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scolls · May 19th, 2011, 04:51 AM

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Originally Posted by mrakbaseball

Tiger Stadium, got to get the name right. Tiger Stadium/Briggs Stadium/Navin Field didn't have an incline in the outfield like Crosley and Fenway did.

Thanks for being so technical and naming the previous names of the stadium like I didn't know

I also never said it had an incline.

mrakbaseball · May 20th, 2011, 01:13 AM

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Originally Posted by scolls

Thanks for being so technical and naming the previous names of the stadium like I didn't know

I also never said it had an incline.

You're welcome. Enjoy your next visits to Ford Stadium, Comerica Field and the Joe Louis Center!

scolls · May 20th, 2011, 04:46 AM

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Originally Posted by mrakbaseball

You're welcome. Enjoy your next visits to Ford Stadium, Comerica Field and the Joe Louis Center!

You forgot the Castle of Auburn Hills.

Anubis2051 · May 20th, 2011, 02:23 PM

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Originally Posted by scolls

Actually Tigers Stadium was the park with the flag pole in play. Comerica park used to have the flag pole in play until they moved the fences in.

Yankee Stadium did as well prior to the renovation:

mrakbaseball · May 21st, 2011, 02:15 AM

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Originally Posted by scolls

Thanks for being so technical..

Is it too much to ask to get the name of a stadium right? Why be content being sloppy?
I wasn't a fan of former Yankees public address announcer Bob Shepherd, but I agree with his motto of being clear, concise and correct.

scolls · May 21st, 2011, 03:48 AM

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Originally Posted by mrakbaseball

Tiger Stadium, got to get the name right. Tiger Stadium/Briggs Stadium/Navin Field didn't have an incline in the outfield like Crosley and Fenway did.

It's actually Fenway Park and Crosley Field. Got to get the names right.

Marckymarc · May 22nd, 2011, 08:21 PM

Almost every old ballpark had flagpoles and other things in play deep in the outfield. Hell, Forbes Field even had the damn BP cage in play!

mrakbaseball · May 26th, 2011, 12:30 AM

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Originally Posted by Bobby3

That little hill is part of the field isn't it? That's strange, is it the only thing like that in baseball?

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Originally Posted by mrakbaseball

I believe it was included as an homage to old Crosley Field in Cincinnati and possibly Fenway Park prior to its 1934 renovation. It's a little over the top, IMO.

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Originally Posted by scolls

Actually Tigers Stadium was the park with flag pole in play. Comerica park used to have the flag pole in play until they moved the fences in.

The guy asked about Tal's Hill, not the flagpole.

Marckymarc · May 26th, 2011, 04:45 AM

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Originally Posted by mrakbaseball

Is it too much to ask to get the name of a stadium right? Why be content being sloppy?
I wasn't a fan of former Yankees public address announcer Bob Shepherd, but I agree with his motto of being clear, concise and correct.

It's Bob Sheppard.

Oh the delicious irony.

en1044 · May 26th, 2011, 06:02 PM

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Originally Posted by mrakbaseball

Is it too much to ask to get the name of a stadium right? Why be content being sloppy?
I wasn't a fan of former Yankees public address announcer Bob Shepherd, but I agree with his motto of being clear, concise and correct.

What could you possibly have against a 90+ year old PA announcer?

mrakbaseball · May 27th, 2011, 02:11 AM

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Originally Posted by Marckymarc

It's Bob Sheppard.

Oh the delicious irony.

I spelled his name wrong. I'll own up to it. Thanks for the correction.

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Originally Posted by en1044

What could you possibly have against a 90+ year old PA announcer?

I have nothing against him, but I'd take Tom Hutyler (Mariners) or Roy Steele (Athletics) over Sheppard just in terms of vocal quality. I won't go as far as Omar Vizquel when he mentioned that listening to "the old man at Yankee Stadium" made him sad, but Sheppard, legend that he was, sounded elderly. IMO.

en1044 · May 29th, 2011, 04:12 AM

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Originally Posted by mrakbaseball

I have nothing against him, but I'd take Tom Hutyler (Mariners) or Roy Steele (Athletics) over Sheppard just in terms of vocal quality. I won't go as far as Omar Vizquel when he mentioned that listening to "the old man at Yankee Stadium" made him sad, but Sheppard, legend that he was, sounded elderly. IMO.

I don't think there's ever been a better fit at PA announcer. Bob Shepard's voice was like a ghost in the cavernous Old Yankee Stadium. Very eerie sounding.

Anubis2051 · May 29th, 2011, 08:05 PM

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Originally Posted by en1044

I don't think there's ever been a better fit at PA announcer. Bob Shepard's voice was like a ghost in the cavernous Old Yankee Stadium. Very eerie sounding.

I agree - there has never been a P.A. announcer like Bob Shepard anywhere in sports - he was perfect, and a very classy individual.

mrakbaseball · December 9th, 2012, 08:31 AM

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Originally Posted by Bluejays753

Ugly. Roof stadiums suck.

They're necessary in certain locations.

Right now the Dodgers have over $200 million in salary commitments, while the Astros have $800,000. Amazing.

krnboy1009 · December 9th, 2012, 09:49 PM

Not as amazing as Dodgers outspending Yankees.

slipperydog · December 12th, 2012, 10:02 AM

Houston has moved to the AL West for the 2013 season and will be sporting a new look

mrakbaseball · December 13th, 2012, 03:41 AM

The Astros' new road uniforms remind me of the Detroit Tigers'. Blue and orange.

krnboy1009 · December 13th, 2012, 09:59 PM

Little bit of San Francisco Giants too.

Darloeye · December 13th, 2012, 11:52 PM

Looks more Major League Soccer than Major League Baseball. Does look good but done on the cheap.

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May 22nd, 2011, 08:21 PM	#47
Marckymarc Namasté Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: West Coast, USA Posts: 570 Likes (Received): 1	Almost every old ballpark had flagpoles and other things in play deep in the outfield. Hell, Forbes Field even had the damn BP cage in play!

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krnboy1009 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Brooklyn Posts: 1,206 Likes (Received): 13	Not as amazing as Dodgers outspending Yankees.

December 13th, 2012, 09:59 PM	#58
krnboy1009 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Brooklyn Posts: 1,206 Likes (Received): 13	Little bit of San Francisco Giants too.

December 13th, 2012, 11:52 PM	#59
Darloeye Registered User Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: County Durham, England Posts: 1,666 Likes (Received): 20	Looks more Major League Soccer than Major League Baseball. Does look good but done on the cheap.