| Final regular season game at Yankee Stadium to be played at night | | 2008-07-18 17:43:00 | | From SI.com:Yankee Stadium's regular-season finale will be a night game. The Yankees' Sept. 21 game against the Baltimore Orioles has been scheduled for 8:05 p.m. and will be televised nationally by ESPN or ESPN2 as part of the Sunday night package. If New York fails to qualify for the postseason, it will be the last game at the Yankees' longtime home.It really doesn't matter if its either night or day. It's still is going down just at a much later time. | | By: The Evil Empire | | |
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| Opponents Say Yanks Will Never Be the Same Without Yankee Stadium | | 2008-07-16 20:09:00 | | From Sean Quinn:They say Babe Ruth built Yankee Stadium. Years from now, they might say Alex Rodriguez used a chunk of his $275 million and hired someone to build the new Yankee Stadium.Last night’s All-Star game was not just a farewell to Yankee Stadium, it was a farewell to any good left in the Evil Empire.A year from now, teams visiting the Bronx will no longer be playing the storied tradition of the Yankees, they’ll just be playing a team called the Yankees. And that’s not necessarily | | By: Sliding Into Home | | |
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| NASA Gigapan's Yankee Stadium | | 2008-07-16 14:27:00 | | If you were at the Yankee/Red Sox game on July 4th, go to this SI website and you will probably be able to find yourself in your seat in disturbing detail.If you just want to people watch from the comfort of your computer chair, go here as well.More on the Gigapan camera:The Gigapan camera is a simple robotic platform for capturing very high-resolution (gigapixel and up) panoramic images from a standard digital camera. Sponsored by Google, CMU and the NASA Ames Intelligent Robotics Group, the Global Connection Project has also developed software which places you inside the panorama and lets you explore (which I think is what they did with this Yankee Stadium Gigapan). An earlier version of this imaging technology was developed for the Mars Exploration Rovers; the panoramas created from Mars enabled a simulated experience of being on another planet. The Gigapan project aims to create a similar experience, but for exploration of Earth.Hat tip to River Ave Blue's.
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| 2008 All-Star Game @ Yankee Stadium | | 2008-07-15 15:07:00 | | 79th MLB All-Star Game American League vs. National League@ Yankee Stadium - 8:00 p.m.TV: FOX Rado: ESPN RadioAMERICAN LEAGUEIchiro Suzuki RFDerek Jeter SSJosh Hamilton CFAlex Rodriguez 3BManny Ramirez LFMilton Bradley DHKevin Youkilis 1BJoe Mauer CDustin Pedroia 2BCliff Lee LHPNATIONAL LEAGUEHanley Ramirez SSChase Utley 2BLance Berkman 1BAlbert Pujols DHChipper Jones 3BMatt Holliday RFRyan Braun LFKosuke Fukudome CFGeovany Soto CBen Sheets RHPEnjoy the game and Go AL !! | | By: The Evil Empire | | |
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| All-Star Game @ Yankee Stadium | | 2008-07-15 13:00:00 | | 79th MLB All-Star GameAmerican League vs. National League@ Yankee Stadium - 8:00 p.m.TV: FOX - MLB.TV | Rado: ESPN RadioAMERICAN LEAGUEIchiro Suzuki RFDerek Jeter SSJosh Hamilton CFAlex Rodriguez 3BManny Ramirez LFMilton Bradley DHKevin Youkilis 1BJoe Mauer CDustin Pedroia 2BCliff Lee LHPNATIONAL LEAGUEHanley Ramirez SSChase Utley 2BLance Berkman 1BAlbert Pujols DHChipper Jones 3BMatt Holliday RFRyan Braun LFKosuke Fukudome CFGeovany Soto CBen Sheets RHPStick around and discuss the gameas it hap | | By: Sliding Into Home | | |
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| Yanks Spilt Two Stadium Doubleheader against Mets | | 2008-06-27 13:17:00 | | (GAME 1)In what was an embarrassing game for the Yankees and their fans, the Mets blew away the Yanks 15-6 in the opener. This was the third victory in a row for the Mets against the Yanks this season. The Mets pounded out 15 runs and 14 hits in the game.ON THE MOUND: After pitching well against the Reds, Dan Giese did not have as good of a day yesterday. He lasted just four innings, allowing 6 runs on 5 hits and 4 walks. He did not have any command, and seemed to always be pitching from behind in the count (like most Yankees pitchers on the day). He deserves another start, but may be better suited as a long-reliever.Edwar Ramirez allowed 2 runs on 2 hits in his 1.2 IP. Ross Ohlendorf gave up 6 runs on 5 hits in just 1.1 innings of work. The big blast was a long grand slam off the bat of Carlos Degado into the right field bleachers which made a 7-4 game, an 11-4 game. He was optioned to AAA Scranton after the game. Latroy Hawkins followed and was also ineffective. He allowed a run on t | | By: The Evil Empire | | |
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| Make Your Home a Real Euro 2008 Stadium | | 2008-06-24 22:40:45 | | I am so sad to tell you guys that I failed to make bookings for my unplanned trip to Switzerland last week to watch the previous football match between my favorite team Germany and Portugal. But, anyway they got victory and I felt very happy about that.
