Recent
Visits |
LaGrave Field, Fort Worth
Cats
It is one of the most unique facilities in pro
ball: LaGrave Field, the home of the Fort Worth
Cats (independent; American Association), sits
where the original LaGrave Field sat from 1926
through 1967. The dimensions are the same as in
the original facility, home plate sits in the same
place, and the dugouts of the old ballpark have
been converted to dugout suites. And, being Texas,
there's a hitching rail beyond the outfield for
folks riding to the games on horseback.
Doug Kingsmore Stadium,
Clemson Tigers
Before its thorough makeover and renaming in 2003,
“Beautiful Tiger Field” described the home of the
Clemson Tigers. Not surprising, and not an
overstated moniker. While the ballpark and other
athletic facilities are closely connected to the
western edge of campus, the grandstand view
features an appealing pastoral feel, and although
the ballpark is now named for Tigers alum and
contributor Doug Kingsmore, it's still a beautiful
field.
QuikTrip Park at Grand
Prairie, Grand Prairie AirHogs
The aviation theme is strong
at QuikTrip Park at Grand Prairie, the new home of
the Grand Prairie AirHogs (independent; American
Association), but it's not overwhelming and
gimmicky. We were there opening night: it's an
impressive facility that raises the bar for indy
facilities and should allow the team to be
competitive in the increasingly crowded
Dallas-Fort Worth market.
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Recent
Visits |
LaGrave Field, Fort Worth
Cats
It is one of the most unique facilities in pro
ball: LaGrave Field, the home of the Fort Worth
Cats (independent; American Association), sits
where the original LaGrave Field sat from 1926
through 1967. The dimensions are the same as in
the original facility, home plate sits in the same
place, and the dugouts of the old ballpark have
been converted to dugout suites. And, being Texas,
there's a hitching rail beyond the outfield for
folks riding to the games on horseback.
Doug Kingsmore Stadium,
Clemson Tigers
Before its thorough makeover and renaming in 2003,
“Beautiful Tiger Field” described the home of the
Clemson Tigers. Not surprising, and not an
overstated moniker. While the ballpark and other
athletic facilities are closely connected to the
western edge of campus, the grandstand view
features an appealing pastoral feel, and although
the ballpark is now named for Tigers alum and
contributor Doug Kingsmore, it's still a beautiful
field.
QuikTrip Park at Grand
Prairie, Grand Prairie AirHogs
The aviation theme is strong
at QuikTrip Park at Grand Prairie, the new home of
the Grand Prairie AirHogs (independent; American
Association), but it's not overwhelming and
gimmicky. We were there opening night: it's an
impressive facility that raises the bar for indy
facilities and should allow the team to be
competitive in the increasingly crowded
Dallas-Fort Worth market.
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Lehigh Valley
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Bowling
Green
Brownsville, Texas
Charlotte County, Fla.
Columbus, Ohio
Fort Wayne, Ind.
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Goodyear, Az.
Gwinnett County
Hannibal, Mo.
(renovations)
Kansas City
(renovations)
LSU (new Alex Box)
New York Mets
New York Yankees
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Reno
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Carolina
Winston-Salem
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Laredo
Madison, Wis.
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Twins
Normal, Ill.
Topeka
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Omaha
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Oakland
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Crosley Field
Durham Athletic
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Ebbets Field
Griffith Stadium
Huntington Avenue
Grounds
Jack Russell
Jarry Park
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Muehlebach
Field
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(Kansas City)
Sicks' Stadium
Tinker Field
War Memorial
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Spring Training
Complex / Los Angeles Dodgers and Chicago White
Sox / 2009
Opening |
February 2009 |
Capacity |
10,000 fixed seats, 300 berm
seats |
Cost |
$80 million |
Owner |
City of Glendale |
Architect |
HKS |
Construction |
Mortenson |
The $80 million
Glendale Spring Training Facility for the Chicago
White Sox and the Los Angeles Dodgers passed its
50 percent complete mile marker in early August
and should be ready for Spring Training 2009.
The training facility,
located at 107th Avenue and Camelback Road in
Phoenix, Ariz., is designed with 10,000 fixed
seats and 3,000 lawn seats, making it the largest
facility in the state’s Cactus League.
"The innovative campus
setting, with its contemporary southwestern desert
architecture, offers the best in training
facilities for two of Major League Baseball’s most
storied teams as well as a destination location
for the entire community," said Mo Stein, FAIA,
FACHA, principal-in-charge at HKS.
"The site, organized around a central connecting
path and lake, hosts two stadium entries – one at
home plate and a more prominent entry at center
field," he said. "The stadium concourse is open
with views into the stadium as well as broad
walkways. It is a pedestrian experience, much like
the entire site."
Located on a 141-acre
site with a three-acre lake, the stadium has the
capacity to host 13,000 fans. It includes more
than 118,000 square feet of major and minor league
clubhouses as well as four major league practice
fields, eight minor league practice fields, and
two practice infields. Each team has a replica
major league field to emulate their home stadium.
According to a 2006
Economic Impact Study conducted by Economic
Research Associates, the Dodgers and White Sox
move will have an estimated $19 million annual
economic impact for Glendale and Phoenix and the
entire region.
The training facility
project will be open in February for the 2009
spring training season.
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