Here
is the progress with the McCants' joining the Cole's
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Wrigley Field in Chicago - July 2007 | |||
Miller Park in Milwaukee - July 2007 | |||
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Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia - June 2008 | |||
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Nationals Stadium in Washington, DC - June 2008 | |||
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Yankee Stadium in New York City - June 2008 | |||
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Progress
continued in 2012 with Buck and Linda McCants again We visited 3
more stadiums earlier in the spring: Miami, Tampa, and Atlanta. Pictures
are below. Marty and Claudia escaped the Chicago winter by hanging
out in a beautiful condo in Hallandale, FL (near Ft Lauderdale) for
six months. Linda and I spent a few days with them there in mid-April,
where in addition to watching the Miami Marlins beat up on Marty's
beloved Cubs, we visited the Everglades and the Henry Flagler museum.
This was only the 7th game played in this brand new stadium, by the
way. It was incomplete in a few respects, but pretty nice. Parking
is a huge problem, however, as in not nearly enough of it! Click
on thumbnails below for larger images
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Two
more stadiums in 2013 visited with Buck and Linda McCants again joining
Marty and Claudia Cole on the Quest, plus Texas locals Daleys and
Zyrols participating. We
four, Claudia and I, and Buck and Linda McCants, continued the quest
during the first week of May. It was a great time! We met in Dallas
on May 3. The next day we saw the "best little western art museum
in the country," the Sid Richardson, in Fort Worth. Then we crossed
the "Metroplex" to Dallas and enjoyed the very new George
W Bush Presidential Museum there.
After that we needed a few units of Margaritas at Uncle Julio's with
friends Bob and Mercy Daley. Our dear friend Bob, with little fanfare,
has fought and beaten a virulent throat and neck cancer, and he's
very clearly "back in circulation." We met the Daleys the
next day also, the Cinco de Mayo, at the Rangers Ballpark in Arlington.
We sat on the visitor's side, in this case the Red Sox, so that Boston-born
Bob would not lead us into a fracas we could only dream of surviving.
In the event, the Rangers won it in the ninth. Bob was unhappy, but
we survived to see another MLB stadium.
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Martys
Quest - 2014 Baseball Trip - again with Buck and Linda McCants
We rendezvoused in Boston on the afternoon of May 15, got settled into the fantastic Copley House brownstone cottages in the Back Bay, and proceeded to have a great three days there. Visits to the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum and the Boston Museum of Fine Arts quenched our cultural thirsts, and the night game on the 16th against the Tigers featured a super pitchers duel between Matt Scherzer and John Lester. Unfortunately for the Sox, Scherzer prevailed, so we had to re-evaluate our strategy for always pulling for the home team when we went to NYC. The Amtrak ride to NYC on the 17th was a real treat; comfortable, on-time, and sure beats flying! Effortless subway ride out to the condo we had rented via the website www.airbnb.com and we were off and running. We saw the Bronx Bombers beat the Pirates on a beautiful Sunday afternoon, and were surprised to learn that we could stay for a second game for free since the Friday night game that was postponed for weather was being made up. Since the girls definitely dont like bonus baseball (extra innings), we knew a doubleheader didnt have a prayer! Unlike our previous visit to the old Yankee Stadium, we did arrive early enough to go through Monument Park; very special place. We sandwiched in visits to the FDR Presidential Library in Hyde Park and the 9/11 Memorial before watching the Mets lose to the Dodgers in an absolutely gorgeous Citi Field night game.At Citi, we saw advertised the most expensive ballpark sandwich yeta $22 Angus Beef Steak sandwich! Our $9 brats and $8 beers tasted just fine. We beat feet the next morning to Laguardia and our respective abodes, having completed some more cultural and baseball checklist items. 2015 will take us to the West Coast, where Buck will complete his ballpark journeys by visiting the Oakland Coliseum, AT&T Park in San Francisco, and Safeco Field in Seattle. Marty will still have Coors Field in Denver remaining.
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Martys
Quest - 2015 Baseball Trip - again with Buck and Linda McCants Buck
and Linda had already been to Coors Field in Denver a few times, so
Marty and Claudia journeyed there in April by themselves. Then Martys
Quest was completed in fine style in September when we made a short
and sweet sweep through two magnificent West Coast cities, San Francisco
and Seattle. Super weather, wonderful accommodations, delicious food,
great baseball, and best of all, wonderful company and camaraderie.
