Tom's Blog

While all the attention of this season stadium closings is going to Yankee Stadium in New York, there is a gem down in Columbus that is closing too.  That stadium is Cooper Stadium.

I went down to Columbus to see the Clippers play while I was out in Ohio for my class reunion to see the stadium that some of the players that became Cardinals, Pirates, Yankees, and now Nationals baseball players played in.  I was amazed that the condition of the stadium was still in good condition and from where I was sitting was a good seat to watch a game.  I got to look around the stadium concourse and see the banners of a few of the players that played at Cooper Stadium like Mike Lowell, Derek Jeter, Jorge Posada, Butch Hobson, and others that played there. 

The main reason why I wanted to go was to see if I could remember some of the games that I watched on tv back in the late 70's and remember what it would of been like to see games in person rather than on tv.  I was really fortunate to be able to see a game at Cooper Stadium before it closes at the end of the season. 

I also drove by where the new ballpark is being built, and if the Blue Jackets make the playoffs, there could be major traffic problems at the Nationwide Arena/Huntington Park area.