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Jarry Park Stadium
Although Jarry Park Stadium was notorious for inviting both snow and rain in the middle of baseball season, it served well as the backdrop for inviting a Major League Baseball team to Montreal. Ultima...
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June 5, 2025 at 2:05 PM
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Although it was oddly shaped, Toronto's Exhibition Stadium became a staple in the city's identity as an athletic epicenter. Not only did it host numerous Grey Cups, but it finally drew an MLB team up north.

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Exhibition Stadium
Although it was oddly shaped, Toronto's Exhibition Stadium became a staple in the city's identity as an athletic epicenter. Not only did it host numerous Grey Cups, but it finally drew an MLB team up ...
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June 3, 2025 at 10:12 PM
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Edmonton's first indoor arena and the @edmontonoilers.bsky.social first home.

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Edmonton Gardens
Having lost in the Stanley Cup Finals in 1908 and 1910, the Edmonton Eskimos had outgrown the cozy confines of the Thistle Rink and their owners searched far and wide for the perfect spot to build Edm...
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May 31, 2025 at 4:14 AM
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The San Francisco Seals played just a single season at Ewing Field, before it nearly burned down much of the city.

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Ewing Field
The saga of Ewing Field begins way back in 1906, when J. Cal Ewing and his partners bought the San Francisco Seals. At the time, his new club played in Recreation Park, a 15,000 seat wooden ballpark t...
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May 29, 2025 at 2:12 PM
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Shea Stadium
It was one of the first dual purpose stadiums, yet always seemed to be a step behind. Still, while other stadiums enjoyed much more success, Shea Stadium provided the backdrop for some of sport's most...
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May 27, 2025 at 2:26 PM
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The home of the Hollywood Stars.

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Gilmore Field
When the Hollywood Stars moved to Los Angeles in 1938, they spent time in both Wrigley Field and Gilmore Stadium while their permanent home was being built. They truly felt at home once Gilmore Field ...
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May 23, 2025 at 1:56 AM
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Jim Rice
For nearly half a century, three great outfielders patrolled Fenway Park's left-field, snagging balls at a furious rate while crushing home runs and pacing their Red Sox teammates in virtually every o...
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May 22, 2025 at 3:06 AM
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While Sick's Stadium lacked everything imaginable, it did help introduce Seattle to the major leagues and helped usher in a new age for the Emerald City.

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Sick's Stadium
Seattle's road to gaining a major league team was quite tenuous as was the journey it traveled to building a stadium adequate enough for the big leagues. While Sick's Stadium lacked everything imagina...
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May 20, 2025 at 11:56 PM
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Along with the Sun Bowl and Stanford Stadium, Rice Stadium is one of only three campus facilities still in operation that has hosted a Super Bowl.

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Rice Stadium
It was the winter of 1949 and the Rice University Owls were on a roll. Led by Froggy Williams and Joe Watson, Rice had won the daunting Southwest Conference and capped off their best season ever with ...
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May 17, 2025 at 11:47 PM
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The Houston Astrodome
The Houston Astrodome certainly lived up to the hype. It was so much more than just the first domed stadium used for both baseball and football. It hosted a host of events big and small from boxing an...
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May 11, 2025 at 9:28 AM
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Phil Smith used basketball to get out of the San Francisco projects. Along the way, the shooting guard for the 1975 world champion Golden State Warriors paved the way for future stars coming out of his neighborhood. This is his story.

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Phil Smith
Phil Smith used basketball to get out of the San Francisco projects. Along the way, the shooting guard for the 1975 world champion Golden State Warriors paved the way for future stars coming out of hi...
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May 9, 2025 at 12:40 AM
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Colt Stadium
For three years, Colt Stadium invited fans to roast under the blazing Texas sun as the new team in town, the Colt .45s, found their way to relevancy. While most games were pure torture for all involve...
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May 8, 2025 at 4:51 PM
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Sportsman's Park
Sportsman's Park was St. Louis's first true baseball park. It was here where the city first fell in love with their Cardinals and where star players such as Stan Musial, Lou Brock and Bob Gibson first...
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May 7, 2025 at 4:02 AM
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Kansas City Municipal Stadium
Before Kansas City, Missouri became known as a big league city with massive and iconic stadiums, it held a moderately sized, multi-use stadium aptly named Municipal Stadium. Since its birth in 1923, i...
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May 4, 2025 at 6:08 AM
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Before it was home to the River Cats, the city of Sacramento was home to the PCL's Solons. While few remember them, their legacy is dotted with legendary moments and people. This is the story of the Sacramento Solons.

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An Overview: The Sacramento Solons
Before it was home to the River Cats, the city of Sacramento was home to the PCL's Solons. While few remember them, their legacy is dotted with legendary moments and people. This is the story of the S...
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April 30, 2025 at 12:47 AM
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The Polo Grounds
The Polo Grounds was once synonymous with sports and interwoven in America's fabric. It was here, not the Bronx, where the seeds of the New York Yankees great dynasty was first spread. It was here whe...
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April 24, 2025 at 3:28 PM
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The quarterback of the 1951 University of San Francisco Dons.

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Ed Brown
The 1951 University of San Francisco football team is one of the most legendary in all of the Bay Area. Nine members of that team went on to play in the NFL with three earning their places in the Pro ...
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April 19, 2025 at 3:07 AM
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Metropolitan Stadium
For a stadium with such a short life span, Minnesota's Metropolitan Stadium certainly had its fair share of memories. Memories such as Sandy Koufax refusing to play in the World Series opener due to r...
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April 18, 2025 at 3:23 AM
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My review of Santa Clara's Stephen Schott Stadium.

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Stephen Schott Stadium - Santa Clara Broncos
The Santa Clara University Broncos have played at Stephen Schott Stadium since it opened in 2005 at a construction cost of $8.6 million.
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April 18, 2025 at 1:04 AM
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Sherman Lewis
Sometimes good players make even better coaches. Sherman Lewis starred as a running back and on the track at Michigan State, but his true calling was as a coach. His career has been decorated with pla...
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April 17, 2025 at 2:47 AM
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The A's first home.

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Columbia Park
When Ben Shibe and Connie Mack were granted a team in Philadelphia for the inaugural season of the American League, they stumbled upon a simple, vacant rectangular block in the heart of what locals af...
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April 15, 2025 at 5:35 PM
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Shibe Park
The sports world thrives on rivalries big and small. When National League Park first opened in Philadelphia, it was the envy of every other ballclub in America. The owner who was most envious happened...
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April 15, 2025 at 4:00 AM
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Carmen Policy
Every great dynasty needs a competent pencil pusher. Someone who knows the ins and outs of contract negotiations and is undaunted by the stars who constantly demand for more money. Carmen Policy ws th...
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April 12, 2025 at 8:25 AM
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The Philadelphia Phillies first home.

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The Baker Bowl
Not all state-of-the-art ballparks are home to the best teams in the game. Although Philadelphia's Baker Bowl was the crown jewel of baseball when it first opened, in time, the cracks began to grow ar...
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April 12, 2025 at 1:09 AM
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The Phillies first home.

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The Baker Bowl
Not all state-of-the-art ballparks are home to the best teams in the game. Although Philadelphia's Baker Bowl was the crown jewel of baseball when it first opened, in time, the cracks began to grow ar...
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April 12, 2025 at 1:08 AM