Somewhere in Iowa...

Teflon Skies · 04-24-2003, 08:20 PM

Descriptions from Philip J. Lowry's excellent book Green Cathedrals :

Occupant: American League Chicago Black Sox
Capacity: 84
Surface: Grass and Iowa's best farm soil
Dimensions: Left Field - 281 Center Field - 314 Right Field -262
(Current photos show right field as being much longer - probably around 320 - TS)
Fences: None (April corn just planted); 1 (May corn); 2 (June corn); 3 (July corn); 4 (August corn); 6 (September corn); 8 (October corn)
Former Use: Cornfield

Phenomena: This is the only current Major League ballpark without dugouts... The small bleachers are moved regularly to mow the grass underneath. They consist of seven rows of 12 seats each. The top row seat closest to home plate still has the heart carved into it where Ray Kinsella declared his love for his wife Annie...

My personal note - In addition to Shoeless Joe, Moonlight Graham and the Black Sox - I would also like to think that Darryl Kile shows up to play every now and then.

Here is a link to the bitmap of this park:

Field of Dreams

Enjoy!

Kevin · 04-24-2003, 08:26 PM

Wonderful!

Cuss16 · 04-24-2003, 08:44 PM

cool!

Steve Kuffrey · 04-24-2003, 08:53 PM

That is TOO awesome, I've been there so it has special meaning.

LivnLegend · 04-24-2003, 09:39 PM

Wow. Sent a shiver through me.
Nice work!

Qrusher14242 · 04-24-2003, 09:42 PM

amazing work as usual, thx Teflon

bsbll_n_mn · 04-24-2003, 09:51 PM

this is what i wanted

Daballman22 · 04-24-2003, 10:20 PM

Dude, you read my mind!!! You are awsome!!!!!

bsbll_n_mn · 04-24-2003, 10:26 PM

http://www.400softwarestudios.com/bo...threadid=32646

my post at 04-23-2003 03:50 AM (second post) LOL

LedgerSko · 04-24-2003, 10:29 PM

Wow I think I can see shoeless Joe coming out of the corn right now

hawkeye812 · 04-24-2003, 10:37 PM

I have taken batting practice there about 6 years ago. When I was in high school my family took a road trip there, it was awesome. It is actually quite a small field so props on the dimensions. I hit several balls into the corn that i had to later retrieve.

Steve Kuffrey · 04-24-2003, 10:46 PM

Yeah, we got to play there also but it was about 1989 or 1990.

Dargone · 04-24-2003, 11:31 PM

Nice!

Kelric · 04-24-2003, 11:47 PM

Another nice park from the master.

Psicosis · 04-25-2003, 10:26 AM

Beautiful.

Buckeye · 04-25-2003, 10:38 AM

Wow ! Makes me want to watch the movie again. Great Job!

DreamTeams · 04-25-2003, 01:01 PM

This and your City Park will be perfect for my Independents league barnstorming games. Thanks.

Scott Vibert · 04-25-2003, 01:32 PM

Very Cool.

Big Willis 16 · 04-27-2003, 12:02 AM

Ouch! Running into that light post in RF would really hurt!

What a great field, simply Amazing!

Modern Relic · 04-27-2003, 12:13 AM

Absolutely incredible work, TS. It's probably already been posted but, is there a place where these parks are centrally hosted? Are they on Henry's site?

EDIT: Nevermind. I just found it.

04-24-2003, 08:20 PM	#1
Teflon Skies Minors (Double A) Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 122	Somewhere in Iowa... Descriptions from Philip J. Lowry's excellent book Green Cathedrals : Occupant: American League Chicago Black Sox Capacity: 84 Surface: Grass and Iowa's best farm soil Dimensions: Left Field - 281 Center Field - 314 Right Field -262 (Current photos show right field as being much longer - probably around 320 - TS) Fences: None (April corn just planted); 1 (May corn); 2 (June corn); 3 (July corn); 4 (August corn); 6 (September corn); 8 (October corn) Former Use: Cornfield Phenomena: This is the only current Major League ballpark without dugouts... The small bleachers are moved regularly to mow the grass underneath. They consist of seven rows of 12 seats each. The top row seat closest to home plate still has the heart carved into it where Ray Kinsella declared his love for his wife Annie... My personal note - In addition to Shoeless Joe, Moonlight Graham and the Black Sox - I would also like to think that Darryl Kile shows up to play every now and then. Here is a link to the bitmap of this park: Field of Dreams Enjoy! Attached Images

04-24-2003, 08:26 PM	#2
Kevin All Star Reserve Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Nova Scotia Posts: 503	Wonderful! __________________ It seems more like today than it did all day yesterday.

