Area Around Ballparks

[Anubis2051]

So I noticed that there is no thread for the area around ballparks, something that gets discussed a lot in the individual stadium threads. This is a place to share pictures of Stan's, Wrigleyville, the Iron Triangle, or your favorite hangout around your favorite ballpark. I'll get us started with a few views outside of Yankee Stadium in the bronx:
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[marlins739]

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The area surrounding the Dolph. I've never stayed around long enough to see if there is anything to do around the stadium. It's mostly residential around there, and the stadium is far from the downtown areas of Fort Lauderdale and Miami. On the plus side, parking is never a problem. When the place is set up for football, notice the dead areas behind the benches. It was Joe Robbie's idea to make the park wide enough for baseball to easily fit.

[Zoso]

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There isn't much of a scene around the Cell, but there are a few bars in the neighborhood within some walking distance. My spot can't be seen here, but there are a couple "visible," one of which is adjacent to the softball diamonds north of the park. One thing to point out is there is nothing remotely "ghetto" about the neighborhood. That characterization is made by outsiders who have never been there... or suburban transplants to the north side who think the entire south side is ghetto.

It's really completely safe around there. Hell, nowadays, I park east of the Dan Ryan in a spot that was formerly projects and is now a subdivision of new townhomes. The fact is it's Bridgeport, a neighborhood long protected by the local politics that have always kept the riff raff out. The Dan Ryan acted as a barrier to keep the projects isolated. Even when they were up, you were in no danger of being "shot, mugged or killed" at Comiskey as some ill-informed people would have you believe.

The neighborhood is just kind of blue collar, kind of white collar, pretty unassuming. It's actually quite nice immediately around the park. Anything you might call ghetto is about a mile west where there are some poorly kept store fronts and generally depressing looking people, but no gang activity or random, violent crimes to really speak of. Even that area is being revived by the young artist crowd. You're really in far more danger in Wrigleyville where the crime rate is higher (because of A. population density and B. outside riff raff preying on well-off twentysomethings and naive visitors frequenting the bar scene).

[Bleeding Pinstripes]

what i love about the area around yankee stadium is its not artificial. it's mostly privately owned and simply themed to its suroundings. there for the culture and environment isent drawn up on a chalk board its run by the people of new york who all share a common passion. nothing here was pland as a multi million artificial down town redevlopment. im not a redsox fan but ive visited fenway park once and its the same situation.

[BigMac1212]

There's a couple of restaurants, parking garages, an expo center, & an arena around Chase Field.

[McDodger]

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This is the unofficially official pre-game hangout for Dodger fans for decades. Philippe's is the birthplace of the french-dip sandwich and one of the oldest and most beloved family-owned restaurants in L.A.. Right across the street from Union Station and 5 min. from the ballpark, it's been a Dodger Stadium tradition since the ballpark opened in 1962, and a L.A. tradition since 1908.

And here is a great shot of some of the urban neighborhoods and parkland surrounding the stadium.

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[Gary Dunaier]

http://z.about.com/d/architecture/1/0/h/i/DolphinStadium.jpg

The area surrounding the Dolph.

Why did they build it at an odd angle in relation to the immediate area? Unless it was decided that angle was best from a sun/shadow perspective.

[Gary Dunaier]

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What fascinates me about the "Cell" is the tall building just beyond the centerfield wall. It's fascinating because it's a Senior Citizens' home, and I'm sure after years of just having the traffic from the Dan Ryan Expressway to deal with, they were thrilled to all of a sudden have a huge stadium with all the bright lights and the noisy crowds and the exploding scoreboard right in their backyard. :eek:

[skobabe8]

Great thread! :clapping

This picture is from out of our living room window where we used to live at 33rd and Halsted in Chicago. If you look closely, you can see the light towers and roof just above the houses in the distance (about a 8 block walk to USCF). We loved the neighborhood.