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Indoor / Domed Stadiums | Stadiums with retractable roofs |
Stadiums visited - All 31 stadiums
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Team name
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Stadium name
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Opened
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Capacity | Surface | Approximate cost |
Government funding
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Elevation at Home Plate
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Distance to Center Field
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Arizona Diamondbacks
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Chase Field
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1998
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49,033 | Grass | $355,000,000 |
76%
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feet |
407' (124m)
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Atlanta Braves
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Turner Field
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1996
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50,091 | Grass | $235,000,000 |
0%
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928 feet
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401' (122m)
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Baltimore Orioles
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Oriole Park at Camden Yards
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1992
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48,876 | Grass | $235,000,000 |
96%
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30 feet
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400' (121.9m)
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Boston Red Sox
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Fenway Park
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1912
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39,928 | Grass | $420,000 |
0%
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15 feet
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389' 9" (118.8m)
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Chicago Cubs
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Wrigley Field
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1914
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41,118 | Grass | $250,000 |
0%
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600 feet
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400' (121.9m)
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Chicago White Sox
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U.S. Cellular Field
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1991
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40,615 | Grass | $150,000,000 |
100%
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595 feet
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400' (121.92m)
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Cincinnati Reds
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Great American Ball Park
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2003
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42,059 | Grass | $297,000,000 |
17%
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542 feet
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404' (123m)
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Cleveland Indians
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Progressive Field
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1994
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43,345 | Grass | $173,000,000 |
87%
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656 feet
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405' (123.5m)
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Colorado Rockies
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Coors Field
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1995
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50,445 | Grass | $300,000,000 |
75%
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5198 feet
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415' (126.5m)
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Detroit Tigers
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Comerica Park
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2000
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41,782 | Grass | $300,000,000 |
50%
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600 feet
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420' (128m)
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Houston Astros
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Minute Maid Park
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2000
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40,950 | Grass | $266,000,000 |
67%
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48 feet
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435' (133m)
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Kansas City Royals
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Kauffman Stadium
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1973
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40,793 | Grass | $43,000,000 |
100%
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877 feet
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410' (124m)
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Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
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Angel Stadium of Anaheim
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1966
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45,050 | Grass | $24,000,000 |
100%
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153 feet
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400' (121.9)
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Los Angeles Dodgers
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Dodger Stadium
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1962
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56,000 | Grass | $18,000,000 |
0%
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517 feet |
400' (122m)
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Miami Marlins
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Marlin Park
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2012
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37,442
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Grass
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416' (127 m)
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Milwaukee Brewers
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Miller Park
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2001
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42,200 | Grass | $322,000,000 |
64%
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598 feet |
400' (122m)
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Minnesota Twins
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Target Field
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2010
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41,000 | Grass | $545,000,000 |
411' (125 m)
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New York Mets
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Citi Field
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2009
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41,800 | Grass | $850,000,000 |
31%
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408' (124m)
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New York Yankees
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Yankee Stadium
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2009
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52,325 | Grass | $1,300,000,000 |
39%
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408' (124.3m)
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Oakland Athletics
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Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
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1966
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35,067?? | Grass | $30,000,000 |
100%
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7 feet
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400' (122m)
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Philadelphia Phillies
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Citizens Bank Park
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2004
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43,647 | Grass | $346,000,000 |
50%
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19 feet
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401' (122m)
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Pittsburgh Pirates
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PNC Park
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2001
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38,496 | Grass | $230,000,000 |
71%
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726 feet
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399' (122m)
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St. Louis Cardinals
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Busch Stadium
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2006
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46,861 | Grass | $346,000,000 |
0%
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453 feet
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400' (122m)
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San Diego Padres
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PETCO Park
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2004
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42,445 | Grass | $411,000,000 |
70%
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21 feet |
396' (120.7m)
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San Francisco Giants
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AT&T Park
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2000
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41,503 | Grass | $319,000,000 |
5%
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10 feet
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399' (122m)
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Seattle Mariners
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Safeco Field
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1999
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47,116 | Grass | $517,000,000 |
76%
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17 feet
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405' (123m)
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Tampa Bay Rays
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Tropicana Field
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1990
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36,973??? | FieldTurf | $85,000,000 |
100%
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38 feet
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404' (123m)
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Texas Rangers
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Rangers Ballpark in Arlington
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1994
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49,115 | Grass | $181,000,000 |
80%
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546 feet
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400' (122m)
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Toronto Blue Jays
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Rogers Centre
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1989
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50,516 | FieldTurf | $570,000,000 |
63%
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290 feet
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400' (122m)
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Washington Nationals
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Nationals Park
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2008
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41,888 | Grass | $611,000,000 |
100%
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17 feet
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402' (122.5m)
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