Massive Changes Out At Rangers Ballpark

So long and farewell to the hideously out of date video boards at Rangers Ballpark. No longer will we have to squint to view the starting lineup. No longer will our beautiful ballpark be sullied with a half-assed, 1989-lookin' graphics package. Gear up Rangers fans because Texas is spending some money.

$13 million might not get Cliff Lee back in Ranger red but it'll damn sure buy you a couple of state of the art, HD video boards, with every last bell and whistle you can imagine. Starting lineup? Of course. Pitch tracker? Check. Fantasy stats? Yep. Wait, what? That's right, kids, Texas is going above and beyond with this thing and I cannot wait to check this thing out.

The formerly pathetic 24 x 36 ft. board which sat atop the home run porch in right field is currently being replaced with a 42 x 120 ft. HD board. That ain't all, folks. That obscene Coca-Cola matrix board out in center field will be replaced by a 25 x 29 HD board. Both the Home Run Porch and centerfield video boards will employ the use of Daktronics newest 15 millimeter LED technology. A press release from the the teams states, "The video boards can operate as single giant displays or be divided into multiple zones (windows) to show a wide variety of statistics, information, graphics, animation, and live and recorded video."

In addition to the massive overhaul with the video boards, the sound system in the ballpark is being upgraded as well.

The project is expected to be ready by Opening Day 2011.