Parade Stadium

Teflon Skies · 06-02-2003, 01:52 AM

Built nearly a century ago, Parade Stadium has been a home to baseball from the deadball era to the Negro Leagues through the present day. Much of the story of baseball in America has unfolded within the red brick walls of this grand old park. Nearly demolished in the 1960s in favor of a multi-purpose arena, Parade Stadium received an 11th hour pardon - being granted landmark status following an exhaustive effort by a group of concerned citizens. In addition to its rich baseball history, this stadium has also been host to everything from heavyweight prize fights to college football classics to political rallies.

The ballpark itself is unassuming - a sturdy, comfortable configuration that may be lacking in glitz but but not in functionality. The sightlines for baseball are still unmatched even in modern stadiums. Concourses have been remodeled over the years to better handle traffic. Additional restrooms and concessions were also added as the need arose and the teams' clubhouses have been rebuilt to current big league standards. A level of luxury boxes were added between the first and second decks in the infield grandstand, but were placed as unobtrusively as possible to preserve the classic profile of Parade Stadium. All in all, this charming ballpark should continue to provide a gracious home to baseball well into its second century.

Capacity: 35,500

Left Field Line: 318
Left Field: 348
Left Center: 369
Center Field: 403
Right Center: 377
Right Field: 358
Right Field Line: 335

Fences: 8 ft
Foul Territory: Small

H I Mcdonough · 06-02-2003, 02:04 AM

Another great one. Yet one more reason for me to consider expansion in my fictional league. Thank you, Teflon Skies!

Cuss16 · 06-02-2003, 02:49 AM

great job man!

Kelric · 06-02-2003, 05:53 AM

A new Teflon stadium! YES!

Brilliant Teflon, I love it.

asaintsfan · 06-02-2003, 06:10 AM

Yeah - another winner!!!

Does this mean the hiatus is OVER!!!????

Thanks TS

adventureran · 06-02-2003, 07:31 AM

Wow! Simply amazing.

ctorg · 06-02-2003, 10:01 AM

Teflon is the king of the fictional stadia

LivnLegend · 06-02-2003, 11:25 AM

Hey I like the stadiums as much as the next guy but I really enjoy the stories behind them even more!
Thanks TS!

LedgerSko · 06-02-2003, 11:32 AM

I like this one alot more than some of the other ones. Nice job.

HolyCow98 · 06-02-2003, 11:46 AM

Awesome, and I needed a fictional stadium with Coke on the scoreboard or atleast present. This will fit the bill nicely.

Eugene Church · 06-02-2003, 12:10 PM

You really do great work. I have 4 leagues and will need about 50 stadiums so each team will have its own stadium. I will use the historic parks and current parks that have been designed by the OOTPB community.

Your fictionals parks will really be helpful.

Have you ever considered doing historic minor league parks like Atlanta's Ponce de Leon Park...with a magnolia tree in right center...and Nashville's Sulphur Dell...the craziest right field in history...it inclined 25 feet gradually from homeplate to the 224 foot mark, then rose sharply at a 45 degree angle, leveling off at 235 feet.

Right field was only 262 feet with a 40 foot high fence that ran out 186 feet from the right field foul line. The first 15 feet of the fence was wood, built on top of that was 30 feet of wire screen.

Players could hit a pop fly home run (or a pop fly single off the screen) and many Nashville players developed the Sulphur Dell Swing, a pronounced uppercut to take advantage of the short fence. Carl Sawatski, Jack Harshman and Bob Lennon were some of the Vols' best sluggers. No lead was ever safe in the Dell with high scoring games occurring often (15-12, 18-12). Shutous were rare. You could also hit a ball to right field that would have been a home run anywhere else, but hit the screen and be held to a single. It really was a unique park.

If you ever get into minor league parks, I have a book "Green Cathedrals" with 273 historic ballparks that I would loan you. It contains many pictures of the old parks complete with demensions, fences and unique features.

ctorg · 06-02-2003, 12:20 PM

I've always thought it would be cool if more parks were like Sulphur Dell. That way there really would be a home field advantage. I think parks should have the crazy dimensions like Enron (oops, I mean Minute Maid

) in Houston. Home fielders (outfielders, anyway) then have a distinct advantage because they know how to "play the wall". Ebbets Field was like that. It had a right field wall that wasn't quite perpendicular to the ground, and it messed up visitors all the time.

Andy · 06-02-2003, 12:23 PM

Wow! I really like the sky!

NYM Jason Phillips 23 · 06-02-2003, 04:39 PM

that is WOW.

Stephenk29 · 06-02-2003, 08:33 PM

Are those some Reds on the jumbotron

StorminZ · 06-02-2003, 08:38 PM

Another great stadium, TS!!!

I just stopped by your web site ... WOW! You've assembled a superb set of stadiums ... classic and current.

Curious to know how long it takes you to design a stadium?

