triumphant 2-1 victory over Millwall on January 31st 2009.
In January 2009 Scunthorpe United a professional football team from the north of England travelled to south London to face Millwall in a League One fixture. In 2009 Scunthorpe were experiencing their most succesful era in over fifty years. The apogee had come two years earlier when they claimed the League One title and gained promotion to the Championship. The following season in the Championship Scunthorpe had a good run of results at the beginning of the season including a notable 3-2 win over local rivals Sheffield United, who were at the time managed by old England and Manchester United captain Bryan Robson. However as the season dragged on Scunthorpe's results started to dip, early leads were squandered, the end result being that Scunthorpe were relegated from the Championship.
Back in League One for the 2008-09 season, and the Iron, as Scunthorpe United are known, after making a dreadful start, went on an eight match winning run which took them to the top of the League. History seemed to be repeating itself, and Iron fans started rubbing their hands in anticipation at a second League One title. Unfortunately the following games highlighted a gradual decline in the Iron's performances. By January 2009 the match against Millwall had become a battle between two teams who were competing for a play-off place.
Going to Millwall is not a trip to Alton Towers. Millwall have long had a reputation for possessing one of the most dangerous firms of what people call hooligans, in the UK. For most away supporters who don't have intentions of getting into a fight it is wise to approach the Millwall ground, The New Den, in a humble and relatively sober manner.
The New Den is buried in an industrial estate. A long winding concrete alleyway, guarded by metal railings takes you there. Walking to the ground is like walking to a prison camp.
In the stadium the more vociferous and provocative of Millwall's supporters situate themselves next to the away supporter's end. The Scunthorpe fans were confined to the central part of the away end to maximise the distance between the two sets of supporters.
After the referree blew his whistle to start the game between Millwall and Scunthorpe United it became clear that both teams were vulnerable to making mistakes and poor passing. The game took its toll on Scunthorpe as well as Millwall supporters. But it was Millwall who had the first laugh when Gary Alexander scored a goal in the 63rd minute.
The Millwall fans, who had been relativel subdued before the goal, broke out into celebrations. This photograph captures Millwall fans before and after their goal celebration. The familiar stretching of the arms to indicate just how big and powerful a fan can grow in the light of an opening goal is demonstrated. It is accompanied by the masturbatory gesture, often used to indicate that fans of the opposing side are not attractive enough to find a female mate, and have to resort to manual self stimulation to recreate the experience of sexual intercourse with a woman.
The best display of celebratory emotion, not captured on camera, went to a young man with cropped hair, who celebrated the goal by jumping around like an ape, rubbing his bear chest, and swinging his arm pendulously suggesting that Millwall's goal had given him a manhood the size of an elephant's trunk. Most of the Scunthorpe end were temporarily mesmerised by this surreal expression of dominance, which for entertainment value eclipsed what had been provided on the pitch up to that point.
Scunthorpe fans look on, some with resignation. Football is an emotional game but Scunthorpe fans have more reason than most to be stoic.
Traditionally Scunthorpe have been a mid-table side in League Two, flirting at the edges of both promotion and relegation, but more often than not delivering neither. Scunthorpe fans seasoned to a well balanced diet of wins, losses and draws, and anaesthetised by mediocrity, have had time to develop that unemotional glazed over look, that thousand yard stare.
In 2009 manager Nigel Adkins, who used to be the clubs' physio, and of who it was once sang 'Who needs Morinho we've got our physio', had assembled a young team. The team was capable of attractive inventive play, but all too easily lots its concentration and shape.
The photos show how the team caused fans to express a range of emotions from frustration to nail biting. Every football match usually has its dull moments, so much so that even the most ardent of supporters can momentarily switch off, and indulge in a good yawn.
Scunthorpe fans can be demanding. A large number insist on fair play. Some fans will boo their own players for feigning injury or fouls even if it accrues an advantage to Scunthorpe. "Get up" you'll hear them shout as if they've seen it all before.
You can find self-flagellation in both Christianity and Islam.