Although I could not make the trip, I could still make my home a live and real Euro 2008 stadium with a 42 inches flat TV LCD that I have just bought. I have spent a lot of time exploring which type of TV is the best option with affordable price in a rush time. My friend who has used it for two years now advised me to buy a flat TV LCD as it could save space for my room. Further, he also shared with me several tips that help me make a right decision by reading trusted gadget reviews about the products I was interested in.
When I visited the websites that he suggested, I saw a list of top 10 gadgets and surprised that most of them are flat TV LCD products. I read carefully all reviews about the one I was interested in. Many customers | | By: Blogging for Blogs | | |
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| Reds' Griffey no fan of Yankee Stadium | | 2008-06-21 15:21:00 | | From the Post:Ken Griffey Jr. didn’t make the walk out to Monument Park yesterday, and has no plans to do so this weekend.He won’t stop to smell the roses, because Griffey figures he will have to hold his nose.“My favorite Yankee Stadium memory?” the Reds slugger said last night. “It’s leaving Yankee Stadium.”Griffey is no fan of history, and no fan of the Yankees since Billy Martin, who has been dead for 17 years, yelled at a young Griffey while his dad, Ken Sr., was a member of the Bombers.Once, Junior said he would never play for the Yankees for that reason alone.“The Reds haven’t been here in 30 years,” he said before the Reds’ 4-2 victory last night. “For us it’s a road trip.Griffey, you will be booed. | | By: The Evil Empire | | |
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| Hard Rock Cafe in New Stadium | | 2008-06-18 15:03:00 | | VIA PETE ABRAHAM:NEW YORK YANKEES AND SEMINOLE HARD ROCK ENTERTAINMENT TO OPEN YEAR-ROUND HARD ROCK CAFE IN NEW YANKEE STADIUM. YANKEE GLOBAL ENTERPRISES TO PARTNER WITH HARD ROCK TO CREATE NYY STEAKThe New York Yankees announced today that they have agreed to enter into a long-term agreement with Seminole Hard Rock Entertainment to open a 7,000-square-foot Hard Rock Cafe in the new Yankee Stadium. In addition, YGE Steakhouses, an affiliate of the Yankees’ parent company, Yankee Global Enterprises, has joined with Hard Rock Entertainment to create the newly-branded NYY Steak, a prime steakhouse also slated for the new Yankee Stadium. Both restaurants will be operated year-round. The agreement also permits the parties to explore other NYY Steak locations.Hard Rock Cafe Yankee Stadium will be located on the corner of 161st Street and River Avenue and feature seating for 210 guests. It will be open year-round to ticketholders and non-ticketholders alike with a full bar and patio seating | | By: The Evil Empire | | |
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| Yankee Stadium memory: Lou Gehrig | | 2008-06-17 12:55:00 | | As the Padres begin their final three-game series in the old Yankee Stadium tonight, it’s time to take a look back at the historic jewel of the Bronx.Who can forget the following speech by Lou Gehrig as he was fighting for his life on July 4, 1939?Fans, for the past two weeks you have been reading about a bad break I got. Yet today I consider myself the luckiest man on the face of the earth. I have been in ballparks for 17 years and have never received anything but kindness and encouragement from you fans.Look at these grand men. Which of you wouldn't consider it the highlight of his career to associate with them for even one day?Sure, I'm lucky. Who wouldn't consider it an honor to have known Jacob Ruppert - also the builder of baseball's greatest empire, Ed Barrow - to have spent the next nine years with that wonderful little fellow Miller Huggins - then to have spent the next nine years with that outstanding leader, that smart student of psychology - the best manager in baseball t | | By: San Diego Sporting | | |
