By Phil Hecken, with Ron Bolton Follow @PhilHecken Readers will recall I featured Ronnie Bolton (who posts on Twitter as @OTBaseballPhoto and who you should definitely follow) earlier this year …
Category: Fields, Courts, Etc.
YouTube TV Logo to Appear on Court for NBA Finals
During the past few NBA Finals series, lots of people have complained about the Finals logo not appearing on the court as it had during previous seasons. That won’t be …
NBA Teams and Their Courts Didn’t Always Match
[Editor’s Note: Today we have a guest entry by Dan Tarrant, who’s examining an intriguing aspect of NBA court design history. Enjoy. — PL] By Dan Tarrant For the better …
A Close Look at Super Bowl Field Design Through the Years
Click to enlarge [Editor’s Note: Today we have a guest entry from Jeff Flynn, who is super-obsessed with the details of Super Bowl field design. He points out tons of …
Meet David Resnik – Building Fields of Dreams
By Phil Hecken Follow @PhilHecken “If you build it…” I have a very special post today for you all. As you’re all probably aware, I spend a fair amount of …
Kings Will Be First NBA Team with Three Court Designs
Click to enlarge The latest design-related arms race involves NBA courts. Several teams have had two court designs (the Bucks, for example, have a green one and a black one, …
Why Were the Packers Playing on an Infield in 1969?
If you click on the video above, you’ll see some highlights from a 1969 Packers/49ers game. The Packers were the home team, but the field included a baseball infield diamond, …
Suns Add Yet Another Uniform
Click to enlarge The Suns are such an odd team. On the one hand, there’s their home uniform, which is one of the best looks in the entire league. Then …
Some Thoughts About Infield Design
Got a note a while back from reader Robert Brashear, who pointed out something interesting about Yankee Stadium. The infield dirt used to have a pair of triangular cutouts near …
NFL Goes for the Gold
The next NFL season will culminate with Super Bowl 50 (remember they’re using Arabic numerals for that one, not Roman numerals), and the league is apparently planning to mark that …
BFBS Spreads to the End Zone
Photo by Preston C; click to enlarge Black isn’t a school color of either Oregon or Ohio State, but it nonetheless appears that that’s going to be color for the …
Adios, Mr. Padre
Tony Gwynn, who passed away yesterday at the absurdly young age of 54, was the greatest pure hitter I ever saw. Watching him play, it always seemed like he could …
Mound Messaging
Reader James Poisso posted something in yesterday’s comments that I hadn’t been aware of. It involves a storyline that began with this St. Louis Post-Dispatch sports item from last Sunday, …
Floor Show
Yesterday brought our first look at the Nets’ new floor design. As you see above, they’re going with a herringbone pattern, which I think looks pretty nice. You can see …
Uni Watch DIY Project: Turf-o-rific!
[Editor’s Note: Today we have a guest entry from Greg Allred, who’s going to tell us about a very unusual project he recently undertook. Enjoy. ”” PL] By Greg Allred …