It is also present in some suppoters' ritual demonstration of their dedication to Scunthorpe United.
Scunthorpe United fans, like fans of other northern football clubs, have a habit of bearing their skin to the cruel winter airs - as a symbol of their unflinching support.
Whilst Millwall were marginally the better of two teams both struggling to impose their will on the match, it was Scunthorpe that went on to take the glory.
The winning goal came within three minutes of the full time whisle, Gary "Hoops" Hooper running in behind the Millwall defence to bring down a looped ball from Matt Sparrow, and deal a devestating finish with aplomb.
When a goal goes in - hot steaming gold runs through your veins - you become invincible for as long as the feeling lasts.
And with defeat causing the metaphorical Millwall manhood to shrivel to the size of a falafel and two garden peas the it was time for Scunthorpe fans to revel in their new found symbolic dominance - all forged in the fantasy fire of footballing fortunes.
Questions were asked.
Who's the big man now?
Who's stopped singing their songs?
Suprisingly, the police let Millwall and Scunthorpe United fans out of the stadium together. On the way back to South Bermondsey train station I found myself surrounded by a hundred Millwall supporters. We were crammed into a corridoor which led up to the train station, waiting for the police to allows us access to the platform. The Millwall fans started to give the police a bit of gip. Every now and then you'd hear a fan shreik "Mill" which was an invocation for another fan to do the same and so on and so forth. These high pitched mosquito like shreiks were eerie, they sounded like the beginning to a pagan ritual. There was a nervous tension in the air. Stood next to my mate, who was conversing freely in his London accent, I frustratedly communicated nothing more than grunts, not wanting to give anything away of my northern roots. Now was not the time to introduce myself to a hoard of Millwall fans who were cold, bored and humbled by the might of the Iron.
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Real Club Deportivo de La Coruña
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Official Name: Estadio Municipal de Riazor
c/ Manuel Murguía (no number) 15011 A Coruña
Telephone: 981 271 214
Stadium's vicinity map
Capacity: 34,600 seats
Inaugurated: 28 October, 1944
Pitch size: 105 x 68 metres
Services: changing room, sauna, clinic, recuperation room, antidoping control room, Deportienda (shopping center).
Radio cabins: 16
Journalists desks: 48, with TV-camera spots.
Press room: 70 professionals, 7 protagonists, simultaneous traduction, telephone lines, access to the internet and TV-camera spots.
VIP terraces: 40 for 10 guests each. With their own shop, bar and restaurant service and TVs.
The Riazor - Then and now
When Deportivo La Coruña was founded in 1906 they started playing on a field called Corral de la Gaiteira and in the local bull ring. In May 1909 the team moved to the place where the current stadium stands today. It used to be part of the gardens of the Catholic Church School called Las Esclavas (the slaves).
Now this school stands in front of the actual stadium, on the rocks of the beach. The local Government created the new pitch and it was nicknamed the Riazor, after the nearby Riazor Beach. The name stuck but since then the stadium has been remodeled four times:
1909: Viejo Riazor (Old Riazor)
Nowadays the stadium built at the Las Esclavas location is called Viejo Riazor. It was inaugurated on 16 May, 1909 with a match between Deportivo and Fortuna de Vigo. Five years later new goals were added together with small terraces. The stadium was also fenced up so people would have to pay to see the match.
In this first Riazor, Deportivo played against the charismatic Uruguayan national team, knocked Real Madrid out of the Copa del Rey and obtained their first promotion to the Primera División. Some important players of Deportivo's history played in this era like Chacho, Ramón González, Juan Acuña and Luis Otero. Deportivo played in this Old Riazor until 1944.
1944: Riazor
In 1944 the largest football stadium in the history of the Galician region was built. This Riazor had a capacity of 40,000 to 45,000 spectators.
The first match in the new stadium was played on 29 October, 1944 and priest Ricardo Domínguez Dopazo blessed the place in the morning. The Mayor back then was Vázquez-Peña and the president of Deportivo at that time was Ruenes. Some supporters thought the new stadium contained a mistake as the terraces were very far away from the pitch and there was a rumour that the pitch was possessed by the devil. That year Deportivo went down to the Segunda División...