Great job ... thanks for your contributions to this great game!

markgrace · 06-02-2003, 09:15 PM

awesome Teflon, you made my day

Teflon Skies · 06-03-2003, 09:27 AM

Ballparks usually take me about 6-8 hours although some have taken longer. If I'm building one for me - like this one- they'e usually quicker since I have most of the images on hand that I want to use. If I'm making one by request, the image hunting can take quite a long time, however. My stadiums are usually a collection of clips that I try to piece together consistently by altering brightness and contrast, skewing perspectives, tinting, and such. Parade Stadium uses the standard field that I plucked from one of the parks in Old Time Baseball and stands from Forbes Field also from Old Time Baseball. I added some color to the stands to better match the outfield seats - which are from a photo of Great American Ballpark. I added a few fans to them since they were empty in the photo. The brick walls are from a picture of a firehouse in Indianapolis. The scoreboard is partially drawn, partially clips from various High Heat scoreboards, the ads are from all over the internet using Google image search, E-bay, whatever. The light poles are drawn but the lights are from pictures I've taken at a couple of different stadiums. The city in the back ground is Atlanta, I think. I picked it because the lighting was about a perfect match for the sky I wanted to use - which was from a Caribean sunset I saw on Web Shots. (I love that time of day at a ballpark - when the lights first come on and the sun is low on the horizon. I was at Coors Field once and literally got goosebumps from how perfect that moment was.)

And yes - those ARE Cincinnati Reds on the jumbotron. I saw a picture of Adam Dunn on MLB.com being congratulated after a home run and thought it would be a nice scoreboard shot.

Scott Vibert · 06-04-2003, 05:18 PM

Hey Teflon is the .bmp of this field hosted? I couldn't find this on your site.

fasteddie_21 · 06-12-2003, 05:05 PM

I also couldn't find it hosted....is it anywhere?

06-02-2003, 01:52 AM	#1
Teflon Skies Minors (Double A) Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 122	Parade Stadium Built nearly a century ago, Parade Stadium has been a home to baseball from the deadball era to the Negro Leagues through the present day. Much of the story of baseball in America has unfolded within the red brick walls of this grand old park. Nearly demolished in the 1960s in favor of a multi-purpose arena, Parade Stadium received an 11th hour pardon - being granted landmark status following an exhaustive effort by a group of concerned citizens. In addition to its rich baseball history, this stadium has also been host to everything from heavyweight prize fights to college football classics to political rallies. The ballpark itself is unassuming - a sturdy, comfortable configuration that may be lacking in glitz but but not in functionality. The sightlines for baseball are still unmatched even in modern stadiums. Concourses have been remodeled over the years to better handle traffic. Additional restrooms and concessions were also added as the need arose and the teams' clubhouses have been rebuilt to current big league standards. A level of luxury boxes were added between the first and second decks in the infield grandstand, but were placed as unobtrusively as possible to preserve the classic profile of Parade Stadium. All in all, this charming ballpark should continue to provide a gracious home to baseball well into its second century. Capacity: 35,500 Left Field Line: 318 Left Field: 348 Left Center: 369 Center Field: 403 Right Center: 377 Right Field: 358 Right Field Line: 335 Fences: 8 ft Foul Territory: Small Attached Images

06-02-2003, 02:49 AM	#3
Cuss16 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: BC, CANADA Posts: 2,994	great job man! __________________

06-02-2003, 06:10 AM	#5
asaintsfan All Star Reserve Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: New Orleans LA Posts: 558	Yeah - another winner!!! Does this mean the hiatus is OVER!!!???? Thanks TS __________________

06-02-2003, 10:01 AM	#7
ctorg Global Moderator Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Queens, NY Posts: 9,848	Teflon is the king of the fictional stadia __________________ My music "When the trees blow back and forth, that's what makes the wind." - Steven Wright Fjord emena pancreas thorax fornicate marmalade morpheme proteolysis smaxa cabana offal srue vitriol grope hallelujah lentils

06-02-2003, 11:46 AM	#10
HolyCow98 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Douglasville, GA Posts: 2,735	Awesome, and I needed a fictional stadium with Coke on the scoreboard or atleast present. This will fit the bill nicely. __________________ NPBL Enjoying its 60th season Georgia GM

06-02-2003, 02:04 AM	#2
H I Mcdonough Minors (Triple A) Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: St. Louis, MO Posts: 291	Another great one. Yet one more reason for me to consider expansion in my fictional league. Thank you, Teflon Skies!

06-02-2003, 05:53 AM	#4
Kelric Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Greater Boston Area Posts: 3,992	A new Teflon stadium! YES! Brilliant Teflon, I love it.

06-02-2003, 07:31 AM	#6
adventureran Major Leagues Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Ohio Posts: 447	Wow! Simply amazing.

06-02-2003, 11:25 AM	#8
LivnLegend Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: 100% pure adrenaline! Posts: 5,624	Hey I like the stadiums as much as the next guy but I really enjoy the stories behind them even more! Thanks TS!

06-02-2003, 11:32 AM	#9
LedgerSko All Star Starter Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 1,085	I like this one alot more than some of the other ones. Nice job.

