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  Chase Field - Phoenix, Arizona
Chase Field is a typical MLB ballpark with three levels of seating : field level, club level, and the upper deck.
Chase Field is located in the Copper District of Phoenix, which is basically just an area loaded with bars, restaurants, and movie theatres.
Overall, Chase Field is a nice ballpark, but the lack of intimacy and the "baseball in a box" setting prevent it from being one of my favorites.
www.ballparkreviews.com /phoenix/chase.htm   (417 words)

  
 Chase Field - Ballparkonline.com is your guide to Chase Field.
According to the agreement between Chase Field and the Diamondbacks, this MLB expansion team will occupy the stadium for a minimum of 30 years and an additional possibility of a 10 year extension at the request of the Diamondbacks.
Chase Field was the first stadium to ever be built featuring a retractable roof and natural grass.
Chase Field, though still a young in years, has certainly made it's mark in the history books.
www.ballparkonline.com /mlb/chase_field.html   (358 words)

  
 Home Page   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Chase Paintball is proud to announce its newest and coolest expansion to date.
The Chase Paintball facility is open to the public and walk-in customers are welcome between the hours of 12 PM and 8 PM Monday through Thursday and 12 PM to 10 PM Friday, Saturday, and Sunday.
Chase Paintball is dedicated to bringing the best paintball experience for everyone and our clean highly maintained field is proof of our dedication.
www.chasepb.com /store/Field.aspx   (467 words)

  
 Spartanburg SC | GoUpstate.com | Spartanburg Herald-Journal   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Chase Field, also known as The BOB (after its original name, Bank One Ballpark), is a stadium located in Phoenix, Arizona across the street from the US Airways Center, which is used by many local teams including the NBA's Phoenix Suns.
Chase Field's main concern is with baseball, being home of Major League Baseball's Arizona Diamondbacks.
Chase Field was originally named Bank One Ballpark after Bank One of Chicago, giving rise to its nickname ("The BOB").
www.goupstate.com /apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=NEWS&template=wiki&text=Chase_Field   (620 words)

  
 NASCAR to widen Chase field to 12
During the Chase's first three years, the drivers' point totals were reset in five-point increments when the postseason began.
France launched the Chase in 2004 to create a championship format similar to other professional leagues, and to drum up interest in NASCAR during the stretch of the season that competes with the NFL for TV ratings.
Johnson won the Chase this past season, battling back after a regular-season crash dropped him to ninth in the standings.
www.startribune.com /694/story/952716.html   (1013 words)

  
 38 - N.A.S. CHASE FIELD
After the war, Chase Field was closed until 1953, when it was reopened during the Korean War to help with the over-crowding at NAS Corpus Christi.
In July 1968, Chase Field was elevated in status to a full naval air station.
Finally, on February 1,1993, Chase Field was officially disestablished, bringing an end to fifty years of service in naval training.
www.beeville.net /HistoricalSites/38%20-%20N.A.S.%20CHASE%20FIELD.htm   (255 words)

  
 Ballpark Digest -- Ballpark Visits -- Chase Field / Arizona Diamondbacks
With a wraparound concourse and trademark palm trees in the outfield, O'Brien Field is regarded as one of the nicest facilities in the Midwest League.
Chase Field is built for comfort, not flashiness, engineered by the kind of folks who sought to solve a slew of problems and then didn’t have the energy left to address issues like ornamentation.
Chase Field features a retractable roof, air conditioning, and a grass playing field, the first such combo in major-league history.
www.ballparkwatch.com /visits/bob.htm   (2358 words)

  
 College Gridirons-Chase Field-Insight Bowl
Each spring and summer, Chase Field is home to its main tenant the Arizona Diamond-backs (MLB).
Opening in 1998, Chase Field was the first stadium ever built to have a retractable roof and natural grass.
A four tier grandstand extends from the left field foul pole to homeplate, and around to the right field foul pole.
www.collegegridirons.com /bowlstadiums/ChaseField.htm   (217 words)

  
 Chase Field: HOME   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Chase Field was the first facility in the world that combined a retractable roof, air conditioning and a natural turf field.
Chase Field is home to the Arizona Diamondbacks.
Chase Field is owned by the Maricopa County Stadium District.
www.bankoneballpark.com   (201 words)

  
 Chase Paintball Field (Fort Wayne, Indiana) - pbreview.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
I don't know what kinds of fields they have, i've heard they have woodsball and speedball courses, but don't know how many or anything, the only one i was on was the indoor one.
Their speedball course is good and so are their outdoor courses but the only field i have a problem with is the feild downstairs because that enterance side has a wayy better advantage than the other side with the office and the better and quicker access to the third room.
You see when Chase refills nitro, and i forget if it is something about there regulators on their tanks but they fill it way to fast (at least mine) and it broke an oring inside the place where you hook up the thing on the tank to fill it.
www.pbreview.com /fields/reviews/1585   (2299 words)

