Hanford Stadium

Teflon Skies · 03-22-2003, 11:40 PM

When this owner decided to build a ballpark, he also decided to build the new headquarters of his famous national insurance company on the same parcel of land. The resulting structure, while quite striking in appearance, features one of the most strangely configured playing fields ever designed. Short fenced enclosures down each of the foul lines reduce homerun distances below 300 feet. A section of bleacher seating juts into the field of play in right field also providing an alluring target for lefty pull hitters. A flag pole sits in play over in left field and a massive scoreboard is situated there as well, keeping a good proportion of fly balls hit its way from going over the fences. A small section of box seats - the owners private box - is suspended high above center field from the upper portion of the Insurance building. With the fully enclosed ballpark design and short dimensions, some fans worry about the risk to the many windows in the office builing. Not to worry, they're fully insured.

Capacity: 33.000

Left Field Line: 272 ft
Left Field: 343 ft (36 ft high scoreboard)
Left Center: 411 ft (deepest notch)
Center Field: 392 ft.
Right Center: 377 ft. (base of office tower)
Right Field: 318 ft. (bleachers)
Right Field Line: 276 ft.

ELDoro · 03-23-2003, 01:49 AM

i like it

akw4572 · 03-23-2003, 01:37 PM

man, can you post all your parks on bigcitybaseball through henry, or on baseball sim central? These are all exceptional!

AdmiralACF · 03-24-2003, 06:24 PM

Very original look.

adventureran · 03-24-2003, 06:29 PM

This one's my favorite!

dougtimms · 03-24-2003, 07:45 PM

Did you notice he even has the dirt spill onto the grass where the players cross in the infield!

Beautiful work.

NYJuggalo45 · 03-24-2003, 08:35 PM

do you have a site to get all these parks?

asamford · 03-24-2003, 09:48 PM

yeah, it'd be great if you could put all of your parks in one file, zip it up, along with a park and parkconfig with all of the dimensions, wall heights, and modifiers. would be really, really awesome!

03-22-2003, 11:40 PM	#1 (permalink)
Teflon Skies Minors (Double A) Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 122 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0x in 0 posts	Hanford Stadium When this owner decided to build a ballpark, he also decided to build the new headquarters of his famous national insurance company on the same parcel of land. The resulting structure, while quite striking in appearance, features one of the most strangely configured playing fields ever designed. Short fenced enclosures down each of the foul lines reduce homerun distances below 300 feet. A section of bleacher seating juts into the field of play in right field also providing an alluring target for lefty pull hitters. A flag pole sits in play over in left field and a massive scoreboard is situated there as well, keeping a good proportion of fly balls hit its way from going over the fences. A small section of box seats - the owners private box - is suspended high above center field from the upper portion of the Insurance building. With the fully enclosed ballpark design and short dimensions, some fans worry about the risk to the many windows in the office builing. Not to worry, they're fully insured. Capacity: 33.000 Left Field Line: 272 ft Left Field: 343 ft (36 ft high scoreboard) Left Center: 411 ft (deepest notch) Center Field: 392 ft. Right Center: 377 ft. (base of office tower) Right Field: 318 ft. (bleachers) Right Field Line: 276 ft. Attached Images Last edited by Teflon Skies; 03-22-2003 at 11:43 PM.

03-23-2003, 01:49 AM	#2 (permalink)
ELDoro Major Leagues Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Dayton, OH Posts: 414 Thanks: 12 Thanked 6x in 6 posts	i like it __________________ DBLC1: (2003 & 2011 & 2014 Champs as A's GM) DBLC2: Last World Series Champion of the league (Reds)

03-24-2003, 06:24 PM	#4 (permalink)
AdmiralACF Minors (Single A) Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 85 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0x in 0 posts	Very original look. __________________ AdmiralACF Retired General Manager, Oklahoma Twisters, 2003-2007 Appalachian Southern Division Champions- 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 Appalachian League Champions- 2004, 2005, 2007 2007 POTD World Champions!!!! Pioneers of the Diamond Baseball

03-24-2003, 08:35 PM	#7 (permalink)
NYJuggalo45 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 2,045 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0x in 0 posts	do you have a site to get all these parks? __________________ This space for rent

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03-23-2003, 01:37 PM	#3 (permalink)
akw4572 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 2,312 Thanks: 120 Thanked 32x in 25 posts	man, can you post all your parks on bigcitybaseball through henry, or on baseball sim central? These are all exceptional!

03-24-2003, 06:29 PM	#5 (permalink)
adventureran Major Leagues Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Ohio Posts: 447 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0x in 0 posts	This one's my favorite!

03-24-2003, 07:45 PM	#6 (permalink)
dougtimms Minors (Rookie Ball) Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: 1 Posts: 24 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0x in 0 posts	Did you notice he even has the dirt spill onto the grass where the players cross in the infield! Beautiful work.

03-24-2003, 09:48 PM	#8 (permalink)
asamford Banned Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Snellville, Georgia Posts: 1,769 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2x in 2 posts	yeah, it'd be great if you could put all of your parks in one file, zip it up, along with a park and parkconfig with all of the dimensions, wall heights, and modifiers. would be really, really awesome!