06-02-2003, 12:10 PM	#11
Eugene Church Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 36,206	You really do great work. I have 4 leagues and will need about 50 stadiums so each team will have its own stadium. I will use the historic parks and current parks that have been designed by the OOTPB community. Your fictionals parks will really be helpful. Have you ever considered doing historic minor league parks like Atlanta's Ponce de Leon Park...with a magnolia tree in right center...and Nashville's Sulphur Dell...the craziest right field in history...it inclined 25 feet gradually from homeplate to the 224 foot mark, then rose sharply at a 45 degree angle, leveling off at 235 feet. Right field was only 262 feet with a 40 foot high fence that ran out 186 feet from the right field foul line. The first 15 feet of the fence was wood, built on top of that was 30 feet of wire screen. Players could hit a pop fly home run (or a pop fly single off the screen) and many Nashville players developed the Sulphur Dell Swing, a pronounced uppercut to take advantage of the short fence. Carl Sawatski, Jack Harshman and Bob Lennon were some of the Vols' best sluggers. No lead was ever safe in the Dell with high scoring games occurring often (15-12, 18-12). Shutous were rare. You could also hit a ball to right field that would have been a home run anywhere else, but hit the screen and be held to a single. It really was a unique park. If you ever get into minor league parks, I have a book "Green Cathedrals" with 273 historic ballparks that I would loan you. It contains many pictures of the old parks complete with demensions, fences and unique features.

06-02-2003, 12:20 PM	#12
ctorg Global Moderator Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Queens, NY Posts: 9,848	I've always thought it would be cool if more parks were like Sulphur Dell. That way there really would be a home field advantage. I think parks should have the crazy dimensions like Enron (oops, I mean Minute Maid) in Houston. Home fielders (outfielders, anyway) then have a distinct advantage because they know how to "play the wall". Ebbets Field was like that. It had a right field wall that wasn't quite perpendicular to the ground, and it messed up visitors all the time. __________________ My music "When the trees blow back and forth, that's what makes the wind." - Steven Wright Fjord emena pancreas thorax fornicate marmalade morpheme proteolysis smaxa cabana offal srue vitriol grope hallelujah lentils

06-02-2003, 12:23 PM	#13
Andy Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Dayton, OH Posts: 2,270	Wow! I really like the sky!

06-02-2003, 04:39 PM	#14
NYM Jason Phillips 23 Minors (Single A) Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 58	that is WOW. __________________ HOCKEY RULES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (Ny Ranger fan)

06-02-2003, 08:33 PM	#15
Stephenk29 Minors (Single A) Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: KY Posts: 59	Are those some Reds on the jumbotron

06-02-2003, 08:38 PM	#16
StorminZ Major Leagues Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Edmonton, AB Posts: 403	Another great stadium, TS!!! I just stopped by your web site ... WOW! You've assembled a superb set of stadiums ... classic and current. Curious to know how long it takes you to design a stadium? Great job ... thanks for your contributions to this great game!

06-02-2003, 09:15 PM	#17
markgrace Minors (Single A) Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: NJ Posts: 56	awesome Teflon, you made my day __________________ Go Cubbies! <a href="http://www.jobl.net">Detroit Stars of the JOBL</a> <a href="http://www12.brinkster.com/brewers">Milwaukee Brewers of the NOBL</a>

06-03-2003, 09:27 AM	#18
Teflon Skies Minors (Double A) Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 122	Details Ballparks usually take me about 6-8 hours although some have taken longer. If I'm building one for me - like this one- they'e usually quicker since I have most of the images on hand that I want to use. If I'm making one by request, the image hunting can take quite a long time, however. My stadiums are usually a collection of clips that I try to piece together consistently by altering brightness and contrast, skewing perspectives, tinting, and such. Parade Stadium uses the standard field that I plucked from one of the parks in Old Time Baseball and stands from Forbes Field also from Old Time Baseball. I added some color to the stands to better match the outfield seats - which are from a photo of Great American Ballpark. I added a few fans to them since they were empty in the photo. The brick walls are from a picture of a firehouse in Indianapolis. The scoreboard is partially drawn, partially clips from various High Heat scoreboards, the ads are from all over the internet using Google image search, E-bay, whatever. The light poles are drawn but the lights are from pictures I've taken at a couple of different stadiums. The city in the back ground is Atlanta, I think. I picked it because the lighting was about a perfect match for the sky I wanted to use - which was from a Caribean sunset I saw on Web Shots. (I love that time of day at a ballpark - when the lights first come on and the sun is low on the horizon. I was at Coors Field once and literally got goosebumps from how perfect that moment was.) And yes - those ARE Cincinnati Reds on the jumbotron. I saw a picture of Adam Dunn on MLB.com being congratulated after a home run and thought it would be a nice scoreboard shot.

06-04-2003, 05:18 PM	#19
Scott Vibert Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: My Computer Posts: 8,249	Hey Teflon is the .bmp of this field hosted? I couldn't find this on your site.

06-12-2003, 05:05 PM	#20
fasteddie_21 Minors (Triple A) Join Date: May 2002 Location: Greenville, SC Posts: 220	I also couldn't find it hosted....is it anywhere? __________________ "That wasn't crying, Felix. That was a warning!"