  
 Ballparks of Baseball-Chase Field-Arizona Diamondbacks
Phoenix, AZ Opening in 1998, Chase Field was the first stadium ever built to have a retractable roof and natural grass.
The ballpark was renamed Chase Field in September 2005 after the merger between Bank One and JP Morgan Chase.
The most unusual feature at Chase Field, is the swimming pool, that is located behind part of the right field fence.
www.ballparksofbaseball.com /nl/ChaseField.htm   (367 words)

  
 Chase Field: a hitter's paradise
In the 700 regular season games played at Chase Field, teams combined to score an average of 9.27 runs with the roof closed.
According to park factor statistics, Chase Field is the third easiest park in which to score over the three-year period from 2003-05 behind Coors Field and Ameriquest Field in Arlington, Texas.
But the park factor - which uses home and road statistics for both teams as a way to isolate the park's impact - for Chase Field was the highest in baseball through the first half of this season.
www.azcentral.com /sports/diamondbacks/articles/0804dbxmain0804.html   (824 words)

  
 Chase Field Seating Chart - Chase Field in Phoenix AZ   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Chase Field, formerly Bank One Ballpark is a new state-of-the-art facility built specifically for baseball so you can see everything from practically every seat.
Field Boxes are also included amongst the most desirable seats to watch the game from and offer great views of the action and a break in the price from the Club Seats.
Seats here are smaller than Club and Field Box seats but you're closer to the concourse than both, with easier access to your seats and less of a climb to concessions.
www.tickco.com /sc/41-143   (964 words)

  
 MiamiHerald.com | 01/23/2007 | Chase field expands   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Chairman and CEO Brian France said the championship field will expand from 10 to 12 drivers, and five points more will be awarded for victories throughout the season.
The revision to the Chase and points system comes after a season in which NASCAR saw a decline in TV ratings and attendance, but France insisted the downturn in 2006 did not factor into the sanctioning body's decision to make the adjustments.
France said a large championship field would give a driver who gets hot in the second half of the season a chance to contend for the title, citing a few marquee drivers as prime examples.
www.miami.com /mld/miamiherald/sports/motorsports/16523586.htm   (612 words)

  
 Chase Field Ballpark
The Diamondbacks occupy Chase Field pursuant to the terms of a 30-year license agreement.
Funding for the construction of Chase Field came from an increase in the general sales tax in Maricopa County.
Eighty-five percent of Chase Field's 48,569 seats are located between the foul poles.
www.ballparks.com /baseball/national/bk1bpk.htm   (806 words)

  
 Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields: Northwestern Corpus Christi area
depicted the field as having a 4,000' hard-surface runway.
The land was leased to the Navy in 1943 for the construction of Chase Field,
Chase Field was closed by the Navy in 1946.
www.airfields-freeman.com /TX/Airfields_TX_Corpus_NW.htm   (3188 words)

  
 Facilities - The University of Maryland Terrapins - Official Athletic Site
Chevy Chase Bank Field at Byrd Stadium, which celebrated its 50th birthday during the 2000 season, has been home to national championship football and men's and women's lacrosse teams, and to more than 50 ACC track and field champions.
Chevy Chase Bank Field at Byrd Stadium is home to the national champion Terrapin football team.
The Chevy Chase Bank Field at Byrd Stadium refurbishment was the first of its kind to be done without the supervision of Curley Byrd.
umterps.cstv.com /facilities/md-byrd-stadium-football.html   (1323 words)

  
 The History Of Chase Field
Chase Field features all of the amenities of a modern facility, but with plenty of classic touches as well.
According to the agreement between Chase Field and the Arizona Diamondbacks, this MLB expansion team will occupy the stadium for a minimum of 30 years and an additional possibility of a 10 year extension at the request of the Arizona Diamondbacks.
Additionally, Chase Field was the first facility of it’s kind to be built with a retractable roof and natural grass.
www.articledashboard.com /Article/The-History-of-Chase-Field/97811   (669 words)

  
 NASCAR to widen Chase field
Assuming the winning driver also picks up other bonuses during the race, a victory now can be worth as much as 25 points more than second place.
And, by widening the field from 10 drivers to 12, Tony Stewart and Greg Biffle would have made the Chase field.
"The Chase has been successful because it has done what it was designed to do - give more drivers an opportunity to win the championship," France said.
www.azcentral.com /sports/speed/articles/0122chase-ON1.html   (676 words)

  
 Chase Field / Bank One Ballpark Historical Analysis by Baseball Almanac
Bank One Ballpark is a fan-friendly ballpark with modern amenities, a signature swimming pool, Peter Piper Playhouse, Baxter's Den, and a retractable roof that set the standard for all future ballparks.
In September 2005 the Arizona Diamondbacks changed the name of the park to Chase Field.
There is a dirt path between the pitchers mound and home plate, reminiscent of the paths seen in very early pictures of the game.
www.baseball-almanac.com /stadium/bank_one_ballpark.shtml   (426 words)

