Lance Berkman bashes Miami Marlins new stadium

St. Louis Cardinals first baseman Lance Berkman is never shy when it comes to expressing opinion about things. He rarely gives politically correct answers and often times stirs controversy with his brutal honesty.

Just a few weeks ago Berkman stirred the pot when he accused Bud Selig and Major League Baseball of extorting the Houston Astros and forcing them to move to the American League. Last season Berkman got into a verbal exchange with the Texas Rangers and their former pitcher C.J. Wilson through a radio station in Dallas.

Now, after the Cardinals season opening win over the Miami Marlins, the first official MLB game played in the stadium, Berkman is letting his thoughts be known on the new stadium. To the surprise of few, his thoughts on the new stadium are not so rosy.

First Berkman ripped the atmosphere and some of the nostalgia of the Marlins opening night.
“I wasn’t real sure we were playing a baseball game, to be honest with you. It seemed more like an SEC football game for a while. But they did intend for us to play baseball. I found out about 15 minutes before first pitch.”
“There were a lot of shenanigans. The thing about it is, if I was building a new ballpark ... one of the things about baseball that people gravitate toward is nostalgia. That’s why people love Wrigley Field. They love Fenway Park. You can kind of step back in time."
"What they tried to do here is step forward in time. A lot of the things you normally[..]ociate with baseball ... you don’t see cheerleaders at baseball games. They were there tonight. You don’t see flamenco dancers. They were there tonight. You don’t see DJs and bands during the game. You saw that tonight. ... I’m not sure baseball fans embrace that kind of change.”
Then Berkman ripped the size of the Marlins new stadium, which is among the most spacious in baseball.


“It’s huge ... the biggest ballpark in the game,” Berkman said. “If they don’t move the fences in after this year, I’ll be surprised. I’ll go with two years with the over/under on that."
“People have tried this big ballpark deal and it never works. Detroit moved the fences in. New York moved the fences in. There’s a reason why it’s 330-375-400. That’s a fair baseball game. You try to get too outrageous, you end up with something that I think will be detrimental to their ballclub.”
Finally, Berkman did manage to complement the architects of the stadium, but still was unclear as to what the Marlins were thinking about the new stadium.
“I think the stadium itself is really pretty. It’s got some good architecture. But the dimensions leave something to be desired.”
So what do you think? Is Berkman right? Are flamenco dancers and DJs appropriate for baseball games? Is the stadium too big as Berkman entails or just perfect for the Marlins speedy lineup? Lets here your thoughts.

He's right Thou

The game of baseball is built on tradition Y try to change and adjust for the 21st century

Look at the New Yankee stadium it's a exact replica of the original Stadium back in 1923

and kevin milar !!es about it

He's right Thou

The game of baseball is built on tradition Y try to change and adjust for the 21st century

Look at the New Yankee stadium it's a exact replica of the original Stadium back in 1923

Cheerleaders, flamenco dancers, dj's, and bands at a baseball game? Wtf?

i don't know whether berkman is right or wrong about the stadium but I will say that baseball really needs to get with the times on certain things. there is no reason we need an umpire to call balls and strikes when we have the technology to have an automated strike zone. also, baseball needs to expand instant replay to things like whether a player was safe or out. i don't get why they don't. it's mostly because baseball is run by a bunch of old guys who are way too stubborn about tradition. they like the human element, which is just stupid. i say, when possible, get rid of the human element. no reason for it when we have the technology to handle that stuff.

Thats What I'm saying thats not a baseball Event


Thats CARNIVAL

i dont agree with none of this i rather really on a human being calling the game than technology

i dont agree with none of this i rather really on a human being calling the game than technology

and for the replay we don't need it on every play then a 3hr baseball game becomes 5-6 hrs not to mention how long Redsox vs yankees game