Home runs to right field are faciliated by the relatively short (7-foot) wall on that side.

// Stop hiding code -->, ALL-STAR GAME: 2004 WORLD SERIES: 2005, 2017, 2019 (1 win, 2 losses), There is a lot to like about this ballpark, but it has, shall we say, "a troubled past." Occupies 29 acres. La franchise de rugby à XV des Jackals de Dallas y élisent domicile en vue de la saison 2021 de Major League Rugby[2]. His career in visual journalism began in 1993 at Investor’s Business Daily, where he created infographics based on Bloomberg data and other business resources. Minute Maid Park was one of the first stadiums in which large balconies were built into the upper deck, partly to help ushers make sure that seats were occupied by patros who had paid the proper price for tickets in that section, and partly to enhance access for wheelchair-bound patrons.

NOTE: The diagram thumbnails have been continually replaced since 2008, so the images seen in the older blog posts do not reflect how the full-size diagrams looked at that time. The sharp angle in the seating sections beyond third base and the short distance and tall (21-foot) wall in left field (complete with Citgo sign!) Dimensions: Left field: 315 ft.; left-center: 362 feet; center field: 435 feet; right-center: 373 feet; right field: 326 feet; backstop: 49 feet.

Le Globe Life Park in Arlington (anciennement connu comme The Ballpark in Arlington, Ameriquest Field in Arlington et Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, surnommé The Ballpark, The Temple, et The Globe) est un stade de baseball situé à Arlington dans la banlieue de Dallas au Texas. C'est le 28 septembre 1993 que le nom du bâtiment est dévoilé, il fut nommé The Ballpark in Arlington. Fueled in part by the high temperatures brought on by this week’s blast-furnace heat wave in Southern California, the ball flew out of Dodger Stadium at a record-setting rate Wednesday night.

In 2004, he became a member of the Daily Breeze newsroom which won a Pulitzer Prize for local reporting for its investigation into corruption at a South Bay school district in 2015. Each of the arches provides room for standing spectators.

The 242-foot high retractable roof closes in less than 20 minutes. They do show, however, the stairs (in medium gray) to the upper part of the upper deck. Another quirk that sometimes affects play is the balcony that hangs over deep left center field, hence the purple color coding in the diagram. Sa capacité est de 49,170 places dont 126 suites de luxe et 5 704 sièges de club[1]. Le Globe Life Park in Arlington ... (tout comme le Minute Maid Park des Astros de Houston).

Prior to the 2017 season, the Astros removed "Tal's Hill" in center field, and built new high-revenue seating section in its place. Have you been to this stadium? CLICK HERE TO TURN ON NOTIFICATIONS. Le lundi 19 mars 2007, les Rangers du Texas ont divisé leur rapport avec Ameriquest Mortgage et ont annoncé que le stade serait renommé Rangers Ballpark in Arlington [réf. There are permanent roof sections along three of the four sides, and for the most part, they are not supported by structural beams.

#1 The grandstand and arched wall with the antique train in left field, after dusk.

Whereas Colt Stadium was "too hot" and the Astrodome was "too dark," Minute Maid Park is "just right," easily adapting to changing weather conditions at the flick of a switch. In 2019 they anticipated a second championship title but fell to the Washington Nationals, winning all three road games but losing all four games at home. On top that wall sits a replica of an old steam locomotive, which toots and chugs down the track whenever an Astro player hits a home run. Les "bleachers" du vieux Arlington Stadium entourent le hors-champ sur une pente herbeuse dans le centerfield. The stadium design was heavily influenced by the new downtown location, adjacent to Union Station. That keeps out the hot, humid, mosquito-infested air, while still giving fans (at least those on the first base side) a view of the Houston skyline.

With the inviting short distances to left and right fields, Minute Maid Park has seen quite a number of high-scoring games. Below that arched wall is the visiting team bullpen, which was, apparently, the second such covered bullpen in a major league ballpark, after Busch Stadium II -- the visitors' side, in 1996 and 1997. The owner of the Astros, Drayton McLane Jr., pledged to keep the Astros in Houston if public funds were made available for the construction of a new baseball stadium, and voters dutifully approved a bond issue. Just send me an e-mail message via the Contact page. If so, feel free to share your impressions of it with other fans! Dodger Stadium and Minute Maid Park are vastly different in terms of outfield dimensions. Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email.

