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04-07-2020, 12:53 PM | #1 |
Minors (Single A)
Join Date: Mar 2015
Location: Rocky River, Ohio
Posts: 67
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Elysian Fields
Just a thought for any designers out there who might want to take a crack at ELYSIAN FIELDS.
In my alternate history league, the Hoboken site of the Elysian Fields -- where the Knickerbockers and other NY and Brooklyn teams practiced and played many of the game's first contests -- is preserved as a Hall of Fame and baseball heritage site. Complete with the concept of a special-use ballpark on the Hudson River (Chelsea/Manhattan skyline background). I envision the park as 25-35k capacity, old-style construction -- maybe with Tiger/Comiskey-style upper deck supported by poles. Looking at Yankee Stadium, I think the same orientation would make a RF water (Hudson R.) shot possible. I play the park (Heritage Field? Knickerbocker Park?) as special-use -- for some in-season subway series, maybe an annual July 4 DH, milestone All-Star Games, etc. -- kind of like a more playable and relevant version of Doubleday Field but in the city where the sport emerged. In my league, three NY teams survived, so its kind of like a fourth New York ballpark, with a fun idea for view that developed around the one-time farm field along the river. |
06-13-2021, 11:46 PM | #2 |
Minors (Double A)
Join Date: Apr 2010
Posts: 166
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did anyone ever give this a try?
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