[Jim Vaz]

http://z.about.com/d/architecture/1/0/h/i/DolphinStadium.jpg

The area surrounding the Dolph. I've never stayed around long enough to see if there is anything to do around the stadium. It's mostly residential around there, and the stadium is far from the downtown areas of Fort Lauderdale and Miami. On the plus side, parking is never a problem. When the place is set up for football, notice the dead areas behind the benches. It was Joe Robbie's idea to make the park wide enough for baseball to easily fit.

You can't tell from this pic but I always found it odd that the actual parking spots are over grass.
Yea there really is nothing in the Dolphins Stadium immediete area, you have the Turnpike, a few off ramps, a few drainage canals, and gated communities on the other side of them.
Fort Lauderdale is still a good half hour away as well as Miami.

[Jim Vaz]

What fascinates me about the "Cell" is the tall building just beyond the centerfield wall. It's fascinating because it's a Senior Citizens' home, and I'm sure after years of just having the traffic from the Dan Ryan Expressway to deal with, they were thrilled to all of a sudden have a huge stadium with all the bright lights and the noisy crowds and the exploding scoreboard right in their backyard. :eek:

I always wondered why they made it so that home plate faces southwest? Most of your parks go in the traditional Northeast angle.

[skobabe8]

I always wondered why they made it so that home plate faces southwest? Most of your parks go in the traditional Northeast angle.

I've heard various reasons for this. One of them is that Jerry Reinsdorf wanted home plate to remain at the corner of 35th and Shields, just like Old Comiskey Park.

[Jim Vaz]

I've heard various reasons for this. One of them is that Jerry Reinsdorf wanted home plate to remain at the corner of 35th and Shields, just like Old Comiskey Park.

I guess that can make some sense. I'm not crazy about watching games where the sun is right on the players and crowd.
The only thing it eliminates is the upper deck shadows that you get at about 3:00 to 5:00.

[JoostSuderFain]

I don't have any photos of it handy, but my favorite area is probably the surrounding area of Camden Yards. Some great pubs just across the street, and on game days, it's like a baseball party on the surrounding blocks.

[Jim Vaz]

I don't have any photos of it handy, but my favorite area is probably the surrounding area of Camden Yards. Some great pubs just across the street, and on game days, it's like a baseball party on the surrounding blocks.

Eutaw street is very nice. Besides the park itself, its what really sells the Camden Yards experience.

http://mcgonnigle.files.wordpress.com/2007/07/cyeutawair.jpg

[Gary Dunaier]

One of the frustrating things about "cookie cutter" ballparks is that you never get a feel for the area in which they're located. When I visited Philadelphia's Veterans Stadium for the first time in 1991 I was fascinated by the fact that there was a small residential parcel outside the Vet's third base/left field stands. It must have been something to live there when the Vet was imploded.

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(Photo taken July 7, 1991. © Gary Dunaier.)


In 1991, the area across Broad Street, west of the Vet, was undeveloped, although the streets were paved and named...

http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m124/coinboynyc/VeteransStadium-07-07-91-20.jpg
(Photo taken July 7, 1991. © Gary Dunaier.)

...but the ironic thing is that this view can never be duplicated.

Not only because the Vet is gone, but because this area has since been developed; even if Veterans Stadium was still around, you could no longer see it from this vantage point because there are now houses here. :eek:

(Well, it has been almost 18 years since I took these photos... :ooo: )

[Eyeshade]

We have the usual array of sports bars and restaurants. They are Local Heroes (formerly Cooperstown), The Winking Lizard, Pannini's, The Clevelander, Harry Buffalo, Cleats etc. etc, etc. All kinda the same as far as food and beverage goes. There is a Hard Rock Cafe nearby, in Tower City along with a Morton's Steakhouse.
The neighborhood itself is "not much". The ballpark is in downtown Cleveland which is fairly deserted after 6pm on weeknights except for the theater district, which is awesome and the East 4th street area. This area which is just north of the ballpark is the "hotspot" currently for the cool folks in town. Personally, I like The Clevelander if you just wanna get a beer.
For curious visitors- the Rock Hall is a Lo-o-o-ng walk away on 9th street.
Go Tribe!!

[skobabe8]

What happened to Cooperstown?

