First Tennessee Park - Nashville, Tennessee
First Tennessee Park - Home of the Nashville Sounds The park was renamed First Horizon Park in January 2020.
First Tennessee Park - Home of the Nashville Sounds The Nashville Sounds play in the Southern Division of the Triple-A Pacific Coast League, approximately 1,930 miles from the Pacific coast.
First Tennessee Park - Home of the Nashville Sounds At my visit, they were affiliated with the Oakland Athletics.
First Tennessee Park - Home of the Nashville Sounds For some reason, people are ga-ga about "guitar shaped scoreboards." The line score is only on the neck, and there is some info on the tuning pegs.
First Tennessee Park - Home of the Nashville Sounds I ran into my Colorado-friend Dan, who was scouting the game, as I was asking about the Sulphur Dell sign at the press gate.
First Tennessee Park - Home of the Nashville Sounds The ivy-covered fence?
First Tennessee Park - Home of the Nashville Sounds Not the most picturesque surroundings.
First Tennessee Park - Home of the Nashville Sounds That's better. The traffic cones were in bloom!
First Tennessee Park - Home of the Nashville Sounds Bike racks with a baseball theme.
First Tennessee Park - Home of the Nashville Sounds I'm surprised that they haven't sold advertising on the back of the gee-tar.
First Tennessee Park - Home of the Nashville Sounds Several interactive games along the first base line. Looks like a pretty tough Skee-ball.
First Tennessee Park - Home of the Nashville Sounds Enter the confines.
First Tennessee Park - Home of the Nashville Sounds The back of the batter's eye commemorates the site of Sulphur Dell. But it was not "baseball's most historic park" by a longshot.
First Tennessee Park - Home of the Nashville Sounds The site of home plate is marked accordingly.
First Tennessee Park - Home of the Nashville Sounds I searched high and low for the famous Sulpher Dell historical marker, but no one at the park knew what I was talking about. The Sounds' PR person finally told me that she thought it was in a state history museum warehouse.
First Tennessee Park - Home of the Nashville Sounds The low home view.
First Tennessee Park - Home of the Nashville Sounds
First Tennessee Park - Home of the Nashville Sounds Nashville Skyline
First Tennessee Park - Home of the Nashville Sounds I can see my shadow!
First Tennessee Park - Home of the Nashville Sounds Picnic Palace?
First Tennessee Park - Home of the Nashville Sounds Robocam in center field.
First Tennessee Park - Home of the Nashville Sounds Nice grass.
First Tennessee Park - Home of the Nashville Sounds Center field party area.
First Tennessee Park - Home of the Nashville Sounds Fair or foul?
First Tennessee Park - Home of the Nashville Sounds What they called it before naming rights were sold.
First Tennessee Park - Home of the Nashville Sounds The adoring throng.
First Tennessee Park - Home of the Nashville Sounds Hot game action from my seat!
First Tennessee Park - Home of the Nashville Sounds Nashville was my first stop on a 9 game trip through West Virginia, Virginia, North Caroline, Ohiio and Kentucky.
First Tennessee Park - Home of the Nashville Sounds The obligatory end cap shot.
First Tennessee Park - Home of the Nashville Sounds An addition to my fridge magnet collection.
First Tennessee Park - Home of the Nashville Sounds An addition to my pocket schedule collection.
First Tennessee Park - Home of the Nashville Sounds Road Trip!
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