It’s hard to accept change. Especially if you’re a Yankee fan. I attended Saturday’s Reds-Yanks tilt with a die-hard Yankee fan, and he’s not alone in his reticence about the stadium situation. This is the last year of the House that Ruth Built, and while the current incarnation bears little resemblance to previous versions, there’s [...]

Going into this trip, I was the most wary of the visit to Citizens Bank Park. The 43,000 seat park, which replaced the old Vet in South Philly, has been derided as a Johnny-come-lately bandbox. As another HOK project, I had fairly low expectations of the place. At the end of the night, I found [...]

I first visited Camden Yards over a decade ago, when the joint was still new and jumping and the O’s were perennial contenders in the AL East. In the intervening years, the team has taken a nosedive and the novelty of having a great downtown ballpark has worn off. This season, the O’s have averaged [...]

A while back I expressed my disappointment at the use of lackluster materials in the Nationals Park façade. Since my flight came into Dulles a little after midnight, I had a chance to quickly drive over to the ballpark in the morning after catching half a wink. It’s worse than I thought.What you’re seeing here [...]

Ah, process. Santa Clara’s city council is considering pushing the stadium financing plan’s deadline back seven months, which would make a November vote impossible. The next likely election is a special election in mid-to-late 2009, in which a much lower turnout would be expected than the upcoming general election. Usually this is good for stadium [...]

San Francisco voters passed Proposition G while nixing Proposition F. Prop G asked for voter approval of Lennar’s vast Hunters Point development. Prop F would have added that half of the new housing to be built had to be affordable housing. As part of the development plan, Lennar has set aside a site for a [...]