Janet Marie Smith @janetmariesmith.bsky.social · 7hFun with color: What a fantastic palette chosen back in 1962 for Dodger Stadium. Perfect for Southern California. Third oldest park in Major League Baseball and going strong, over 4 million fans in back to back seasons! 030
Janet Marie Smith @janetmariesmith.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Nothing says post season baseball like a 26 ounce burger for breakfast with Steve Brener. Los Angeles Dodgers will host the post season for the 30th time in the 65 year lifespan of Dodger Stadium, including last 14 years in a row 010
Janet Marie Smith @janetmariesmith.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Stan Kasten’s Dodgers have been in the postseason every year since 2013. They tied a major league record by making 14 postseasons in a row. That record was set by Stan Kasten’s Braves. www.truebluela.com/los-angeles-...truebluela.comDodgers tie Braves record with 14 postseasons in a row. Stan Kasten was there for bothDodgers are in the postseason for the 14th year in a row, tying the Braves MLB record from 1991-2005. Stan Kasten was president of both teams, and compared them. 000
Janet Marie Smith @janetmariesmith.bsky.social · 16/09/2026And through these hallowed doors of the Baseball Institute at Whittier College is the home of The Baseball Reliquary and their fantastic collection of baseball books and artifacts! Plan your visit to coincide with the Nov 8 Shrine of the Eternals ceremony! 040
Reposted by Janet Marie SmithTodd Radom @toddradom.bsky.social · 15/09/2026For Roberto Clemente Day-a profound honor to have my art on display at PNC Park in Pittsburgh, also an honor as it was commissioned by the great @janetmariesmith.bsky.social The very first MLB game I can recall attending was Clemente Day at Shea Stadium in 1971 🇵🇷 1266
Janet Marie Smith @janetmariesmith.bsky.social · 03/09/2026“So here’s the message to Orioles fans this weekend. Buy a ticket. Buy four…The lower bowl at Camden Yards on a Friday night in a pennant race is one of the best things this city has ever built, and it only works when it is full of home fans.” Baltimore Sun www.baltimoresun.com/2026/09/02/o...baltimoresun.comOrioles fans need to show up when their team needs them | EDITORIALEditorial: Last month, Yankees fans packed Camden Yards and helped their team sweep the Orioles. Now, with a wild-card spot in play and the Red Sox coming to town, O’s fans need to show up for their t... 020
Janet Marie Smith @janetmariesmith.bsky.social · 07/08/2026I have 3 lifetime passes to Baseball Hall of Fame ⚾! Every 10 years I get another one for good measure! Plus I really wanted Josh Rawitch autograph to add to Jeff Idelson . You can have one too, with perks and bragging rights: shop.baseballhall.org/baseball-hal... 1120
Janet Marie Smith @janetmariesmith.bsky.social · 02/08/2026How gratifying to see traditions planned for Eutaw Street still alive after 34 years: Oriole Hall of Fame plaques, bronze baseballs on Eutaw Street, flags in descending order of team standings. Eutaw Street would not have been without the B&O Warehouse. x.com/mikeburkemdt...x.comMike Burke (@MikeBurkeMDT) on X@SmithJanetmarie @RealSamHorn @Orioles @WYPreGame https://t.co/E1ZEZ85kdX 030
Janet Marie Smith @janetmariesmith.bsky.social · 01/08/2026Always enjoy a visit with Sam Horn - at Dodger Stadium rather than Fenway Park for a change. Sam scored the first run at Camden Yards April 6, 1992. Yep, we go way back! 2191
Janet Marie Smith @janetmariesmith.bsky.social · 28/07/202657 years after Boston City Hall and the plaza opened and still not fully baked. Here is a walk with photographer Stan Grossfeld and his artful eye. Too bad such an inelegant corner for the great Bill Russell tribute. 011
Janet Marie Smith @janetmariesmith.bsky.social · 24/07/2026Here is an outing not to miss! Saturday July 25 at 1 pm Polar Park Worcester. The Great Melissa Ludtke. 031
Janet Marie Smith @janetmariesmith.bsky.social · 14/07/2026Looking for Shibe Park, aka Connie Mack Stadium? Row houses always in the background of the photos of that beautiful park are still here. But the marker is on the mend. 051
