Watching the Astros game today, and they mentioned that St. Louis has already sold out for the season! Kinda reminds me of Jacobs field when that was opened.
Watching the Astros game today, and they mentioned that St. Louis has already sold out for the season! Kinda reminds me of Jacobs field when that was opened.
Back to following MiLB; there's always hope for tomorrow!
I have tickets to this weekend's series in St. Louis. I'm looking forward to seeing the new stadium. I was only at the old Busch once, but take away the arches on the top ring of the stadium, and I swear I was sitting in Riverfront. I'm obviously going to be surrounded by the other "Red", but i'm hoping the Reds can win at least 1 game. Take 2 of 3 at Wrigley and win one in St. Louis, and I would call that a successful road trip. It will be interesting to see if this new ballpark is as much of a hitter's park as the GAB is. If so, the Reds might be in some trouble this weekend.
I'm going to turn on the game on Extra Innings when I get home, but honestly the pictures I've seen of the place don't leave me too impressed with it. It's altogether possible that I'll like it when I see it on TV, but if it doesn't look much better than what I've seen in print, I'm not impressed with it.
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I think it is impressive, but it is similar to many of the other ones that have been built. The dimensions are very similar to GABP from the little that I've seen. Not sure about the walls though. Bill Hall just became a Cards killer too with a HR.Originally Posted by redsfan30
The dimensions are 335 to right and left, about 390 in right center and left center and 400 to center field.Originally Posted by rdiersin
Looks a lot like GABP, although, to be honest, I like the open back of the New Busch better than I like GABP. There is an image gallery on ESPN of it now if you want to look at more pictures.
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Did they just change old busch stadium? Or completely tear down old bush and rebuild this one? I'm confused. Are they re-using some of old Busch?
Pujols just HR'd to deep center at the New Busch.
I would have never guessed.
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Never recycle old busch That should be a commandment.Originally Posted by KearnsyEars
Anyway, this is a brand new ballpark. Just like GABP is.
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Did anybody notice how like half of the upper deck wasn't even opne?
Originally Posted by Red Leader
I would say 'you gotta be kidding me!?!' but it's Pujols. Of course he did, and I was just abou to ask and wonder who hit the first HR at the new park. Fitting that his legend adds this feather in the cap and continues to grow.
He is awesome, my favorite NON red in the NL, and he IS a future HOF
anyone think he hits 50 this season? I do. Its going to be him and Dunn dueling for the HR title until late Sept. IMO
What's funny is that he wasn't the first. Bill Hall homered earlier. That Bill Hall....Originally Posted by KearnsyEars
He was the first Cardinal to hit a HR in that park. Bill Hall of the Brewers was the first player to hit a HR in that park. He HR'd earlier in the game.Originally Posted by KearnsyEars
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