The stadium had cost 5 million pesetas to construct. The promoter of it was former Mayor José Pérez, materializing the ideas of Ramon del Llano. The design of the stadium and the project's sheets were made by municipal architect Santiago Rey Pedreira and Angel Llopiz. The stadium covered an area of 39.325 m2 and the pitch 7.770 m2 (105x74 meters) was one of the biggest in Spain.
Behind the stadium, over the standing Fondo terrace, a great tower of 45 meters was built. Next to it some training pitches, popularly called picadero were constructed. The front of it was surrounded by arches and columns. There was also a training pitch (80x65 meters), demolished in 1968 to make way for the Municipal Pavilion of Sports.
The official capacity of the stadium back then was 37,000. However in some matches there were sold about 60,000 tickets! The biggest terrace was the one in front of the covered stands. This one wasn't covered and was called Preferencia.
The inauguration match in 1944 was played against Valencia and it was dedicated to Virgilio López Rincón, the only survivor from the first team of the 1906 Deportivo. The first eleven Deportivo players that played that day were: Acuña, Portugués, Guimerans, Bienzobas, Lezama, Caballero, Molaza, Marquinez, Pedrito and Paquirri. Deportivo lost 2-3 and the first goal of the history in the stadium was scored by Valencia player Hernández in front of 18,000 spectators.
After 1944, a few great Deportivo players performed in this stadium like Luis Suárez, Amancio and Veloso. The only final of the Copa del Rey played in the city was in this stadium as in 1947 as Real Madrid beat Espanyol 2-0 in front of 30,000 spectators. In the same year the first edition of the Trofeo Teresa Herrera was celebrated, which was won by Athletic de Bilbao as they beat Brazilian Vasco de Gama 3-2.
1982: remodelling for World Cup tournament
At the start of the 1980s the stadium was remodelled again due to the World Cup taking place in Spain in 1982. The organization wanted to change it radically: a reduction of capacity but an increase of comfort. Instead of cemented seats, they wanted to install plastic seats with a back. The remodelled Riazor was inaugurated with the World Cup being played in June 1982. It was officially inaugurated on 15 June, 1982 with the match Peru - Cameroon that ended 0-0.
So, this remodelling became a total renovation. They had to demolish the great terrace of the Preferencia Superior because it was built with poor material. They only conserved parts from the Old Riazor like the big Marathon tower and some walls. The stadium became more comfort but actually got worse: the losing of 10,000 seats didn't make sense.
This time the remodelling was promoted by Angel Ron, La Coruña's delegate of the World Cup. The total inversion was 501.469.000 pesetas, of which 402.239.000 (80%) came from the City Hall and only 99.230.000 (20%) from the World Cup organization. Those years the relationship between the City Government and the club were very good.
In 1983, Mayor Francisco Vázquez and Deportivo president Corzo Sierra signed a deal that allowed Deportivo to use the stadium whenever they wanted. This pact will stand for 50 years, until 2033, with the only annual cost for Deportivo being a symbolic 1 peseta. This contract is very important for Deportivo because it guarantees the club a place to call 'home' in the city for the next 50 years. It also links the club with the local Government, so as to preserve good relations.
The great remodelling and the contract were the first lines of a new chapter in the stadium's history. Riazor had to be prepared for the year 2000, especially the changing and press room. After this, it needed some important changes in the terraces concerning the telecommunications aspect. They also had to demolish some athletic runways - the best in Spain at that time - leaving behind only six of them. The first Deportivo player scoring in the new stadium was Jose Luis against Alavés.
1990s: final improvements
As indicated, that the stadium had lost some of its initial capacity during the remodelling process. But the excellent results of the team in the 1990s in both domestic and European competitions made it being too small and in need for new changes.
In 1995 the idea to close the stadium and to construct a new terrace behind the Sports Pavilion was considered. In this case it would an "U" shape. The new project included a big red top to cover the whole stadium and the local government would pay for it.
