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The lighting is great. A lot brighter than the dump. Skyline view is harder to see because of the lights.
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Party, be the first streaker at the new stadium. One time common.Comment
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Maybe it's different there, but the pics look dim.Comment
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I wouldn't judge the quality of anything by cell-phone camera pics.poopComment
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Brent Diaz becomes he first player to hit a HR at Marlins Park. Standing O from both sides.Lands in Marlins pen.Comment
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Apparently there were 8,700 at the game, rather than the 5,000 originally expected- DaftGod would be expecting a first pitch breaking ball in the dirt because humans love to disappoint him.Comment
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Some things about the ballpark...
The service at the concessions was really slow, which is to be expected with brand new staff.
The stadium is no way ready to host 20-30K. Escalators weren't working, ladders in some areas and drywall missing in other areas.
The HR feature did NOT go off after the home run.
The best view of downtown is at dusk. So beautiful. The glare comes off the buildings just perfectly.
Open concourses are great, but don't expect to watch the game from your line.
You don't have to get up to let people get to their seats. It was an epiphany!!!
Some of the scoreboard graphics need work. They were hard to see.Comment
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I still think that the open concourses will be ok for other games. This was a unique night where everyone knew everyone else in attendance.
I'm still pissed that soda jumped up a full dollar in two days- DaftGod would be expecting a first pitch breaking ball in the dirt because humans love to disappoint him.Comment
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Samson has said the HR feature won't do it's thing till the Yankee games.
Has anyone had the Key Lime Lobster thing yet? Or the Marlin Shrimp Burger?
Excite about tommorow. Who won the game? It's been eating away at me.Comment
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Columbus won 6-4.
Read more here: http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/03/0...#storylink=cpy
BY ANDRE C. FERNANDEZ
Brent Diaz, a 15-year old sophomore catcher at Christopher Columbus High, will never forget the home run he hit Monday night.
Diaz tried following the ball as he rounded first base.
Once the ball disappeared behind the left field wall, Diaz lost control.
“I tried putting a good swing on it and sometimes you get lucky in baseball,” Diaz said. “It was surreal. I was doing a little Cody Ross hop. I just got into the moment.”
Sports excitement returned Monday night to the hallowed ground where the Orange Bowl once stood.
And it was an experience that longtime Miami private school rivals Columbus and Belen Jesuit will cherish for a lifetime.
Diaz hit the first home run in the history of the new Marlins Park in the top of the seventh inning that would prove valuable as Columbus held off a late Belen comeback for a 6-4 victory in the stadium’s inaugural game.
Columbus was awarded the Legacy Cup trophy for winning the first game in the stadium.
An estimated crowd of 6,000 supporting both schools arrived early to check out the new stadium.
Ex-Miami mayor Manny Diaz and Archbishop Thomas Wenski of the Archdiocese of Miami each threw out ceremonial first pitches.
The Belen jazz band played the national anthem.
The longtime rival schools took in what both sides called an “unbelievable experience.”
“For these kids, this is something they will remember the rest of their lives,” Columbus school president Brother Kevin Handibode said. “This stadium is beautiful. This was just a great experience for everyone.”
Diaz’s blast helped make sure a pitching gem by Columbus senior pitcher Mike Vinson stood after Belen scored three runs in the bottom of the seventh. Bryan Garcia put a stop to the comeback striking out consecutive batters with the bases loaded to end the game.
A large portion of Vinson’s family watched him pitch 5 2/3 innings, struck out eight, allowing only two hits and two walks on 105 pitches.
Belen’s starter Christian Solis threw the first pitch – a strike. Belen outfielder Joey Rodriguez had the first highlight, making a diving catch in center field on a fly ball hit by Danny Lynch.
Vinson also got the first hit ever in the stadium with a single in the first inning.
“I felt like I belonged out there,” Vinson said. “I thought for sure I’d have more butterflies, but I didn’t. I think our team hitting first helped us settle down a little bit. I can tell everybody about this forever.”
Vinson, a University of Florida signee, also hit a clutch two-run triple in the top of the fourth that gave Columbus a 5-1 lead.
“The first two innings were surreal because I thought to myself how many 18-year olds really get a chance to play in a place like this,” said Vinson’s mother, Betty, who attended the game with her husband, Mike, and Vinson’s brothers, grandparents, aunts and uncles. “All I’ve ever hoped is for Mike to get a scholarship to play in college and he did that. This was gravy. I’m so proud of him I can’t even put it into words.”
The game was a thrill for parents, faculty and school alumni on both sides.
Belen principal Willie Garcia-Tunon said school alumni spanning the 50 years since the school opened in Miami attended the game. Garcia-Tunon said the location was even more special since Belen’s original campus was located only blocks away from the new stadium.
“This is where the 1972 Dolphins once played,” Garcia-Tunon said. “When the school was moved from Cuba, we were nearby here. For us to have an opportunity like this is something special. These kids have a lifetime of memories.”Comment
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I like how Billy did a wardrobe change.There's No jOOj In Team.Comment
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Billy looks terrible.Comment
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That shouldn't be an issue when the stadium actually opens seeing as you can order your food on your phone and go pick it up when it's ready.Originally posted by Party View PostComment
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