[THINK BLUE]

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This is the unofficially official pre-game hangout for Dodger fans for decades. Philippe's is the birthplace of the french-dip sandwich and one of the oldest and most beloved family-owned restaurants in L.A.. Right across the street from Union Station and 5 min. from the ballpark, it's been a Dodger Stadium tradition since the ballpark opened in 1962, and a L.A. tradition since 1908.

And here is a great shot of some of the urban neighborhoods and parkland surrounding the stadium.

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I love going to philippes before a big game, good to see another Dodger fan on Here:clapping

[THINK BLUE]

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courtesy of flickr/oneinchpunch

Olvera Street taquitos at Cielito Lindo another great spot for pre game food about 5 min from Dodger Stadium

[Paul W]

You can't tell from this pic but I always found it odd that the actual parking spots are over grass.

joe robbie was a smart, visionary owner who wasn't going to envelop dade co. into the mess that the marlins are doing now. not only did he finance most of the place but oversaw details like laying out the park to accomidate baseball and incoperating grass into the parking areas so that those who are tailgating with barbeques have a spot to dump the coals. besides, have you ever stood in a south florida parking lot that has been baking in the sun all day? the grass offers some relief.

[OBomb]

One of the most talked about ballparks in regards to gentrification is Petco Park in San Diego. The area it's in, the East Village, was a blighted area full of empty warehouses and homeless. The only sign of life it had was a line for the San Diego Trolley light rail system which still runs about 3 blocks east of the ballpark. As per an agreement reached between the Padres and the City of San Diego to build the ballpark, the 20 or so blocks around the ballpark were/will be developed by JMI Realty, the development company of outgoing Padres owner John Moores.

While the East Village was in dire need of redevelopment prior to the construction of Petco Park, the area west of the ballpark was never in need of it. As the pictures below show, Harbor Drive and the San Diego Trolley run down the perimeter of the San Diego Convention Center, built in 1990.

Needless to say, this:

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Is a big step up from this:

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[Philtration]

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What fascinates me about the "Cell" is the tall building just beyond the centerfield wall. It's fascinating because it's a Senior Citizens' home, and I'm sure after years of just having the traffic from the Dan Ryan Expressway to deal with, they were thrilled to all of a sudden have a huge stadium with all the bright lights and the noisy crowds and the exploding scoreboard right in their backyard. :eek:

It actually worked out pretty well for the White Sox because that is where they found Jim Thome. He just walks over to the park and takes his swings then walks home after the game.

[bnbusser]

I love going to philippes before a big game, good to see another Dodger fan on Here:clapping

Growing up in So. Cal (and living in nor Cal. now)... I miss original Tommy's hamburgers... at the corner of Beverly and Rampart.... you could go there at 3 am and get a triple chili cheeseburger with peppers... a heart attack waiting to happen BUT damned good ...... the cops always ate there.....

[THINK BLUE]

^^mmmmm tommys always a guilty pleasure its soo good and bad at the same time

[Gary Dunaier]

What fascinates me about the "Cell" is the tall building just beyond the centerfield wall. It's fascinating because it's a Senior Citizens' home, and I'm sure after years of just having the traffic from the Dan Ryan Expressway to deal with, they were thrilled to all of a sudden have a huge stadium with all the bright lights and the noisy crowds and the exploding scoreboard right in their backyard. :eek:

It actually worked out pretty well for the White Sox because that is where they found Jim Thome. He just walks over to the park and takes his swings then walks home after the game.

In the Senior Citizens' home????? :confused:

[Gary Dunaier]

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/05/Qualcomm_Stadium.jpg

This is the kind of thing I was talking about in my earlier Veterans Stadium post! You think these "cookie cutters" are out in the middle of nowhere, surrounded by fifty thousand miles of parking lots and car parks, but there are, in fact, buildings nearby.

They may not be pretty buildings; they may not be places you can hang out in and have a beer after the game; but they are near the ballpark, so that makes them important.