Janet Marie Smith @janetmariesmith.bsky.social · 13/07/2026Nothing says Philly like William Penn atop City Hall. For 100+ years no building could be higher than his hat. Even legendary city planner Edmond Bacon honored this rule. (Is he best known for this or being dad to Kevin Bacon?!). Your architecture trivia for the day has ended 072
Janet Marie Smith @janetmariesmith.bsky.social · 07/07/2026So excited about “Shrine of the Eternals” and these fantastic cards by @heavyjstudios.bsky.social 010
Reposted by Janet Marie SmithSABR Baseball Cards @sabrbbcards.bsky.social · 07/07/2026Congratulations to the 2026 Baseball Reliquary "Shrine of the Eternals" inductees: Roy Campanella, @janetmariesmith.bsky.social, and Charlie O. Finley. And congratulations as well to Tony Salin Memorial Award winner Phil Dixon and Hilda Chester Award winner @backlinenurse.bsky.social. 0122
Janet Marie Smith @janetmariesmith.bsky.social · 06/07/2026Joseph Kavanagh Co. Inc. fabricated the distinctive railings with ball joints at Camden Yards They remain in the aisles but were removed from the seating bowl where they once hinted at box seats that graced the classic era of ballparks www.bizjournals.com/baltimore/ne...bizjournals.com160-year-old Baltimore-area firm shuts down, sells headquarters - Baltimore Business JournalThe firm was among the oldest family-owned businesses in Greater Baltimore. 130
Janet Marie Smith @janetmariesmith.bsky.social · 02/07/2026So excited to see my long time colleague Dr. Charles Steinberg inducted into the Worcester Red Sox Hall of Fame! What a fantastic career scripting magic for Oriole, Padres, Red Sox, Dodger and WooSox fans for decades! theworcesterguardian.org/f/woosox-hal...theworcesterguardian.orgWooSox Hall of Fame to honor Steinberg, Tracy, Fidrych and Zabinski | The Worcester GuardianThe Worcester Red Sox will induct founding president Dr. Charles Steinberg, former WooSox manager Chad Tracy, baseball icon Mark Fidrych and Canal District advocate Gene Zabinski into the WooSox Hall ... 000
Reposted by Janet Marie SmithAndy Kostka @afkostka.bsky.social · 28/06/2026I think this new Corona bar robbed Luis Garcia of a Eutaw Street homer 0103
Reposted by Janet Marie SmithBryan Kephart @thundercrat.bsky.social · 11/10/2025My island’s baseball stadium is coming together nicely 6273
Janet Marie Smith @janetmariesmith.bsky.social · 21/06/2026Fun fact: Those blue seats on Dodger Stadium field were in foul territory from 1962-2000. All that foul territory-and excellent pitching-gave it the reputation of being a pitchers park. Bet we could find some who threw from that mound prior to 2000 season that could tell us! 251
Janet Marie Smith @janetmariesmith.bsky.social · 07/06/2026A reminder that Pride Month is more than parades.Emmanuel Episcopal Church performance “Considering Matthew Shepard” by Craig Hella Johnson today followed by conversation w/Rt. Rev Gene Robinson, first openly gay priest in a major Christian denomination. www.emmanueldowntown.org/eec-events/2...emmanueldowntown.orgConsidering Matthew Shepard — Emmanuel Episcopal ChurchThe Emmanuel Choir kicks off Baltimore PRIDE month with a performance of Considering Matthew Shepard — welcoming Bishop Gene Robinson 081
Janet Marie Smith @janetmariesmith.bsky.social · 31/05/2026What a positive, optimistic force for preservation, urban design & architecture. We are the beneficiaries of her advocacy and so many events at the Municipal Arts Society Margot Wellington, Who Helped Save Grand Central Terminal, Dies at 91 www.nytimes.com/2026/05/27/n...nytimes.comMargot Wellington, Who Helped Save Grand Central Terminal, Dies at 91 030
Janet Marie Smith @janetmariesmith.bsky.social · 21/05/2026Baltimore Saturday May 30, 12 noon Robby Incmikoski and Adrienne Roberson at the Babe Ruth Birthplace Museum. Sponsored by SABR Baltimore/Babe Ruth Chapter. Come join the conversation about American ballparks and hear Robby’s insightful stories from visits to all 30 working as MLB on field reporter 031
Janet Marie Smith @janetmariesmith.bsky.social · 09/05/2026Went to pick up the scavenger hunt at National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum for all the teams I have known and loved and look at this!!! I am tickled pink to be remembered for this work! And wow, in such great company. 3102