Mais le 7 mai 2004, Tom Hicks, le propriétaire de la franchise des Rangers du Texas annonça avoir négocié les droits d'appellation du stade avec Ameriquest Mortgage (en) qui les acheta $75 millions de dollars pour 30 ans, donnant son nom courant, Ameriquest Field in Arlington. Other entrances feature lots of fancy wrought iron. If you see comments that you find offensive, please use the “Flag as Inappropriate” feature by hovering over the right side of the post, and pulling down on the arrow that appears. Today = new Date(); The permanent roof sections on the third base side and beyond right field mesh with the movable roof sections, a very smart design. The overall shape of the field, with roughly perpendicular outfield walls and a deep center field, is quite reminiscent of Tiger Stadium. En tant qu'élément de ce contrat, Ameriquest a placé une grande cloche (la Ameriquest Bell, dans la forme du logo de d'Ameriquest) dans le stade, qui sonne lors des home runs et des débuts de match. nécessaire]. David M. Schwarz/Architectural Services, Inc. et HKS, Inc. Arlington Sports Facilities Development Authority, Match des étoiles de la Ligue majeure de baseball 1995, Série de championnat de la Ligue américaine de baseball 2010, Série de championnat de la Ligue américaine de baseball 2011, http://www.vanderbilt.edu/econ/faculty/Vrooman/venue-rev.pdf, Le Globe Life Park in Arlington sur le site officiel des Rangers du Texas, Visite du Globe Life Park in Arlington sur Ballparkdigest.com, Vue aérienne du Globe Life Park in Arlington sur Google Maps, Image aérienne USGS du Globe Life Park in Arlington sur Terraserver, Portail de l’architecture et de l’urbanisme, https://fr.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Globe_Life_Park_in_Arlington&oldid=175043619, Pages avec des arguments formatnum non numériques, Page avec coordonnées similaires sur Wikidata, Article contenant un appel à traduction en anglais, Catégorie Commons avec lien local différent sur Wikidata, Portail:Architecture et urbanisme/Articles liés, licence Creative Commons attribution, partage dans les mêmes conditions, comment citer les auteurs et mentionner la licence.
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De 1994 à mai 2004, le terrain portait le nom de The Ballpark in Arlington. Two of the home runs would would have landed in the outfield of Minute Maid Park. Son coût de construction est estimé à $191 millions de dollars, dont 71 % de financement public soit $135 millions et 29 % de financement privé avec les $56 millions restant payés par les propriétaires des Rangers. (Courtesy of Bob Andrews. This provides for maximum height in the outfield, where long fly balls are usually headed. ), #4 "Tal's Hill" in center field, scheduled to be removed after the 2015 season.

Depuis 1994, ses locataires sont les Rangers du Texas, une franchise de baseball évoluant en Ligue majeure de baseball et qui jouait autrefois au Arlington Stadium.

A closer look at the dimensions of both ballparks, and some of the crazy power being generated by the Dodgers and Astros: The chart below shows the home runs at Dodger Stadium in the postseason with the red dots highlighting the eight home runs hit in Game 2 on Wednesday night. It is only 49 feet from home plate to the backstop.

In April 1999 the Enron Corporation agreed to pay over $100 million for the stadium naming rights over a period of 30 years. There is a 422 foot marker on the side of that building. Minute Maid Park Trivia: Hosted the 2004 All-Star Game.

Foul territory is among the smallest of any big league ballpark, rivaling Wrigley Field. It takes about 20 minutes to open or close the roof, which consists of two small (120-foot wide) roof sections and one large (240-foot wide) section. It's not only semi-new park in violation of distance standards, so it's apparently not a hard-and-fast rule. Le Ameriquest Field est le seul stade de baseball rétro construit qui est enfermé avec plus de 48 000 sièges et un complexe de bureaux de quatre étages. (Courtesy of Dave Givens, May 2015.). Average home run distance for select Dodgers and Astros during the 2017 season. Snibbe has won several medals in international graphics competitions and was a staff cartoonist for ESPN.com. As you see above, Minute Maid Park measures a paltry 315 down the left field line. GET BREAKING NEWS IN YOUR BROWSER. The big vertical discontinuity explains why the entry portals are not visible in the diagrams above. There are two significant "jogs" in the fence line, however, and some quirky indentations at the base of the arches in left field. Will the homer-mad pace continue? One distinctive feature of the roof is that its arc is biased, with the apex much closer to the left field wall.

Un article de Wikipédia, l'encyclopédie libre. When the roof is open, the small sections slide under the big one, extending well beyond the north side of the structure where the scoreboard is. Le stade fut inauguré le 1er avril 1994 lors d'un match de gala entre les Rangers du Texas et les New York Mets. Before Minute Maid Park, there was the Colt Stadium and the Astrodome. During the first half of 2002, their home field was called "Astros Field." Le 24 octobre 1990, un accord entre les Rangers et la ville d'Arlington a été conclu pour sa construction. La dernière modification de cette page a été faite le 26 septembre 2020 à 08:30. modifier - modifier le code - modifier Wikidata. Paul then joined the Press-Telegram in 1996 where he became equal parts graphics editor, graphics reporter and designer. In 2013, the Astros switched to the American League (West Division) under the terms of franchise sale agreement with new owner Jim Crane. In 2017 they overcame the Los Angeles Dodgers to win their first World Series, thanks to the clutch hitting of Alex Bregman and Jose Altuve, and the pitching of Justin Verlander.

The Astros made it to the postseason as a wild card team, beating the Yankees but then falling to the eventual world champion Kansas City Royals in the ALCS.