the middle tab cam is working but not the far right cam yet.

 

Huh? All 4 views are working.

Video of HR feature partially in action (flamingo's flapping, waves moving) from the field:

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=urCG4A4fa6k

The Marlins are installing special padding this week on the outfield walls, foul line walls and by the aquarium's.

 

It’s not as dramatic as new sod, but it’s still huge — especially for outfielders.

Promats Athletics this week is installing the padding on the walls at Marlins Park, a development that came as pleasant news to outfielder Logan Morrison.

 

“It really hurts when you slide into concrete,� said LoMo, who banged up his knee on two occassions last year while chasing fly balls.

 

“It’s good to know if you hit it it’s not going to hurt that bad.�

 

Promat has also done the padding at Yankee Stadium, Nationals Park, Citizens Bank Park and PNC Park, among other venues.

 

“Padding new stadiums is our bread and butter,� Matt Cross, Director of Sales for Promats, said in a press release.

 

“This is one of the largest and most complex new stadium jobs we’ve faced and that’s primarily because of the unique features of Marlins Park. We’re known for fast turnaround, so we do whatever it takes to please the customer. This is just another example.�

 

The final measurements were taken on Wednesday, Feb 8 and installation started on Friday, Feb. 10. Specialists at the Promats factory in Salisbury, N. Ca., then worked through the weekend to supply the pads necessary for the start of installation.

 

Installation was to be completed by this past Wednesday.

 

In total, Promats is making 425 pads for Marlins Park of which 300 are customized either by size or foam density.

 

According to the press release, there are several areas of the Marlins new retractable roof stadium that require special effort on the part of Promats. The most notable is the wall in right centerfield that surrounds a nearly 80 foot mechanical sculpture created by noted artist Red Grooms that will erupt with motion, light and sound whenever a Marlins player hits a home run.

 

The wall makes a semi-circular protrusion with a sharp radius as it wraps around the base of the sculpture. The difficulty for Promats installers is bending the plywood backing and padding around the contours all the way to a height of 20 feet. To help do so, they will make customized pads with a width of 2 feet instead of the standard width of 4 feet.

 

The Marlins requested customized higher density foam pads to provide added protection along the foul line walls. The denser foam pads will be installed for a length of 100 feet along the leftfield foul line wall and will require stacking pads to a height of 12 and-a-half feet. Promats is protecting more than the players at Marlins Park; the team has also requested padding for its two 600-gallon aquariums behind home plate.

 

http://blogs.palmbea...ree-in-jupiter/

I still hate how those walls look. Don't know if the padding will have another color.

I still hate how those walls look. Don't know if the padding will have another color.

 

From what I understand the padding will be green until player's actually voice their disapproval of the appearance. As mentioned before, some players like Stanton haven't even visited the ballpark since last February. I think it's only a matter of time until they truly realize how bothersome that color is-upon which they will change it. But until the players actually get to play on the field (or at least see it in real life) there's no real way of them knowing if they're going to like it or not.

Video of HR feature partially in action (flamingo's flapping, waves moving) from the field:

 

http-~~-//www.youtube.com/watch?v=urCG4A4fa6k

 

 

"Flamingos are a go"

I still hate how those walls look. Don't know if the padding will have another color.

 

 

I was just about to post this. Lime green is a terrible color. I liked the navy blue that was in the original sketches.

the middle tab cam is working but not the far right cam yet.

 

Huh? All 4 views are working.

Still stuck on the 16th on my end, doesn't matter, Im looking at the fantastic new pics here

so, when are they gonna had the top layer of clay to the diamond? not to mention the pitchers mound...

so, when are they gonna had the top layer of clay to the diamond? not to mention the pitchers mound...

 

 

Sometime between now and March 5th.

MLB The Show=FAIL

Someone's gotta make sure this guy doesn't sit in the first row behind home plate...

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WSeSTI272LM

If you sit in the first row you could watch the game THROUGH the fish tank...

Pictures taken from a plane:

I like how the stadium looks like a boss.

They need to buy up some of those houses and bulldoze them.

