re: Any pics of Alex Box new field configuration..(Update bullpen Pic)

this is so clearly an afterthought.

they just wanted to add expensive seats

Lmao that’s horrible

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Ask Penn State?

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In a presentation to the Trustees' Committee on Fiance, Business and Capital Planning, Penn State Athletic Director Patrick Kraft outlined the process and a high-level timeline for the Beaver Stadium renovations. According to a university statement, Penn State has budgeted the project at $700 million, to be funded through a variety of measures, including loans, fundraising, potential "naming opportunities," sponsorships and new premium seating options. In addition, Kraft said the athletic department will embark on a "major philanthropic campaign" of more than $200 million.

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There are literally so many high school parks around here with better bullpens than this. This is like rec level bullpen. This is downright awful and unfathomable how this couldn’t have been done better. Was there just no other possible place to put bullpens? Just put them back on the field for crying out loud. Or just do what the Cubs did and create some bullpens underneath the concourse.

That’s a 8 foot ladder (7 steps) for reference. So the left side of the pen appears to be 7 feet high maybe, just guessing.

That is comical

Wouldn't be an "upgrade" for LSU if it wasn't half-assed

There is room for three home plates.

The side is about 10 feet tall.

There is a door in the OF fence.

The whole pen is about 70 feet long and 20 feet wide. I think we’ll survive

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The high side is maybe 10 feet. The low side is more like 7. The fact that we are talking about a high and low side in a bullpen is weird. I feel like it’s not an optimal place to warm up.

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Wrong, the low side is about ten feet.
The high side is over 17 feet

I was a big proponent of leaving the bullpens as was since the beginning of time at LSU, but the visitors side is how it should have been done on both sides if it truly was a "player safety hazard". It was done simply to be a money generator as per norm with this athletic department.

I will say that the field level seats are lower than I expected. I think that the traffic in and out of the area will be a problem for those on the front row and seats along the aisles. Biggest problem is you're likely gonna have corporate "fans" who have absolutely no care or baseball etiquette and if true that they'll be catered seats, a constant stream of waiters that will add to the volume of standing foot traffic obstructing view to existing seats.

On the topic of the home bullpen. It is much higher than the pictures suggest. It certainly looks shabby but there is adequate room there underneath. They hung some sheet metal to protect players from spilled drinks/beers etc. And it appears that it will be completely enclosed with netting.

I spoke with Coach Yeskie as we both overlooked the bleacher covered bullpen and he said that at a previous coaching stop a similar setup was constructed. In his opinion the lighting will have to be tripled, as that had happened in his previous experience.

I think it could be distracting to be warming up under several hundred stomping fans. Also this is all located in close contact with where students enter and exit the student section bleachers to buy beer. Hopefully the pitching staff will be able to tune out the new and additional noise down there.

Honestly the players do a large majority of their warming prep in the indoor facility already. If Jay gets his wishes for an indoor infield that serves the dual purpose as batting cages, he's already said that he wants to use the current batting cages as real estate for a vastly expanded pitching lab. Once that happens, the shitty bullpen will lessen its significance in the grand scheme.

The nets to protect these new seats completely suck. Not only a pain in the arse to view game action through, but now there are these big metal poles erected to hold them up.

The main thing the fans have lost now is the ability to interact with the players, kids getting foul balls/autographs along the wall, "victory laps" that don't include the diehard fans who have made the Box what it once was.

It all completely detracts from the original fan experience that put this program on the map decades ago. Going in completely the opposite direction to chase them dollar bills yall.