Kauffman Stadium Renovation: “A Modern Classic”
Around the Horn in KC —
... That’s when construction gets underway for the Kauffman Stadium Renovation project.
Hall of Fame predictions ... NL Edition
The Soul of Baseball —
... tch represents something of a minor miracle. The nice little stretch inspired someone to write me an email that basically said this: "Yeah, there you go: Every time you write something negative about Kansas City sports, the team goes out and shows you! What do you have to say now, smart guy? The Royals are on a roll, and maybe you should just quit your job. Your time has past. I know you won't have the guts or decency to quit but you're going to have to eat your words!" I can't even begin to tell you how good that made me feel. An "I told you so" from a Royals fan. It is inspiring to know there is someone out there -- maybe it's only one person, but still -- who has real hope that the Royals are going to win this year. This is why I love sports. No amount of losing can break the real sports fan. (UPDATE: I just got a second email from a Royals fan in New York featuring the same sentiment. This is great!). UPDATE: A brilliant reader named Keith Harvey just sent me the official
Hall of Fame predictions ... NL Edition
The Soul of Baseball —
... tch represents something of a minor miracle. The nice little stretch inspired someone to write me an email that basically said this: "Yeah, there you go: Every time you write something negative about Kansas City sports, the team goes out and shows you! What do you have to say now, smart guy? The Royals are on a roll, and maybe you should just quit your job. Your time has past. I know you won't have the guts or decency to quit but you're going to have to eat your words!" I can't even begin to tell you how good that made me feel. An "I told you so" from a Royals fan. It is inspiring to know there is someone out there -- maybe it's only one person, but still -- who has real hope that the Royals are going to win this year. This is why I love sports. No amount of losing can break the real sports fan. (UPDATE: I just got a second email from a Royals fan in New York featuring the same sentiment. This is great!). UPDATE: A brilliant reader named Keith Harvey just sent me the official
Royals All-Star Review
Around the Horn in KC —
... K.C. Hosts: The Royals have hosted only one All-Star Game at Kauffman Stadium and that was way back in 1973 when Buddy Bell was an All-Star third baseman for Cleveland who had a full-head of blonde, blonde hair. With all the renovations and upgrades to take place in the next few years here at The K, sounds like another All-Star Game – which is now really an All-Star Week – will be coming our way again. What year would you like to see the All-Stars back in K.C.? ...
NOTES: Royals Return Home...Tonight!
Around the Horn in KC —
... Around the Stadium: Have you reviewed the plans for the upcoming renovations at Kauffman Stadium? Over near Gate A at The K are some large prints of the renovation plans including a completion timeline. Also, prior to the game today, HOK and the Royals will meet to unveil the model for the renovated stadium. ...
Outfield Wall Gone
Around the Horn in KC —
... The entire outfield wall has been removed as renovation construction continues this offseason. The walls are being removed for a couple of reasons including the restructuring of the bullpens and the complete remodeling of the outfield plaza seats. ...
New on the Renovation Report...
Around the Horn in KC —
... More stadium seats - dugout plaza level - have been removed as construction continues at Kauffman. In addition, as we drove into work Friday, we couldn't help but notice this huge crane sitting just north of the stadium. Will the Crown Scoreboard be down when we return next week? ...
Thursday Renovation Report
Around the Horn in KC —
... . There are several sets of crews working all around Kauffman and most of them have the jack hammers going at full speed. Here’s a brief rundown and some photos of what’s happening out here. Keeping safety in mind – which we always are doing – we could only get so close to snap our photos. ...
Bringing Down the Crown
Around the Horn in KC —
... We thought we'd share some more photos from the dismantling of the Crown Scoreboard. For those wondering, the plan is to display parts of the old scoreboard in the new Royals Hall of Fame facility. The HOF is ...
Renovation Video
Around the Horn in KC —
... documenting the renovations. You can access it - and all your Kauffman Stadium renovation news - through the renovations page on royals.com. ...
New Renovation Video
Around the Horn in KC —
For all you following the renovation updates...
We just posted a new Renovations Video on royals.com. You can find it here under: Nov. 9, 2007 - Renovations continue...
The video features the JumboTron coming down - enjoy!
Moving Day at The K
Around the Horn in KC —
... Thursday is moving day at Kauffman Stadium. Due to the renovations, our Administrative Offices are temporarily relocating to an off-site office building for the next 18 months. Because of the move, our phones, computer, network, this blog, etc., will be shut down for the next couple of days. ...
