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Shoop talked about it last summer.

http://www.blazertv.com/summer-update-ua...ian-shoop/

The cross promotional/sponsorship opportunities will be attractive and limitless.

If it works out that UAB and the Barons can schedule around each other even during the Baron's early season in April and May, it can give much needed room for other (academic or athletic) uses for the Young Field space on an already cramped "campus footprint"..

(03-21-2013 01:41 PM)demiveeman Wrote: [ -> ]Shoop talked about it last summer.

http://www.blazertv.com/summer-update-ua...ian-shoop/

This

Privately a lot was said about it. From what was said it was merely a formality.

(03-21-2013 02:31 PM)BAMANBLAZERFAN Wrote: [ -> ]If it works out that UAB and the Barons can schedule around each other even during the Baron's early season in April and May, it can give much needed room for other (academic or athletic) uses for the Young Field space on an already cramped "campus footprint"..

I think it's been mentioned but isn't the land where Young Memorial sits required to be used for a "park"? I don't think a parking lot would fit that requirement but a practice field could.

Yes. Young Memorial Field sits atop the former Behrens Park. All park land within the city limits of Birmingham were dedicated to recreational use by vote of the city council in the 1920s. The land can not be used for any other purpose than allowed under that dedication. Transfer of ownership to UAB did not negate the restriction.

The only way the dedication can be removed is by popular vote of the residents of the City of Birmingham.

Quote:Jerry D. Young Memorial Field is a 1,000-seat baseball stadium which serves as the UAB Blazers Baseball team's home field. It is located at 840 12th Street South at University Boulevard. The field is constructed on Birmingham's Mortimer Jordan Park (originally Behrens Park).

Behrens Park has always featured a baseball diamond. In 1924 it was rededicated in honor of Mortimer Jordan, a young physician who died in action in World War I.

The park was enlarged and its ball field and tennis courts were regraded by the Civil Works Administration in 1993–34. Other work included clearing deadwood, trimming trees and relocating a pair of drinking fountains. Despite their efforts, a tree remained in-play in the field, helping Dickey Martin record an unassisted triple play while playing in the Birmingham Industrial League in 1939.

UAB's baseball stadium opened with a game against the Vanderbilt Commodores on February 26, 1984. It was given its present name in honor of former UAB administrator Jerry Young on April 18, 1985. The first night game was played at the stadium on March 23, 1993. The press box was named in honor of Harry "The Hat" Walker on March 4, 1997.

The baseball field is oriented with home plate in the southwest. The outfield fence is 330 feet deep in left and right field and 400 feet deep to center. The fence is 8 feet tall. Any ball hit above the 8-foot line and striking the scoreboard, "batter's eye" wall, or foul pole above that height is considered a ground rule home run.

Young Memorial Field was the site of the 1992 Great Midwest Conference Baseball Championship.

Mackin is on the city board that oversees the Barons' stadium. This isn't news, it was part of the business plan of the park all along.

And given that UAB just built a softball field and a baseball/softball practice facility right next to Young Memorial Field, I doubt they will want to do anything other than have "park" type uses for it. But, if UAB wanted to do something else with it, they will do something else with it. If the purpose of the land was set by a city council vote, it could be undone by a city council vote. If the land is owned by UAB, I don't see how the city's restrictions would apply. At any rate, UAB is a state entity and can use that to do what it wants when necessary.

I've always liked Young field, and am not sure why they need a bigger stadium. It's small, but I've never been when I couldn't find a seat.

To me Young is just not an inviting place to watch a baseball game. I heard that Regions Park was to be designed to include a separate locker room for UAB but don't know if that's in the final plan.

I'm fairly certain that if UAB wanted to grow and the "park designation" was seen as an impediment, a way would be found to get around it with UAB and the city working together to get the deed done.

Just as a technical note, the City Commission was the government of B'ham from about 1917 until 1963 when the City Council / Mayor form of government won its right to rule in a prolonged court fight with the members of the last City Commission. It was during this "interregnum period" of uncertain power structure awaiting the court's decision that Commissioner Eugene Conner used the city Police and Fire Dept. to attack marchers in the city's streets and to allow "15 minutes" for the KKK to attack the "Freedom Riders" who came in on a bus. (BTW, He was also in charge of the City School System)

(03-21-2013 11:53 PM)BAMANBLAZERFAN Wrote: [ -> ]I'm fairly certain that if UAB wanted to grow and the "park designation" was seen as an impediment, a way would be found to get around it with UAB and the city working together to get the deed done.

Just as a technical note, the City Commission was the government of B'ham from about 1917 until 1963 when the City Council / Mayor form of government won its right to rule in a prolonged court fight with the members of the last City Commission. It was during this "interregnum period" of uncertain power structure awaiting the court's decision that Commissioner Eugene Conner used the city Police and Fire Dept. to attack marchers in the city's streets and to allow "15 minutes" for the KKK to attack the "Freedom Riders" who came in on a bus. (BTW, He was also in charge of the City School System)

How did you fit the KKK into a conversation about UAB baseball?

