Busch Stadium

Converting St. Louis' 'Baseball Heaven' Into An (Almost) Proper Soccer Pitch

Rachel Lippmann — Tue, 21 May 2013 09:30:00 +0000

A major sports rivalry comes to Busch Stadium on Thursday - but it doesn't involve the Cubs, or the Brewers, or baseball at all.

The exhibition game between Manchester City and Chelsea of the English Premier League will be the first time that the stadium locals sometimes call "Baseball Heaven" hosts a sporting event other than baseball since it opened in 2006.

Here's how you convert a baseball diamond to a soccer pitch.

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Busch Stadium Left Off 'Top 10 Stadiums For Craft Beer' List

Kelsey Proud — Wed, 01 May 2013 18:40:50 +0000

Let's get the obvious out of the way. Baseball and craft beer are big in St. Louis.

But what about when they're combined at Busch Stadium? A place named after the founding family behind one of the world's biggest mass-produced beer brands?

A list from The Daily Meal says, "not so much St. Louis."

Storied Soccer Rivalry Coming To Busch Stadium

Rachel Lippmann — Fri, 29 Mar 2013 20:16:15 +0000

St. Louis soccer fans rejoice - you'll get a chance to see a storied rivalry right here in the city.

The St. Louis Cardinals announced today that Manchester City and Chelsea of the English Premier League will play an exhibition match at Busch Stadium on May 23, with kick-off at 7:30 p.m. There will be a practice the day before open to those holding all-inclusive tickets.

Busch Stadium Ranked 5th Best Ballpark In America

Kelsey Proud — Thu, 21 Mar 2013 17:17:03 +0000

We know the question, unquestionably, in many Cardinals fans' heads right now is something like this:

"What? Number FIVE? We're number one!"

Well, Cardinals pride aside, the Redbirds' home turf has been rated as the number 5 best ballpark in America by TripAdvisor.

The site lists Busch between Fenway Park in Boston and Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia. The number one spot for major league baseball in the country? PNC Park in Pittsburgh.

St. Louis officials seeking $17M from state to get Ballpark Village back on track

Marshall Griffin — Tue, 21 Aug 2012 22:36:17 +0000

Supporters of the long-delayed Ballpark Village project in downtown St. Louis made a renewed pitch today for state backing to the Missouri Development Finance Board.

The $100 million project would be built on the north side of Busch Stadium and would contain space for retail stores, restaurants, an open-air event space with a retractable roof, and a St. Louis Cardinals Hall of Fame and Museum. Team President Bill DeWitt III says the project got sidetracked by the economic crisis that hit the country four years ago.