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Panama Ballparks Preparing for World Cup

We are rolling along in Panama with ballpark improvements for the Baseball World Cup. Whenever we work in other countries there is always some sort of challenge which makes for some exciting ties leading up to the event.

Two of the 4 stadiums to be used are receiving totally new fields. Three of the stadiums are upgrading locker rooms, dugouts, fencing and scoreboards. All of the ballparks are receiving new lights to some degree. The 2011 Baseball World Cup is the first Major baseball event being played in the national stadium since the 2003 Pre Olympic qualifier for Athens.

The national stadium is receiving some new field upgrades as will the stadium in Chitre. Following this wonderful tournament the country’s MLB Winter league season will begin as provisional members. These ballpark upgrades will only bring more major baseball events to Panama as the sports continues to grow. The city, the culture and especially the people are truly remarkable. Plan now to come down for some great baseball in October.

Chad and I took a little time to taste the local coconut water. Outstanding!

Posted on August 13, 2011 at 1:41 pm
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Taking a Look at Taiwan’s Baseball Stadiums

It’s always great to visit a country that loves baseball. Taiwan is way up on that list. They really love the game. We are looking at a few ballparks in Taiwan for some potential games in the near future. Checked out the stadium in Xingzuan District in New Taipei City. It’s a 11000 seat ballpark with bermuda grass. It was built in 1997 and renovated in 2003 which included removing the all infield clay and installing infield grass. Yesterday we went through intercontinental Stadium in Taichung City. Another nice ballpark with seating for 19000 people and today we are going through Kaohsiung stadium. Its a 20,000+ ballpark where we hosted a game with the L.A. Dodgers in 2010. Great crowd and wonderful but older venue.

Its going to be a busy fall for the Brickman Sportsturf team and our Subs! World Cup tournaments in Panama, Pan American Games in Guadalajara and a potential MLB All Star throughout Asia will keep us rolling pretty hard from September till mid November.