To me. :)

[bnbusser]

^^mmmmm tommys always a guilty pleasure its soo good and bad at the same time

I KNOW! Tommy's are arguably the best burgers in LA..... When I was younger (about 25 years ago) we would polish off 2 double chili cheeseburgers...

[bnbusser]

This is the kind of thing I was talking about in my earlier Veterans Stadium post! You think these "cookie cutters" are out in the middle of nowhere, surrounded by fifty thousand miles of parking lots and car parks, but there are, in fact, buildings nearby.

They may not be pretty buildings; they may not be places you can hang out in and have a beer after the game; but they are near the ballpark, so that makes them important.

To me. :)

At the top of the photo is interstate 8, which runs from I-5 to Yuma Az. The Q is about 5 miles from downtown and Petco park. If you go west on Friars road about a mile towards the beach, there are restaurants, shopping etc. Same thing if you head east on Friars road.....

[Philtration]

The U.S. Cellular/Comiskey location is cut off by the Dan Ryan Expressway on one side and a rail line on the other. Add the parking lots to the mix and the park is just kind of isolated.
The area has always been a mix of residential and industrial (the Mack Truck building was a block away from Comiskey for a long time)

Bridgeport is really just your average neighborhood that just happens to have a MLB ballpark in it.

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[THINK BLUE]

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The Grove (concert venue) Amtrak Station and Hooters in the parking area right around where the 15 miles from Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim near Santa Ana Adjacent to Orange play:rolleyes:

[OBomb]

At the top of the photo is interstate 8, which runs from I-5 to Yuma Az. The Q is about 5 miles from downtown and Petco park. If you go west on Friars road about a mile towards the beach, there are restaurants, shopping etc. Same thing if you head east on Friars road.....

You and Gary both make good points. But it's only been within the last 15 to 20 years that a lot restaurants and shopping sites have been built in Mission Valley. Plus, the addition of Trolley stop at Qualcomm Stadium 10 years ago has made it easier to drink then head to a game. Still, we've become spoiled here in San Diego with Petco Park being located in the middle of all the excitement of downtown. One of the sites being somewhat considered for a new Chargers stadium is near downtown across the train tracks from Petco Park and the Convention Center. While the current Qualcomm Stadium site makes the most sense, I would chose the downtown site in a heartbeat if it were a truly viable option.

[Anubis2051]

THINK BLUE, i've gotta say, I love the picture in your sig. absolutely incredible shot of dodger stadium and LA.

[THINK BLUE]

^Thanks I don't remember where i found it but heres the original which is even better

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[Yankees2k6]

^Thanks I don't remember where i found it but heres the original which is even better

http://i109.photobucket.com/albums/n71/shizameister/dodger-2.jpg

Beautiful!

[Zoso]

What fascinates me about the "Cell" is the tall building just beyond the centerfield wall. It's fascinating because it's a Senior Citizens' home, and I'm sure after years of just having the traffic from the Dan Ryan Expressway to deal with, they were thrilled to all of a sudden have a huge stadium with all the bright lights and the noisy crowds and the exploding scoreboard right in their backyard. :eek:

Not to mention the fireworks, after every home run, home win and most Saturday nights in the summer there's your 20 minute firework show. Meh, put the seniors somewhere else, I'd live there.

The U.S. Cellular/Comiskey location is cut off by the Dan Ryan Expressway on one side and a rail line on the other. Add the parking lots to the mix and the park is just kind of isolated.
The area has always been a mix of residential and industrial (the Mack Truck building was a block away from Comiskey for a long time)

Bridgeport is really just your average neighborhood that just happens to have a MLB ballpark in it.


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I believe they put up meters on 35th there, so no more of this

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Dodger Stadium wins the thread. There's a place not maligned for having curves or not "facing the city center." It helps when you have green hills and mountains as a backdrop.

[Anubis2051]

^Thanks I don't remember where i found it but heres the original which is even better

http://i109.photobucket.com/albums/n71/shizameister/dodger-2.jpg

:clapping thats awsome!

