A’s have signed a binding agreement to purchase land for a future ballpark in Las Vegas.
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I know.
I’m asking if other stadiums have both fungo and on deck circles.
edit: to be honest I always thought the Fenway circles were more like ceremonial on deck circles. Non-functioning.
White Sox current field
Wrigley has On Deck but not Fungo circles
Fungo Circles seem to be an endangered species
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I added a picture of Wrigley, which has On Deck but no Fungo Circles. Same at Dodger and Yankee Stadiums and Citi Field
Didn't Fenway have on deck concrete pads close to the dugouts until Varitek broke his elbow diving for a foul ball?
I got lucky with the White Sox picture, it was the first stadium I looked for.
I think most teams have the coaches hitting fungos do so from portable mats. Even at Fenway, IIRC
This 12 year old Reddit thread suggests Wrigley had them: https://www.reddit.com/r/baseball/comments/uhnvx/what_are_the_two_dirt_circles_next_to_home_at_us/
The swingin' Vegas A's should just play their games inside The Sphere. There's 20k seats in there, should be more than enough. Balls that hit the roof could be in play, like in Tampa's "ballpark".
This is absolutely ridiculous.The park is going to be completely enclosed, so it will be climate-controlled with no wind tunnel effect. That's a window in the LF/CF, not open air.
The article also addresses the parcel size.
Gelof is not really a straight pull hitter, but he does have more power to left and there's just no way you'd position him like this. Look at the left fielder for fuck's sake.
It's supposed to seat around 30,000. It will probably only do that once, opening day of the first season. Day 2 will likely be under 5,000
It was initially proposed to seat 30,000 with the team making money with attendance at 2.5 million. When it was pointed out that selling out all 81 home games would leave them short, they said capacity will actually be larger. So it's been a real top-notch proposal from the jump.
It’s amazing to me how MLB allowed Fisher to completely salt the Earth in Oakland for nothing. What an absolute clusterfuck.
Manfred is a real piece of shit. He can fuck off forever.
Manfred is a real piece of shit. He can fuck off forever.
They had 5,400 last night. Some of their big attendance nights are coming up this week -- 3 v the Sox. I'd love to have front-row seats for the Sox, but I cannot stomach giving Fisher a dime of my money.
Worst part is Sacramento whoring themselves out for minimal gain. My guess is the Giants AAA team will out-draw them.
And its "official"
View: https://twitter.com/Athletics/status/1775898900282687717
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Grass outfield seats? Like, the players have to dodge the fans sitting in the outfield????
Visiting teams are gonna LOVE the Locker room and the lodging options. I wonder if the MLBPA can refuse this?
Visiting teams are gonna LOVE the Locker room and the lodging options. I wonder if the MLBPA can refuse this?
‘Grass outfield seats?’ Sooo, they’re basically playing in Williamsport? Hey, might as well have the environs match the product on the field.
There's absolutely no need to contract a team that has been one of original American League franchises and has been playing baseball season after season since 1901. The better option is to force Fisher to sell, but since Manfred is spineless and serves at the pleasure of the other 29 owners, he'd never do that. Especially since Manfred really doesn't like baseball all too much and turning the sport into a shit show that maximizes every cent of profit is what he seems to want to do.
“On behalf of all of MLB, I want to express my appreciation to West Sacramento, Sutter Health Park, the Kings and the greater Sacramento region for their excitement to host the A’s for interim play, as the A’s new permanent home is built in Las Vegas,” MLB commissioner Rob Manfred said in a release.
https://theathletic.com/5391365/2024/04/04/oakland-athletics-sacramento-ballpark-agreement-2025/
If they are going to play in a stadium like that, they should move to Boston and play at Nickerson Field or Harvard Stadium.
Boston has a long tradition of fans standing on the field during important games, like the 1903 World Series at Huntington Avenue Grounds.
https://www.digitalcommonwealth.org/search/commonwealth:sf268762j
It's a pretty nice ballpark. I was there in a suite last summer. Here is a picture of the grassy area beyond right field.
This will make demoting guys who do things that embarrass ownership a lot easier.
Part of me thinks that this is just another negotiating ploy to bring Oakland back to the table, but I guess we'll see.
I know shamelessness is de rigueur for the elite these days, but this is really beyond the pale.
Part of me thinks that this is just another negotiating ploy to bring Oakland back to the table, but I guess we'll see.
I know shamelessness is de rigueur for the elite these days, but this is really beyond the pale.