http://www.cougarathleticfund.com/fa...all-clubhouse/
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this one totals about 5500 sq ft. http://www.dailylobo.com/article/201...rove-clubhouse
This is the area I'm thinking it will fall. I don't know how far they want to impose on the track area with the building but I'd assume they probably want to remove the old building completely anyway.
Looking at outfield decks it looks like they'd have to put some type of wall/barrier between the track and the right field wall to create a private area which might be a problem.
They're likely going to have to put an added wall past the outfield wall anyway. I think most likely, that bullpen will have to go behind the wall now when the clubhouse goes in it's place.
It's a tight squeeze when you check the measurements just using google maps but they probably can make it work. At it's closest point, the track is only about 25' from the outfield fence but that's more right-center. Closer towards the line, the track curves away giving a little more room
That's what I'm thinking too. Think of a camp on Grand Isle that has cars and boats parked under it and the home is on level 2, but nicer. Brick columns, camera system to watch from dugout and/or clubhouse, etc.
Build the building up. The under level would have to be more like 2 levels worth. You can have bullpens and cages under. Then clubhouse, offices, storage, etc on floors 2 and 3.
Why is the athletic dept. keeping the clubhouse renovations so secret? Why are the blueprints not made public to the fans? I would think they would want to show us the plans. I hate getting second hand information.
I think the existing right field bull pen could stay the same with the home dugout moving to the first base side. If they wanted to use the bullpen space for construction they could put the bullpen on the ground floor of the new clubhouse facility as you would need an indoor hitting/pitching facility anyway, but my bet would be the first base dugout/bull pen would become the home side. They could even expand the footprint a little to give them more bullpen area and reduce the visitor side bullpen there if needed.
I also would think for fairness the opponent would have to have access to the same technology as the home team so I don't think you could put cameras showing into the dugout without doing the same for the visitor.