San Juan | Hato Rey | Hiram Bithorn Stadium | 18,264 espectadores

Jaykar · April 20th, 2012, 06:50 AM

Hiram Bithorn Stadium
San Juan

Hiram Bithorn Stadium (Estadio Hiram Bithorn in Spanish) is a baseball park in San Juan, Puerto Rico, operated by the municipal government of the city of San Juan. Its name honors the first Puerto Rican to play in the major leagues, Hiram Bithorn, who first played with the Chicago Cubs in 1942. Built in 1962, under the mayoral administration of Felisa Rincón de Gautier, replacing Estadio Sixto Escobar, the stadium is home to the San Juan Senators and was formerly home to the Santurce Crabbers, of the Puerto Rico Baseball League.
Contents

Stadium information

The stadium has approximately 18,000 seats. The field dimensions were set to match Olympic Stadium in Montreal when the Expos played home games at Hiram Bithorn. The stadium is 325 feet (99 m) down the left field line, 325 feet (99 m) down the right field line and 404 feet (123 m) to center field. The fences are 8 feet (2.5 m) high.

History

The first outdoor National Basketball Association game was played between the Phoenix Suns and the Milwaukee Bucks on September 24, 1972 at during that year's preseason. The Suns defeated the Bucks, 116–103.
The stadium hosted Major League Baseball's Opening Day Game in 2001, in which the Toronto Blue Jays faced the Texas Rangers in an American League match-up. However, 4,000 who bought tickets were turned away when the police determined the safe capacity of the park had been vastly exceeded.
It was the object of a major overhaul under the mayoral administration of Jorge Santini, before becoming the part-time home of the Montreal Expos of the National League in 2003 and 2004 prior to their move to Washington, D.C. as the Washington Nationals. The Expos played 22 "home" games in each season as a result of poor attendance at their home Olympic Stadium in Montreal. Prior to Major League Baseball's announcement of the Montreal Expos move to Washington, Puerto Rico and San Juan made an effort to lure the Expos franchise to the island territory permanently.

Hiram Bithorn Stadium hosted parts of the first two rounds of the 2006 World Baseball Classic. Pool C, which included the teams of Puerto Rico, Cuba, Panama, and the Netherlands, was played there. It also hosted Pool 2 of the second round of the Classic which featured Cuba, Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic, and Venezuela, the top two finishers from Pool C and Pool D. Pool D games of the 2009 were played there between March 7 and March 11, 2009.
In 2008, it served as the stadium for Atléticos de San Juan and Academia Quintana, two soccer teams in the Puerto Rico Soccer League, Puerto Rico's first ever professional soccer league.
In 2010, Major League Baseball returned to the stadium, as the Florida Marlins faced the New York Mets in a three game series during the regular season.

Other uses

Along with sporting events, the stadium has hosted concerts by many famous artists.
Metallica were scheduled to perform during their Nowhere Else to Roam Tour on April 28, 1993, but it was rained out and never rescheduled; thus Metallica roamed elsewhere.
Shakira has performed twice, during her Tour Anfibio, on April 9, 2000 and during the Tour of the Mongoose, on March 22, 2003. As of now, this was the last major concert to be held at the stadium.
Some of the concerts that have been held at the venue:
The Byrds - April 30, 1967
Santana - October 31, 1971
The Jackson Five - July 17, 1973
Santana - April 19, 1981
Blue Angel/Peter Frampton - August 22, 1981
Santana - November 27, 1982
Blue Oyster Cult - October 28, 1983
Bon Jovi/Scorpions: Love At First Sting Tour - July 13, 1984
Black Jack/Ozzy Osbourne: Bark At The Moon Tour - August 4, 1984
The Motels/Men At Work - August 2, 1985
Sting - November 9, 1985
Cinderella/Bon Jovi: Slippery When Wet Tour - February 21, 1987
The Beach Boys - April 4, 1987
Poison/Ratt: Dancing Undercover Tour - June 12, 1987
Toto/Rod Stewart - July 1, 1988
Stryper: In God We Trust Tour - January 14, 1989
Whitney Houston: Bodyguard Tour - April 24, 1994
Billy Joel - February 11, 1999
Mana: Unplugged - May 6, 2000