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| Subsidized Soccer Stadium Proposal Deserves a Red Card | | 2008-06-10 23:00:00 | | D.C. officials and soccer team D.C. United are in negotiations regarding a $150 million to $225 million subsidy for a new soccer stadium at Poplar Point. Area economists, organized by the D.C. Fiscal Policy Institute, released a joint statement arguing that the subsidy is a waste of public funds and is unlikely to stimulate much economic activity. While a new stadium may shift some spending from Maryland and Virginia into D.C., the cost of the proposed subsidy is too great to justify the meager increase in spending. A government subsidy is only justifiable when it benefits society as a whole, not one specific industry. Supporters of the stadium subsidy claim that it will create new jobs, but the relationship between job creation and economic growth is not as intuitive as it may seem. Economists Andrew Zimbalist, Roger Noll, and 15 others did a case study on the economic effect of building sports facilities on hosting regions. They found that in every case, the sports faci | | By: Tax Policy Blog | | |
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| There may be more Red Sox items buried under new Yankees stadium | | 2008-05-20 08:36:42 | | Ok so I know that all of you remember the whole issue that had come up with the potential Yankees curse that happened about a month ago right?
Well Gino Castignoli, the construction worker who buried the David Ortiz Jersey stated on the Keith Olbermann show last night that he buried more items under the new [...] | | By: Sportfiends | | |
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| GangStarz - Making the next super group - Live at MBSA stadium | | 2008-05-11 10:04:00 | | It's back, a competition for USD 100,000 cash looking for a star! Like the competition moto, Making the next super group, now GangStarz is back in search for Asia's next super group in an exciting new season! Just now i already watched gangstarz performance at the MBSA stadium live from TV3 channel.Some of the group was giving all out through their performance, and it was an outstanding performance from most of the group except from Thailand. They ruin the gangstarz show tonight with their voices. It was rubbish! They sound awful..what a waste of time and money to come all along representing their country. Is that all our gangstarz judges can find?Bro Azmeer, any comments?The competition bar is raised this time round as auditions are open to FIVE countries across the region namely Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia and newly added Thailand and Philippines. The show will reveal insider tips and secrets as to what it takes to break through and shine in the | | By: What's Up | | |
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| 5/10 New Stadium Photo Update | | 2008-05-10 11:36:00 | | These great shots from Flickr member dkarda, and were taken sometime this week.Not sure, but this could be one of the locker rooms.Walkway to the Yankees dugout.The future Yankees dugout.The great hall.This is going to be where the batting cages are.Views from the future Yankees dugout.Gate 6 nearly completed.(click to enlarge)for the main updates page click here
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| 1923 Vs. 2009--Which Stadium Would You Choose? | | 2008-05-10 11:02:00 | | Stadium ComparisonCurrentNew Historical Date Opening Day19232009 Existing Field Dimensions Maintained Field DimensionsLeft Field 318'Left Center 399'Center 408'Right Center 385'Right Field 314'Left Field 318'Left Center 399'Center 408'Right Center 385'Right Field 314' More Comfortable Seating Total Seating Capacity*56,88652,325(Including Standing Room) Seat Width18" to 22"19" to 24" Legroom Between Rows29.5"33" to 39" Cup HoldersN/ACup holders in all seating in the general seating bowl Home Plate To Backstop72' 4"52' 4" Private Luxury Suites1956 Party Suites**XXX410 Stadium Amenities for Convenience Average Concourse Width17'32' Concession Fixed Points Of Sale Ratio1 for every 260 Fans (not including portable and in-seat wait service locations)1 for every 172 Fans (not including portable and in-seat wait service locations) Restroom Fixtures Ratio1 for every 89 Fans1 for every 60 Fans Family-Style RestroomsN/A12 Team Stores (Square Feet)Approxim | | By: The Bronx Stop: Just Another New York Yankees Blog | | |
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| Dodger Stadium to be Renovated | | 2008-04-24 14:06:06 | | The third-oldest stadium in Major League Baseball (next year) is due for a facelift. Today, as the LA Times reports, the no-man’s-land behind the stadium’s outfield will be revamped into a campus-type promenade with restaurants, shops and a museum.