In the end the athletic runways were completely suppressed and this led to a big polemic because those were the only runways in the city. Most part of Riazor got covered with plastic seats and the marathon terrace was also modified, bringing it closer to the pitch. The metallic fences were kept intact, although they were very uncomfortable when watching the match from the 10 first rows. The big nets behind both goals were also not very popular, but they remained unchanged.
The stadium capacity was increased to 34,600 places, all seated. The current Riazor was inaugurated in February, 1998 with the match between Deportivo and Real Madrid (2-2). Some radical spectators were unhappy about the plastic seats, as they didn't want to sit down. Around 100 seats were stolen or thrown on the pitch during that match and 84 more against Alavés three days later. The official inauguration took place during the summer of 1998, with a match for the Teresa Herrera tournament starring Real Madrid and Lazio Roma. The first goal was scored by Morientes and the match was dedicated to Deportivo ex-players Rodrigo Vizoso, Acuña and Pedrito, members of the Deportivo squad that played the inaugural match after the 1944 remodelling.
After these stadium improvements, some more slight remodellings have been made. A new system for TV transmissions, the UCO, was installed. And in 2000, just before Deportivo's first Champions League match, some of the other sections, like the press room, were also improved. In the summer of 2001, the new VIP terraces were built and they are among the best in Europe as there is an exterior section with deluxe seats and the interior has TV's, Mini bar, etc. The VIP terraces have individual exits to the stadium and an independent luxury shop. In the summer of 2002, two big TFT displays were added to the stadium (10x10 meters), right above the goals. Replays and music videos can now be played.
Stamford Bridge, a football stadium in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham, is home to Chelsea Football Club. It is nicknamed "The Bridge" by the club's supporters. The capacity is 42,091; it was the largest league ground in London before Arsenal's new Emirates Stadium opened in July 2006.
Stamford Bridge opened in 1877 as a home for the London Athletics Club and was used almost exclusively for that purpose until 1904, when the lease was acquired by brothers Gus and Joseph Mears, who wanted to stage high-profile professional football matches there.
Stamford Bridge was built close to Lillie Bridge, an older sports ground which had hosted the 1873 FA Cup Final and the first ever amateur boxing matches. It was initially offered to Fulham Football Club, but they turned it down. They considered selling the land to the Great Western Railway Company, but ultimately decided to found their own football club, Chelsea, to occupy the ground. Noted football ground architect Archibald Leitch, who had also designed Ibrox, Celtic Park and Hampden Park, was hired to construct the stadium.
As originally constructed, Stamford Bridge was an athletics track and the pitch was initially located in the middle of the running track. The stadium had a single stand for 5,000 spectators on the east side. The other sides were all open in a vast bowl and thousands of tons of material excavated from the building of the Piccadilly Line provided high terracing for standing spectators exposed to the elements on the west side.
The largest LED video display board in the National League (39'5" x 69'7") anchors the scoreboard system above Harry the K's.
A festive outfield entertainment area open to all guests that is named in honor of Phillies legend Richie Ashburn, Ashburn Alley features a retail store, a variety of concession options, the All Star Walk, Wall of Fame and Memory Lane.
Fans have the chance to view the bi-level bullpens and watch pitchers from both teams warm up. A special viewing platform located in Memory Lane includes instructional pitching plaques and a unique peek into the bullpens.
Citizens Bank Park is designed with a unique construction "break" in the Hall of Fame Club/Pavilion Level (near Section 210). The "break" lowers the entire right field Pavilion Deck approximately 20 feet, moving those seats lower and closer to the playing field. It also provides a viewing platform that allows guests to see the game and catch a glimpse of the Philadelphia skyline.
Coors Field, located at 2001 Blake Street, opened on April 26, 1995 as the home field of Major League Baseball's Colorado Rockies. The expansion Rockies had plaid their two previous seasons at Mile High Stadium before moving into the LoDo ballpark designed by HOK Sport and named for the Coors Brewing Company of Golden, Colorado. The 76-acre stadium treats fans sitting in the first-base and right-field areas to a spectacular view of the Rocky Mountains.