Wikipedia

Jaykar · April 29th, 2012, 06:59 PM

wikipedia

Jaykar · April 29th, 2012, 07:02 PM

quevedoguillermo

Jaykar · April 29th, 2012, 07:03 PM

fuente

Jaykar · April 29th, 2012, 07:06 PM

fuente

Jaykar · April 29th, 2012, 07:06 PM

Carlos E Nieves

Jaykar · April 29th, 2012, 07:09 PM

fuente

Jaykar · April 29th, 2012, 07:10 PM

Joel Hernandez

Jaykar · April 29th, 2012, 07:13 PM

fuente

Jaykar · April 29th, 2012, 07:16 PM

Jaykar · April 29th, 2012, 07:16 PM

fuente

Jaykar · April 29th, 2012, 07:22 PM

fuente

Jaykar · April 29th, 2012, 07:23 PM

William Vazquez

dude x · September 22nd, 2012, 01:49 AM

Miren el estadio siendo utilizado para soccer en estos renders.

Bori427 · September 22nd, 2012, 08:42 PM

Que atrosidad por Dios!!!

Jaykar · September 22nd, 2012, 11:57 PM

Jajajajaja. A mi tampoco me gusta como se ve.

Bori427 · September 24th, 2012, 12:22 PM

El Hiram Bithron de por si es un adefesio en estos tiempos y asi mitad de pelota y mitad de soccer ugh, peor!

gugi182 · September 24th, 2012, 07:42 PM

Si deciden traer un equipo de la MLB a Puerto Rico como parte de una expansion que seria mas costo efectivo remodelar el Hiram o demolerlo y construir uno con mayor capacidad?

Bori427 · September 24th, 2012, 10:48 PM

Demolerlo obviamente, no hay forma de que este adefesio albergue un equipo de MLB.

platinum34 · September 26th, 2012, 12:43 AM

Puerto Rico repite como sede del Clásico Mundial

Será anfitrión por tercera vez y tendrá como rivales a la República Dominicana y Venezuela

Por JANIE McCAULEY (AP)

SAN FRANCISCO - Puerto Rico será anfitrión por tercera vez del Clásico Mundial de Béisbol y tendrá como rivales a la República Dominicana, Venezuela y un rival por definir.
Los organizadores de la tercera
edición del torneo anunciaron el martes las sedes y grupos para los partidos que no se disputarán en el AT&T Park de San Francisco, donde se jugarán los duelos de semifinales y el choque por el campeonato.

El Tokio Dome en Japón albergará juegos de las primeras dos rondas y la ciudad de Taichung, en Taiwán, será sede por primera vez. A Cuba le tocará viajar a Asia para enfrentar a Japón, China y un rival por definir.

Los partidos en Puerto Rico serán en el estadio Hiram Bithorn de San Juan. Esos juegos se disputarán entre el 7 y 10 de marzo.

El Chase Field de los Diamonbacks de Arizona y el complejo de pretemporada en Scottsdale, que comparten los Rockies de Colorado, será la sede del Grupo D con Estados Unidos, Italia, México y un equipo por definir.
Japón ganó la primera edición del Clásico en 2006 y revalidó el título en 2009.

No se si tan malo esta el estadio por que se le dio a Puerto Rico otra vez la sede. Lo que quiere decir que el Bithorn si cumple con los estandares para llevar a cabo eventos de baseball de clase mundial, entonces tambien podemos tener un equipo de baseball de la liga americana o nacional.

