Nashville Sounds
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The Nashville Sounds are a minor league baseball team from Nashville, Tennessee. They play at the Triple-A (AAA) level, the most difficult level before Major League Baseball, against other baseball teams in the Pacific Coast League (a group of 16 baseball teams at the same level). When a player shows that he plays well at this level, he is moved up to the team's partner, the Milwaukee Brewers, which is a Major League Baseball team.
The Sounds started playing in 1978 at Herschel Greer Stadium (the name of the stadium where they play baseball). They have won the championship in their league three (3) times: 1979, 1982, and 2005.
The team is named "Sounds" because Nashville, the city where the team plays, is famous for making Country music.
[change] Herschel Greer Stadium
Their current, and only ballpark is Herschel Greer Stadium. There have been many changes to it since itwas completed in 1978. It now seats 10,052 spectators.[1] Its best known feature is its giant 115.6 foot (35.2 m) scoreboard which is behind the left field wall. It has the shape of a guitar.
After the construction of new and quite luxurious minor league ballparks, Greer had fallen below standards set for Triple-A stadiums by professional baseball. Therefore there have been several renovations and upgrades to meet the Triple-A standards. Before the 2008 season, more than $1 million in upgrades and repairs were made to the stadium.[2] A new clubhouse was built, the field lighting was improved as well as were the restrooms, walkways, and seating, were made in order to keep the stadium functional for another three to five years.[2]
On December 16, 2008, the Nashville Metro Council approved an up to five-year extension to Greer's lease.
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Nashville's baseball stadium (Herschel Greer Stadium)
[change] References
- "Nashville Sounds: Team History." Nashville Sounds. 3 January 2008.
[change] Other websites