Janet Marie Smith @janetmariesmith.bsky.social · 08/05/2026Mark your calendars for Baltimore Saturday May 30 at 12 noon. Babe Ruth Museum with Rob Incmikoski and discussion of his book on MLB Ballparks, Sacred Grounds and plenty of good stories about his years as on field reporter for MLB. www.robbyinc.com/about 061
Janet Marie Smith @janetmariesmith.bsky.social · 02/05/2026Join us June 4th at Dodger Stadium for the 5th annual Women’s Conference, “Diamonds are Forever: Women Shaping Entertainment and Sports". Dana Walden and Willow Bay keynote speakers. Purchase tickets here! lnkd.in/g9C_Qbvd www.mlb.com/dodgers/fans...mlb.comWomen's Sports and Entertainment Conference at Dodger Stadium | Los Angeles DodgersWomen's Opportunity Network will be hosting its Women in Sports and Entertainment conference at Dodger Stadium 010
Janet Marie Smith @janetmariesmith.bsky.social · 28/03/2026All dressed up and ready to play! #dodgerstadium #losangeles 050
Janet Marie Smith @janetmariesmith.bsky.social · 28/03/2026Nights of Neon mural Gold Glove Bar #dodgerstadium #losangeles 052
Janet Marie Smith @janetmariesmith.bsky.social · 26/03/2026And she is ready for another spectacular season! #dodgerstadium 150
Janet Marie Smith @janetmariesmith.bsky.social · 09/03/2026Cool Camden Yards trivia you may not know by @jeffbarker @baltimoresun Of course we would call Camden Yards a “ballpark”not a “stadium” - Larry Lucchino used to fine staff $1 if they used the “s” word, insisting we think of it differently www.baltimoresun.com/2026/03/09/c...baltimoresun.comCool Camden Yards trivia you may not knowThink you know Oriole Park at Camden Yards? Here is some ballpark trivia courtesy of one of the stadium’s designers 151
Janet Marie Smith @janetmariesmith.bsky.social · 28/02/2026When in AZ and you’ve enough fun in the sun, but not enough baseball go to FrashersTavern Scottsdale for excellent food & drink & more baseball courtesy George Frasher, Charlie Vascellaro and Arizona Baseball Legacy & Experience 020
Janet Marie Smith @janetmariesmith.bsky.social · 09/02/2026Could not resist adding 1992 pics to @thebaltimorebanner.com by @afkostka.bsky.social H and E would light up to denote Hit or Error. Birds are wind vanes. Scrollwork mimics supports of the B&O warehouse awning. Clock spelled Baltimore Sun, a nod to the nearby Bromo Seltzer tower lnkd.in/gNi4Hkf8 1266
Janet Marie Smith @janetmariesmith.bsky.social · 17/01/2026Monday January 19th SABR Day at Peabody Height Brewery Jane Leavy with Orioles Broadcaster Melanie Newman; Sig Mejdal - Orioles VP &Assistant GM; MLB’s Tyrone Brooks; Rich Dubroff, Ben Weingarten and Tom Hanrahan TO REGISTER - CONTACT Bob Brown at bacbrown@gmail.com or $49 at the door 9-4 pm 060
Janet Marie Smith @janetmariesmith.bsky.social · 01/12/2025Well ok! Graphics are fun, and no doubt the article full of good content! Thanks Sports Nippon! 130
Janet Marie Smith @janetmariesmith.bsky.social · 20/11/2025www.instagram.com/p/DRPSSQBAPd...instagram.comWISE Women in Sports & Events on Instagram: "🎉 We're thrilled to announce this year's WISE Women of the Year honorees: Congratulations to Ilana Kloss, CEO, Billie Jean King Enterprises; Marla Ostroff,...Join us in honoring Ilana Kloss, Marla Ostroff, and Janet Marie Smith as they receive the prestigious WISE Women of the Year award. The 30th Annual WISE Women of the Year Awards Luncheon will take pla... 241
Janet Marie Smith @janetmariesmith.bsky.social · 10/11/2025Baltimore friends! Join SABR Baltimore/Babe Ruth Chapter this Friday November 14 at 6 pm at The Ivy Bookshop when Kevin Brown interviews Jane Leavy. Sign up and order a copy of her new book here. www.eventbrite.com/e/jane-leavy...eventbrite.comJane Leavy with Kevin Brown: MAKE ME COMMISSIONERAn evening with bestselling biographer Jane Leavy, author of Make Me Commissioner: I Know What's Wrong with Baseball and How To Fix It! 074
Janet Marie Smith @janetmariesmith.bsky.social · 04/11/2025“When people in Los Angeles look at the Dodgers, they’re looking in the mirror,” said Zev Yaroslavsky, a former longtime LA County supervisor and city councilman. “It’s more than just wins and losses and strikes and balls.” A Sea of Blue and White in Downtown L.A. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/03/u...nytimes.comA Sea of Blue and White in Downtown L.A. 030