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The Dodgers today plan to unveil their most extensive stadium renovation yet, a project [...] | | By: Ivy League Conservatives | | |
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| Wukesong basketball stadium | | 2008-04-21 10:44:49 | | The Wukesong basketball stadium is a new stadium built for the Beijing Olympics. It has a capacity of 18,000 spectators and was built to NBA standards.
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| LA Developer Unveils New Stadium With Purple Seats | | 2008-04-18 12:36:08 | | The Trib is reporting that LA Developer Ed Roski announced plans today to build a $800 million dollar NFL stadium on land he already owns near Los Angeles. Roski said the stadium could be completed by 2011, the same year the Minnesota Vikings lease expires with the Metrodome.
Could we see Adrian Peterson rushing his way [...] | | By: TheGoldSeat.com | | |
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| Graphic symbols at the Beijing National Stadium | | 2008-04-18 10:21:38 | | One of the many things people were taking pictures of at the new Birds Nest stadium was the graphics used for the different facilities. They are simple and perhaps common overseas, but not like anything you are likely to see in China. Stadiums sometimes have confusing layouts, but it can’t really get much [...] | | By: Beijing Olympics 2008 | | |
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| Inside the National Beijing Stadium aka. Birds Nest | | 2008-04-18 10:05:22 | | After months of waiting I finally got to into the National Beijing Stadium. I went to the IAAF Race Walking Challenge Women’s race in the afternoon. The men’s 20 kilometer race was held in the morning. It was quite a warm day in Beijing, so the men got a better deal.
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| Yankees Bury Bernie Under Stadium For Good Luck | | 2008-04-17 12:17:00 | | From The Onion, hat tip to Peter Abraham:Citing a need for physical and spiritual cleansing after a Boston Red Sox fan entombed a David Ortiz jersey in the floor of the new facility, the New York Yankees buried former centerfielder Bernie Williams under 4,650 pounds of concrete Wednesday in the foundation of the new Yankee Stadium for good luck. According to team sources, the instant the 39-year-old Williams was completely submerged in the rapidly setting structural material, stopping his voice as his lungs and mouth filled with concrete, the sun broke through the clouds and shone on the yet-incomplete field. Yankees part-owner Hank Steinbrenner called the occurrence a sign indicating that the "Curse Of A Red Sox Fan's David Ortiz Jersey" had been reversed, and that God was once again on the Yankees' side.
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| Modest opening for Birds Nest Stadium | | 2008-04-17 00:26:01 | | A modest opening ceremony was held yesterday for the opening of the new Birds Nest Stadium. The stadium is fast becoming an icon for Beijing and the 2008 Olympics. The stadium is famous for its lattice type exterior giving its nickname the ‘Birds Nest’.
The first event for the stadium will be held tomorrow. [...] | | By: Beijing Olympics 2008 | | |
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| The New Stadium Seating Map | | 2008-04-11 23:40:00 | | I found this on another website so I cannot say for sure that this is the official seating map, but it sure looks like it is. Take it for what it's worth. Click to enlarge.(image from baseball-fever.com member "wbmason")
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| Great Yankee Stadium Reading Material | | 2008-04-06 11:33:00 | | In today's New York Post, there were two articles from the past:Cheers & Tears For A Legend, written by Jimmy Cannon about Babe Ruth Day at Yankee Stadium from Sunday, April 27, 1947.And It All Started With A Bang, written by Robert F. Kelley which appeared in the April 18, 1923 New York Evening Post, about the first game at the then brand new Yankee Stadium.They really don't make sports writers like they used to. Though, Mike Vaccaro's article about The Stadium's nickname, also from today's | | By: Sliding Into Home | | |
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| NEW High-Res Artist Rendering of the New Stadium | | 2008-04-05 22:51:00 | | Three weeks ago I posted a rendering of the Stadium that was included in an email sent to me. Today at the Stadium it was calendar day, and the high-res version was included in the calendar. Click image to see full size.(image courtesy of baseball-fever member SparkyL)Along with that, here's a brand new overhead shot of the two stadiums side by side that was sent to me by one of this blog's readers. Thanks to Mark Sherman for the great contribution.
