My Rays Stadium Gallery

I made my stadium on Google Sketch Up, and after many tweaks, here are some views of it.

Stadium Report Cards: Rosenblatt Stadium

Team: Rosenblatt Stadium
Location: Omaha, NE
League: NCAA
Built: 1948
Capacity: 23,145 (College World Series games)
My event: numerous CWS games from 1996 to 2010

I finally sat down to write this up for my hometown ballpark. Well, the old one, that is. I based this off of College World Series games, as that is what the Blatt was known for. The oldest ticket I can find is from 1996, but I based my report off the most recent version of Rosenblatt.

1. Outdoor Design

It is a nice looking stadium, but it is very obviously pieced together and not planned out.
6/10

2. Indoor Design

The concourses were small and cramped. The seats were somewhat uncomfortable. Overall comfort was not great.
5/10

3. Prices
Fairly reasonable, but not great. The NCAA has jacked up the prices on everything but it wasn’t terrible at the Blatt.
6/10

4. Food
The Blatt had the best fresh squeezed lemonade in the world. After that, it was still great. There were many great ballpark foods, plus unique items like ice cream and Famous Daves. Quite delicious!
8/10

5. Staff
If you’ve never been to the Midwest before, the friendliness of the staff might surprise you. I didn’t notice this until I went on vacations and such, but everyone here is so outgoing and friendly. Rosenblatt is no different, everyone loves to help out and talk. The staff seemed a little stricter the last couple years though.
7/10

6. Cleanliness
Well, its about what you would expect for such an old stadium. Not too good.
3/10

7. Parking
There really wasn’t much parking right by the stadium. Most people had to park across the interstate and walk.
4/10

8. Atmosphere
The CWS atmosphere is one of a kind. It truly one of those things you just have to experience for yourself. Rosenblatt was special.
10/10

9. Playing Surface
It really started to get bad toward the end, but they kept it up.
6/10

10. Scoreboard

The latest edition of the left field scoreboard was great. Huge, great graphics.
10/10

According to my math, that equals a 65.

This weekend

Guess where I'm going! It rhymes with Shun Shife Shtadium. Report card!

FC Tampa Bay stadium

A pro team needs a pro stadium, right? So I made a stadium concept for fun. A location there are talks about for the Rays' stadium is the Florida State Fairgrounds. Sure enough, there was enough room for a stadium there. I made a horseshoe type stadium. I was going for 3 sides, then a section for members of the Supporter's group, Ralph's mob. I might make a logo for them actually. Pretty Simple I guess. I wanted to try something new, and have a the big piece of grass connecting to the outside. The seats go in a green and yellow pattern, as you can see. Also, I positioned the stadium in view of the whole complex, with the fairgrounds, ampatheatre, and Hard Rock Casino



I did a complete rebrand, which can be seen on Sports Logo Spot.

Rays Stadium Concept 2

Last year, I made a concept for the Rays' new stadium. I realized how much of an eye sore it was. Here it is.

Part 1. Retractable roof, which is one thing a new stadium would need. This field would have similarities to the Trop. The field is similar shaped. The new Batter's Eye Cafe will be moved back for a party deck. The deck will be the place where the sting ray touch tank is located. The bottom deck will run all the way around, and the upperdeck goes 3/4th of the way around. The part without the deck will be where the scoreboard and video screen would be located. Underneath the right field deck, would be offices for the Rays. The Bullpens won't be on the field anymore. The area with the TB logo would be a rotunda area. The Trop has one now, but in my head, I'm thinking glass all the way up.


Part 2. The stadium from home plate. The batters eye cafe located in center witha party deck and touch tank. The executive offices are located above the right field, lower deck, and under the upperdeck. The glass above the batters eye is glass that shows a view of Tampa Bay



Part 3. The location of the stadium, located in St. Pete, near Gandy Bridge, which would open up the Tampa Market, and shorten the drive by 20 minutes for places in Hillsborough, and North Pinellas. With parking exits connecting to the highways, making an easy exit after Rays wins.



Improvement over last time?

Stadium Report Cards: Consol Energy Center

Tex from hockeyconceptcentral.blogspot.com contacted me and offered to do some report cards. He said he could do Pittsburgh's stadiums, and the Horseshoe at Ohio State.

Team: Consol Energy Center
Location: Pittsburgh, PA
League: National Hockey League(Atlantic Division)
Built: 2010
Capacity: 18,087
My event: Regular Season game, New York Rangers

1. Outdoor Design

The CEC has a beautiful, modern glass front and is in a very nice, well kept area of Pittsburgh.
9/10

2. Indoor Design

Inside, the concourse is larger than two at the Mellon arena. The open design is a welcome change. Great view almost anywhere, even in the upper bowl, you have a great view of the game. The Mario Mosaic was really cool, and the rest of the arena was very high-tech.
10/10

3. Prices
About normal for a hockey game, candy was a rip-off, but other than that pretty average.
6/10

4. Food
Great selection of food, from normal stadium food to The Smokehouse, and Primanti Bros. There is a wide variety of choices.
8/10

5. Staff
The staff was friendly and helpful, as should be expected.
8/10

6. Cleanliness
Extremely clean, inside and out, even the sidewalk outside was very clean. Not one speck of dirt, the cleanest stadium I’ve been to.
10/10

7. Parking
It took a long time to find a place to park, and when we got there it wasn‘t cheap. Wish they would put in a parking deck close to the arena.
6/10

8. Atmosphere
An incredible atmosphere, very loud and passionate fans. The building shook when the Pens scored, and the chanting for Fleury was great.
9/10

9. Playing Surface
By the time I got there, they had fixed all the ice problems, so the ice looked great, and there were no issues.
8/10

10. Scoreboard

One of the best scoreboard in the league, HUGE display and phenominal graphics. Provided an excellent look at replays n'at. Awesome screen!
8/10

So that gives the Penguin's new arena an 84, up their with the class of the list. Look forward to more report cards soon.

Old Yankee Stadium

If you know me, you know I do not like the Yankees. But, I do like what they did with the old Yankee Stadium site. They turned the old stadium into a park, including baseball diamonds where the old diamond was. Demolition of the original Yankee Stadium was completed on May 13, 2010. A 10-acre park complex called Heritage Field will be constructed on the old stadium site, accounting for 40 percent of the original parkland that is now occupied by the new Stadium. The groundbreaking ceremony for Heritage Field took place on June 29, 2010.

Obviously it isn't done yet, but just from my estimations, it looks like it should be done by 2012. They really just have to do the landscaping outside. I think it wouldve been soooooo cool if they used old Yankee Stadium seats in the park.


And just for comparison's sake...



Credit to DexterMorgan from the CCSLC boards for the pictures, and the story.