tigereye Posted May 20, 2016 Share Posted May 20, 2016 Rangers to announce a new retractable roof ballpark in Arlington, possibly by Friday. Lot B is wide enough to fit a retractable roof park in the style of Minute Maid Park and is across from Texas Live. I'd expect a roof design similar to Marlins Park (roof and separate sliding wall) with HKS as architect. The trend lately is modern exteriors (Target Field, Marlins Park) ...do the Rangers go this route? A modern park could fit in well with the a Death Star next door. http://sportsday.dallasnews.com/texas-rangers/rangers/2016/05/19/sources-rangers-city-arlington-will-announce-plans-new-retractable-roof-stadium 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lockmat Posted May 20, 2016 Share Posted May 20, 2016 It would be near their current park? What would they do with old one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tigereye Posted May 20, 2016 Author Share Posted May 20, 2016 (edited) 14 minutes ago, lockmat said: It would be near their current park? What would they do with old one? If they do build at Lot B, it's likely they pave over Globe Life Park for replacement parking lots. Edited May 20, 2016 by tigereye Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lockmat Posted May 20, 2016 Share Posted May 20, 2016 1 minute ago, tigereye said: MIG the do build at Lot B, it's likely the pave over Globe Life Park for replacement parking lots. Come again? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tigereye Posted May 20, 2016 Author Share Posted May 20, 2016 Just now, lockmat said: Come again? See edited post lol 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JasnoDTX Posted May 20, 2016 Share Posted May 20, 2016 Wow. It seems like only yesterday when the current park was brand new. Time flies. I really wish they'd build in Dallas but you know Arlington wouldn't let them go. They want to be the attraction town. Whatever. I would like the Minute Maid park style. Dallas has room on the southside where they should build this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cloud713 Posted May 20, 2016 Share Posted May 20, 2016 Wow, what a bummer after all that talk of building a new stadium downtown. Ah well, I'm sure it will be nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tigereye Posted May 20, 2016 Author Share Posted May 20, 2016 (edited) Gosselin: Dallas loses again on Rangers' stadium because Arlington actually acts. http://sportsday.dallasnews.com/texas-rangers/rangers/2016/05/19/gosselin-arlington-acts-dallas-talks-rangers-will-staying-put-keeping-cool?hootPostID=2c36781242bc3458d5ad7655b419c1e6 FWST quotes a $900 million dollar price tag due to soaring construction costs. Press conference at 1:30 pm http://www.star-telegram.com/news/local/community/arlington/article78764147.html Edited May 20, 2016 by tigereye 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nativehoustonion Posted May 20, 2016 Share Posted May 20, 2016 I hope so went to a game there in July and it was so hot we had to leave! Also a ugly stadium, why don't they build in Forth Worth? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunstar Posted May 20, 2016 Share Posted May 20, 2016 I didn't realize Globe Life was over 20 years old! Still, not a very timeless design. Minute Maid Park is already 16 years old, but I hope that they keep using it for another 20 at least. It's a great urban ballpark that they're just starting to realize the value of with all the great development in the area. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nativehoustonion Posted May 20, 2016 Share Posted May 20, 2016 Arlington got pissed when they printed jerseys West Coast Champions with Downtown Dallas on them. They immediate made new shirts. Houston built Minute Made Park with a view of Downtown. Toyota Center, BBVA, and Discovery Green park. Something is very wrong with Downtown Dallas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ADCS Posted May 20, 2016 Share Posted May 20, 2016 MLB has a target audience. The Rangers do a very good job of pulling in this target audience, and much of that has to do with the stadium being close to the mid-cities suburbs. This target audience is also the same one that prompted the move of FC Dallas to Frisco, and the Atlanta Braves to Smyrna. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JasnoDTX Posted May 20, 2016 Share Posted May 20, 2016 3 hours ago, nativehoustonion said: I hope so went to a game there in July and it was so hot we had to leave! Also a ugly stadium, why don't they build in Forth Worth? Fart Worth would be too far west. Mid city area is actually perfect but yea I wish they would build it near downtown D like Htown Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tigereye Posted May 20, 2016 Author Share Posted May 20, 2016 Renderings are in. Roof rail shows (even when retracted) like Marlins Park. