it’s possible to use ETFE on a stadium without making it look like a lumber warehouse. This design looks like trash. Not sure why the roof is this shape. And the random brick aqueduct on the side looks totally out of place. At least the rendering showed some landscaping in front, but the real thing just has an enormous asphalt parking lot.
No it is not. I was there to meet college friends for a fantasy football draft and to catch up with old pals and we were drinking in the garage because of some of the smokers and holy sheet, I was sweating my balls off. I checked the weather app and it was 98 degrees at 11 o clock at night. I couldnt effing believe it myself.
I'm confused... That metal looking trash is metal from the outside but it's actually translucent when inside??? If so, not as bad as I thought, but they should have just used glass or whatever and made it look good from the outside too.
That’s the truly deflating part of this, and new stadiums in general these days. it’s almost as if we are in a new version of the “cookie cutter” era... where these stadiums are mainly built to optimize revenues in and around the ballpark, but the stadium itself largely disposable/renovate-able if needed. Camden yards was revolutionary in breaking the mold out of the multipurpose era. It’s still holds up today, as do most of the other stadiums built in the 2000’s. Some few exceptions include the airplane hangar in Phoenix (that they’re looking to replace) and the blah Miami park hasnt revitalized the area as was expected (and remains empty).
Spoiler Note: We left Texas’ new Globe Life Field out because, well, no one has watched a single game there yet. Hey Rangers fans, we’ll get you next year. We promise. Just for kicks, we added this question: If you could adopt any other park as your local stadium, which would you choose? While the ballpark ratings were pretty tight in general, this one wasn’t: It was PNC Park in Pittsburgh by a landslide (1,682 votes), followed by Wrigley Field (924), Oriole Park at Camden Yards (921), Oracle Park (843) and Fenway Park (840). Because you’ll ask, the Rogers Centre in Toronto finished last with 13 votes. 29. Tropicana Field, Tampa Bay Rays: 2.65/5 (95 ballots) 28. Oakland Coliseum, Oakland Athletics: 2.86/5 (170 ballots) 27. Rogers Centre, Toronto Blue Jays: 2.87/5 (456 ballots) 26. Chase Field, Arizona Diamondbacks: 3.39/5 (131 ballots) 25. Marlins Park, Miami Marlins: 3.40/5 (40 ballots) 24. Angel Stadium, Los Angeles Angels: 3.45/5 (141 ballots) 23. Nationals Park, Washington Nationals: 3.80/5 (354 ballots) 22. Guaranteed Rate Field, Chicago White Sox: 3.87/5 (332 ballots) 21. Fenway Park, Boston Red Sox: 3.90/5 (413 ballots) 20. Yankee Stadium, New York Yankees: 3.93/5 (372 ballots) 19. Comerica Park, Detroit Tigers: 4.03/5 (219 ballots) 18. Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles Dodgers: 4.11/5 (324 ballots) 17. Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City Royals: 4.15/5 (307 ballots) 16. Great American Ball Park, Cincinnati Reds: 4.16/5 (404 ballots) 15. Citi Field, New York Mets: 4.17/5 (384 ballots) 14. Miller Park, Milwaukee Brewers: 4.26/5 (255 ballots) 13. Minute Maid Park, Houston Astros: 4.30/5 (169 ballots) Two words: Shake Shack. Two more words: The train. “I love the train … which ties into the entrance being the old train station in Houston,” a reader said. Readers like the roof, which is very handy when the temperature soars past 100 — or when the rains besiege the ballpark. The general consensus is there’s not a bad seat in the house. “I love that the stadium is 20 years old but it still looks brand new,” a fan said. People still miss Tal’s Hill in center field, which was one of the most unique elements of the ballpark. There’s a sentiment the team doesn’t open the roof enough. “I want more games with the roof open, or have it open during games once the sun sets,” a reader said. — Corey Brock 12. Truist Park, Atlanta Braves: 4.32/5 (407 ballots) 11. Citizens Bank Park, Philadelphia Phillies: 4.36/5 (333 ballots) 10. Wrigley Field, Chicago Cubs: 4.38/5 (517 ballots) 9. T-Mobile Park, Seattle Mariners: 4.39/5 (284 ballots) 8. Progressive Field, Cleveland: 4.40/5 (258 ballots) 7. Coors Field, Colorado Rockies: 4.51/5 (193 ballots) 6. Busch Stadium, St. Louis Cardinals: 4.53/5 (378 ballots) 5. Oriole Park at Camden Yards, Baltimore Orioles: 4.56/5 (348 ballots) 4. PNC Park, Pittsburgh Pirates: 4.61/5 (381 ballots) 3. Target Field, Minnesota Twins: 4.64/5 (472 ballots) 2. Petco Park, San Diego Padres: 4.71/5 (206 ballots) 1. Oracle Park, San Franciso Giants: 4.79/5 (453 ballots)
I really can't wait for someone to flip their plate or toss their beer when a foul tip bangs against that restaurant glass behind home plate.
The old ballpark is still there and there are no plans to tear it down. It's a beautiful park..but it's miserable hot during those 1pm August Sunday games - I swear the summers in DFW are hotter than the summers in Houston.
They are hotter, and the winters are colder. Our humidity lowers our climate extremes, but it also brings it's own brand of misery. Neither city should ever have an outdoor stadium. Still, that's no excuse for the aesthetic of their new stadium. At this point they have a plethora of retractable roof stadiums to draw from, and they still managed to get stuck with most of the worst elements.