[DJ Starion]

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There isn't much of a scene around the Cell, but there are a few bars in the neighborhood within some walking distance. My spot can't be seen here, but there are a couple "visible," one of which is adjacent to the softball diamonds north of the park. One thing to point out is there is nothing remotely "ghetto" about the neighborhood. That characterization is made by outsiders who have never been there... or suburban transplants to the north side who think the entire south side is ghetto.

It's really completely safe around there. Hell, nowadays, I park east of the Dan Ryan in a spot that was formerly projects and is now a subdivision of new townhomes. The fact is it's Bridgeport, a neighborhood long protected by the local politics that have always kept the riff raff out. The Dan Ryan acted as a barrier to keep the projects isolated. Even when they were up, you were in no danger of being "shot, mugged or killed" at Comiskey as some ill-informed people would have you believe.

The neighborhood is just kind of blue collar, kind of white collar, pretty unassuming. It's actually quite nice immediately around the park. Anything you might call ghetto is about a mile west where there are some poorly kept store fronts and generally depressing looking people, but no gang activity or random, violent crimes to really speak of. Even that area is being revived by the young artist crowd. You're really in far more danger in Wrigleyville where the crime rate is higher (because of A. population density and B. outside riff raff preying on well-off twentysomethings and naive visitors frequenting the bar scene).

I actually walk after games from the Cell to the 35th Green Line station, no problem

[Zoso]

I just drive and park by those townhomes or somewhere in the neighborhood. I got a hook up on a parking pass.

There's also a police station about 4 blocks east of the park.

What a hellhole! :hissyfit:

[Eyeshade]

Attention Skobabe8:
Cooperstown in Cleveland closed cause the business wasn't what Alice expected. It did OK during baseball season, but not so much during basketball. The food wasn't great either. They did have some cool stuff on the walls, kinda like a poor mans Hard Rock.

[BigMac1212]

The Phoenix version of Cooperstown is still open, I think.

[skobabe8]

^^Cool, thanks. Ive been to the Phoenix location, but I really don't remeber if it was any good. Not memorable, I guess. :laugh

[Fudbutter]

The best surrounds for any ballpark is a humungo parking lot with good traffic patterns and easy access to highways going in a choice of directions. Unfortunately, it makes for a dull area. The best I've seen for that is the Philadelphia sports complex even though we've had some nasty stuff done to our car because it has NY plates.

The most enjoyable we've seen is Wrigley with all sorts of food and drink available once you come down the steps of the el. Then you can wander around and find dusty old memorabilia stores with really old stuff that no one has touched in years.

Shea was a good compromise in that there was plenty of parking, easy access to the highway, but also a subway to jump on for one stop to Main St for some amazing food

[PhillyFan]

The best surrounds for any ballpark is a humungo parking lot with good traffic patterns and easy access to highways going in a choice of directions. Unfortunately, it makes for a dull area. The best I've seen for that is the Philadelphia sports complex even though we've had some nasty stuff done to our car because it has NY plates.

The most enjoyable we've seen is Wrigley with all sorts of food and drink available once you come down the steps of the el. Then you can wander around and find dusty old memorabilia stores with really old stuff that no one has touched in years.

Shea was a good compromise in that there was plenty of parking, easy access to the highway, but also a subway to jump on for one stop to Main St for some amazing food

I would have to agree with that as a normal fan but not a visiting fan. In plain English - I have visited many stadiums and like when there are places to eat and shop around. It is a way for me to explore a city while I attend a game. I am glad, however, for my home park here in Philly that we have plenty of parking. I would hate to have to fight to find parking or take trolleys (such as in San Diego which was a mess to get to) to get to the game all the time. To me, the downtown feel is more for tourists.

[Zoso]

Even parking lot island ballparks are gonna have a couple watering holes nearby. Or at worst, hop on a bus or train line that's probably a few steps away from whatever park it may be. The Cell is like 5 minutes from downtown.

After Cubs games the party continues in the neighborhood which is pretty cool and I've always envied that to some extent. Of course most of the people there are unbearable to be around and the bars are all loud and expensive. Wrigleyville doesn't have particularly great food for the city, unless you're from out of town and used to eating sub-Chicago quality food.