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tigereye Posted May 20, 2016 Author Share Posted May 20, 2016 30 minutes ago, tigereye said: Renderings are in. Roof rail shows (even when retracted) like Marlins Park. Rangers Park in the same retractable roof style as MMP, Safeco, and Marlins Park. The Mets, Yankees & Twins all planned retractable roof led parks that would've been similar if constructed. For comparion: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tigereye Posted May 20, 2016 Author Share Posted May 20, 2016 May be debatable but it appears Rangers new park may be borrowing Minute Maid Parks left field quirks, with a short porch and bullpen. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Firebird65 Posted May 20, 2016 Share Posted May 20, 2016 Not sure why they want a retractable roof. Might as well build a regular, fixed dome. It's a lot cheaper. After the novelty wears off, the Rangers will very likely be like the Astros and open it maybe 5 times a year, or worse, like the Texans and never open the thing. The Astros claim they like the noise that reverberates when the roof is closed (remember the 2005 World Series?). Huh? Then why did you insist on a retractable roof? Just cheer louder. Plus no fan anywhere ever had any measurable legal effect on a game. As for the Texans, who knows why they absolutely refuse to pop the top on several gorgeous fall afternoons. But it also brings up the obvious question of why they had to have a retractable roof as well. At least we weren't suckered on a retractable roof for the Toyota Center. If Arlington is smart, they'll force the team to pay for the retractable roof. But hey, it's the Metroplex, so why do I really care if they get hosed or not? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lockmat Posted May 21, 2016 Share Posted May 21, 2016 With their dryer climate I would guests they have more better weather days than us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JasnoDTX Posted May 21, 2016 Share Posted May 21, 2016 3 hours ago, Firebird65 said: . If Arlington is smart, they'll force the team to pay for the retractable roof. But hey, it's the Metroplex, so why do I really care if they get hosed or not? There's already been rumblings from Arlington citizens saying they might not be happy with this. The mayor of Dallas also had a press conference today and said that he would have liked the stadium in Dallas but he is more excited about new plans for the Trinity river he unveiled today and that it would be a better investment. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tigereye Posted November 12, 2016 Author Share Posted November 12, 2016 Referendum passed. Rangers remain in the suburbs. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tigereye Posted January 6, 2017 Author Share Posted January 6, 2017 Preliminary renders from stadium architect HKS. Initial concept resembles MMP with an arched wall hiding a roof rail support. With all the negative feedback concept is getting, will be interesting to see how design evolves from here. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tigereye Posted January 12, 2017 Author Share Posted January 12, 2017 (edited) Interesting take from current Rangers EVP of business operations Rob Matwick, once the former Astros VP of Communications. Minute Maid's exterior, including arches, were inspired from the 116 year-old train station on its site. Quote Matwick: Those people [who] can consider three conceptual renderings to be design, they don’t know much about architecture. People were saying we were mirroring the Astros’ Minute Maid Park. I worked for them for 21 years and was involved in the opening of Minute Maid. I went through that whole transition. The arches that people refer to that look like Minute Maid have been in place at Globe Life since 1994. Minute Maid opened in 2000. If anybody copied anybody, they copied us. Fans tell us they like the architecture of the current park and we think we should carry that forward. We knew that by putting anything out this early in the process, there would be negative feedback, but we felt like it was the right thing to do. I believe the arches as they were portrayed will stay. These things will be 110 feet high. They’ll be majestic scale — far larger than anything at Globe Life or Minute Maid. I know they’ll be well done. We’re taking great care to