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• As Stadiums’ Costs Swell, Benefits in Question

  Critics say that the new stadiums for the Yankees and the Mets carry an immense public cost without yielding many lasting economic benefits for the city. Posted Monday, November 03, 2008 8:38 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Baseball, New York Yankees, New York Mets, Stadiums and Arenas, Bronx (NYC), Yankee Stadium (NYC), Queens (NYC), Budgets and Budgeting, Bloomberg, Michael R

• A Dome’s Quirkiness Has No Ceiling

  Of all the transformations that have taken place here in Tampa Bay, few are more striking than Tropicana Field going from a pit to the Pit. Posted Sunday, October 19, 2008 1:02 AM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Baseball, Boston Red Sox, Stadiums and Arenas, Tampa Bay Rays, American League, Playoff Games, St Petersburg (Fla), Tropicana Field

• Sports Business: A Home in Florida That No One Wants

  Tropicana Field is an antique that does not draw adequate attendance or generate substantial revenues, and the Tampa Bay Rays want a new stadium. Posted Wednesday, October 08, 2008 9:33 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Baseball, Stadiums and Arenas, Tampa Bay Rays

• At Last Call for the Brewers, Cold Beer and Hot Sausage

  Unlike the woebegone Cubs fans this week, Brewers fans carried no burden from failure. They carried mostly bratwursts and beer. Posted Saturday, October 04, 2008 11:03 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Baseball, Stadiums and Arenas, Milwaukee Brewers, Beer, fans, Sausages

• Playoff Analysis: The Old Ballparks That Survive — and Thrive

  The best way to illustrate the scope of revolution in ballpark design is to look at the playoff series between the Cubs and the Dodgers, whose stadiums are the two oldest in the National League. Posted Friday, October 03, 2008 12:16 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Baseball, Stadiums and Arenas, Chicago Cubs, Los Angeles Dodgers, Playoff Games

• Baseball Playoffs, or Grass Art Exhibitions?

  What fans can expect to see at the ballparks when the playoffs begin. Posted Tuesday, September 30, 2008 10:01 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Baseball, Stadiums and Arenas

• When Lawn Mowers Are Deployed as Paint Brushes

  Baseball parks have long been identified by architectural touches. These days, they are widely recognized by grass, cropped into distinctive green-hued designs using the everyday tools of mowers. Posted Tuesday, September 30, 2008 2:29 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Baseball, Stadiums and Arenas, Fenway Park (Boston), Grass, Lawns

• In Mudville, Queens, Shea Scavengers Hunt Soggy Discarded Relics

  Shea Stadium may never get a headstone, but for nostalgic New York Mets fans, its epitaph could be seen on discarded relics strewn on the pavement outside the ballpark. Posted Monday, September 29, 2008 11:03 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Baseball, New York Mets, Stadiums and Arenas, Shea Stadium (NYC), Souvenirs

• TV Sports: At Least the Mets Staged a Winning Farewell

  The Mets staged a lovely farewell to Shea Stadium that succeeded with its tacit admission that the last 44 years have not always been grand. Posted Monday, September 29, 2008 4:41 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Baseball, New York Mets, Stadiums and Arenas, Minaya, Omar, Shea Stadium (NYC), Piazza, Mike, Darling, Ron, Seaver, Tom

• The Ceremony: Saying Goodbye to Shea Stadium

  In a bittersweet farewell to Shea Stadium, Mets fans chanted and cheered for players from the past, while pushing aside the failure of the 2008 season. Posted Sunday, September 28, 2008 9:37 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Baseball, New York Mets, Stadiums and Arenas, Church, Ryan, Dykstra, Lenny, Shea Stadium (NYC), Piazza, Mike, Hernandez, Keith, Darling, Ron, Strawberry, Darryl, Seaver, Tom, Gooden, Dwight, Backman, Wally

• Stadium’s Appeal Lay in Futuristic Functionality

  Shea Stadium, like others of its vintage, was built for efficiency, not beauty, and to serve baseball and football clients. Posted Saturday, September 27, 2008 12:03 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Baseball, New York Mets, Stadiums and Arenas, Shea Stadium (NYC)

• Fans in Mourning as Sun Sets on the Old Yankee Stadium

  Stories poured forth from people outside the Yankee Stadium who remembered small, touching moments in the life of the hulking stadium. Posted Sunday, September 21, 2008 11:03 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Baseball, New York Yankees, Stadiums and Arenas, Yankee Stadium (NYC)

• Sports of The Times: At Ebbets Field, It Was Really Over When It Was Over

  The last Yankees game at this Yankee Stadium is not the same as the last Dodgers game at Ebbets Field. The Yankees are just going across the street. The Dodgers were going across the country. Posted Saturday, September 20, 2008 3:27 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Baseball, New York Yankees, Stadiums and Arenas, Yankee Stadium (NYC)

• Reporter’s Notebook: Grand Home Worthy of Larger-Than-Life Team

  There is never any pretext of subtlety or modesty. They are the Yankees — front page, bold type — and their ballpark has always reflected that. Posted Saturday, September 20, 2008 2:30 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Baseball, New York Yankees, Stadiums and Arenas, Yankee Stadium (NYC)

• Yankee Stadium, Going the Way of Joe DiMaggio

  It was 1948 when Paul Simon suddenly realized he was a Yankee fan. Sixty years later, he reminisces about his experiences at Yankee Stadium. Posted Friday, September 19, 2008 3:07 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Baseball, New York Yankees, Stadiums and Arenas, Sheppard, Bob, Steinbrenner, George M 3d, Yankee Stadium (NYC), Stengel, Casey, Williams, Bernie, Mantle, Mickey, Simon, Paul, Simon and Garfunkel, DiMaggio, Joe, Rizzuto, Phil