Meet the Quad Cities (The place, not the team)

[Drunk Skunk]

Originally Posted by Gugstanley

Great pictures! It has been about 5 years since I have been out that way.
If I remember right that baseball stadium was under water one year when I was out. That has to be a serious home field advantage when you play games at a flooded diamond.

Yep, that would have been around 2001. They took the team picture infront of the stadium, all of the players were in boats. I can't find the picture anywhere on the 'net though. Here's a grainy picture of the stadium though, from the flood.

[pioneer98]

Originally Posted by Gugstanley

Great pictures! It has been about 5 years since I have been out that way.
If I remember right that baseball stadium was under water one year when I was out. That has to be a serious home field advantage when you play games at a flooded diamond.

The stadium underwent a major renovation in 2004. One of the main improvements was a floodwall. The very first season after the renovation there was 1 game where the river flooded a bit, and would have covered right field without the floodwall. But they were able to play.

I guess the jury is still out if they'd be able to play there during a major flood (i.e. 1993). I think the stadium would survive OK, but they may not be able to play there due to fire hazards (exits possibly being blocked by water or removeable flood walls).

[pioneer98]

I found some old pictures of the game with the flood. They did play a game that day with no problems despite the high water (click for larger image).