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| 1998 Stadium Renovation Proposal | | 2008-04-05 13:18:00 | | Did you know that in 1998 when the Yankees were considering moving to the west side of Manhattan, or even worse, New Jersey, Bronx Borough President, Fernando Ferrer, proposed a renovation plan for the current Yankee Stadium? I didn't. Earlier this week StadiumPage.com posted several pictures, and an article from the New York Times about the proposal. Here is a part of the article from the Times:Mr. Ferrer's proposal, called Yankee Village, comes a month before George M. Steinbrenner 3d, the Yan | | By: Sliding Into Home | | |
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| New Stadium Photos Opening Day Edition | | 2008-03-31 20:42:00 | | Here are some shots taken today.(Baseball-Fever member spm1976)(From Flickr member TheGoodDoc)(from Flickr member Adelaide_35)(I took these on the way to the train after the rain out)(this was emailed to me by Chris Cicero - it shows a hugeJeter banner hanging on the inside of the new stadium)for the main updates page go here
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| 3/30 New Stadium Photo Update | | 2008-03-30 18:30:00 | | These shots was just emailed to me. It shows the eagle medallions and glass windows fully installed on the main entrance.One of this blog's readers, Dan Snow emailed me the first four great shots of the interior.(These are from Flickr member topkidnum1)These two were also emailed to me by one of this blog's readers, thanks Patrick D. These are newer photos than the rest. As you can see, more of the steel above the facade is painted white.(Baseball-Fever member Rob R)And finally, this is from Ba | | By: Sliding Into Home | | |
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| HIMPUNAN RAKYAT DI STADIUM MELAWATI, SHAH ALAM 31 Mac Ini | | 2008-03-27 05:00:00 | | Sanggahtoksago
By TARMIZI MOHD JAM
HIMPUNAN RAKYAT sempena kemenangan PAS Selangor menerjah ke -
Stadium Melawati, Shah Alam pada 31 Mac ini (Isnin) bermula jam 8.00 malam.
Program julung kali dianjurkan PAS negeri itu, akan dimulakan dengan solat Isyak dan solat Hajat dan kemudiannya diikuti bacaan Al-Quran dan dendangan nasyid.
Kemuncak acara, pidato khas Presiden PAS, TG Haji Abdul Hadi | | By: No2umnO | | |
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| ESPN Yankee Stadium Tribute | | 2008-03-22 13:11:00 | | This is one of the 30 vignettes that will appear on ESPN titled “Remembering the House that Ruth Built." A tip of the cap to Steve Lombardi over at WasWatching.com
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| Yankee Stadium Special this Saturday on NBC | | 2008-03-21 10:41:00 | | The Legacy of Yankee Stadium will air Saturday at 7 p.m., on NBC. Here's some more info from the Daily News: With the old Yankee Stadium entering its final season, the goodbyes are starting early, and if WNBC/ Ch. 4's special tomorrow night may not ultimately be the best, it's got pretty good stuffThis documentary, hosted by WNBC reporter Greg Cergol, seems to put 85 years of Yankee Stadium events into no particular chronological or thematic order. We jump from the late-'90s Yankee championship | | By: Sliding Into Home | | |
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| New Stadium Photo Update 3-17 | | 2008-03-17 16:53:00 | | This great overhead shot was emailed to me by one of this blogs readers. Thanks a lot.(These below are from MLB.com and were taken during the month of February)(click photos to enlarge)For the main updates page click here.
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| New Stadium Photo Update (3/13) | | 2008-03-13 00:20:00 | | These photos were emailed to me by one of this blog's readers. Thanks Nick D. for these great picks.Check out this time lapse video of the construction that they posted over at River Ave. Blues.(for the main updates page go here)
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| From One Stadium to Another | | 2008-03-07 21:55:00 | | I think this is the first look we're getting of the progress of the new stadium from inside the current one. By the way, these photos were taken on February 22nd.(click to enlarge)Here are some newer overhead shots from WCBS-AM 880:(for the main updates page click here)
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| Delays in construction of the Beijing National Stadium | | 2008-03-07 00:26:34 | | The construction of the new Beijing National Stadium is experiencing some minor delays. It won’t be ready until mid-April.
