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  Coors Field - Ballparkonline.com is your guide to Coors Field.
The 76-acre ballpark, that is Coors Field, is situated in downtown Denver.
Coors Field combines a touch of tradition with modernization and technology.
Among the amenities at Coors Field are over 4,000 club seats and the Rockies merchandise store, where fans can shop from a wide selection of officially licensed team apparel and other memorabilia.
www.ballparkonline.com /mlb/coors_field.html   (0 words)

  
  Coors Field - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Coors Field, located in Denver, Colorado is the home field of the National League's Colorado Rockies.
It is named for the Coors Brewing Company of Golden, Colorado, which purchased the naming rights to the park prior to its completion in 1995.
While Most of the seats in Coors Field are dark green, the seats in the 20th row of the upper deck are purple.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Coors_Field   (362 words)

  
 Coors Field - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
Coors Field in Denver, Colorado is the home of the Colorado Rockies Major League Baseball team.
It is named for the Coors Brewing Company of Golden, Colorado, which purchased the naming rights to the stadium prior to its completion in 1995.
Most of the seats in Coors Field are dark green, but the seats in the 20th row of the upper deck are purple.
www.sanangelo.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Coors_Field   (375 words)

  
 Coors Field   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
Coors Field might be best known for its elevation, but it is still equipped with some of the best facilities in the game, making it a gem of the Colorado Rockies of the National League West.
Coors Field opened in 1995 and has been the home of the Rockies for all but the first two years of the franchise’s history, when the team played in nearby Mile High Stadium.
Few doubt that Coors Field is the most prolific offensive ballpark ever designed, especially when considering that the average score in 1999 for games at Coors was 8-7.
www.probaseballvenues.com /coors_field.htm   (209 words)

  
 Project Profiles: Coors Field   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
Razum arrived at Coors Field virtually the same time RBI was installing the sod into the stadium.
Coors Field opened to rave reviews and has been delighting fans, both on the field and in the stands, ever since.
But it is not only this exciting brand of baseball that has made Coors Field fan-friendly, it is also a result of the wonderful environment that the ballpark offers.
www.hunterindustries.com /Resources/Project_Profiles/coors_field.html   (1026 words)

  
 Coors Field and the State of the Art
But although Coors Field shares the essential organizational layout of the new Comiskey Park---big mall-like concourses, column-free views that put upper-deck seats far away, perimeter vertical circulation---in nearly every place where Comiskey Park is an aesthetic and urban disaster, Coors Field is an aesthetic and urban success.
Wrigley occupies approximately 8 acres and is 105' from field to rooftop.
A ballpark at the scale of Wrigley Field, with as many club seats and more skyboxes than Coors Field, and with a smaller and genuinely intimate upper deck about 40' closer to the playing field, could be built for 45-60% of the cost of Coors Field.
www.thursdayarchitects.com /Texts/coorsfield.html   (1989 words)

  
 Coors Field Seating Chart, Coors Field Tickets, Coors Field Maps   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
It’s surprising now because of the recent ballpark explosion, but when it opened in 1995 Coors Field was the National League’s first new park built exclusively for baseball since Dodger Stadium in 1962, and the first overall new ballpark in the NL since Montreal’s Olympic Stadium in 1977.
Coors Field’s immediate contribution to major league baseball was a bevy of slugfests.
Although Coors Field was one of the first of the retro ballparks, it’s held up even better than some of the newer facilities.
www.gotickets.com /venues/co/coors_field.php   (732 words)

  
 The Official Site of Colorado Rockies: Ballpark: Coors Field
Coors Field is located at 20th and Blake streets, in Denver's historic Lower Downtown.
Bicycle parking is available near Gate E at the left field corner of Coors Field at Gate A and across from Gate B at 22nd and Blake Streets.
Adjacent to Coors Field, Lot B is next to Lot A between Blake Street and the railroad tracks extending from the 27th Street entrance out toward 30th.
colorado.rockies.mlb.com /col/ballpark/directions.jsp   (0 words)

  
 Coors Field Information from Ticket Solutions
Coors Field was built on the site of an 1876 railroad depot, and designed to look as if it has always belonged there.
Coors Field features the majors' smallest foul territory between the seats and the infield corners, and other than the right-field wall, which is necessarily taller to accommodate the out-of-town scoreboard, the outfield fence is 8 feet high.
This is, perhaps, one of the reasons that Coors Field is a launching pad for homers.
www.tickets4u.com /info-coors-field.asp   (343 words)

  
 Colorado Rockies : Ballpark : Coors Field Information   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
Coors Field is located at 2001 Blake Street in Denver, Colorado, in the lower downtown portion of the city.
Coors Field was designed and constructed under the direction of a statutory Special District and is therefore subject to the Phase II rules of the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System that is part of the Clean Water Act.
Coors Field's SWMP has evolved over the life of the facility to incorporate construction, industrial, and MS4 planning and actions to effectively manage and prevent storm water pollution related to the site.
www.mlb.com /NASApp/mlb/col/ballpark/water_manage.jsp   (454 words)

