Great American Ballpark error?

[Spring Rubber]

I noticed the other day that the home/away dugouts and the home/away bullpens appear to be crossed up. IIRC, the home dugout is on the first base line, yet the home bullpen is in left center. The away dugout is on the third base line, yet the away bullpen is in right field.

I'm pretty sure that all ballparks have a team's dugout and bullpen on the same side of the field, so I'm assuming that this is another one of those cases where the bullpens are mixed up (just like Fenway and Yankee Stadium in MLB 09). Can someone tell me the correct alignment of the bullpens and dugouts so I can report it in the Stadium Feedback thread?

[hitmachine16]

Re: Great American Ballpark error?

No, that is the correct alignment. I'm a Reds fan and am at the stadium a lot. The Reds dugout is on the first base line and their bullpen is in left center. The away dugout is on the third base line and their bullpen is in the right field corner.

[PsychoBulk]

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They also think (if you are running a Mets chise/season you will see what i mean) that Citi Field holds 55,000 according to the attendance figures you get in franchise...i think they still have the old Shea seating plan still in by mistake.

That said i can overlook this, its a tiny error in a great game.

[cactusruss]

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No, that is the correct alignment. I'm a Reds fan and am at the stadium a lot. The Reds dugout is on the first base line and their bullpen is in left center. The away dugout is on the third base line and their bullpen is in the right field corner.

As another Reds fan, I will confirm what hitmachine said.

[sydrogerdavid]

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They also think (if you are running a Mets chise/season you will see what i mean) that Citi Field holds 55,000 according to the attendance figures you get in franchise...i think they still have the old Shea seating plan still in by mistake.

That said i can overlook this, its a tiny error in a great game.

They still have the seating chart from the old Busch, in a Cards franchise, for the new Busch. The capcity # is correct but the number of seats in "add seats" menu adds up to 49,000. That is probably the reason why all my home games are sold out. For four years I have been selling 49,000 seats when I only have 43,000 seats.

[cardsleadtheway]

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They still have the seating chart from the old Busch, in a Cards franchise, for the new Busch. The capcity # is correct but the number of seats in "add seats" menu adds up to 49,000. That is probably the reason why all my home games are sold out. For four years I have been selling 49,000 seats when I only have 43,000 seats.

That is an awesome problem to have! I wish I could sell more seats than I have, but I can't even sell the ones I do have. I wonder where you put all the extra people that don't have seats. Do you make them squeeze into the bleachers?

[Spring Rubber]

Re: Great American Ballpark error?

No, that is the correct alignment. I'm a Reds fan and am at the stadium a lot. The Reds dugout is on the first base line and their bullpen is in left center. The away dugout is on the third base line and their bullpen is in the right field corner.

Wow, I guess you Cincinnati guys go against the grain on this stuff. Is it a tradition that dates way back in Reds history, or is it something new they decided to do when they built GABP?

[rondoman]

Miller Park is the same. Left field bullpen but first base dugout.

[natireds]

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I can't back this up, but seem to remember reading around the time the ballpark opened in 2003 that the home bullpen was originally supposed to be in rightfield. This bullpen is closer to the home dugout and is also much more viewable/closer to fans standing on the councourse in right field. You're practically standing right about 10 feet or so above the pitchers as they warm up.

Apparently, when the Reds players showed up they decided they'd rather be in the more secluded from the fans centerfield bullpen and the switch was made. Now Reds fans can easily heckle the opposing teams relievers as they warm up, but the Reds relievers, while still somewhat close the the fans, have a little more privacy. I believe that's the story behind it.