Talk:Miami Stadium

Name change - importance of stadium post-hurricane Andrew

The stub is a good starting point, but there is much more that needs to be added, for example, the changing of the name to honor Bobby Maduro (and why), the stadium's use (and fate) after Hurricane Andrew, and the many non-baseball uses of the stadium since 1949. 147.70.242.41 (talk) 15:12, 17 October 2008 (UTC)

Bobby Maduro was a pro baseball executive in Cuba, in the 40s and 50s...the Branch Rickey of Cuba, if you will. He was also involved (many years later) with the organization of The Inter-American League (which was a AAA minor league), as well as the City of Miami Youth World Series, which was held for many years at Miami Stadium. A common misconception is that it was named "Bobby Maduro Stadium", but this is not entirely accurate. It was, in fact, named "Bobby Maduro Miami Stadium". (The "Bobby Maduro" part was added, but the "Miami" was never dropped, as many believe.)

Also, there was actually very little significant damage to the stadium from Andrew. The pressbox windows were blown out, but since the Orioles and Marlins had already left, there was little need for the pressbox, so it was never repaired. Miami-Dade Community College's (Wolfson Campus) baseball team stayed there through their 1996 season, but they had no real need for a pressbox, per se. There was very little significant damage to other parts of the stadium from Andrew. It was still quite functional after the storm.

As for non-baseball uses, it was used for concerts, civic gatherings, basketball, boxing and soccer, but there is little detailed information readily available about the majority of these events. It's out there somewhere, but one would have to really dig.

Feel free to incorporate the above info into the main article, as you see fit. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 65.9.83.82 (talk) 15:58, 20 October 2008 (UTC)