The Mellon Arena is home to the NHL’s Pittsburgh Penguins and more importantly was the setting for the 1995 Van Damme “classic” – Sudden Death. The arena was even on the movie poster along with an exploding helicopter.

The “radio tower” looking part is actually a 260 foot cantilever arm designed to support the eight steel ‘leaves’ that can fully retract in just 2 minutes. At 170,000 square feet it is apparently the “largest retractable, stainless steel dome roof in the world” – although I doubt there’s much competition for the title.

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Home to the SF Giants is SBC Park (formerly Pacific Bell Park). On full zoom you can just make out the giant Coke bottle on the east side of the stadium. It’s not very clear but there is also a giant catchers mitt alongside the bottle.

To the south of the stadium is “McCovey Cove”, named after famed Giants outfielder Willie McCovey. “Splash Hits” are when a player hits the ball all the way into the water and of 38 recorded Splash Hits 31 were by Barry Bonds. On game days the cove is filled with boats and kayaks hoping to catch a home run ball.

More info and a great panorama photo on Wikipedia.

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Home to the New England Patriots, Gillette Stadium was still under construction when this photo was taken. You can also see the old Foxboro Stadium (which Gillette stadium has replaced) to the west.

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Dodger Stadium is home to the Los Angeles Dodgers. Apparently everyone drives in L.A. so the stadium has parking for 16,000 cars on 21 terraced lots raised to the same elevations as the six different seating levels (so you don’t have to climb stairs once parked). It is also the only Ball Park to have its own Gas Station.

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Here in Powell, Wyoming, they really really love baseball!

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