04-24-2003, 08:44 PM	#3
Cuss16 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: BC, CANADA Posts: 2,994	cool! __________________

04-24-2003, 08:53 PM	#4
Steve Kuffrey Administrator Join Date: Jul 1999 Location: S.E. TN - Georgia born and raised Posts: 17,023	That is TOO awesome, I've been there so it has special meaning. __________________ Steve Kuffrey DABS Atlanta Braves - 2008 Eastern Division Champ *DBLC Atlanta Braves - 2011, 2014 East Division Champ, 2012, 2013 NL Wildcard Baseball Maelstrom-Montreal Expos-2013 Tourney winner, 2014 WC Team Sparky's League - Tampa Bay D'Rays Epicenter Baseball League - Astros 2014 The CBL Rewind - Phillies '95

04-24-2003, 09:39 PM	#5
LivnLegend Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: 100% pure adrenaline! Posts: 5,624	Wow. Sent a shiver through me. Nice work! __________________ Excess ain't rebellion. You're drinking what they're selling.

04-24-2003, 09:42 PM	#6
Qrusher14242 All Star Starter Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: CA Posts: 1,253	amazing work as usual, thx Teflon

04-24-2003, 09:51 PM	#7
bsbll_n_mn Registered User Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 593	this is what i wanted

04-24-2003, 10:20 PM	#8
Daballman22 Minors (Rookie Ball) Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 23	Dude, you read my mind!!! You are awsome!!!!! __________________ "Today I consider myself the luckiest man, on the face of the Earth."--Lou Gehrig

04-24-2003, 10:26 PM	#9
bsbll_n_mn Registered User Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 593	http://www.400softwarestudios.com/bo...threadid=32646 my post at 04-23-2003 03:50 AM (second post) LOL

04-24-2003, 10:29 PM	#10
LedgerSko All Star Starter Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 1,085	Wow I think I can see shoeless Joe coming out of the corn right now

04-24-2003, 10:37 PM	#11
hawkeye812 Minors (Rookie Ball) Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Iowa Posts: 34	played there I have taken batting practice there about 6 years ago. When I was in high school my family took a road trip there, it was awesome. It is actually quite a small field so props on the dimensions. I hit several balls into the corn that i had to later retrieve.

04-24-2003, 10:46 PM	#12
Steve Kuffrey Administrator Join Date: Jul 1999 Location: S.E. TN - Georgia born and raised Posts: 17,023	Yeah, we got to play there also but it was about 1989 or 1990. __________________ Steve Kuffrey DABS Atlanta Braves - 2008 Eastern Division Champ *DBLC Atlanta Braves - 2011, 2014 East Division Champ, 2012, 2013 NL Wildcard Baseball Maelstrom-Montreal Expos-2013 Tourney winner, 2014 WC Team Sparky's League - Tampa Bay D'Rays Epicenter Baseball League - Astros 2014 The CBL Rewind - Phillies '95

04-24-2003, 11:31 PM	#13
Dargone Hall Of Famer Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Interwebs Posts: 2,862	Nice! __________________ I was never one to patiently pick up broken fragments and glue them together again and tell myself that the mended whole was as good as new. What is broken is broken -- and I'd rather remember it as it was at its best than mend it and see the broken places as long as I lived.-Margaret Mitchell

04-24-2003, 11:47 PM	#14
Kelric Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Greater Boston Area Posts: 3,992	Another nice park from the master.

04-25-2003, 10:26 AM	#15
Psicosis Minors (Triple A) Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Memphis, TN Posts: 228	Beautiful.

04-25-2003, 10:38 AM	#16
Buckeye Minors (Rookie Ball) Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Chillicothe, OH Posts: 41	Wow ! Makes me want to watch the movie again. Great Job!

04-25-2003, 01:01 PM	#17
DreamTeams Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2001 Posts: 2,522	This and your City Park will be perfect for my Independents league barnstorming games. Thanks. __________________ Last edited by DreamTeams; 04-25-2003 at 04:48 PM.

04-25-2003, 01:32 PM	#18
Scott Vibert Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: My Computer Posts: 8,210	Very Cool.

04-27-2003, 12:02 AM	#19
Big Willis 16 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 2,616	Ouch! Running into that light post in RF would really hurt! What a great field, simply Amazing!

04-27-2003, 12:13 AM	#20
Modern Relic All Star Starter Join Date: Dec 2001 Posts: 1,266	Absolutely incredible work, TS. It's probably already been posted but, is there a place where these parks are centrally hosted? Are they on Henry's site? EDIT: Nevermind. I just found it. __________________ American Folklore Baseball League (closed): Commissioner/GM - Mudville Nine (ruled!) Former member of Boys of Summer: GM - St. Louis Browns (doormats!) Former member of the OTBL: GM - Gashouse Gorillas (also ruled!) "People ask me what I do in winter when there's no baseball. I'll tell you what I do. I stare out the window and wait for spring." Rogers Hornsby