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Dating[edit]

Can we please have a consistent style of dating on this page? It seems as though half of the dates are 2006-03-01 which is a bizarre style of dating, at least spell out the actual month or something and about half are the regular, normal person's way of dating (August 17, 2001). So, let's decide, please!! It appears one person attempted to change it, only to have it reverted. 130.86.101.168 21:18, 23 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

The "bizarre" style of dating actually autoformats to whatever dating style you have set your preferences to. The "regular" style of dating is only used because that is the only way to include a wikilink to a specific topic within a year (like 2007 Major League Baseball season). Both of these are consistent with the Wikipedia Manual of Style.--StormXor 00:57, 24 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]
"Normal"-style dates, such as September 24 2007, can be used, and will work with autoformatting as well. In text, this style is probably better, as autoformatting does not work for IP users, and thus the number-style does look "bizzare". It's also better to use one style throughout the text, except those cases where "2007-09-24" must be used, such as cite templates. - BillCJ 01:29, 24 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

The giant glove[edit]

Should we make note that the Giant Glove in right-center field is the largest "baseball glove" in the world. We can use Guiness as a source, it's in their latest edition.

--Kblavie 03:29, 27 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Agreed — Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.102.245.60 (talk) 02:12, 10 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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Bullpen[edit]

I seem to remember watching a game and one of the commentators said something to the effect the reason the relief pitchers get loose in foul territory was because they forgot to add a bullpen when designing the stadium. Not sure if this is accurate, was meant as a joke, or whatever, but thought it might be relevant if true (couldn't find anything about it in a quick google search). --86.164.126.9 (talk) 17:02, 6 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Probably a joke. I'm fairly certain that choice was intentional, meant to evoke older ballparks like Wrigley Field, and to put fans in the bleachers closer to the action, without bullpens separating them from the outfield. DanyaRomulus (talk) 23:28, 10 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

It would be interesting to see the idea validated or invalidated on the main page. The commentators on tonight's radio broadcast of the Giants-Cardinals postseason game mentioned it again. Matthewlmcclure (talk) 01:43, 22 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Football Capacity[edit]

What is the capacity for football games? With the temporary bleachers and the blocked seats it's hard to imagine the capacity is still 41,915. --Southronite (talk) 23:01, 23 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

No mention is made of the location of the bullpen[edit]

The bullpens were completely left out of the stadium until it was too late to add them anywhere other than the foul zones. Will (Talk - contribs) 04:08, 25 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I came here looking for that too, and it's a commonly reported story. There is a limited amount of usable space in the location, that much is true. However, I find the story dubious, as I can't imagine an architecture firm that designs baseball stadiums for a living would "forget" to add bullpens. I suspect they were removed from an original design, possibly by the ownership and not the designers, to use the space for something else, like seats for paying customers, and the story made up by someone to account for the lack of bullpens. - BilCat (talk) 21:11, 22 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
After some internet searching, it seems the story is probably apocryphal. See this blog, which seems to be the best source out there, which says the bullpens were designed that way on purpose to give the park an intimate feel. - BilCat (talk) 21:37, 22 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

The AT&T History Lesson[edit]

Is the history lesson of AT&T the company actually required in this article? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.141.200.222 (talk) 09:14, 14 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Fence heights?[edit]

Can anyone please post the heights of the outfield fences?

Yugiohfan2010 (talk) 03:07, 27 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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Several sources seem to contradict the statement in this article that the Giants pay nothing for use of the city land under the park.

The questionable statement:

"as well as free use of the land it sits on, among the most valuable real estate in the country" -- this appears to be based on a single 2004 source: http://news.minnesota.publicradio.org/features/2004/05/14_gordonj_sanfranpark


One contradictory article states:

"The Giants pay $1.2 million in rent each year on the 12.5-acre ballpark site, part of a 66-year lease with the San Francisco Port Commission."

(source: http://www2.ljworld.com/news/2002/oct/22/privately_built_pacific )


Another contradictory article says:

"The Giants lease the land on which the ballpark sits from the Port of San Francisco at a fair market value."

(source: http://www.ballparks.com/baseball/national/pacbel.htm )

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