(03-21-2013 11:58 PM)Blazer88 Wrote: [ -> ]

(03-21-2013 11:53 PM)BAMANBLAZERFAN Wrote: [ -> ]I'm fairly certain that if UAB wanted to grow and the "park designation" was seen as an impediment, a way would be found to get around it with UAB and the city working together to get the deed done.

Just as a technical note, the City Commission was the government of B'ham from about 1917 until 1963 when the City Council / Mayor form of government won its right to rule in a prolonged court fight with the members of the last City Commission. It was during this "interregnum period" of uncertain power structure awaiting the court's decision that Commissioner Eugene Conner used the city Police and Fire Dept. to attack marchers in the city's streets and to allow "15 minutes" for the KKK to attack the "Freedom Riders" who came in on a bus. (BTW, He was also in charge of the City School System)

How did you fit the KKK into a conversation about UAB baseball?

If you read the thread, there was a mention of the "City council" setting up the park - now Young field - in the 1920s. My "technical note" was about how the city government came to change in 1962-1963 and how it did not go smoothly in transition resulting in an embarrassing time for the city with which we are reminded quite often even today. It is not "about the KKK", they are just mentioned because that incident was not our city's best moment either. I could have added that the police were directed by their "Boss" to use that "15 minutes" to attack every reporter, smash every news camera & destroy all film to reduce the chance of photo evidence of what happened.

Know someone who once had their picture taken?

Bear Bryant.

Full circle.

Smaug out.

We need to play every game we can there. If you compare baseball facilities in even the new C- USA we are dead last and have a way to go to be next to last. This will no doubt help recruiting and now give us two quality venues in Regions and Bartow in the three major sports. Now we need to make number three happen.

We also need to bid on the baseball tournament.

(03-21-2013 11:58 PM)Blazer88 Wrote: [ -> ]

(03-21-2013 11:53 PM)BAMANBLAZERFAN Wrote: [ -> ]I'm fairly certain that if UAB wanted to grow and the "park designation" was seen as an impediment, a way would be found to get around it with UAB and the city working together to get the deed done.

Just as a technical note, the City Commission was the government of B'ham from about 1917 until 1963 when the City Council / Mayor form of government won its right to rule in a prolonged court fight with the members of the last City Commission. It was during this "interregnum period" of uncertain power structure awaiting the court's decision that Commissioner Eugene Conner used the city Police and Fire Dept. to attack marchers in the city's streets and to allow "15 minutes" for the KKK to attack the "Freedom Riders" who came in on a bus. (BTW, He was also in charge of the City School System)

How did you fit the KKK into a conversation about UAB baseball?

That's kinda his thing.

(03-22-2013 10:51 AM)BatesUAB Wrote: [ -> ]

(03-21-2013 11:58 PM)Blazer88 Wrote: [ -> ]

(03-21-2013 11:53 PM)BAMANBLAZERFAN Wrote: [ -> ]I'm fairly certain that if UAB wanted to grow and the "park designation" was seen as an impediment, a way would be found to get around it with UAB and the city working together to get the deed done.

Just as a technical note, the City Commission was the government of B'ham from about 1917 until 1963 when the City Council / Mayor form of government won its right to rule in a prolonged court fight with the members of the last City Commission. It was during this "interregnum period" of uncertain power structure awaiting the court's decision that Commissioner Eugene Conner used the city Police and Fire Dept. to attack marchers in the city's streets and to allow "15 minutes" for the KKK to attack the "Freedom Riders" who came in on a bus. (BTW, He was also in charge of the City School System)

How did you fit the KKK into a conversation about UAB baseball?

That's kinda his thing.

It's really an easy connection. Baseball was played in the 60's. know what else happened in the 60's.

(03-22-2013 08:24 AM)ATTALLABLAZE Wrote: [ -> ]We need to play every game we can there. If you compare baseball facilities in even the new C- USA we are dead last and have a way to go to be next to last. This will no doubt help recruiting and now give us two quality venues in Regions and Bartow in the three major sports. Now we need to make number three happen.

We also need to bid on the baseball tournament.

I disagree. Marshall doesn't even have a home stadium. They play their home C-USA games 40 miles away at a minor league stadium in Charleston. They play some home games in Beckley, WV. The closest they come to playing a home game is when they play at The Kennedy Center, which is located at the Huntington, WV YMCA.

(03-22-2013 11:39 AM)rawright1987 Wrote: [ -> ]

(03-22-2013 08:24 AM)ATTALLABLAZE Wrote: [ -> ]We need to play every game we can there. If you compare baseball facilities in even the new C- USA we are dead last and have a way to go to be next to last. This will no doubt help recruiting and now give us two quality venues in Regions and Bartow in the three major sports. Now we need to make number three happen.

We also need to bid on the baseball tournament.

I disagree. Marshall doesn't even have a home stadium. They play their home C-USA games 40 miles away at a minor league stadium in Charleston. They play some home games in Beckley, WV. The closest they come to playing a home game is when they play at The Kennedy Center, which is located at the Huntington, WV YMCA.

Marshall needs to move to a different conference then, so we can claim "dead last".

Oh well, how far do we have to go, Attalla, to be next to next to last.

We only need to go a mile to be first and give our program a nice shot in the arm.