Charlotte Knights AAA Ballpark in Third Ward

[Brendan]

Has anyone seen any high-resolution renderings of the stadium from a variety of angles -- from different places in the stands, concourse, etc.  I've seen one or two small ones, but usually from an "aerial" position.  

[Guest]

Has anyone seen any high-resolution renderings of the stadium from a variety of angles -- from different places in the stands, concourse, etc.  I've seen one or two small ones, but usually from an "aerial" position.  

There are a ton on the website.

http://charlotteknightsatuptown.com/graphic-renderings

http://charlotteknightsatuptown.com/media-gallery/photos

[MilZ]

^and an older video with some cool fly-throughs

http://charlotteknightsatuptown.com/media-gallery/videos

[ajfunder]

I drove by the stadium today and noticed Homer the Dragon, lots of guys in suits with hard hats, and TV cameras going into the stadium. Are there any milestones or marketing events occurring that anybody knows of.

[HopHead]

I drove by the stadium today and noticed Homer the Dragon, lots of guys in suits with hard hats, and TV cameras going into the stadium. Are there any milestones or marketing events occurring that anybody knows of.

 

I believe there was some function to announce the commemorative brick program where you pay some $ to have your name placed a brick at the stadium.

[Brendan]

I hadn't seen the fly-through video.  Pretty sweet.  This will be huge for Charlotte and Uptown.  It just makes question yet again the 10,000-seat size. The team will finally be located where the people are.  With our population, there's no reason it should be this small, at the minimum seating requirement for the AAA International League.  Is there any location where they can add a few thousand seats if demand warranted it?  Doesn't look like it.  

[MilZ]

I've thought about that too, although I really like the outfield towers, I would think that it'd be better to leave that wall open for possible future expansion.  However I also think they should have... nvm different thread.

[Guest]

A little old but here is an arial of BB&T Ballpark and a little of Romare Beaden

http://www.clearskyimages.com/p223267363/h5df6c674#h5df6c674

[ssh214]

A little old but here is an arial of BB&T Ballpark and a little of Romare Beaden

http://www.clearskyimages.com/p223267363/h5df6c674#h5df6c674

Wow those are awesome shots! Thanks for sharing 

[MazzoMedia]

I think we can all agree that the webcam for the stadium construction is LAME.  I've found a way to make it better!  Here is a timelapse spanning 9 hours of work at the stadium today.  I used Linux and some scripts to save the public photos and then I cropped it to widescreen format and increased the contrast.

http://youtu.be/UYZ1BbaqYWA

[HopHead]

Mazzo, your work continues to impress... Keep it going. 

 

I'm constantly amazed how this stadium just continues to shoot up like a weed in such a short time frame while the park next door is needing an act of god to finish. 

[nowensone]

^ Can you keep those scripts running for another few months?  

[MazzoMedia]

thanks guys!  yes, I have already automated the scripts to create a timelapse each day.  Im going to wait a week or so, then string them all together and speed it up a bit.  if it looks ok, i'll share it.

[MazzoMedia]

Here is the last 2 weeks of construction at the stadium sped up to the point to make us all A.D.D.

http://youtu.be/JD4yhGjeZ5M

[Urbanity]

^I LOVED when the sun's position would change and you would see the city towers cast their shadows over the ballpark!

[Windsurfer]

^I LOVED when the sun's position would change and you would see the city towers cast their shadows over the ballpark!

Yes! I agree. Which brings me this question to any knowledgeable baseball fan: Is the field oriented correctly for afternoon sun?  I'd hate to be in centerfield when that pop ball comes at me.

[kermit]

^ yup, it is oriented correctly. While the sun may be a problem for outfielders, they can wear flipdown sunglasses for day games. The primary field-orientation rule of thumb is that the sun should not get in the batter's eyes.

[MilZ]

^ to add on to your point, fields are usually oriented with home plate facing n or ne.  This is what Jerry Reese was upset about with this field being built in this location.  It is about the only spot to put a field with a real good view of the skyline at a near distance.

[Urbanity]

^ to add on to your point, fields are usually oriented with home plate facing n or ne.  This is what Jerry Reese was upset about with this field being built in this location.  It is about the only spot to put a field with a real good view of the skyline at a near distance.

You give Jerry Reese waaaay to much credit.  

[MilZ]

^oops didn't want to do that haha

[dubone]

Jerry Reese's entire plan was to put the MLB in SECOND Ward on land that is currently owned by the city/county.     It was all just a total pie-in-the-sky idea using someone else's team, someone else's land, and someone else's money.

 

The only thing he provided himself was the legal credentials to delay the real plan with a real team using real money on land with approval of the landowners.    But sure, skyline views with the right sunlight are swell.

[MilZ]

^Ahh yeah I forgot about "Brooklyn Village".

[pgsinger]

See this link for info on baseball stadium orientation.  There is a rule that posits an ideal, but not mandatory, stadium orientation.

 

http://www.baseball-almanac.com/stadium/ballpark_NSEW_AL.shtml

[Mobuchu]

Brick going up along the MLK side of the stadium:
6-12-13

 

[Guest]

Brick going up along the MLK side of the stadium:

6-12-13

 

Boy is this thing CHUGGING along! Can't wait to see it when I'm in town in July.