Charlotte Knights AAA Ballpark in Third Ward

[dylansukkert]

8 hours ago, ricky_davis_fan_21 said:

It actually looks empty. I don't understand the people who buy tickets and just vedge out in the concourses


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Every time I go I get the Standing Room Only for a few reasons.... cheaper, I know I'm not going to sit down since I normally go with a large group, and I don't want to take a seat from someone who will actually use it. I'm a huge fan of the Home Run Porch and it is always crowded up there, any chance they could extend it adding more standing area and more front row seating(That never gets used)?

[KJHburg]

Not in Charlotte but by the Greensboro Grasshoppers ballpark there is a new 9 story office building going up. It is looks fantastic. Would love this for BB&T Ballpark here. 1. Love the use of brick would like great against the glass of Uptown. 2. Integrates well with the ballpark. 3. Balconies and deck for watching the games. http://www.bizjournals.com/triad/news/2017/05/24/b9-story-office-building-planned-next-to.html?ana=e_ae_set1&s=article_du&ed=2017-05-24&u=oAaDx%2B74FoP4qOJ%2By4AU6dhJPpc&t=1495654648&j=78247811  I am sure our market could support a building such as this as this is big for Greensboro this would be considered a "boutique" office building in Charlotte. 

Edited May 24, 2017 by KJHburg

[Guest]

5 minutes ago, KJHburg said:

Not in Charlotte but by the Greensboro Grasshoppers ballpark there is a new 9 story office building going up. It is looks fantastic. Would love this for BB&T Ballpark here. 1. Love the use of brick would like great against the glass of Uptown. 2. Integrates well with the ballpark. 3. Balconies and deck for watching the games. http://www.bizjournals.com/triad/news/2017/05/24/b9-story-office-building-planned-next-to.html?ana=e_ae_set1&s=article_du&ed=2017-05-24&u=oAaDx%2B74FoP4qOJ%2By4AU6dhJPpc&t=1495654648&j=78247811  I am sure our market could support a building such as this as this is big for Greensboro this would be considered a "boutique" office building in Charlotte. 

Sorry for the one-liner but this is simply great architecture. The stuff going up around the durham bulls stadium make me quiver with jealousy.

[KJHburg]

I sure hope they can catch the criminal that stole 48K in cash from BB&T ballpark perhaps start with the employee seen leaving with the bulging pockets. http://www.wbtv.com/story/35816167/embezzlement-by-employee-under-investigation-at-bbt-ballpark?utm_content=buffer75122&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer

[hambone931]

2 hours ago, KJHburg said:

I sure hope they can catch the criminal that stole 48K in cash from BB&T ballpark perhaps start with the employee seen leaving with the bulging pockets. http://www.wbtv.com/story/35816167/embezzlement-by-employee-under-investigation-at-bbt-ballpark?utm_content=buffer75122&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer

Maybe it was just a beer vendor that sold a couple of Hop Drops

[ah59396]

17 hours ago, KJHburg said:

I sure hope they can catch the criminal that stole 48K in cash from BB&T ballpark perhaps start with the employee seen leaving with the bulging pockets. http://www.wbtv.com/story/35816167/embezzlement-by-employee-under-investigation-at-bbt-ballpark?utm_content=buffer75122&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer

 

Another employee was dressed like this, but they didn't consider him to be suspicious:

[videtur quam contuor]

Wear the Homer suit and it is all good.

 

https://clclt.com/charlotte/a-clean-cut-joe-gillespie-takes-plea-deal-puts-homer-behind-him/Content?oid=3756454

[SgtCampsalot]

Does anyone remember The Coffee Cup in what is now the no-man's land between Panthers Stadium and Pipe & Foundry?
I saw this Charlotte Agenda article about it today, and how it's coming back.

Then, since i was confused by this history I hadn't heard of, I read its history on Charlotte Historic Landmarks Commission site.

Then finally, I found the best Google Street View shot I could find.
I'm reminded of the UP poster's post of Dunbar St, named after a famous African-American writer, and how you can just barely see remnants of the community that was once there, over by Loft 135 near Winifred.

Can someone explain why that entire area was cleared and graded? Based on this one photo the area was clearly a commercial area with sidewalks, etc. Why was it all torn down? Who owns the huge parcel? It's another reason why I cannot support  professional sports stadiums. 277 and 77 construction were bad enough, but the BofA stadium construction was further dismissal of the area, scorching our current landscape.