  
 Coors Field Tickets - Coors Field Information - Coors Field Seating Chart
The price listed for Coors Field tickets is the total price per ticket and may be over the printed price on the ticket.
Coors Field seats are together, side by side, unless otherwise noted.
Actual Coors Field seat numbers are withheld for the privacy of both buyer and seller.
www.vividseats.com /venues/coors-field-tickets.html   (174 words)

  
 Coors Field
Inside, the field seems large, but in practice, the dimensions are not nearly enough to offset the hitter's advantage created by a 5,200-foot field elevation.
Coors is situated in such a way that it turns its back on a potentially spectacular downtown view in order to spare batters the very real danger of squinting into the sun.
In center field, a detached elevated bleacher section dubbed "The Rock Pile" is home to $1 seats sold only on the day of the game.
www.fortunecity.com /athena/thatcher/2042/Coors.htm   (242 words)

  
 Ballparks of Baseball-Coors Field-Colorado Rockies
Denver, CO Opening in 1995, Coors Field became the first baseball only park built in the National League since Dodger Stadium in 1962.
The team, named the Colorado Rockies played at Mile High Stadium during the 1993 and 1994 seasons, while their new ballpark, Coors Field was being constructed in downtown Denver.
Coors Field combines the nostalgic feel of a 1920s urban ballpark with 21st century technology and conveniences.
www.ballparksofbaseball.com /nl/Coors%20Field.htm   (495 words)

  
 Colorado Rockies : Ballpark : Coors Field
Coors Field is located at 20th and Blake streets, in Denver's historic Lower Downtown.
Bicycle parking is available near Gate E at the left field corner of Coors Field at Gate A and across from Gate B at 22nd and Blake Streets.
Adjacent to Coors Field, Lot B is next to Lot A between Blake Street and the railroad tracks extending from the 27th Street entrance out toward 30th.
www.mlb.com /NASApp/mlb/col/ballpark/directions.jsp   (730 words)

  
 Ballpark Digest -- Ballpark Visits -- Coors Field / Colorado Rockies
By and large, Coors Field succeeds on both accounts: the ballpark doesn't dominate the surrounding neighborhood, but it features all the bells and whistles you'd expect in a MLB park built in the last 15 years.
In general, the decor at Coors Field is understated: the scoreboard is large but doesn't dominate things, and it's complemented by a right-field manual scoreboard and a video board in left field.
If you love a 9-8 ballgame with multiple homers, then Coors Field is the place for you: the thin Rocky Mountain air that gives you a headache after a walk to the ballpark is also responsible for the ball flying all over and out of the yard.
www.ballparkwatch.com /visits/coors_field.htm   (2125 words)

  
 Clem's Baseball ~ Coors Field
There is a tall, gaudy scoreboard behind the left field bleachers and an evergreen-landscaped replica of Rocky Mountain terrain in center field, with a fountain, of course.
Thus, it is (somewhat) easier to hit a home run over the center field wall at Coors Field (415 feet) than at a typical near-sea-level stadium with a 400-foot distance to center field.
The layout of Coors Field has only a modest amount of asymmetry, as the walls are angled only about 5 degrees from perpendicular to the foul lines.
www.andrewclem.com /Baseball/CoorsField.html   (848 words)

  
 Coors Field
Coors Field attempts to combine the comforts of a modern stadium with the atmosphere of the old-time ballparks.
The natural grass field can drain 5 inches of water per hour, and there is a heating system under the field that melts snow the moment it hits the ground.
Coors Field and LoDo courtesy of the Colorado Rockies.
www.ballparks.com /baseball/national/coorsf.htm   (0 words)

  
 Coors Field - Denver, Colorado
Coors Field doesn't break any new ground in terms of ballpark architecture, but this doesn't prevent it from being a great place to see a ballgame.
Field level seats are close to the field, but a gentle slope deteriorates the sightlines slightly.
The upper decks seats are quite high as a result of the club level and luxury boxes being built on top of the lower deck.
www.ballparkreviews.com /denver/coors.htm   (412 words)

  
 Coors Field Tickets - Maps, Events, Seating Chart - Ticket Brokers
Please Note: Coors Field tickets may be sold for more than the price listed on the ticket.
Unless specifically stated, we are not affiliated with any official Coors Field website, any Coors Field box office or any Coors Field fan clubs, partners, or sponsors.
If you would like to attend an event at Coors Field, Coast To Coast Tickets can get you in the door and into great seats.
www.coasttocoasttickets.com /venues/Coors_Field_Denver_CO.shtml   (0 words)

