No other stadium has that sort of skyline view. Yeah, a few parks give you some downtown buildings, but no other stadium has that sort of wide-open and all-encompassing view of miles of buildings. Loria and his architects and designers hit the view-jackpot. There's nothing else close to it in all of MLB.

 

 

This ain't bad:

 

Wow, that's gorgeous!

 

In all truthfulness though, that view wouldn't be as nice if there was a roof and the picture was taken at a lower point like the one in the new ballpark.

 

Anyway, with that kind of view all the way up there I could only imagine how many people just sit there admiring the view rather than watching the Pirates.

Pittsburgh view is one of the best by far. Like the Braves and Nationals, they are 6 hours away from my casa so I wont to make a trip up there eventually.

I think Camden Yards has a better sightline too.

 

And the new Busch Stadium.

yeah, Its hard to beat the skyline in Pitt. I'm wondering just how much of the down town skyline will be visible from the field level seats.

yeah, Its hard to beat the skyline in Pitt. I'm wondering just how much of the down town skyline will be visible from the field level seats.

 

Should be pretty visible from there. It's hard to tell from this picture due to the glare but at night when all the lights in the park are on it should be pretty nice.

 

 

 

 

Anyway, here's the view from the left field concourse:

Pittsburgh ain't bad, but it's not the same thing.

 

As I said "No other stadium has that sort of skyline view. Yeah, a few parks give you some downtown buildings, but no other stadium has that sort of wide-open and all-encompassing view of miles of buildings."

 

And it's true. PNC has a very nice vista, but the whole thing is a matter of a dozen blocks, not miles.

PNC is nice, but ours is da coolest.

Well I'm sure Loria is sirius about the word 'skyline' then.

 

PNC isn't a skyline, it's a background

 

But siriusly, back to Calculus.

Well I'm sure Loria is sirius about the word 'skyline' then.

 

PNC isn't a skyline, it's a background

 

But siriusly, back to Calculus.

 

 

Ugh, Calculus. I was Tylenol's best customer when I was in that class. Headaches galore.

No headaches here yet. Just a lot of time put into it.

 

I mean, the worst is yet to come. Integration by parts and everything preceding it is pretty straight forward though.

Yeah? And the second derivative of the HR "public art" feature function is?

yeah, Its hard to beat the skyline in Pitt. I'm wondering just how much of the down town skyline will be visible from the field level seats.

 

We were kinda checking that out last visit there. Seems like the lower you get, the less view you get. And some OF seats, none at all. Even turning around. One of the reasons we opted for the seats we got was because we wanted the entire experience without craning our necks or having to shift around in our seats all the time.

SOD!

 

The Marlins just announced that they will start installing grass at their new ballpark, starting at 10 a.m. Thursday.

 

The Marlins will plant Celebration Bermuda turf, which they tested last year by growing patches of it in the parking lot next to the ballpark when the ballpark was in its ealry days of construction.

 

The link I just provided also mentions how there will be a need for a grounds crew — even with a retractable roof.

 

You can check out one of the latest photos of the field by clicking this link, which is a great blog by Murray Cook, the former West Palm Beach Municiple Stadium groundskeeper who is now works for Major League Baseball as a field supervisor.

 

Thursday’s installation is supposed to provide ample growing time for the first exhibition games, starting March 5 between Christopher Columbus High School and Belen Jesuit Preparatory School, both from Miami.

 

 

http://blogs.palmbea...rlins-ballpark/

Off note but mentioned in the article:

 

It's funny how they can photoshop a jersey onto a player nowadays.

yeah, Its hard to beat the skyline in Pitt. I'm wondering just how much of the down town skyline will be visible from the field level seats.

 

We were kinda checking that out last visit there. Seems like the lower you get, the less view you get. And some OF seats, none at all. Even turning around. One of the reasons we opted for the seats we got was because we wanted the entire experience without craning our necks or having to shift around in our seats all the time.

 

It's understandable that you would have decreased views from certain areas. It's too bad that small section of roof in LF wasn't also glass.

 

SOD!

 

The Marlins just announced that they will start installing grass at their new ballpark, starting at 10 a.m. Thursday.

 

The Marlins will plant Celebration Bermuda turf, which they tested last year by growing patches of it in the parking lot next to the ballpark when the ballpark was in its ealry days of construction.

 

The link I just provided also mentions how there will be a need for a grounds crew — even with a retractable roof.

 

You can check out one of the latest photos of the field by clicking this link, which is a great blog by Murray Cook, the former West Palm Beach Municiple Stadium groundskeeper who is now works for Major League Baseball as a field supervisor.

 

Thursday’s installation is supposed to provide ample growing time for the first exhibition games, starting March 5 between Christopher Columbus High School and Belen Jesuit Preparatory School, both from Miami.

 

 

http://blogs.palmbea...rlins-ballpark/

 

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STTTOOOOOKEEEDDD

Marlins to lay sod Thursday. Can't wait to see pics.

They're building a nudie bar at the stadium?

They're building a nudie bar at the stadium?

It's been considered, I've heard.

We have a bobble head museum so why not put the two concepts together.................

 

 

Too far?

Interesting that their gonna let the grass grow long to take advantage of their speed & good fielding...I like the idea.

 

MIAMI -- All the seats, the outfield walls and infield dirt are already in place at Marlins Park. By the end of the week, Miami's new home will be lined with natural grass.

 

Another milestone at the new ballpark will take place on Thursday, when workers begin laying down the first few thousand square feet of grass.

 

The 37,000-seat stadium will feature a Bermuda grass called Celebration, which is known for being very shade resistant. It's the same surface that the Marlins play on at their Spring Training complex, Roger Dean Stadium in Jupiter, Fla.

 

It will take approximately 110,000 square feet of turf to cover the entire surface.

 

The process is expected to last three days.

 

To capitalize on the speed of Jose Reyes, Emilio Bonifacio and Hanley Ramirez, the Marlins plan to grow their grass a bit longer than what it was in the past at Sun Life Stadium.

 

"We're going to try to grow it to three-quarters of an inch to take advantage of the team that we have," Marlins president David Samson told MLB.com recently. "We've signed a Gold Glove pitcher in Mark Buehrle. We've got Reyes and Bonifacio, speedsters at the top of the lineup. We're going to take advantage of that."

 

The taller grass will tend to slow ground balls down, increasing the chances of infield hits. In 2011, the Marlins collected 138 infield hits, which was tied with the Red Sox for the 11th most in the Major Leagues.

 

Bonifacio's 45 infield hits a year ago were second only to Juan Pierre's 46. Reyes added 24 infield hits, tied for 18th most in the league.

 

Marlins Park is on time, on budget and is close to 95 percent completed.

 

 

http://miami.marlins...ws_mia&c_id=mia

Hanley and Stanton could get a few as well.

Cespedes, too, assuming we get him.