In reply to jkag89 The original band box…Baker Bowl in Philly…though referred to as a cigar box due to its oblong shape. Right field wall is 279' and 40' high.



Also older painting but colored. The latter version was double-decked in left field. Left field was 341', center was 408', and right center was 300'

In reply to Angry Beaver Right. It was the first of the trend for MLB teams to build old-looking stadiums, too. I agree that he was saying it could be a trendsetter like Camden Yards was.

When I played in the pony league divisional championship they had 2 power line poles in the outfield. Would not recommend the renovated Olsen have that. Wasn't very fun

Let's flip the Diamond and home plate below the scoreboard. Keep fans in the outfield!!

In reply to CrottyKid

CrottyKid said:

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Would it be too goofy to replicate a famous all-timer stadium like Ebbets Field?

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Before the Rec Center maybe…

In reply to dabo man Awesome. Did she then complain about all the traffic and noise?

It might just be fun to have a home in centerfield though.

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Like Camden Yards and other new ballparks the cool thing is incorporating some of the looks from the historical stadiums into the new ones. Don't know if any part of Ebbets Field would translate to Olsen but I think its a cool old stadium.

In reply to 85AustinAg Man, you beat me to it.
https://www.instagram.com/p/Cv91Q2cSCrm/?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==

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greg.w.h said:

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The original band box…Baker Bowl in Philly…though referred to as a cigar box due to its oblong shape. Right field wall is 279' and 40' high.

Also older painting but colored. The latter version was double-decked in left field. Left field was 341', center was 408', and right center was 300'

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You are confusing Baker Bowl (home of the Phillies until 1938) with Shibe Park (home of the A's from 1909 until they left town; home of the Phillies from 1939-1970; renamed Connie Mack Stadium in the 50's).



The two parks were in fairly close proximity.

In reply to twk My reference to Baker was from this article:

https://www.sportslingo.com/sports-glossary/b/bandbox/

The rest was either Wikipedia or Google photos but everything matched. But I won't claim the original article was correct. It did call Baker the first bandbox stadium.

Just re-read and saw this:

"The Philadelphia Inquirer coined the term "Baker Bowl" on July 11, 1923[32] after then Phillies owner William F. Baker. Baker had purchased the club in 1913 and would own the club until his death in 1930.

Built for baseball in the dead ball era, it came to be seen as inadequately cramped for the post-1920 live ball era. The ballpark was written about as "The Cigar Box" and "The Band Box", referring to the diminutive size of the outfield. After the close of the Baker Bowl, the terms "cigar box" and "bandbox" were subsequently applied to any "intimate" ballpark (like Boston's Fenway Park or Brooklyn's Ebbets Field) whose configurations were conducive to players hitting home runs.

The ballpark would also be referred to as "The Hump" in reference to the hill in center field covering the partially submerged railroad tunnel in the street beyond right field that extended through into center field. Outfielders would occasionally feel the rumblings of the trains passing underneath them."

I don't think it will be enclosed. There's not a lot of space between right field and the tracks. I think it would be better to make it a walkway. If they can enclose it it needs to be small grilling areas with a walkway to left field.

A lots of these images remind me of how close Yankee Stadium and the Polo Grounds used to be to each other…