Sox games are a tailgating culture and the area is vacated after games. It's kind of ******, but if pressed I'd take the parking. If I wanna get my drink on--and I do--I'd rather do it in the sun for much cheaper and not be blasted out by a juke box. And if my friends and I want to party somewhere we just drive or sometimes hit one of the few bars in the neighborhood, which always have a good amount of gamers.

[Mario Mendoza...HOF Lock]

Miscellaneous pics from Chris Putro (http://www.chrisputro.com/ballparks/). More on his site.

Anaheim Stadium
http://www.chrisputro.com/ballparks/10%2020050821%20Angel%20Stadium%20-%20Big%20A.JPG

AT&T Park(SF)
http://www.chrisputro.com/ballparks/06%20AT&T%20Park%20-%20Willie%20Mays%20Plaza%20and%203B%20side.JPG

http://www.chrisputro.com/ballparks/09%20AT&T%20Park%20-%20Portwalk.JPG


Chase Field(Phoenix)
http://www.chrisputro.com/ballparks/10%2020050827%20Bank%20One%20Ballpark%20and%20Amer ica%20West%20Arena.JPG

Old Comiskey
http://www.chrisputro.com/ballparks/19910817%20Comiskey%20Park.jpg

County Stadium (Milwaukee)
http://www.chrisputro.com/ballparks/19910815%20County%20Stadium.jpg

Exhibition Stadium (Toronto)
http://www.chrisputro.com/ballparks/19850806%20Exhibition%20Stadium.jpg

McAfee Coliseum (Oakland)
http://www.chrisputro.com/ballparks/03%20McAfee%20Coliseum.JPG

Petco Park (SD)
http://www.chrisputro.com/ballparks/04%2020050814%20PETCO%20Park%20-%20Western%20Metal%20Supply%20Co..JPG

Safeco Field (Seattle)
http://www.chrisputro.com/ballparks/18%20Occidental%20Ave%20-%20Safeco%20Field%20and%20vendors.JPG

[Mario Mendoza...HOF Lock]

http://www.chrisputro.com/ballparks/19%20Safeco%20Field%20-%20left%20field%20gate.JPG

Tiger Stadium (Detroit)
http://www.chrisputro.com/ballparks/19940828%20Tiger%20Stadium%20-%20Michigan%20&%20Trumbull.jpg

Tropicana Field (Tampa)
http://www.chrisputro.com/ballparks/29%2020050319%20St.%20Petersburg%20-%20Tropicana%20Field.JPG

Veterans Stadium (Philly)
http://www.chrisputro.com/ballparks/19910312%20Veterans%20Stadium,%20Spectrum%20and%20 JFK%20Stadium.jpg

Wrigley Field '91 (Chicago)
http://www.chrisputro.com/ballparks/19910814%20Wrigley%20Field%20-%20Waveland%20Ave%20and%20back%20of%20LF%20wall.jp g

http://www.chrisputro.com/ballparks/19910814%20Wrigley%20Field%20-%20Sheffield%20Ave,%20back%20of%20RF%20wall%20and% 20scoreboard.jpg

Yankee Stadium (NY)
http://www.chrisputro.com/ballparks/02%2020080720%20Yankee%20Stadium%20-%20bleachers%20and%20train%20tracks.JPG

http://www.chrisputro.com/ballparks/03%2020080720%20Yankee%20Stadium%20-%20bleachers%20and%20train%20tracks.JPG

http://www.chrisputro.com/ballparks/07%2020080720%20Yankee%20Stadium%20-%20157th%20St.JPG

[THINK BLUE]

^^great pics love this thread:clapping

[gleason2]

I always wondered why they made it so that home plate faces southwest? Most of your parks go in the traditional Northeast angle.

Look at the photo again. Centerfield is southeast of homeplate, not southwest.

[skobabe8]

Look at the photo again. Centerfield is southeast of homeplate, not southwest.

Good catch. I responded to his post and it slipped right by me.

[Anubis2051]

Figured I would bump this now that we're in the full swing of the season and things around ballparks are starting to heat up.