make sure design works with Texas Live and GLP. http://www.forbes.com/sites/bisnow/2017/01/10/texas-rangers-rob-matwick-and-hks-bryan-trubey-on-the-new-1b-stadium/#1d2786cd2405 Edited January 12, 2017 by tigereye 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j_cuevas713 Posted April 12, 2017 Share Posted April 12, 2017 On 5/20/2016 at 7:17 PM, lockmat said: With their dryer climate I would guests they have more better weather days than us. Nooooo way... while the humidity can be downright exhausting here in Houston... the heat in North Texas literally stings and hurts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdude Posted April 13, 2017 Share Posted April 13, 2017 I think the DFW area owes a big hats-off to the taxpayers of Arlington for shelling out for stadium after stadium. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skwatra Posted April 13, 2017 Share Posted April 13, 2017 They should rename them the Arlington Rangers. Wouldn't be unprecedented (see Anaheim). Also a note from earlier - being at the Ballpark for a day game in July was the hottest I've ever felt in my life. It was a stagnant 105+, not sure what they were thinking scheduling an afternoon game that time of the year. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sic'EmBears Posted April 14, 2017 Share Posted April 14, 2017 On 5/20/2016 at 8:52 AM, Sunstar said: Still, not a very timeless design. GLP is the definition of ballpark classicism. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tigereye Posted July 4, 2017 Author Share Posted July 4, 2017 (edited) I haven't seen it discussed anywhere but this recent HKS video provides a good idea of what the new ballpark will look like. Some deets: 1. The MMP-style limestone arches have been redone in left field, now inverted perpendicular, and now clad in brick. It's a good thing cause if they kept the limestone arches, the new place couldn't compete with MMP's view. Also, this double-deck space could be used for thousands of standing room only tix, like at neighboring AT&T Stadium. 2. The other MMP-style aspect seen previously was a Crawford Boxes style seating section in left (HOK's proposal pre-vote) 3. In Blueprints shown, new park appears to have similar dimensions to Globe Life. If so, wouldn't be surprised if fence heights and LF out of town scoreboard carry over to new park. There also is a berm in center field. The setup definitely feels like a nod to Globe Life. 4. One bullpen is definitely visible in right field stands, could be stacked just like at Globe Life. Edited July 4, 2017 by tigereye 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tigereye Posted August 25, 2017 Author Share Posted August 25, 2017 Name will be Globe Life Field https://www.dallasnews.com/news/arlington/2017/08/24/rangers-set-award-naming-rights-new-stadium Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tigereye Posted September 22, 2017 Author Share Posted September 22, 2017 On 7/3/2017 at 9:59 PM, tigereye said: I haven't seen it discussed anywhere but this recent HKS video provides a good idea of what the new ballpark will look like. Some deets: 1. The MMP-style limestone arches have been redone in left field, now inverted perpendicular, and now clad in brick. It's a good thing cause if they kept the limestone arches, the new place couldn't compete with MMP's view. Also, this double-deck space could be used for thousands of standing room only tix, like at neighboring AT&T Stadium. 2. The other MMP-style aspect seen previously was a Crawford Boxes style seating section in left (HOK's proposal pre-vote) 3. In Blueprints shown, new park appears to have similar dimensions to Globe Life. If so, wouldn't be surprised if fence heights and LF out of town scoreboard carry over to new park. There also is a berm in center field. The setup definitely feels like a nod to Globe Life. 4. One bullpen is definitely visible in right field stands, could be stacked just like at Globe Life. New renders out, pretty much aligned up with the video above. Groundbreaking on 9/28. My 2¢: The design seems to lack any personality & character. I like the roof skylights but it will still feel like a warehouse when the roof is closed. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cspwal Posted September 22, 2017 Share Posted September 22, 2017 I like the design, but I agree it lacks much character (the only thing identifying it from any other stadium is the 'T' behind home plate) Also, it looks like there's only one entrance gate - I could see that being a problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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