April 20th, 2012, 06:50 AM	#1
Jaykar Ex-Caribbean Mod Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 23,013 Likes (Received): 1000	San Juan \| Hato Rey \| Hiram Bithorn Stadium \| 18,264 espectadores Hiram Bithorn Stadium San Juan Hiram Bithorn Stadium (Estadio Hiram Bithorn in Spanish) is a baseball park in San Juan, Puerto Rico, operated by the municipal government of the city of San Juan. Its name honors the first Puerto Rican to play in the major leagues, Hiram Bithorn, who first played with the Chicago Cubs in 1942. Built in 1962, under the mayoral administration of Felisa Rincón de Gautier, replacing Estadio Sixto Escobar, the stadium is home to the San Juan Senators and was formerly home to the Santurce Crabbers, of the Puerto Rico Baseball League. Contents Stadium information The stadium has approximately 18,000 seats. The field dimensions were set to match Olympic Stadium in Montreal when the Expos played home games at Hiram Bithorn. The stadium is 325 feet (99 m) down the left field line, 325 feet (99 m) down the right field line and 404 feet (123 m) to center field. The fences are 8 feet (2.5 m) high. History The first outdoor National Basketball Association game was played between the Phoenix Suns and the Milwaukee Bucks on September 24, 1972 at during that year's preseason. The Suns defeated the Bucks, 116–103. The stadium hosted Major League Baseball's Opening Day Game in 2001, in which the Toronto Blue Jays faced the Texas Rangers in an American League match-up. However, 4,000 who bought tickets were turned away when the police determined the safe capacity of the park had been vastly exceeded. It was the object of a major overhaul under the mayoral administration of Jorge Santini, before becoming the part-time home of the Montreal Expos of the National League in 2003 and 2004 prior to their move to Washington, D.C. as the Washington Nationals. The Expos played 22 "home" games in each season as a result of poor attendance at their home Olympic Stadium in Montreal. Prior to Major League Baseball's announcement of the Montreal Expos move to Washington, Puerto Rico and San Juan made an effort to lure the Expos franchise to the island territory permanently. Hiram Bithorn Stadium hosted parts of the first two rounds of the 2006 World Baseball Classic. Pool C, which included the teams of Puerto Rico, Cuba, Panama, and the Netherlands, was played there. It also hosted Pool 2 of the second round of the Classic which featured Cuba, Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic, and Venezuela, the top two finishers from Pool C and Pool D. Pool D games of the 2009 were played there between March 7 and March 11, 2009. In 2008, it served as the stadium for Atléticos de San Juan and Academia Quintana, two soccer teams in the Puerto Rico Soccer League, Puerto Rico's first ever professional soccer league. In 2010, Major League Baseball returned to the stadium, as the Florida Marlins faced the New York Mets in a three game series during the regular season. Other uses Along with sporting events, the stadium has hosted concerts by many famous artists. Metallica were scheduled to perform during their Nowhere Else to Roam Tour on April 28, 1993, but it was rained out and never rescheduled; thus Metallica roamed elsewhere. Shakira has performed twice, during her Tour Anfibio, on April 9, 2000 and during the Tour of the Mongoose, on March 22, 2003. As of now, this was the last major concert to be held at the stadium. Some of the concerts that have been held at the venue: The Byrds - April 30, 1967 Santana - October 31, 1971 The Jackson Five - July 17, 1973 Santana - April 19, 1981 Blue Angel/Peter Frampton - August 22, 1981 Santana - November 27, 1982 Blue Oyster Cult - October 28, 1983 Bon Jovi/Scorpions: Love At First Sting Tour - July 13, 1984 Black Jack/Ozzy Osbourne: Bark At The Moon Tour - August 4, 1984 The Motels/Men At Work - August 2, 1985 Sting - November 9, 1985 Cinderella/Bon Jovi: Slippery When Wet Tour - February 21, 1987 The Beach Boys - April 4, 1987 Poison/Ratt: Dancing Undercover Tour - June 12, 1987 Toto/Rod Stewart - July 1, 1988 Stryper: In God We Trust Tour - January 14, 1989 Whitney Houston: Bodyguard Tour - April 24, 1994 Billy Joel - February 11, 1999 Mana: Unplugged - May 6, 2000 Wikipedia Last edited by Jaykar; April 29th, 2012 at 06:56 PM.

September 22nd, 2012, 01:49 AM	#14
dude x boricaneer! Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Metro, PR Posts: 2,433 Likes (Received): 34	Miren el estadio siendo utilizado para soccer en estos renders. __________________ No abogues por ideales cuando te beneficias del ideal que tanto criticas.

