Astros Install Pond in Outfield to Give Minute Maid Park Some Character

 

Hoping to give their bland, cookie cutter ballpark a bit of flare before the playoffs begin, the Houston Astros installed a 40-by-190-foot pond in the outfield of Minute Maid Park on Monday.

 

?Sure, our left field fence is only Little League distance from home plate. And sure, we have a pointless, manmade hill with a flagpole stuck in it in centerfield. And sure, we have a giant choo-choo train drives around the perimeter of the field, but the novelty of that stuff has worn off since we opened the stadium six years ago,? said Houston general manager Tim Purpura. ?It was time to change things up a little bit again.?

 

The giant pond, which is also 40-feet deep and contains eight adult alligators, sits in right-centerfield and will present an interesting challenge to pitchers and outfielders during the Astros-Braves National League divisional series that begins this afternoon.

 

http://www.sportspickle.com/features/volum...005-astros.html

Sportspickle is funny, but calling MinuteMaid "bland and ugly" when the Cardinals play in the only true cookie cutter left(well, besides RFK) is just dumb.

LMAO great article

Astros Install Pond in Outfield to Give Minute Maid Park Some Character

 

Hoping to give their bland, cookie cutter ballpark a bit of flare before the playoffs begin, the Houston Astros installed a 40-by-190-foot pond in the outfield of Minute Maid Park on Monday.

 

?Sure, our left field fence is only Little League distance from home plate. And sure, we have a pointless, manmade hill with a flagpole stuck in it in centerfield. And sure, we have a giant choo-choo train drives around the perimeter of the field, but the novelty of that stuff has worn off since we opened the stadium six years ago,? said Houston general manager Tim Purpura. ?It was time to change things up a little bit again.?

 

The giant pond, which is also 40-feet deep and contains eight adult alligators, sits in right-centerfield and will present an interesting challenge to pitchers and outfielders during the Astros-Braves National League divisional series that begins this afternoon.

 

http://www.sportspickle.com/features/volum...005-astros.html

 

A little late there

 

http://www.marlinbaseball.com/forums/index...=0entry976304

 

plus the mods wanted this in the Locker room since it's a comedic discussion

Sportspickle is funny, but calling MinuteMaid "bland and ugly" when the Cardinals play in the only true cookie cutter left(well, besides RFK) is just dumb.

 

 

only you would criticize a parody article....lighten up....

Astros Install Pond in Outfield to Give Minute Maid Park Some Character

 

Hoping to give their bland, cookie cutter ballpark a bit of flare before the playoffs begin, the Houston Astros installed a 40-by-190-foot pond in the outfield of Minute Maid Park on Monday.

 

?Sure, our left field fence is only Little League distance from home plate. And sure, we have a pointless, manmade hill with a flagpole stuck in it in centerfield. And sure, we have a giant choo-choo train drives around the perimeter of the field, but the novelty of that stuff has worn off since we opened the stadium six years ago,? said Houston general manager Tim Purpura. ?It was time to change things up a little bit again.?

 

The giant pond, which is also 40-feet deep and contains eight adult alligators, sits in right-centerfield and will present an interesting challenge to pitchers and outfielders during the Astros-Braves National League divisional series that begins this afternoon.

 

http://www.sportspickle.com/features/volum...005-astros.html

 

A little late there

 

http://www.marlinbaseball.com/forums/index...=0entry976304

 

plus the mods wanted this in the Locker room since it's a comedic discussion

I don't care.

Sportspickle is funny, but calling MinuteMaid "bland and ugly" when the Cardinals play in the only true cookie cutter left(well, besides RFK) is just dumb.

 

 

only you would criticize a parody article....lighten up....

 

And only you would crtitcize me for criticizing a parody article...you lighten up...

Sportspickle is funny, but calling MinuteMaid "bland and ugly" when the Cardinals play in the only true cookie cutter left(well, besides RFK) is just dumb.

 

The whole article has tongue firmly planted in cheek. Are you really that dumb?

It's only a matter of time before some team actually does this.

I'd like to see a moat around a stadium, with fans having to cross one of those drop down wooden bridges that would be up in front of the main gate. Maybe people on each side of the bridge playing midevil music and selling roast pig, maybe a joust.

Sportspickle is funny, but calling MinuteMaid "bland and ugly" when the Cardinals play in the only true cookie cutter left(well, besides RFK) is just dumb.

 

 

It's called irony.

 

See, as a baseball fan, we know that Minute Maid is ridiculous. Between the train, the train whistles after runs, the hill, the flag-pole in play, the crawford boxes, the Dr. Pepper vending machine looking things out in left...well, you get the point.

 

That's why the swimming pool is being presented, you know, to complete the mini-golf course feel. They could have gone with a laughing clown head up the middle, but instead they chose the alligator filled pond...

 

Tomorrow's lesson will be on sarcasm, but until then, you take care of yourself. :thumbup

Sportspickle is funny, but calling MinuteMaid "bland and ugly" when the Cardinals play in the only true cookie cutter left(well, besides RFK) is just dumb.

 

 

only you would criticize a parody article....lighten up....

 

And only you would crtitcize me for criticizing a parody article...you lighten up...

And only you would criticize him for criticizing you for criticizing a parody article

 

Lighten up girls

It's only a matter of time before some team actually does this.

 

 

LoL and it probably would be in Houston.. That park is a joke and I could see it happening :lol

 

Pretty funny!