Renovating at The K
Around the Horn in KC —
... Even though most of us here in the front office aren't witnessing the construction first hand right now, the renovations at Kauffman are still going at full speed. ...
Webcams LIVE at The K
Around the Horn in KC —
... Curious on how the renovations are going? Want to see what The K looks like covered in snow?
Well, you can now because the webcams are up and running at Kauffman Stadium. It took us a little while to get all the bugs worked out, but as of Thursday afternoon - just in time for Kansas City's first snow fall of the year - fans can sneak a peek at all the construction out at The K.
To access the webcams, head to royals.com/renovations.
Here Comes the New Scoreboard...
Around the Horn in KC —
... As the construction crews work to install the new state-of-the-art Crown videoboard, which will feature the largest replay system in Major League Baseball on one of the largest videoboards in the country, all in High-Definition, of course, we will try to capture the progress as best as we can. We'll then plan on putting together ...
Happy Holidays!
Around the Horn in KC —
Just a quick note to say happy holidays from the Royals...
Like many of you, we are spending the next week with our loved ones, celebrating the holidays and ringing in a New Year. Our offices reopen Jan. 2 and then it's back to preparing for the 2008 Royals Caravan, finalizing plans for FanFest, checking in on the renovations at Kauffman Stadium and counting down the days to Spring Training - pitchers and catchers report Feb. 13! - among other things. ...
Bricks and Seats for Charities
Around the Horn in KC —
... Jan. 18-19 at the Overland Park Convention Center, we are selling pairs of stadium seats for $500 a pair with a portion of the proceeds benefiting Royals Charities. At FanFest, we will actually only have 15 pairs of seats present for fans to take home, so make sure you get there early if you really want those seats in your living room that weekend. Otherwise, we will continue to sell seats throughout the 2008 season out at Kauffman.
And, speaking of renovations...
The new Crown Scoreboard is going up! ...
Renovation Updates: 3D Video
Around the Horn in KC —
Some renovation news...
For those who receive the Royals Report (and if you don't, you can sign up for it here), you might already be familiar with this new renovation video we just put on royals.com. This video is a 3D animation that helps to illustrate what Kauffman Stadium will look like when the renovations are completed in 2009. If you haven't yet, check it out!
Meanwhile, in related Renovation news...
Webcams: The two webcams ...
Getting ready for 2008...
Around the Horn in KC —
... At Kauffman Stadium, the renovations are progressing on schedule. We posted two new photo galleries highlighting some of the construction and the rapid installation of the CrownVision scoreboard (Do you like the name?). You can check them out online ...
Getting Ready for the Home Opener...
Around the Horn in KC —
... Renovation Cleanup: The crews are busy with ongoing renovations (including work on the new scoreboard) and getting some of the construction tidied up a little for the sold-out Opening Day craziness. Check out any ...
Some CrownVision Coverage...
Around the Horn in KC —
... And - as always - stay up-to-date on all the on-going renovations at Kauffman Stadium by checking out the Renovation page on royals.com. ...
Renovations Update, Arizona Fall League Blog
Around the Horn in KC —
... , which has been abuzz with activity since the Royals closed out the home slate on September 21st. If you want a better view, you've come to the right place. On Friday, ATH will take a behind the scenes tour of Kauffman Stadium. Look for an afternoon post, the first in a series of photo updates of the renovations as we count down to the home opener, 177 days from today. If you can't wait until Friday, check out the renovations webcams. You can control the views, both inside and outside of the stadium. ...
Stadium Renovations
Around the Horn in KC —
... Here are a few more behind-the-scenes photos from Kauffman Stadium. These pictures were taken on December 10, so the project has progressed in a week. Be sure to check out the photo galleries, webcams, and renovations news on royals.com. ...
Renovation Update
Around the Horn in KC —
The Kauffman Stadium renovations have been one of our most popular features on Around the Horn. On Wednesday, we'll bring you new pictures as we count down to April 10. Look for a late afternoon post. Until then, check out the ...
Red Sox vs Angels…
The Ghost of Moonlight Graham —
... On a side note, I just mentioned the Big A in Anaheim. For those of you who haven’t seen it yet, check out the New K in Kansas City. The Royals made $250MM in renovations to Kaufmann Stadium and it looks amazing. ...
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