September 24th, 2012, 07:42 PM	#18
gugi182 (PR) Does it Better Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Puerto Rico Posts: 2,464 Likes (Received): 154	Si deciden traer un equipo de la MLB a Puerto Rico como parte de una expansion que seria mas costo efectivo remodelar el Hiram o demolerlo y construir uno con mayor capacidad? __________________ **-- United States Commonwealth of Puerto Rico -- .Ven a descubrir un mundo lleno de maravillas naturales, hermosas playas y aventuras sin fin. (PUERTO RICO LO TIENE TODO).**

September 26th, 2012, 12:43 AM	#20
platinum34 BANNED Join Date: Jun 2012 Posts: 378 Likes (Received): 21	Hiram Bithorn sera sede de clasico mundial del baseball 2013 Puerto Rico repite como sede del Clásico Mundial Será anfitrión por tercera vez y tendrá como rivales a la República Dominicana y Venezuela Por JANIE McCAULEY (AP) SAN FRANCISCO - Puerto Rico será anfitrión por tercera vez del Clásico Mundial de Béisbol y tendrá como rivales a la República Dominicana, Venezuela y un rival por definir. Los organizadores de la tercera edición del torneo anunciaron el martes las sedes y grupos para los partidos que no se disputarán en el AT&T Park de San Francisco, donde se jugarán los duelos de semifinales y el choque por el campeonato. El Tokio Dome en Japón albergará juegos de las primeras dos rondas y la ciudad de Taichung, en Taiwán, será sede por primera vez. A Cuba le tocará viajar a Asia para enfrentar a Japón, China y un rival por definir. Los partidos en Puerto Rico serán en el estadio Hiram Bithorn de San Juan. Esos juegos se disputarán entre el 7 y 10 de marzo. El Chase Field de los Diamonbacks de Arizona y el complejo de pretemporada en Scottsdale, que comparten los Rockies de Colorado, será la sede del Grupo D con Estados Unidos, Italia, México y un equipo por definir. Japón ganó la primera edición del Clásico en 2006 y revalidó el título en 2009. No se si tan malo esta el estadio por que se le dio a Puerto Rico otra vez la sede. Lo que quiere decir que el Bithorn si cumple con los estandares para llevar a cabo eventos de baseball de clase mundial, entonces tambien podemos tener un equipo de baseball de la liga americana o nacional.

Thread Tools
Show Printable Version Email this Page
Display Modes
Linear Mode Switch to Hybrid Mode Switch to Threaded Mode

April 29th, 2012, 06:59 PM	#2
Jaykar Ex-Caribbean Mod Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 23,013 Likes (Received): 1000	wikipedia

April 29th, 2012, 07:02 PM	#3
Jaykar Ex-Caribbean Mod Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 23,013 Likes (Received): 1000	quevedoguillermo

April 29th, 2012, 07:03 PM	#4
Jaykar Ex-Caribbean Mod Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 23,013 Likes (Received): 1000	fuente

April 29th, 2012, 07:06 PM	#5
Jaykar Ex-Caribbean Mod Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 23,013 Likes (Received): 1000	fuente

April 29th, 2012, 07:09 PM	#7
Jaykar Ex-Caribbean Mod Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 23,013 Likes (Received): 1000	fuente

April 29th, 2012, 07:10 PM	#8
Jaykar Ex-Caribbean Mod Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 23,013 Likes (Received): 1000	Joel Hernandez

April 29th, 2012, 07:13 PM	#9
Jaykar Ex-Caribbean Mod Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 23,013 Likes (Received): 1000	fuente

April 29th, 2012, 07:16 PM	#10
Jaykar Ex-Caribbean Mod Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 23,013 Likes (Received): 1000

April 29th, 2012, 07:22 PM	#12
Jaykar Ex-Caribbean Mod Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 23,013 Likes (Received): 1000	fuente

April 29th, 2012, 07:23 PM	#13
Jaykar Ex-Caribbean Mod Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 23,013 Likes (Received): 1000	William Vazquez

September 22nd, 2012, 08:42 PM	#15
Bori427 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Mayagüez, Puerto Rico Posts: 7,801 Likes (Received): 19	Que atrosidad por Dios!!!

September 22nd, 2012, 11:57 PM	#16
Jaykar Ex-Caribbean Mod Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 23,013 Likes (Received): 1000	Jajajajaja. A mi tampoco me gusta como se ve.

September 24th, 2012, 12:22 PM	#17
Bori427 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Mayagüez, Puerto Rico Posts: 7,801 Likes (Received): 19	El Hiram Bithron de por si es un adefesio en estos tiempos y asi mitad de pelota y mitad de soccer ugh, peor!

September 24th, 2012, 10:48 PM	#19
Bori427 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Mayagüez, Puerto Rico Posts: 7,801 Likes (Received): 19	Demolerlo obviamente, no hay forma de que este adefesio albergue un equipo de MLB.