Wrigley Field has served as the home ballpark of the Chicago Cubs since 1916. Nicknamed the Friendly Confines, it the oldest National League ballpark and the second oldest active major league ballpark, and the only remaining Federal League park. Wrigley Field also served as the home of the Chicago Bears of the National Football League (NFL) from 1921-1970, the Chicago Tigers of the American Professional Football Association (APFA) in 1920, and the Chicago Sting of the North American Soccer League (NASL) from 1977-1979.
Located in the residential neighborhood of Lakeview, Wrigley Field sits on an irregular block bounded by Clark and Addison Streets and Waveland and Sheffield Avenues. The area surrounding the ballpark, typically referred to as Wrigleyville, contains bars and restaurants and is dotted with the Wrigley Rooftops--flat rooftops of the apartment buildings across Waveland and Sheffield, which actually pre-date the ballpark, and are now effectively part of the park's seating area.
Wrigley Field was built in 1914, as Weegham Park, for the Federal League baseball team, the Chicago Chifeds (later the Whales). Owner Charles A. Weeghman hired Zachary Taylor Davis, architect of Comiskey Park, to build a new ballpark on the grounds of the the former Chicago Lutheran Theological Seminary for Bill Weegham. Built at a cost of $250,000, the single grandstand park had a seating capacity of 14,000. Two years later when the Federal League folded, Weegham purchased the Cubs from the Taft family of Cincinnati and movd the club to his two-year old ballpark. Renamed Cubs Park in 1920 after the Wrigley family purchased the team, the ballpark was finally renamed Wrigley Field in 1927 in honor of family patriarch and chewing gum magnate, William Wrigley Jr. A second deck was added to the grandstand that year, as well.
The original scoreboard, which is largely still in tact, was constructed along with the bleachers in 1937. In September 1937, Bill Veeck strung bittersweet from the top of the brick outfield wall, and planted the original Boston ivy vines at the base. The famous marquee, at the corner of Clark an Addison, was added to the ballpark in the 1930s and was originally green porcelain. It was painted bright red in 1960. Wrigley Field was the last American ballpark to install lights, with the first night game taking place in 1988.
Wrigley Field was designated a landmark by the Chicago Department of Planning and Development on February 11, 2004.
In 2007, Wrigley Field was ranked #31 on the AIA 150 America's Favorite Architecture list.
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Wrigley Field has served as the home ballpark of the Chicago Cubs since 1916. Nicknamed the Friendly Confines, it the oldest National League ballpark and the second oldest active major league ballpark, and the only remaining Federal League park. Wrigley Field also served as the home of the Chicago Bears of the National Football League (NFL) from 1921-1970, the Chicago Tigers of the American Professional Football Association (APFA) in 1920, and the Chicago Sting of the North American Soccer League (NASL) from 1977-1979.
Located in the residential neighborhood of Lakeview, Wrigley Field sits on an irregular block bounded by Clark and Addison Streets and Waveland and Sheffield Avenues. The area surrounding the ballpark, typically referred to as Wrigleyville, contains bars and restaurants and is dotted with the Wrigley Rooftops--flat rooftops of the apartment buildings across Waveland and Sheffield, which actually pre-date the ballpark, and are now effectively part of the park's seating area.
Wrigley Field was built in 1914, as Weegham Park, for the Federal League baseball team, the Chicago Chifeds (later the Whales). Owner Charles A. Weeghman hired Zachary Taylor Davis, architect of Comiskey Park, to build a new ballpark on the grounds of the the former Chicago Lutheran Theological Seminary for Bill Weegham. Built at a cost of $250,000, the single grandstand park had a seating capacity of 14,000. Two years later when the Federal League folded, Weegham purchased the Cubs from the Taft family of Cincinnati and movd the club to his two-year old ballpark. Renamed Cubs Park in 1920 after the Wrigley family purchased the team, the ballpark was finally renamed Wrigley Field in 1927 in honor of family patriarch and chewing gum magnate, William Wrigley Jr. A second deck was added to the grandstand that year, as well.