Old article here but it says that all the restaurants/shops that are supposed to surround the stadium probably won't be ready by opening day due to staff turnover, infighting, indecision and a lack of cogent economic strategy...

 

http://www.miamihera...um-to-open.html

If you thought the Marlins ballpark couldn't get any weirder...Well, it just did:

 

 

 

 

Ok, that's fake...But would really make it a big attraction for kids.

Still stuck on the 16th on my end

 

The updates stopped on the 18th, resumed this morning.

Old article here but it says that all the restaurants/shops that are supposed to surround the stadium probably won't be ready by opening day due to staff turnover, infighting, indecision and a lack of cogent economic strategy...

 

Yer damned right that's an old article, already discussed. Just to reiterate, what else would one expect when the idiotic City of Miami is put in charge of business development?

 

As I said back whenever, the Marlins probably wish they were in charge of ALL of that space. They couldn't possibly have done worse than the city did, which was zip. Pitiful, but close enough for government work.

 

One could actually fault the Marlins for not DEMANDING that they be in charge of merchandising the space even though it's city property, because it has an effect on the overall ambiance of the place. If they had, they would have been criticized for doing so, so it's not terribly surprising that they didn't.

Old article here but it says that all the restaurants/shops that are supposed to surround the stadium probably won't be ready by opening day due to staff turnover, infighting, indecision and a lack of cogent economic strategy...

 

Yer damned right that's an old article, already discussed. Just to reiterate, what else would one expect when the idiotic City of Miami is put in charge of business development?

 

As I said back whenever, the Marlins probably wish they were in charge of ALL of that space. They couldn't possibly have done worse than the city did, which was zip. Pitiful, but close enough for government work.

 

One could actually fault the Marlins for not DEMANDING that they be in charge of merchandising the space even though it's city property, because it has an effect on the overall ambiance of the place. If they had, they would have been criticized for doing so, so it's not terribly surprising that they didn't.

You sound like you got a lot of hatred towards the City of Miami...Wanna tell us what happened?

Old article here but it says that all the restaurants/shops that are supposed to surround the stadium probably won't be ready by opening day due to staff turnover, infighting, indecision and a lack of cogent economic strategy...

 

Yer damned right that's an old article, already discussed. Just to reiterate, what else would one expect when the idiotic City of Miami is put in charge of business development?

 

As I said back whenever, the Marlins probably wish they were in charge of ALL of that space. They couldn't possibly have done worse than the city did, which was zip. Pitiful, but close enough for government work.

 

One could actually fault the Marlins for not DEMANDING that they be in charge of merchandising the space even though it's city property, because it has an effect on the overall ambiance of the place. If they had, they would have been criticized for doing so, so it's not terribly surprising that they didn't.

You sound like you got a lot of hatred towards the City of Miami...Wanna tell us what happened?

You just need to live here to understand, really.

I live in Miami...

You sound like you got a lot of hatred towards the City of Miami...Wanna tell us what happened?

 

Nothing at all. They're a government entity. As in generally incompetent, as are they all, and as they have demonstrated in spades with their inability to lease ANY space.

 

So, what else is new? Government is always comprised of a bunch of f*ck-ups.

 

Why is my general attitude toward them surprising in the least?

Not that I like this hideous lime green color (and I think it WILL impact games w/ glare) but something just occurs to me. What else uses this same shade of green? Weatherman green screens. What if they're planning to make the whole ballpark a giant advertisement ala the backstops we've been seeing the past couple of years?

 

I've had a stadium drawing as my work desktop background since they came out, and I want to say a lot of the walls and facades kind of have a rainbow pattern. I always thought that meant LED ribbon panels, but perhaps they have something else up their sleeves...

Not that I like this hideous lime green color (and I think it WILL impact games w/ glare) but something just occurs to me. What else uses this same shade of green? Weatherman green screens. What if they're planning to make the whole ballpark a giant advertisement ala the backstops we've been seeing the past couple of years?

 

I've had a stadium drawing as my work desktop background since they came out, and I want to say a lot of the walls and facades kind of have a rainbow pattern. I always thought that meant LED ribbon panels, but perhaps they have something else up their sleeves...

 

Good point, never thought of that...