Charles Schwab Field Omaha (TDAPO)

Post by **Brad** » Wed Feb 16, 2011 3:29 pm

May be I am not going down there... It looks foggy as heck in downtown!

S33 · Post by **S33** » Wed Feb 16, 2011 3:57 pm

Brad wrote:May be I am not going down there... It looks foggy as heck in downtown!

Yeah, so much for 62 and sunny. More like 40 and rainy...

Man, I'm in a shitty mood today... I better just hang up the keyboard now :)

almighty_tuna · Post by **almighty_tuna** » Wed Feb 16, 2011 4:02 pm

Yeah, not as nice down here anymore. Pretty hazy.

iamjacobm · Post by **iamjacobm** » Wed Feb 16, 2011 4:39 pm

Ahh this is getting me excited for baseball season!

Garrett · Post by **Garrett** » Wed Feb 16, 2011 9:28 pm

And on the Omaha thing again, if I remember correctly during the swim trials the sign next to the pool that said Omaha was panned over 2,000+ times and I think the City's name was mentioned 400+ times throughout that time and the Olympics. So adding the Omaha tag is definitely more of a nationwide advertising thing.

Erik · Post by **Erik** » Thu Feb 17, 2011 6:29 pm

Axel wrote:And on the Omaha thing again, if I remember correctly during the swim trials the sign next to the pool that said Omaha was panned over 2,000+ times and I think the City's name was mentioned 400+ times throughout that time and the Olympics. So adding the Omaha tag is definitely more of a nationwide advertising thing.

Like S33 said, there is a lot of room for improving it's brand name and must continue to work hard to do so. That said, the brand has seen a lot of improvement in the last fifteen years and people no longer consider Omaha a cow-town in a cornfield. People now see Omaha as a decent wage, low cost of living city that is not so boring. That is pretty much were it stops though. As long as we continue to have a good product to promote with the name, then the improvement in how outsiders perceive the city will continue to improve. Again, so far so good, but we aren't even a 1/4th of where we need to be.

Post by **Brad** » Thu Feb 17, 2011 7:58 pm

Brad wrote:
almighty_tuna wrote:They should have the south-facing TD up by then. Looks like there's enough letters for at least one more sign - my bet is on the east light tower.
I am guessing above the scoreboard on the field side...

They are adding a second side to the field side of the light tower like I thought.

nebport5 · Post by **nebport5** » Fri Feb 18, 2011 12:44 am

It's not apparent to me from the pictures...is any of the signage to be illuminated from within or just with spot lights?

Post by **Brad** » Fri Feb 18, 2011 7:40 am

nebport5 wrote:It's not apparent to me from the pictures...is any of the signage to be illuminated from within or just with spot lights?

Not sure about all of it, but the larger stuff will be illuminated from within.

nebport5 · Post by **nebport5** » Fri Feb 18, 2011 11:52 am

Brad wrote:
nebport5 wrote:It's not apparent to me from the pictures...is any of the signage to be illuminated from within or just with spot lights?
Not sure about all of it, but the larger stuff will be illuminated from within.

looks as though, none of the "Omaha" signage.

thenewguy · Post by **thenewguy** » Fri Feb 18, 2011 4:06 pm

this morning the lights were all on. Looked awesome there...and huge.

BTW, with the moon as big as it was this morning, it would have made for an awesome sunrise shot of the skyline with the moon in the background.

Post by **Brad** » Sat Feb 19, 2011 1:19 pm

I didn't see the moon this morning, but yesterday it was Awesome!

The lights have been on a lot lately, but I can't wait for the rest of accent lights, sidewalk lights, and signs to get turned on.

omahahawk · Post by **omahahawk** » Sun Feb 20, 2011 8:48 pm

They had the lights on last night and today too. The signage over the main entrance is in fact illuminated from within and looks great. Couldn't tell if the other trademark signs are self lit but the place otherwise looked amazing. One thing I'm not sure about but it looks like they aren't putting in all the seating that you see in every rendering, or at least not yet. The higher areas on both sides of the press box don't appear like they are going to be put in at this time. Rather, it looks like it will be the same number of rows all the way around the second level at this point. I guess its the blank spots that are the areas where they had talked about the stadium being expandable if necessary. I was thinking they were going to build it exactly as depicted and that the additional seating would be added elsewhere. Instead I guess it will be kind of like the way they did the add on in the Qwest above the Bud Bar. I wonder how long it will be before they put it in. Seems like they'd be OK to do that now but I'm guessing they are just being conservative. Bet it happens before too long though.

thenewguy · Post by **thenewguy** » Mon Feb 21, 2011 8:38 pm

i suppose that would be possible, but i can't see them holding back on seating when the stadium was initially built for a single purpose: CWS. They would be leaving money on the table by not putting seats in. I have no idea what they are expecting to hit for attendance per game/total attendance, but even 1000 seat difference could cost them 10-15k per game. If it were only 1 game a day for the 12 or so days, you're looking at a loss of 120-180k in ticket revenue alone.

