TruColor Posted November 8, 2005 Share Posted November 8, 2005 I was running the risk of completely hijacking the Baseball Cardinals' Ballpark, so I thought I'd start a new thread on the Arizona Cardinals' new stadium that's being built in Glendale, AZ (right next to Glendale Arena).Here are some new pics: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TruColor Posted November 8, 2005 Author Share Posted November 8, 2005 Here are some other pics: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJTank Posted November 8, 2005 Share Posted November 8, 2005 Looking Sweet www.sportsecyclopedia.com For the best in sports history go to the Sports E-Cyclopedia at http://www.sportsecyclopedia.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EagleFan344 Posted November 8, 2005 Share Posted November 8, 2005 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TruColor Posted November 8, 2005 Author Share Posted November 8, 2005 It's the only thing we Cardinals fans have to look forward to...This season has been a complete disaster... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TruColor Posted November 8, 2005 Author Share Posted November 8, 2005 Oh well...I'll post some more pics...I've got hundreds of 'em:More of the retractable field:Outside:Webcam pic from this afternoon: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DEAD! Posted November 8, 2005 Share Posted November 8, 2005 That's going to be one great stadium! Is it just me or are some of those seats white or grey? I saw, I came, I left. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TruColor Posted November 8, 2005 Author Share Posted November 8, 2005 That's going to be one great stadium! Is it just me or are some of those seats white? They're actually Gray. The idea is for the Gray seats to mirror the vertical slots (the glass sections inbetween the metal "skin" panels)...and also mirror the pattern of the fabric ("Birdair") of the roof.Here's another pic from this past July - it shows the size difference between Cardinals Stadium and Glendale Arena: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Discrim Posted November 8, 2005 Share Posted November 8, 2005 It's the only thing we Cardinals fans have to look forward to...This season has been a complete disaster... heh, so much for me predicting the Cards would win the west. I know two things the Packers and Cardinals have in common:1: injuries have majorly affected both teamsand 2: both teams have made the same mistakes over and over again in their losses, in all facets of the game, despite having the talent to do better.as they say, this game is 90% mental. Neil Rackers kicking 4-5 field goals a game would be helpful if the Cardinals did one of two things: play better defense or move the ball consistently once in enemy territory, preferably both. same with the Packers, they've shown flashes of brilliance but rarely have all cylinders fired in the same game. blown tackles, blown coverages, missed blocks, receivers not paying attention to the ball, missed field goals...it's maddening.eh well, this season's been crazy. A strong mind gets high off success, a weak mind gets high off bull Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TruColor Posted November 8, 2005 Author Share Posted November 8, 2005 I have to keep the details kind of quiet right now, but I'm working on getting a personal tour of this place in a few weeks.It MAY happen; it might not. But, it's possible.And, I'll bring my camera. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CC97 Posted November 8, 2005 Share Posted November 8, 2005 That's looking pretty awesome... is the roof retractable too? is this the first retractable field in pro sports? --- Chris Creamer Founder/Editor, SportsLogos.Net  "The Mothership" • News • Facebook • X/Twitter • Instagram Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TBGKon Posted November 8, 2005 Share Posted November 8, 2005 That's looking pretty awesome... is the roof retractable too? is this the first retractable field in pro sports? I dont believe this is the first retractible field, the Sapporo Dome in Japan. The dome hosts baseball on artificial turf and for soccer a field is hovered into the dome.Sapporo Dome Pic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TruColor Posted November 8, 2005 Author Share Posted November 8, 2005 I dont believe this is the first retractible field, the Sapporo Dome in Japan. The dome hosts baseball on artificial turf and for soccer a field is hovered into the dome.Sapporo Dome Pic Yeah, Cardinals Stadium is the third one, I believe. There's another one in Europe somwhere. First one in North America...Apparently, the engineers for Cardinals Stadium tried to get in contact with the architechts of the Japan and Europe stadiums to compare notes on some aspects of working with the retractible field, but the other designers weren't interested in helping.A couple of months ago, they performed a test on the section of the rolling tray that's been built, and had about 40 players jump up and down on it to test the vibration. It came out OK, but apparently the only time the players will feel anything is when they're all doing something at once - like calistenics for example. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TruColor Posted November 8, 2005 Author Share Posted November 8, 2005 That's looking pretty awesome... is the roof retractable too? is this the first retractable field in pro sports? Yes, and it has a retractible roof as well... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Natsfan36 Posted November 8, 2005 Share Posted November 8, 2005 thats lookin pretty sweet......i may have to go down there when it opens!!! I just wanna do hoodrat things with my friends. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SEMOSTLfan Posted November 8, 2005 Share Posted November 8, 2005 talk about building in the middle of nowhere. How far is the new stadium from Sun Devil stadium? World Champions: 1926 1931 1934 1942 1944 1946 1964 1967 1982 2006 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WSU151 Posted November 8, 2005 Share Posted November 8, 2005 Great stadium - but the empty end will be weird (just because it's really unprecedented) I think. And I figure the camera that is best for field goals will be on the empty end, so the view looks at seats as the ball goes through the uprights - if that makes sense. Smart is believing half of what you hear. Genius is knowing which half. Â Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brinkeguthrie Posted November 8, 2005 Share Posted November 8, 2005 now all they need are some good players. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Natsfan36 Posted November 8, 2005 Share Posted November 8, 2005 if that end is open, and theres a high mph wind comin through that hole, thats gonna be hard to kick a field goal I just wanna do hoodrat things with my friends. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TruColor Posted November 8, 2005 Author Share Posted November 8, 2005 There will be a door on that one end...along with more glass and steel. They'll be putting it in once they get the stadium floor/utility grid/steel rail system in place.The south end will also be where they can put up to 10,000 extra seats - for the Super Bowl, the Fiesta Bowl, etc.Here's a conceptual pic of that end (what it will look like when it's completed):Cardinals Stadium sits near Glendale Arena - the new home of the Coyotes. In addition, there is a major retail/entertainment complex being built surrounding Glendale - it's called Westlake. Here's a schematic of what the area will look like once it's complete: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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