Roller Field at Camden Yards
Roller Field at Camden Yards, the beautiful baseball-only facility in
downtown Ybor City, became the official home of the Rollers before the
2001 "B" season.
Roller Field is state-of-the-art yet unique; traditional and intimate
in design. It blends with the urban context of downtown Ybor City
while taking its image from baseball parks built in the early 20th
century. Steel, rather than concrete trusses, an arched brick facade,
a sun roof over the gentle slope of the upper deck, an asymmetrical
playing field, and natural grass turf are just some of the features
that tie it to those magnificent big league ballparks built in the
early 1900's. Ebbets Field (Brooklyn), Shibe Park (Philadelphia),
Fenway Park (Boston), Crosley Field (Cincinnati), Forbes Fields
(Pittsburgh), Wrigley Field (Chicago), and The Polo Grounds (New York)
were among the ballparks that served as powerful influences in the
design of Roller Field.
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