  
 Sports: Chase field left hoping for Stewart 'off' days
Mark Martin 's Lap 18 crash and 41st-place finish Oct. 2 at Talladega could be his one horrific race of the Chase for the Championship.
Stewart, whose worse Chase result was 18th on Sept. 25 at Dover, finished fourth at Kansas despite an alternator belt problem.
Every Chase driver except Stewart and Jeremy Mayfield has one Chase finish of 19th or worse, and not even Ryan Newman 's win and three top fives have been enough to stay close to the leader.
www.sptimes.com /2005/10/11/Sports/Chase_field_left_hopi.shtml   (728 words)

  
 Clem's Baseball ~ Chase Field
Because of the frequent 100-degree-plus days in Phoenix, however, ball games at Chase Field (or "BOB," as Phoenicians call it) are usually played with the roof closed, with the air conditioning on at full blast.
The outfield layout of Chase Field strongly resembles Tropicana Field, including some slight irregularities in the outfield fence.
Originally, the corners on either side of center field were both marked as 413 feet from home plate; why these have changed slightly is not certain.
www.andrewclem.com /Baseball/BankOneBallpark.html   (872 words)

  
 Chase Field Seating Chart, Chase Field Tickets, Chase Field Maps
Chase Field, the home of the Arizona Diamondbacks, has both.
The designers (Ellerbe Becket with architect Bill Johnson) of Chase Field wanted it to mesh the best of a historical ballpark with modern conveniences.
As soon as you hand over your Diamondbacks tickets and walk into the stadium, you’ll notice the first example: it’s the only stadium in the majors with the traditional dirt path between the pitcher’s mound and home plate.
www.gotickets.com /seating_charts/baseball/chase_field.php   (776 words)

  
 FOX Sports - NASCAR - Chase gets significant facelift   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
The Chase contenders for the Nextel Cup championship can now be called the Dirty Dozen since 12 drivers — not 10 — will be battling in a completely restructured postseason that will take a calculator for race fans to compute.
NASCAR unveiled its new formula for the Chase and announced that five additional bonus points will be awarded throughout the seasons for the race winners.
France added that the Chase accomplished NASCAR's initial goal and "created more excitement," but the sanctioning body wanted to make sure "the balance was right" with the overall point system for winning the championship.
msn.foxsports.com /nascar/story/6393830   (781 words)

  
 NASCAR's Chase undergoes tuneup - The Boston Globe
CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- NASCAR placed more emphasis on winning, widened the Chase for the championship field to 12 drivers, and created a postseason seeding system under a series of adjustments announced yesterday.
During the Chase's first three years, the drivers' point totals were reset in 5-point increments when the postseason began.
The original format called for the top 10 drivers -- and anyone within 400 points of the leader -- to advance to a 10-race countdown to the Nextel Cup title.
www.boston.com /sports/other_sports/autoracing/articles/2007/01/23/nascars_chase_undergoes_tuneup   (452 words)

  
 UM News | University of Maryland | Chevy Chase Bank Signs Naming Right Agreement for Byrd Stadium Field
Chevy Chase Bank and the University of Maryland have expanded their long term relationship in an agreement that will mean the Terrapins' football and lacrosse teams will play on Chevy Chase Bank Field at Byrd Stadium, it was announced today, August 24, 2006.
Chevy Chase Bank is the largest financial institution founded, owned and headquartered in the Washington, D.C./Baltimore metropolitan area.
The University of Maryland is the flagship campus of the University System of Maryland and one of the nation's preeminent public research universities.
www.umd.edu /umnews/chevy_chase_bank_field.html   (780 words)

  
 NASCAR widens Chase field, adds weight to wins - USATODAY.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Under the revised system, Tony Stewart, who stood 11th in points and failed to qualify for the Chase in 2006, would not only make the field but be seeded fifth.
The Chase was installed in 2004 to prevent one driver from running away with the title.
Carl Edwards, a teammate of Martin last season, failed to qualify for the Chase but finished the season 12th.
www.usatoday.com /sports/motor/nascar/2007-01-22-new-look-chase_x.htm?csp=34   (822 words)

  
 BREITBART.COM - NASCAR to Widen Chase Field to 12
BREITBART.COM - NASCAR to Widen Chase Field to 12
Now, all drivers' totals will be reset to 5,000, and each will receive a 10- point bonus for each victory during the first 26 races.
Johnson won the Chase this past season, battling back after a regular- season crash dropped him to ninth in the standings.
www.breitbart.com /?id=2007-01-22_D8MQL3A81&show_article=1&cat=sports   (934 words)

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