The stadium was originally due to be completed at the end of last year.
“The finishing touches and requirements needed for the opening and closing ceremonies means the stadium is not ready,” said a spokesperson.
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| Euro 2008 Letzigrund Stadium Zurich | | 2008-03-05 09:26:58 | | Euro 2008 Travel Guide > Letzigrund Stadion
This guide to Zurich and Letzigrund Stadion has been written for football supporters visiting Ernst Happel Stadium during Euro 2008. Discover how to make the most out of a trip to watch the European Championships whether you are visiting for the day or staying overnight in one of the [...] | | By: Sports travel | | |
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| Ladies & Gentlemen, Your 2008 Shea Stadium Promotional Games | | 2008-02-27 06:42:00 | | Rickey was elated to see that his 2008 Mets Ticket Pack arrived in the mail while he was in Florida this past weekend. We use the term “his” rather loosely, because the tickets were in fact a Christmas gift for Papa Henderson (but Rickey is giving serious consideration to being a schmuck about it and just keeping ‘em for himself). And Rickey was pleased to notice that several of the games Rickey’s pop will be attending are promotional nights at Shea Stadium! So let’s take a look at some of the exciting promotional games the Mets are running this season, shall we? Because as silly (and downright fictional) as some of these promotions are, rest assured they can never be as atrocious as the train wreck that was the 1999 Mercury Mets. Ugh. Rickey remembers all too well. Rickey was there for christsakes…Interfaith Appreciation Night. Join the Mets in April as all-stars Ryan Church and Angel Pagan star in a thrilling rendition of “Joseph and the Technicolor Dreamcoat” after | | By: Riding With Rickey | | |
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| Huizenga sells 50% of Dolphins & Dolphin Stadium | | 2008-02-22 14:44:37 | | Owner Wayne Huizenga has announced today that he reached a deal to sell 50% of the Dolphins, Dolphin Stadium, and the land around the stadium to Stephen Ross. Ross is the chairman of the Related Companies, a company that deals with international real estate development. Here's what Wayne says of the transaction: "I have always said that I wanted to bring in a partner, and I can't think of anyone more appropriate than Steve. He has unbridled enthusiasm and I couldn't feel better about the future than I do with Steve as my partner and Bill Parcells running football operations." And here is Ross's first public comments about this: "Having grown up in South Florida, Dolphins football has been a lifetime passion for me. I am energized by this opportunity and look forward to being able to once again watch the Dolphins win a Super Bowl alongside all the other loyal Dolphin fans." This move doesn't mean much right now to the Dolphins, though. Wayne is still the principle owner of | | By: The Phinsider | | |
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| Miami Marlins Have Their Stadium | | 2008-02-22 07:17:00 | | There are no more votes left to be taken. No more negotiations. No more delays. The Marlins finally have their ballpark ready to break ground at the OB Site in anticipation of the 2011 season.I guess it's win for baseball fans in South Florida, and baseball in general. I'm still not overjoyed at the location, and I have a hatred for the ownership that runs pretty deep. But at least the drama is done and everyone can just move on. Personally, I won't be going to any games at the new site unless some drastic changes are made in the way they run their team. Hopefully, with the "increased revenues" they'll keep their promises to field competitive ballclubs.One thing I wish would stop is when anyone involved with this deal pretends that it is about anything other than money. MLB COO Bob Dupuy gave us this heartwarming gem during voting sessions: " 'I believe it's worth it,' Dupuy said. 'On Opening Day, when you see the looks on the kids' faces as they come through the turnstiles to see thei | | By: State of Miami | | |
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| Euro 2008 Ernst Happel Stadium Vienna | | 2008-02-22 07:14:18 | | Euro 2008 Travel Guide > Ernst Happel Stadium
This guide to Vienna and Ernst Happel Stadium has been written for football supporters visiting Ernst Happel Stadium during Euro 2008. Discover how to make the most out of a trip to watch the European Championships whether you are visiting for the day or staying overnight in one [...] | | By: Sports travel | | |
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| Localidades agotadas para el último juego del Yankee Stadium | | 2008-02-21 22:43:22 | | Este miércoles se agotaron las localidades para el juego que celebrarán los Yankees de Nueva York y los Orioles de Baltimore en el Yankee Stadium, que significará el último duelo de temporada regular de "La Casa que Babe Ruth construyó".
