Dolphins Stadium

Are The Marlins In Too Big A Pond?

The Florida Marlins often feel like fish out of water playing Pro Baseball at Dolphins Stadium in Miami, Florida. The stadium was originally built as a football facility in 1987 for the National Football League's (NFL) Miami Dolphins. Florida Marlins fans complain that the seats are too far from the field and angled the wrong way. The Florida Marlins played their first season in 1993 and brought two Pro Baseball World Series to Dolphins Stadium within 10 years, winning Championships in 1997 and 2003.

Despite their success, Dolphins Stadium seems to be too big a pond for the Florida Marlins to fill. The full baseball seating capacity at Dolphins Stadium is 47,662, but attendance flounders at times, so all second deck outfield seats are covered and blocked off by canvas. Often, Dolphins Stadium doesn't use the entire second deck for baseball. Seating capacity is now listed as 36,531 for baseball and 75,000 for football. The Florida Marlins Mermaids, the first female rally team in all of Pro Baseball, appear at Marlins home games to help generate excitement with dance routines, promotional items, contests, and overall team spirit. Yet the Florida Marlins draw among the smallest crowds in baseball. In late 2005, the organization announced plans to relocate from Dolphins Stadium and sold off some off the strongest Florida Marlins players to reduce payroll.

Formerly known as Dolphin Stadium, Joe Robbie Stadium, Pro Player Park, and Pro Player Stadium, the facility was renamed Dolphins Stadium in January 1995. Dolphins Stadium originally cost $300 million and it underwent $10 million in renovations to prepare for baseball. Dolphins Stadium installed retractable seating on its north side, constructed a baseball press box, built baseball dugouts, added 660 new lights, and installed a hydraulic pitcher's mound that disappears to accommodate football games. A synthetic warning track absorbs water on the field ensuring a firm dry playing surface within 30 minutes following rain fall. Dolphin Stadiums' field of play for baseball is larger than in most other baseball stadiums. The Teal Monster, Dolphins Stadium's 33-foot tall left-field fence, also hinders a batter's ability to hit home runs. The outfield wall has many nooks and crannies that create tough angles and unpredictable bounces for outfielders.

Dolphins Stadium has hosted three NFL Super Bowl games including 1989, 1995 and 1999 with two more scheduled in 2007 and 2010. It also hosts the FedEx Orange Bowl. Numerous concerts, featuring entertainers such as U2, The Rolling Stones, Pink Floyd, Elton John, Billy Joel, Chicago, Genesis, Gloria Estefan, Guns N' Roses, The Who, Hall & Oates, Rod Stewart, Paul McCartney, and The Three Tenors have also filled the Dolphins Stadium.

Getting There and Getting Around

Dolphins Stadium is located at 2267 Dan Marino Blvd. Prior to every Saturday home game, the Florida Marlins Fiesta Latina is held from 4:00 - 6:00 p.m. outside of Gate G in the plaza area. Open to Marlins ticket holders, Fiesta Latina features live Latin music and Latin cuisine. A Florida Marlins Community Foundation fundraiser at Friday home games features dollar grab bags, a dollar store, a Chinese raffle, a silent auction, and other specials featured at section 149. It starts when the gates open at 6:00 and continues until the bottom of the third inning. You'll find plenty of parking at Florida Marlins games. Miami-Dade Transit provides Park & Ride bus service to Saturday and Sunday games at Dolphins Stadium. Metrobuses depart from select Metrorail stations and parks. Disabled parking is located at Gates A, C, E and G. Advance contact is recommended to obtain seating with wheelchair access. Escalators are located at Gates B, F and H. Ramps are located at the entrance gates.

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