Pittsburgh Pirates Announce Clemente Park To Open 2011
Jan 7, 2024 15:13:48 GMT -5
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Post by joshsbix on Jan 7, 2024 15:13:48 GMT -5
Team Owner and pending team manager, Joshua Jamieson announced today that Clemente Park will open in 2011, a full 2 years ahead of the 5 year promise. Ownership had a plan to stash money away but recently found the link at the top of the page that revealed they had most of the money for a new stadium. They released images today of what the final product would look like, and even non-biased fans of baseball will have a hard time finding a flaw in the location or design. "We are sad to see Forbes Field relegated into the history books, but at the same time, we are excited to embrace the future and a modern baseball stadium for fans in Pittsburgh. There is a place in modern baseball for old stadiums, but Forbes isn't one of those stadiums."
We think we can help our pitchers be more successful while at the same time not taking away from our hitters. Forbes is a monstrosity for pitchers. There is a reason that the batting cage is in the deepest parts of centerfield, because nobody hits the ball there. They don't have to, there is plenty of other space to hit the ball to. Clemente Park will eliminate a lot of the green but will give a nice right field porch for LH pull hitters. The organization believes that everyone will be happy with the new stadium.
The team has secured land on the North Shore of the Allegheny River and the stadium will feature the Roberto Clemente Bridge and Pittsburgh skyline as a backdrop to the Kentucky Bluegrass outfield. The Clemente Bridge will not be the only nod to the stadium's namesake with the LF and RF lines each being 321 feet, 375 to RC and 289 to LC. Deep Left Center is where the triples nook is at 410 feet and 400 in deep right center. Straight away centerfield will measure up at 399 ft. The wall in right field and right center will be Clemente Wall and will measure 21 feet high. CF and LF Center will drop down to a 10 foot wall and LF will have a 6 foot wall.
The team has decided that with the abundance of cash for the initial down payment of the stadium, they would keep the current seating size on the open model stadium, in hopes that with the rebuild project going well, the future will pay for itself.
The overall breakdown of the cost will be as follows:
300,000,000 Base Cost
25,000,000 Open Stadium
Free 35,000,000 seats
20,000,000 increase to 45,000 seats
20,000,000 increase to 50,000 seats
40,000,000 increase to 55,000 seats
60,000,000 increase to 60k seats
80,000,000 increase to 65k seats
---------------------------------------------
545,000,000 Total Cost
The State of Pennsylvania has teamed up with the City of Pittsburgh to approve 70% of the funding, leaving the Pirates with a responsibility of $163,500,000.
The Pirates currently have $131,193,528 in their stadium fund and will provide that as the initial down payment, leaving a balance of 32,306,472 and will finance that for 6 years beginning with the first payment due with opening of the stadium in the 2011 season.
October 2, 2009 Groundbreaking
2010 season construction
Opening Day 2011, first payment due
2011: $5,384,412
2012: $5,384,412
2013: $5,384,412
2014: $5,384,412
2015: $5,384,412
2016: $5,384,412
I want to pause for a moment and ask why we can't just use the 65,000 seats from the old stadium, but I digress.
As owners of the Pittsburgh Pirates organization, we are excited to bring you a modern ballpark. As the engineers say, it will "feature rhythmic archways, steel trusswork and a natural grass playing field, with the latest in fan and player amenities and comfort." We are proud to have reached this goal and can't wait to see winning Pirate baseball in a new stadium. The team has received initial financing approval from the league and work will begin after the final home game of 2009, on October 1st pending a miracle.
We think we can help our pitchers be more successful while at the same time not taking away from our hitters. Forbes is a monstrosity for pitchers. There is a reason that the batting cage is in the deepest parts of centerfield, because nobody hits the ball there. They don't have to, there is plenty of other space to hit the ball to. Clemente Park will eliminate a lot of the green but will give a nice right field porch for LH pull hitters. The organization believes that everyone will be happy with the new stadium.
The team has secured land on the North Shore of the Allegheny River and the stadium will feature the Roberto Clemente Bridge and Pittsburgh skyline as a backdrop to the Kentucky Bluegrass outfield. The Clemente Bridge will not be the only nod to the stadium's namesake with the LF and RF lines each being 321 feet, 375 to RC and 289 to LC. Deep Left Center is where the triples nook is at 410 feet and 400 in deep right center. Straight away centerfield will measure up at 399 ft. The wall in right field and right center will be Clemente Wall and will measure 21 feet high. CF and LF Center will drop down to a 10 foot wall and LF will have a 6 foot wall.
The team has decided that with the abundance of cash for the initial down payment of the stadium, they would keep the current seating size on the open model stadium, in hopes that with the rebuild project going well, the future will pay for itself.
The overall breakdown of the cost will be as follows:
300,000,000 Base Cost
25,000,000 Open Stadium
Free 35,000,000 seats
20,000,000 increase to 45,000 seats
20,000,000 increase to 50,000 seats
40,000,000 increase to 55,000 seats
60,000,000 increase to 60k seats
80,000,000 increase to 65k seats
---------------------------------------------
545,000,000 Total Cost
The State of Pennsylvania has teamed up with the City of Pittsburgh to approve 70% of the funding, leaving the Pirates with a responsibility of $163,500,000.
The Pirates currently have $131,193,528 in their stadium fund and will provide that as the initial down payment, leaving a balance of 32,306,472 and will finance that for 6 years beginning with the first payment due with opening of the stadium in the 2011 season.
October 2, 2009 Groundbreaking
2010 season construction
Opening Day 2011, first payment due
2011: $5,384,412
2012: $5,384,412
2013: $5,384,412
2014: $5,384,412
2015: $5,384,412
2016: $5,384,412
I want to pause for a moment and ask why we can't just use the 65,000 seats from the old stadium, but I digress.
As owners of the Pittsburgh Pirates organization, we are excited to bring you a modern ballpark. As the engineers say, it will "feature rhythmic archways, steel trusswork and a natural grass playing field, with the latest in fan and player amenities and comfort." We are proud to have reached this goal and can't wait to see winning Pirate baseball in a new stadium. The team has received initial financing approval from the league and work will begin after the final home game of 2009, on October 1st pending a miracle.
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