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Great Stadiums (8): Dodger Stadium (Redux)

Posted on August 8, 2015 by rightoffthebatbook

The Los Angeles Dodgers have been somewhat quietly working on a $100 million upgrade to the 53-year-old stadium, largely considered the Taj Mahal of baseball. Read all about it. For those thinking our sports are about as exciting as watching … Continue reading →

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Great Stadiums (6): Ewing M. Kauffman Stadium at 40

Posted on November 12, 2013 by rightoffthebatbook

It is now the sixth-oldest ballpark in Major League Baseball and will forever be one of the most graceful. I (Evander) have long had a rational fondness for Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri. In recent times upgraded with all … Continue reading →

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Great Stadiums (5): Houston, We Have a Problem

Posted on November 9, 2013 by rightoffthebatbook

The NRG Astrodome, once The Eighth Wonder Of The World in Houston, may (or may not) succumb to the wreckers’ ball, as Ebbets Field did, as the Polo Grounds did, as countless great ballparks have, unless a lot of people … Continue reading →

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