The Stadium Rundown - New Years Edition

It's time for the first Stadium Rundown of 2018! This week we're going to look at some renovations.  

Wrigley Field

                             

Wrigley Field 2017 Remodel - Source

The second oldest operating ballpark in baseball has been under renovation since the end of the 2014 season. With the renovation of the bleacher seats, the addition of two scoreboards, a new clubhouse, under bleacher bullpens, buildings and other work, it's time to move onto the next phase. As you can see from the photo above, it's hard to recognize the iconic ballpark at this time. During this offseason, expect new club box seats, a larger dugout for both clubs, and the framework for luxury clubs that will be finished in time for the start of the 2019 season. Check out this in-depth profile over at WGN News for more details.


 

The Cards Against Humanity Baseball Place

                           

The Cards Against Humanity Baseball Place - Source

Sticking to the Chicago area....we don't normally cover minor league stadiums, but we made an exception for this strange promotion by the party game Cards Against Humanity. Known for a party card game and some strange promotions, they sent out a notice that they had bought the naming rights to Route 66 Stadium in Joliet, IL as The Cards Against Humanity Baseball Place. As strange as this deal was, it according to local media source The Herald, they are reporting that Cards Against Humanity did not buy the naming rights to the stadium, but it was for some other kind of promotion. Due to confidentiality agreements, not much could be said by the Joliet Slammers management. We'll keep an eye on this one to see where it goes.


Oakland A's New Stadium

                               

Oakland Coliseum - Source

It's no secret that the Oakland Athletics have been looking for a way out of the Oakland Coliseum for years. It's no secret that the Coliseum is an outdated dump and with the Raiders moving to Las Vegas, there's really not much incentive for the A's to stay. First, it was a plan to move to suburban Freemont, which died. Then in September, the team began negotiations to acquire 13 acres of land owned by Peralta Community College, near downtown Oakland. As of the beginning of December, that plan suddenly died. The board of Governors that oversees the college ordered the school to stop negotiating with the team, but nobody really knows why. The common point seems to think that the college believes that having a baseball stadium next to a College would be a "distraction". The Athletics want to stay in Oakland and have an opportunity to build on the same grounds as the Oakland Coliseum, but up to this point have been hesitant to accept the location.


 That's all for this week.

Hope you had a great New Year's Holiday. We'll see you again next week!

-D.J.    


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