Según Daily News este jueves, los pocos miles de boletos disponibles volaron en 11 minutos del [...] | | By: De Beisbol | | |
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| Stadium Saga is Over | | 2008-02-16 15:23:00 | | Scratch that, it's about over. The deal is finally set, but still needs a vote.Finally. Not that I'm in support of a Marlins stadium after the constant fire sales, but if they wanted to stay in Miami, this was the only way it was getting done. A downtown site would have been preferable to a Little Havana location, but I suppose baseball fans will take what they can get.I for one refuse to go to a Marlins game at the Orange Bowl site. Too many bad feelings about what to me is desecrating historic lands. You couldn't pay me to go even if they one day return to the World Series. It just feels wrong.It sure will be interesting to see how people react in a few years to having to call the team the Miami Marlins though. | | By: State of Miami | | |
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| Celebrating Valentine's Day... At The Football Stadium | | 2008-02-14 13:26:13 | | When the chairman of the West Sumatra branch of the Indonesian Clerics’ Council (Majelis Ulama Indonesia, MUI), Buya Mas’oed Abidin, urged people to stop the Valentine's Day celebration and accused it as a part of capitalist-Jewish conspiracy (see Indonesia Matter's Jewish Conspiracy), 12,000 km away from my home country I get to see how Aberdonian people celebrate it: by having one of the most important football matches in Aberdeen football history, Aberdeen vs. Bayern Munich. Around the city there were several guys walking fast with flower bouquets in their hands, mainly red roses. Clinton Cards, Thorntons, and Ann Summers were swamped with people who were buying last minute's cards, chocolates, and lingeries. But since 3.00 PM they were outnumbered by guys with red scarves. No, the red-scarves men were not celebrating Valentine's Day. They were wearing the Aberdeen FC scarves, and were warming themselves up prior to the kickoff, which would have started in 3 hours. You have to | | By: Finally Woken | | |
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| King Mohammed VI signs for new stadium in Casablanca | | 2008-01-08 05:54:00 | | Morocco's most populated city Casablanca is set to get a huge sporting kick out of the news that it will have a new 70,000-seat stadium by 2013. The agreement was signed in Casa on Monday, under the chairmanship of king Mohammed VI. This project is part of a USD-600Mn agreement that aims at stepping up the works at the stadiums of Tangiers, Marrakech and Agadir. The three stadiums, which will be operational by 2010, will have a capacity of 45,000 seats each. Fez, as the spiritual capital was not on the list as it has a new stadium already. These projects are part of the policy aiming to endow Moroccan sports with modern infrastructure that meet international standards in order to make sports a vector of human development. On this occasion, the sovereign chaired the signing ceremony of another agreement touching on the urban development of the neighbourhoods of Sidi Moumen, Carrières centrales and Lahraouiyine in Casablanca. This agreement is meant to endow these neighbourhoods with necessary urban infrastructure, ensure a better access to services and basic equipments for the concerned populations and fight poverty and social exclusion. King Mohammed VI also chaired a meeting to enquire about the project to develop Anfa airport in the economic capital.Tags: Moroccan Morocco Fes, Maghreb news | | By: THE VIEW FROM FEZ | | |
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| Sleepy fan spent the night in stadium | | 2007-12-24 04:07:52 | | An Irish rugby fan got locked in Wigan's JJB stadium after he fell asleep on the toilet.Paul Walsh had been watching the match between Wigan Warriors and Leeds Rhinos. The match ended in 14 - 38 for the visitors.Nine hours later he woke up and called the police on his mobile to let him out of Wigan's JJB stadium.Paul said: "We'd had a few drinks and just before the end I thought I'd beat the crowds and nip to the loo. Unfortunately my friends thought I'd gone straight home afterwards." | | By: Fun and entertainment guaranteed | | |
