2013 SEC Baseball Tournament -- May 21-26 -- Hoover, Alabama

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  1. Attack Tiger

    Attack Tiger Reformed Sunshine Pumper

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    What's up with Auburn's field? Looks like somebody took a bite out of it. Standard War-Eagle-Tiger-Plainsmen retardation.

    Also, any clue as to why the Western Division stadiums have such higher capacities?
     
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  2. Tiger_fan

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    It's huge. Take a look at the pic in the OP and marvel how big it is. The power alleys at Hoover are 385/385

    Compare to SEC:

    ? - SC, aTm, Mizzou
    350/350 - Georgia
    335/360 - Auburn
    350/365 - Kentucky
    358/360 - Tennessee
    365/365 - LSU
    365/365 - Bama
    365/365 - Ole Miss
    365/375 - Florida
    375/375 - Vanderbilt
    375/375 - Arkansas
    376/374 - Miss State

    Compare to some MLB parks:
    365/365 - Angels
    368/368 - Cubs (Wrigley Field)
    370/370 - Rays
    362/373 - Astros
    364/373 - Orioles
    369/374 - Phillies
    365/377 - Twins
    370/374 - Brewers
    370/375 - Indians
    370/377 - Nationals
    372/377 - White Sox
    370/379 - Reds
    374/374 - Diamondbacks
    375/375 - Blue Jays
    375/375 - Cardinals
    375/375 - Royals
    375/375 - A's
    379/383 - Mets
    379/383 - Red Sox (Fenway Park)
    385/385 - Dodgers
     
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  3. red55

    red55 curmudgeon Staff Member

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    Vandy's is even more unusual. I'd hate to play left field there.

    They have serious baseball programs that can attract crowds (LSU, State, Bama, Ole Miss). Plus there is no competition from Major League Baseball in LA, AR, MS, AL and damn little from minor league teams unlike the east coast and Florida area . . . or Texas and Missouri for that matter.

    Arkansas has such poor local recruiting that they traditionally spend a lot on new facilities to attract out-of-state talent.
     
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  4. TerryP

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    I have no clue about Auburn's field. It's one I've never visited. I knew it was odd based on some of the televised games but didn't realize how odd.

    Vanderbilt's "pimple" caught my eye as well. I'd seen that but forgotten about it. I like their park with their own little version of a "Green Monster."

    The capacity question is a good one. I can only guess and my first thought is age? As example, I know Carolina Stadium was completed in 2009. But I have to consider UofSC has had a successful program for quite some time and their fan base does fill the seats. On the same end, Tennessee went through renovations (twice) in the last decade and they only added "premium seating."

    It's crazy seeing Miss. State have five times the capacity as Kentucky.
     
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  5. Attack Tiger

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    It almost looks like it's deliberately designed to pad their HR stats.
     
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  6. TerryP

    TerryP Founding Member

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    I can't tell from Google Earth. Is that electrical?

    [​IMG]
     
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  7. KyleK

    KyleK Who, me? Staff Member

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    yes
     
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  8. Attack Tiger

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    I bet the guys that tend to that powerstation get a lot of free baseballs.
     
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  9. TerryP

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    Assuming it was there before construction of the park, I guess it wasn't cost friendly to bury everything? Or move it?

    Recently when they were widening Bryant Drive they had to deal with water lines that had been in place for decades. That cost A LOT of money. Surely moving electrical equipment like this isn't that cost prohibitive.
     
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  10. mctiger

    mctiger RIP, and thanks for the music Staff Member

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    Hmmm, I for one love it because of Todd Walker, Brad Cresse, Austin Nola, Mikie Mahtook, Mike Sirotka.....
     
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