Janet Marie Smith @janetmariesmith.bsky.social · 24/10/2025Here is some Baltimore fun coming our way on Friday Nov 14 - 6pm Jane Leavy at Ivy Bookshop. Get your book and sign up for the event here www.theivybookshop.com/event/jane-l...theivybookshop.comIvy Bookshop - Jane Leavy with Kevin Brown: MAKE ME COMMISSIONERCome on out to the Ivy Bookshop for an evening with New York Times bestselling biographer and lifelong baseball devotee Jane Leavy, and Orioles broadcaster Kevin Brown! You’ll have the chance to hear ... 044
Janet Marie Smith @janetmariesmith.bsky.social · 29/09/2025Congratulations to the @woosoxnation.bsky.social and City of Worcester on the continued success of Polar Park www.telegram.com/story/opinio...telegram.comOpinion/Guest column: Tip of the WooSox cap to staff - and to fansWhy I am so grateful to the people of Worcester and the fans who “flock to the pahk” from all over New England and beyond. 041
Janet Marie Smith @janetmariesmith.bsky.social · 21/08/2025Thank you Worcester Red Sox for the joy and honor of working with you on Polar Park. What a kick to a part of the WooSox Hall of Fame along side baseball legends Jarren Duran and JP Ricciardi. @woosoxnation.bsky.social @woosoxc.bsky.social 040
Janet Marie Smith @janetmariesmith.bsky.social · 27/07/2025Then and now. 1990 painted mural of future HOK Sport (Populous) rendering of Oriole Park at Camden Yards in Memorial Stadium office. 1992 view from B&O warehouse window. And for proof nothing stays the same, today’s perspective. Model in foreground instagram.com/archmodelsbybr… 130
Janet Marie Smith @janetmariesmith.bsky.social · 07/07/2025Tile mosaic walls at Dodger Stadium mimic the beautiful murals at LAX. Thanks LA Times and Bill Shaikin for the focus on the 1961 art of Janet Bennett and the creative flare that Brenda Levin has given Dodger Stadium in recent years. www.latimes.com/sports/dodge...latimes.comCommentary: LAX won't say who designed its iconic murals, but the Dodgers will. Why?The Dodgers redesigned the hallway leading to the Dodgers' clubhouse this season. It's an ode to the iconic LAX mosaic murals installed in 1961. But there's more to the story. 184
Janet Marie Smith @janetmariesmith.bsky.social · 26/06/2025Ballparks are living organisms”: Janet Marie Smith reflects on career in ballpark design “You're never going to be an expert,” Smith said. “There is nothing like listening to the fans.” #woosox #polarpark #MiLB www.milb.com/news/janet-m...milb.com“Ballparks are living organisms”: Janet Marie Smith reflects on storied career in ballpark designTo headline this year’s UniBank Women in Sports Day on Saturday, June 7 in a packed DCU Club at Polar Park, renowned ballpark designer and 2025 WooSox Hall of Famer Janet Marie Smith spoke about how s... 011
Janet Marie Smith @janetmariesmith.bsky.social · 06/06/2025Oriole Park at Camden Yards and Ed Smith Stadium in Sarasota are the beneficiaries of the brains and tenacity of Alan Rifkin. Thanks @baltimoresun.bsky.social for the focus on his significant contributions. 010
Janet Marie Smith @janetmariesmith.bsky.social · 05/06/2025theworcesterguardian.org/f/home-runs-...theworcesterguardian.orgHome runs and heroines: women in sports day returns to Polar ParkBallpark legend Janet Marie Smith headlines a day celebrating women in sports leadership, design, and community impact 170
Janet Marie Smith @janetmariesmith.bsky.social · 11/05/2025Come for lunch and a conversation at Polar Park Saturday June 7 noon @woosoxnation.bsky.social @woosoxc.bsky.sociallinkedin.comOn Saturday, June 7, we'll present our fourth annual “UniBank Women in… | Worcester Red SoxOn Saturday, June 7, we'll present our fourth annual “UniBank Women in Sports Day” celebrations at Polar Park that were snowed out on Saturday, April 12⚾🥎🏀🏐🏑⚽ UniBank for Savings Canopy Team We&#... 072
Janet Marie Smith @janetmariesmith.bsky.social · 11/05/2025Such a great tradition at Pimlico. Jockeys watching the races from above the paddock. Rock stars in their field. 030