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| Combined Soccer/Ice Hockey Stadium Planned In Switzerland | | 2007-12-08 09:01:00 | | Swiss investment bank Credit Suisse has laid out plans for a combined soccer/ice hockey stadium in Zurich that would host the city's three biggest professional sports teams (that would be Grasshoppers, F.C. Zurich and ZSC Lions, for those of you not in the know). I don't think I've ever heard of anything like this before. There are renderings of what the place would look like here.They aren't envisioning a "hybrid" structure but actually two different stadia (along with a shopping center) under the same roof. Neither would be particularly large, but then Switzerland is not a particularly large country; 20,000 capacity for the soccer grounds and half that for the hockey rink.The idea is born out of necessity. Where Switzerland's largest city once had two separate soccer grounds and an ice hockey stadium, they now basically have no structures dedicated to either sport. Grasshoppers longtime stadium, the Hardturm, was torn down earlier this year and F.C. Zurich's has been converted | | By: The Soccer Source | | |
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| Everton’s Troubled Plans for Kirkby Stadium | | 2007-12-06 18:45:34 | | Getting a shiny, new stadium seem to be the fad in the Premier League these days, most clubs have plans in the pipeline (if not already announced), but not all enjoy the same degree of success in garnering support. Everton chairman Bill Kenwright found out the hard way, from the moment his plan saw the [...] | | By: SoccerNet Live | | |
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| Qualcomm Stadium: Good for great college bowl games | | 2007-12-05 12:40:00 | | Qualcomm Stadium isn’t good enough for the Chargers.What is it good for?How about two of the best non-BCS football games this college postseason?The Pacific Life Holiday Bowl has a great match-up Dec. 27 with No. 12 Arizona State (10-2) vs. No. 17 Texas (9-3).ASU would have been in a BCS game had Hawaii not made a late comeback to beat Washington last Saturday.Texas was the national champion two years ago and is still considered among the top names in college football.As for the San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl, the Navy (8-4) vs. Utah (8-4) contest Dec. 20 is as good as it gets before Christmas.Navy is always a great draw in a military town like San Diego, and it has a very formidable team.Utah, three years removed from a BCS game, scored a 44-6 victory this season over a UCLA team which was in the Rose Bowl hunt until last weekend.No matter what you say about Qualcomm Stadium, it’s still adequate enough for two of the top bowl games in America. | | By: San Diego Sporting | | |
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| Birmingham Mayor: Let's Raise Taxes to Build a Domed Stadium | | 2007-11-20 00:00:00 | | There are many stories of bad fiscal policy proposals that we often read about and comment here. But there are some stories that just write themselves. From the Associated Press:Birmingham Mayor Larry Langford is getting lots of questions from the Birmingham City Council about his proposed tax hikes and revitalization plans.His proposals include doubling the business license fees and a one percent increase in the sales tax. Langford said the money would help fund a domed stadium, transit system, scholarship programs and police department among other things. Yesterday, the new mayor met with council members to answer questions about his plan.The city council today is expected to set up a series of public hearings before it takes a vote.A taxpayer-funded domed stadium for Birmingham, Alabama? Is Birmingham going to try to lure professional sports teams besides arena football and minor league baseball to an area that has fewer people than Richmond, Virginia? And even if it were successful | | By: Tax Policy Blog | | |
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| Stadium Joao Havelange | | 2007-10-24 03:01:59 | | Brazil’s most modern football stadium - the Joao Havelange Olympic Stadium - was recently … in the north of the city primarily for the Pan American Games staged in Rio de Janeiro from 13 to 29 … dreaming of hosting the Olympic Games in 2016,” commented Sports Minister Orlando Silva. According | | By: Pan 2007 | | |
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| New Stadium Designs Finally Released | | 2007-09-05 05:06:49 | | Today’s the day that we finally find out what the New Meadowlands Stadium looks like as the New York Times has acquired renderings of the new facility and details about the stadium and it’s surroundings. The groundbreaking ceremony will be taking place on Wednesday with both teams officials, NFL Commish Roger Goodell, and state [...] | | By: JetsCentral.com | | |
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