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Posted on 5/23/23 at 3:38 pm
Posted on 5/23/23 at 3:38 pm
What would you think if the SEC moved the baseball tournament from the Met in Hoover to Rickwood Field in B’ham?
For those of you that do not know Rickwood is the oldest baseball park in the country. It has a lot of history behind it. I think UAB plays one game a year at Rickwood. I’m not really a baseball fan at all but I think it would be kinda cool to hold the SEC tournament there and may even show up to go to a game. I bet all the players involved would enjoy it. Let everyone wear throwback uniforms. I bet the players would enjoy that a lot.
For those of you that do not know Rickwood is the oldest baseball park in the country. It has a lot of history behind it. I think UAB plays one game a year at Rickwood. I’m not really a baseball fan at all but I think it would be kinda cool to hold the SEC tournament there and may even show up to go to a game. I bet all the players involved would enjoy it. Let everyone wear throwback uniforms. I bet the players would enjoy that a lot.
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Posted on 5/23/23 at 3:40 pm to RollingwiththeTide
it's a cool place. Less cool at night.
Posted on 5/23/23 at 3:42 pm to RollingwiththeTide
quote:Older parks tend to raise a lot of red flags (infrastructure, seating, etc.) How well has Rickwood been kept up?
Rickwood is the oldest baseball park in the country. It has a lot of history behind it.
Posted on 5/23/23 at 3:44 pm to RollingwiththeTide
It would be cool, but I doubt the surrounding area could support the parking needed. I have been to a UAB game there.
Posted on 5/23/23 at 3:45 pm to RollingwiththeTide
It would be cool to play a game there but not so cool playing an entire tournament there.
Posted on 5/23/23 at 3:50 pm to RollingwiththeTide
It is an expense for Birmingham like Legion Field. Tear them both down. The money used to keep these old stadiums up could have been put into a better stadium than what was built in downtown Birmingham.
Posted on 5/23/23 at 3:54 pm to RollingwiththeTide
You need a park with modern facilities, locker rooms, etc. I’m not sure if Rickwood has that. You also need a place with enough parking.
I’m in favor of it leaving Hoover. The RV thing is overblown too. This event could be a huge hit in Memphis, Nashville, Dickey-Stephens in LR, or pretty much any double or triple A park in the footprint.
Once the SEC expands to 30 teams, I expect to see this sucker rotate between Dodger Stadium, Yankee Stadium, and Fenway.
I’m in favor of it leaving Hoover. The RV thing is overblown too. This event could be a huge hit in Memphis, Nashville, Dickey-Stephens in LR, or pretty much any double or triple A park in the footprint.
Once the SEC expands to 30 teams, I expect to see this sucker rotate between Dodger Stadium, Yankee Stadium, and Fenway.
Posted on 5/23/23 at 3:56 pm to RollingwiththeTide
Not a baseball fan by any means, and Rickwood is a very cool place from a history standpoint. But that's a terrible idea. Nowhere to park over there, especially for RVs. Back in the days when Rickwood was built and getting the most use, Birmingham had trolley cars and better public transportation to get people there. Concessions and bathrooms would be a complete shitshow
Posted on 5/23/23 at 3:58 pm to RollingwiththeTide
quote:I think a player standing on second base could score on a passed ball
Rickwood Field in B’ham?
Very cool looking ballpark though
Posted on 5/23/23 at 4:12 pm to RollingwiththeTide
Alabama should play Alabama A&M there on a Tuesday night. Then maybe the rest of us will consider.
Posted on 5/23/23 at 4:14 pm to RollingwiththeTide
Just not practical for the whole tournament. Fun idea,but it doesn't have the parking or seating. I will say Mayor Woodfin takes crime 100x more seriously than those two idiots in Baton Rouge and New Orleans do.
Posted on 5/23/23 at 4:29 pm to RollingwiththeTide
I used to go to Barons games back when they played there. Cool place but I'm not sure the facilities could hold up to the numbers it would see over the week of the SEC
Posted on 5/23/23 at 4:44 pm to RollingwiththeTide
Depends on parking, facilities, access. I’m a purist at heart. I hate Yankee stadium was torn down but a lot goes into selecting venues.
Posted on 5/23/23 at 4:44 pm to RollingwiththeTide
Are those two fields close to each other? Is there anywhere with two fields close to each other? It will be a lot harder to play with 14-16 teams. Perhaps they will just keep it at 12, and 4 will miss the cut.
Makes no difference to me.
If it were up to me, I’d play it like a regional spread out over two weekends.
9 baseball series instead of 10
(3-6 format like football)
Regional Play all 16 teams
(top 4 teams host)
all teams guaranteed 3 games
8 Team Tournament
Top 2 from Regionals Advance
(single elimination tournament)
All teams stay rested.
All teams given a chance for the automatic spot.
Makes no difference to me.
If it were up to me, I’d play it like a regional spread out over two weekends.
9 baseball series instead of 10
(3-6 format like football)
Regional Play all 16 teams
(top 4 teams host)
all teams guaranteed 3 games
8 Team Tournament
Top 2 from Regionals Advance
(single elimination tournament)
All teams stay rested.
All teams given a chance for the automatic spot.
This post was edited on 5/23/23 at 4:54 pm
Posted on 5/23/23 at 5:15 pm to RollingwiththeTide
Rickwood is a beautiful field when it is groomed. The stands are old but it’s still a solid stadium. The players locker rooms were refurbished a while back. I played senior league baseball there and it was a blast. We played on Sunday afternoons and Wednesdays. And, no lie, you could hear gunshots in the area on occasion during our games.
Posted on 5/23/23 at 5:16 pm to RollingwiththeTide
How about get it out of Bama altogether...
Posted on 5/23/23 at 5:27 pm to RollingwiththeTide
No logical reason to play there
Traffic would be worse…
Just no … and I live in Bham
Traffic would be worse…
Just no … and I live in Bham
Posted on 5/23/23 at 6:25 pm to RollingwiththeTide
My son played there in a perfect game tourney last year. It was a Hoover tourney but each travel team had 1 game scheduled on that field. Fun time for sure. Mound was flat and original dimensions if not changed makes that field huge. Left field 405 ft, center field 470ft, and right field 334ft. That would be a great idea though.
Posted on 5/23/23 at 9:29 pm to RollingwiththeTide
Oldest active park in America. Reggie Jackson, Vida Blue, Rollie Fingers, Sal Bando, Babe Ruth, Satchell Page, Willie Mays, Catfish Hunter, Ty Cobb all played there. It has more history than any park in America not named Yankee Stadium.
BUT, that was a different time. I would play in godforesaken, death trap Memphis before I played the tourney there.
BUT, that was a different time. I would play in godforesaken, death trap Memphis before I played the tourney there.
Posted on 5/24/23 at 7:55 am to RollingwiththeTide
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What would you think if the SEC moved the baseball tournament from the Met in Hoover to Rickwood Field in B’ham?
For those of you that do not know Rickwood is the oldest baseball park in the country. It has a lot of history behind it. I think UAB plays one game a year at Rickwood. I’m not really a baseball fan at all but I think it would be kinda cool to hold the SEC tournament there and may even show up to go to a game. I bet all the players involved would enjoy it. Let everyone wear throwback uniforms. I bet the players would enjoy that a lot.
no, fans don't want it in B'ham period. Its a crappy city with not much to do. Plus the throwback jersey idea would never happen at a tournament that half the teams don't want to be at, and the other half are taking really seriously.
Move it somewhere that allows families to do more than just baseball.
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