Also, saw this on ncaa's page...

http://www.ncaa.com/championships/baseball/d1

...photo: compliments of adam streur photography ;)

Post by **Brad** » Mon Feb 21, 2011 8:45 pm

I think the upper ends are just bleachers. The supports are already in and it only takes a day to put the bleachers on. I am sure they will be up by April.

almighty_tuna · Post by **almighty_tuna** » Mon Feb 21, 2011 9:03 pm

thenewguy wrote:http://www.ncaa.com/championships/baseball/d1

...photo: compliments of adam streur photography ;)

Makes it hard to have a bad day when your photo is a feature on an NCAA site.

Coyote · Post by **Coyote** » Mon Feb 21, 2011 9:08 pm

Congrats Adam!

Linkin5 · Post by **Linkin5** » Mon Feb 21, 2011 9:21 pm

almighty_tuna wrote:
thenewguy wrote:http://www.ncaa.com/championships/baseball/d1

...photo: compliments of adam streur photography ;)
Makes it hard to have a bad day when your photo is a feature on an NCAA site.

Those scrubs actually pay for it? :)

omahahawk · Post by **omahahawk** » Tue Feb 22, 2011 7:52 am

Brad wrote:I think the upper ends are just bleachers. The supports are already in and it only takes a day to put the bleachers on. I am sure they will be up by April.

Bleachers?...Wow, I thought it was going to be all seats....but I guess if they're still going to have General Admission...

Post by **Brad** » Tue Feb 22, 2011 9:06 pm

Photo Update 2-22-2011

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iamjacobm · Post by **iamjacobm** » Tue Feb 22, 2011 9:26 pm

Great shots! That place looks amazing I cannot wait to watch a game there. I am really impressed with the outcome.

almighty_tuna · Post by **almighty_tuna** » Tue Feb 22, 2011 9:29 pm

Nice shots! The skyline reflection in the first pic is *fantastic*! I'm eagerly, however impatiently, awaiting the statue to be placed and the rest of the construction garb out of the way.

Post by **Brad** » Tue Feb 22, 2011 9:45 pm

Thanks! Still don't beat your rooftop shot!!!

Linkin5 · Post by **Linkin5** » Tue Feb 22, 2011 9:53 pm

That last pic really reminds me of the Sprint Center glass in KC.

ShawJ · Post by **ShawJ** » Tue Feb 22, 2011 10:03 pm

Awesome shots Brad! As Tuna said, that glass has a nice reflective quality at night.

Coyote · Post by **Coyote** » Tue Feb 22, 2011 10:55 pm

Great shots Brad

the1wags · Post by **the1wags** » Tue Feb 22, 2011 10:59 pm

Nice shots Brad. I really like the first one with the skyline reflection in the glass. As Tuna said, once all the construction stuff is outta there, you guys will have to hit it up. 8)

almighty_tuna · Post by **almighty_tuna** » Wed Feb 23, 2011 9:14 am

Here's what it looks like with the signage illuminated. Still waiting on that "Omaha" to be lit up.

And just for kicks...

Post by **Brad** » Wed Feb 23, 2011 9:47 am

Nice! too bad the sign wasn't lit last night...

almighty_tuna · Post by **almighty_tuna** » Wed Feb 23, 2011 11:12 am

Thanks, Brad! Entirely dumb luck. I scared the |expletive| out of Trish with my hollering when we drove up to shoot and I saw they were on! lol

nebport5 · Post by **nebport5** » Wed Feb 23, 2011 3:36 pm

Great shots guys, I feel like the lights have been on (all night) the last 3-4 nights.

still not holding my breathe for illuminating the "omaha" part, unless with spot lighting.

The "TD" isn't up on the scoreboard sign yet. Can't wait to see that side lit up as well.

almighty_tuna · Post by **almighty_tuna** » Wed Feb 23, 2011 3:39 pm

nebport5 wrote:I feel like the lights have been on (all night) the last 3-4 nights.

They have been - I've been told it's the burn-in period.

Post by **Brad** » Sun Feb 27, 2011 1:03 pm

The "OMAHA" part of the sign has been lit the past several nights. Its lit internally like the other pasts of the sign.

omahahawk · Post by **omahahawk** » Sun Feb 27, 2011 7:47 pm

Drove by the stadium this afternoon and could see that they were running the video board as well, looked great.

Post by **Brad** » Mon Feb 28, 2011 10:44 am

TD Ameritrade Park Opens SEVEN weeks from Tomorrow!!! Can't Wait!

S33 · Post by **S33** » Mon Feb 28, 2011 10:46 am

So what is scheduled to be the first event to take place? The "professional" baseball team, Creighton, or something else?

Post by **Brad** » Mon Feb 28, 2011 10:47 am

S33 wrote:So what is scheduled to be the first event to take place? The "professional" baseball team, Creighton, or something else?

Creighton VS Nebraska 4/19/2011

S33 · Post by **S33** » Mon Feb 28, 2011 10:55 am

I'm gonna try to get tickets for that. I want to be person to spill my beer in whatever seat I get.

thenewguy · Post by **thenewguy** » Mon Feb 28, 2011 1:17 pm

so will construction be 100% by that time, or will there still be areas they need to complete before the CWS, and just work around it for the CU/NU game? That game is only about a month and a half away :shock:

Post by **Brad** » Mon Feb 28, 2011 2:11 pm

Its is scheduled for completion 4/15/2011, 4 days before the Creighton vs Nebraska Game.