  
 Coors Field tries staying green while cutting water use
DENVER -- Coors Field will be green when the Colorado Rockies host baseball teams at home this summer, but it won't be because the team is ignoring statewide drought conditions.
Players at Coors Field will bathe beneath low-flow shower heads, which will reduce the stadium's water use by 500,000 gallons this season, said Kevin Kahn, the Rockies' vice president of ballpark operations.
Coors Field's playing surface is 3 acres, about the same amount of grass along a city block in most Denver neighborhoods.
www.uswaternews.com /archives/arcconserv/3coofie4.html   (437 words)

  
 BallparkTour.com - Coors Field
Coors Field was the first new ballpark in the National League since Montreal’s Stade Olympique opened in 1977, and the NL's first new park built exclusively for baseball since Dodger Stadium in 1962.
Since Coors Field opened, it has been known as the ultimate hitters park (Where else could a 12-9 score be considered common) - Even though its outfield dimensions were designed deeper than normal to balance the thin air and slugging bats.
Coors Field closed the curtain on a brief but very memorable two-year stint in Mile High Stadium.
www.ballparktour.com /Coors.html   (725 words)

  
 Taking the pop out of baseball's highest-scoring park. By John Pastier
Denver's Coors Field is an architectural steroid that pumps up batting averages and power numbers.
The Coors Effect is a three-headed monster and calls for three separate fixes: two to the ball, one to the fences.
Not to deaden the ball used at Coors is tantamount to using a rabbit ball that exceeds official tolerances.
www.slate.com /id/2067692/ContinueArticle   (863 words)

  
 SportingNews.com - Baseball : Coors Field escalator missed inspection
But Coors Field's seven escalators were covered with tarps and out of service when city inspector Leroy Dreiling arrived to check them on Dec. 16, the newspaper reported, citing city records.
All the Coors Field escalators were turned off after the accident and will not run during the Rockies' homestand that runs Wednesday through Sunday.
The seven escalators at Coors Field will remain closed until at July 25 while officials try to determine why one malfunctioned and threw dozens of fans on top of each other.
archive.sportingnews.com /baseball/articles/20030709/482256.html   (344 words)

  
 Take Me Out To Coors Field
One of the notable design elements of Coors Field is its modern amenities paired with the nostalgic charm of a 1920s urban ballpark.
Another design element of Coors Field is the clock that is located at 20th and Blake Street.
At an elevation of 5,200 feet, Coors Field instantly became a hitter’s paradise.
www.icoloradorealestate.com /artman/publish/article_53.html   (367 words)

  
 Coors Field
Coors Field is famous for being a hitters' park thanks to the mile-high elevation.
Then sit in the row of purple seats that line the entire stadium in the top deck and you'll be exactly one mile above sea level.
While Coors Field has brought life to the old warehouse district, it's too bad that one of the best buildings across the street is home to a Public Storage.
www.ballparkexpedition.com /Coors.html   (156 words)

  
 CNNSI.com - Baseball - Baseball humidor taming hitters at Coors Field - Wednesday May 08, 2002 09:10 PM
DENVER (AP) -- The Colorado Rockies are finally trying to help their pitchers keep home runs from flying out of Coors Field.
In an effort to combat the thin air at hitter-friendly Coors Field, the Rockies have built a temperature-controlled environmental chamber to store baseballs.
Coors Field sits nearly a mile above sea level -- a purple row in the upper deck designates the mark -- where the air density is about 15 percent less than at sea level.
sportsillustrated.cnn.com /baseball/news/2002/05/08/rockies_humidor_ap   (849 words)

  
 Coors Field   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
Issues: The ADA requires that people who use wheelchairs have access to dispersed seating in sports arenas like Coors Field and that they have a choice of admission prices and lines of sight comparable to those for members of the general public.
This move left no accessible seats in Coors Field that are equivalent in price, lines of sight and overall experience to the many inaccessible seats behind the dugouts and along the first and third base lines.
Jim Hudson testified about the history of negotiations with Coors Field about access (from when the ballpark was under construction).
www.ccdclegal.org /coorsfield.htm   (744 words)

  
 ESPN.com - Page2 - Coors gives the Rocky Mountains a high
Coors rises up out of the same elements, looking like it's always been there, feeling like a neighborhood joint.
The Rocks are relative rooks (born in '93), and they play in that wacky thin air that pushes pop-up bunts over the center field wall.
Scoreboard: The variation on the dot race theme at Coors is the Harley Davidson "Hog" race, featuring hogs on hogs, riding through the city and eventually into the park.
espn.go.com /page2/s/ballparks/coors.html   (1242 words)

  
 Coors Field - Denver, CO, 80205 - Citysearch
Besides majestic views of the Rockies and Denver, Coors Field offers amenities such as the club-level section, where seats are wider than normal and food servers provide individual service, and the famous Rockpile (low-cost center-field bleachers).
Watching a game at Coors Field, which opened in 1995, will transport you back to an earlier era.
From the Pepsi Center, Invesco Field and Rocky Mountain National Park to top Denver restaurants and hotels, explore the Mile High City.
www.citysearch.com /profile/1831003   (332 words)

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