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BallparkMagic presents a little bit of Target Field each day. (Click to enlarge.) Model Details - Part 3January 20, 2008 9:47 PM This is the third in a short series of photo sets from the unveiling of the nearly-finished ballpark model back in October. You can see it for yourself at Twinsfest. (Click any image to enlarge greatly.) As you look at these, keep in mind that the outfield stands have gone through the most changes since the original concept drawings. Much of this was simply to add seating out there -- a goal which Dave St. Peter said publicly on plenty of occasions. Since these photos were taken, it's entirely possible that things have continued to evolve. This is one area where I'll be looking closely at the model the next time I see it.
Tomorrow we'll look at some of the streetscapes in greater detail. CommentsTo utilized enhanced comment features, please enable cookies in your browser. Thanks for all of the pictures. This is great! One thing I haven't noticed at all is the tarp for the infield. Is that in any of the pictures? We will actually need one of those finally! I have no specific info on the tarp for the Twins park, but a lot of these new stadiums don't actually store them on the field... Check out this pic of Petco - no tarp is visable, as it's stored underneath the grandstand somehow.
Posted on January 21, 2008 at 1:22 PM by Moose97
Sorry to do a threadjack, but Dave has updated his blog, this time it concerns the future of Twins Fest. In the middle of the post, he proposes some alternative venues for the event. What do you guys think the new venue should be? It should stay at the Dome as long as it's standing and operating, nobody else is using it during that part of January. If the dome is ever demolished, I would say have it at Target Center. By then the Twolves should be gone or at least been asked to leave by the good basketball fans of MN. The tarps at Petco are stored under the left field and right field corner outside of the foul line. The wall comes off and the tarps roll out. Part of the reason they did this is because they rarely need to use tarps in San Diego. This is a link to a scale model of Cincinnats old Crosley field made by a guy named Mike Weaver. Very nice detail too. I wish I could've have seen a game there. Click on my name for the link.
Posted on January 21, 2008 at 7:16 PM by John
Just a note to my above link, for those not familar with Crosley Field, the model represents the park in it's final configuration. Like many of the ballparks built in the early 1900's it was enlarged over the years and it originally had a brick facade that was painted white in an attempt to give it a facelift in it's last decade or two.
Posted on January 21, 2008 at 7:35 PM by John
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Home Plate Box, Section 111, Row 8 or 9-ish (Click to enlarge greatly.) Looking up Fifth, with LRT tracks and B ramp at left Dan Kenney, my tour guide The ballpark development area expanded by 1000 feet in each direction Look closely at the overhang. You'll see the on the right it is flush with the fence, and then it sticks out farther and farther as you move toward center. More fun for Michael Cuddyer. The outline of an infield has appeared on the asphalt in advance of the ground-breaking on Thursday night. Someone please get those poor people a drink of water. (Gate 34, after the game had started) Look closely at the overhang. You'll see the on the right it is flush with the fence, and then it sticks out farther and farther as you move toward center. More fun for Michael Cuddyer. Looking through the transit hub Emergency access viewed in context This is the trapezoid (for lack of a better name) in right center. Be sure to notice section of seats just below the pavilion and above the fence (which I hadn't noticed before). For those who are interested, what looks like an old-style scoreboard is in fact a high-def video board which will look, at times, like an old-fashioned scoreboard. The Seventh Street facade Looking out from under Gate 34 I took this picture just moments before Morneau's homer landed almost exactly where I had been standing. If only I hadn't wanted to watch the game... Another classic space in the making above the Hrbek gate. The outfield stands as viewed through the unnumbered gate Detail of the train tunnels (click to view the entire drawing) This is the view from where the plaza will connect to the walkway on the west side of Target Center. This presumably aids traffic flow back to the A ramp, and perhaps to the skyway connection (though the doors to the skyway right there are typically exit only). Night (about the 7th inning) Intersection overview Break time At TF, you never know when you may bump into a Pohlad Looking for some detail Desolate. Dirty. Mysterious. Expensive. Unlikely. Emergency access as viewed from outside the ballpark People! (In the Legends Club) For those not wishing to suffer through my media rant, please enjoy this picture of my lilacs in full bloom. The view from the Penn Ave entrance to 394 (and all the way into town! Click to enlarge) The green in question (click for very large version) Welcome Visitors From Two Men On (Accessiblity) Glossary BPM - Ballpark Magic BRT - Bus Rapid Transit DSP - Dave St. Peter FSE - Full Season Equivalent FYS - Fake Yankee Stadium (see also: NYS) HERC - Hennepin Energy Resource Company (aka the Garbage Burner) HPB - Home Plate Box HRP - Home Run Porch LC - Legends Club LRT - Light Rail Transit MBA - Minnesota Ballpark Authority (will own Target Field) MOA - Mall of America MSFC - Minnesota Sports Facilities Commission (owns the Metrodome) NYS - New Yankee Stadium SRO - Standing Room Only STH - Season Ticket Holder TCFBS - TCF Bank Stadium TF - Target Field Selected Bibliography - Analysis Selected Bibliography - Surveys
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