The original scoreboard, which is largely still in tact, was constructed along with the bleachers in 1937. In September 1937, Bill Veeck strung bittersweet from the top of the brick outfield wall, and planted the original Boston ivy vines at the base. The famous marquee, at the corner of Clark an Addison, was added to the ballpark in the 1930s and was originally green porcelain. It was painted bright red in 1960. Wrigley Field was the last American ballpark to install lights, with the first night game taking place in 1988.
Wrigley Field was designated a landmark by the Chicago Department of Planning and Development on February 11, 2004.
In 2007, Wrigley Field was ranked #31 on the AIA 150 America's Favorite Architecture list.
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Oriole Park at Camden Yards, often referred to simply as Camden Yards, is a Major League Baseball (MLB) ballpark located in Baltimore, Maryland. Home to the Baltimore Orioles, it is the first of the "retro" major league ballparks constructed during the 1990s and early 2000s, and remains one of the most highly praised. It was completed in 1992 to replace Memorial Stadium.
The park is situated in downtown Baltimore, a few blocks west of the Inner Harbor in the Camden Yards Sports Complex. Historically, Oriole Park at Camden Yards is one of several venues that have carried the "Oriole Park" name for various Baltimore franchises over the years.
Prior to Camden Yards, the predominant design trend of big league ballparks was the symmetrical "multi-purpose stadium". Memorial Stadium, the Orioles' home since they moved from St. Louis in 1954, was an early example of such a design.
In 1984, the Baltimore Colts moved to Indianapolis, in part because Baltimore and Maryland officials refused to commit money for a replacement for Memorial Stadium. Not wanting to chance losing the Orioles—and Baltimore's status as a major-league city in its own right—city and state officials immediately set about building a new park in order to keep them in town.
Camden Yards was built on land that once served as the rail yard for the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad's Camden Station. The view from much of the park is dominated by the former B&O Warehouse behind the right-field wall. Many seats in the stadium have a good view of the downtown Baltimore skyline.
The bullpen area was designed after many write-in designs were submitted by the public. Its unique two-tiered design was a first in major league parks.
A picnic area is located above and behind the bullpens. Rows of picnic tables covered by orange umbrellas are available for fans to sit and eat. Many trees are located there, too. Many fans at home games view the game from behind the railing behind the bullpens. Until the 2012 season, the Mid-Atlantic Sports Network's pre- and post-game shows before Orioles home games were televised in an outdoor studio behind the bullpens. Bronze sculptures of the six Orioles greats whose uniform numbers were retired by the ballclub were unveiled individually in the walking zone of the area behind the bullpens throughout the 2012 season. The statues were created by Antonio Tobias Mendez and cast at the locally-based New Arts Foundry.
On the street there is a statue of Babe Ruth entitled, Babe's Dream, created in 1996 by sculptor Susan Luery. In the same courtyard, one will find sculptures indicating the retired jersey numbers of the Baltimore Orioles.
The stadium is the first major league park to have an outfield wall made up entirely of straight wall segments since Ebbets Field. The playing field is 16 feet below street level. The stadium contains 4,631 club seats and 72 luxury suites. Every seat in the ballpark is green, except for two - one in left field which marks the spot of Cal Ripken's 278th career home run, breaking Ernie Banks' all-time record among shortstops, and one in right field, which marks the spot of Eddie Murray's 500th career home run.
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Stade Suise Wankdorf, in Bern Zwitserland. Nederland speelt hier tegen Italie, Frankrijk en Roemenie. Thuis basis van de voetbal club Young Boys
The Wankdorf Stadium (German: Wankdorfstadion) was a football stadium in the Wankdorf quarter of Bern, Switzerland, and the former home of Swiss club BSC Young Boys. It was built in 1925, and as well as serving as a club stadium, it hosted several important matches, including the 1954 FIFA World Cup Final, the 1961 European Cup final, and the 1989 Cup Winners' Cup final. The Stade de Suisse, Wankdorf has been built in its place.