Edited July 24, 2017 by SgtCampsalot

[KJHburg]

I think Beazer homes bought all that land for a major residential project, cleared it,  then the housing crisis and their own PR crisis hit and they put it up for sale. Charlotte Pipe and Foundry since bought it. 

[jednc]

4 hours ago, KJHburg said:

I think Beazer homes bought all that land for a major residential project, cleared it,  then the housing crisis and their own PR crisis hit and they put it up for sale. Charlotte Pipe and Foundry since bought it. 

You are correct.

[KJHburg]

Major league baseball coming to Charlotte! For at least one night just posted

Charlotte Knights‏Verified account @KnightsBaseball  10m10 minutes ago

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JUST ANNOUNCED: The @whitesox are coming to BB&T Ballpark on March 26th, 2018! The #CLTKnights will host their parent club in #UptownCLT.

[Cadi40]

Does this mean they are seriously thinking about Major League for Charlotte?

[kermit]

4 minutes ago, Cadi40 said:

Does this mean they are seriously thinking about Major League for Charlotte?

no, this is just a standard pre-season exhibition. These sorts of games happen all over (although mostly in more Southern places)

[Cadi40]

Bummer 

[Popsickle]

Charlotte has been mentioned by MLB as a market they would like to expand/relocate to in 5-10 years. But take that with a grain of salt. 

[HRVT]

4 hours ago, Cadi40 said:

Does this mean they are seriously thinking about Major League for Charlotte?

As someone else said, this is pretty standard in AAA baseball. Norfolk has an exhibition against Baltimore every year. In 2012, the Norfolk Tides beat the Baltimore Orioles (although the "Tides" did include a few Orioles mixed in).

[BullDurhamer]

Charlotte has been mentioned on the short list as an expansion candidate, though the city is likely looking at the next round.  I'd guess Charlotte gets a baseball team in 2030 or so. 

[SouthEndCLT811]

Continuing off topic for the Rays as the popular team to relocate it looks like Tampa found them a home in Ybor City.  Now it's up to the organization to figure out how to get out of their lease.

http://www.tampabay.com/news/localgovernment/hillsborough-announces-it-has-chosen-site-for-rays-ballpark-in-channel/2342224

[ah59396]

On 10/25/2017 at 7:32 AM, SouthEndCLT811 said:

Continuing off topic for the Rays as the popular team to relocate it looks like Tampa found them a home in Ybor City.  Now it's up to the organization to figure out how to get out of their lease.

http://www.tampabay.com/news/localgovernment/hillsborough-announces-it-has-chosen-site-for-rays-ballpark-in-channel/2342224

Ybor would be a pretty big improvement for the Rays, but I still think that team is doomed down there.  Maybe that’s just my wishful thinking, but baseball just doesn’t work in Florida outside of spring training (which is the best thing on earth)

It’s just too damn hot.

[go_vertical]

Have the plans for the office building been abandoned? 

[CLTProductions]

41 minutes ago, go_vertical said:

Have the plans for the office building been abandoned? 

They’ve been put on a very high shelf for now

[navigator319]

The investment for the complex on that land for only 8-12 years of use is not justified.

In that time MLB will come to Charlotte and they will want that site. The site is workable to MLB standards with a couple waivers which MLB will grant because they value the location versus sticking to arbitrary minimum seating capacity requirements of 40ish compared to 30ish which the site can hold. Few others as well pertaining to field dimensions that will give the stadium character once complete. You just wait and see.

[TheOneRJ]

2 minutes ago, navigator319 said:

The investment for the complex on that land for only 8-12 years of use is not justified.

In that time MLB will come to Charlotte and they will want that site. The site is workable to MLB standards with a couple waivers which MLB will grant because they value the location versus sticking to arbitrary minimum seating capacity requirements of 40ish compared to 30ish which the site can hold. Few others as well pertaining to field dimensions that will give the stadium character once complete. You just wait and see.

Not realistic. 

[navigator319]

Not realistic. 

I respectfully and whole heartedly disagree.

[Hunted]

22 minutes ago, navigator319 said:

The investment for the complex on that land for only 8-12 years of use is not justified.

In that time MLB will come to Charlotte and they will want that site. The site is workable to MLB standards with a couple waivers which MLB will grant because they value the location versus sticking to arbitrary minimum seating capacity requirements of 40ish compared to 30ish which the site can hold. Few others as well pertaining to field dimensions that will give the stadium character once complete. You just wait and see.

No way that land will be able to accommodate the additions needed to meet the requirements of MLB capacity standards to the current stadium. They would have to build an entirely new stadium elsewhere.