Kansas City Royals to get 'world's largest' HD LED scoreboard

Quite frankly, it seems that each professional sports team that installs a fancy new HD scoreboard immediately assumes that it's the world's largest, and this go 'round, it's the Kansas City Royals keeping the trend alive. During the 2008 MLB season, Royals fans can feast their eyes on a 100- by 85-foot Daktronics display that utilizes HD-X LED technology, which the ball club says is "the largest HD LED board in the world." Additionally, Kauffman Stadium will be receiving a number of other Daktronics-sourced upgrades in 2009 / 2010, including an outfield fence display that measures around 8- by 128-feet, a pair of "ribbon boards" measuring in at 4- x 380-feet, and two displays above the stadium's new Hall of Fame that each span 5- by 108-feet. Now, if the Royals themselves prove to be worth watching, taking in a game next season may not be such a bad idea.

[(Unverified) Posted Oct 4th 2007 9:23AM]

I can't WAIT!!! I am KC native and a Royals fan, as painfull as that can be, but at least I can see the score in HD.

[(Unverified) Posted Oct 3rd 2007 11:39PM]

Isn't the one in Dolphin Stadium still the largest? It's 137 x 50 ft, and this one is 100 x 85, the Dolphin Stadium one is still 2 feet larger...

[(Unverified) Posted Oct 4th 2007 8:37AM]

Check your math Munchound. Kaufman Stadium's will be 8500 square while Dolphin's is less than 7k.

[(Unverified) Posted Oct 4th 2007 9:53AM]

Ah...now I know why you have to pay 6 bucks for a bottled water there.

[(Unverified) Posted Oct 5th 2007 12:35AM]

What a waste. How about putting this in a stadium where people will actually see it.

[(Unverified) Posted Oct 4th 2007 11:44AM]

Ha, this is why the royals aren't competitive - sit and buy giant flat screens when the Yankees/Sox/Angels invest in players.

[(Unverified) Posted Oct 4th 2007 11:45AM]

While I love HD, wouldn't it be more prudent for the Royals to invest in ...oh, I don't know ... players??

[(Unverified) Posted Oct 4th 2007 1:32PM]

Maybe they'll show other games on the screen when KC's down by 12 in the 2nd inning...

[(Unverified) Posted Oct 4th 2007 2:14PM]

Hey now. I think the Royals are slooooowwwwllly working their way back to the top. I am very excited to see this video board in action, but wasn't the Tokyo horse track the largest?

http://www.pinktentacle.com/2006/07/giant-video-screen-constructed-at-tokyo-area-horse-track/

[(Unverified) Posted Oct 4th 2007 3:18PM]

Well there go our cheap-ass ticket prices.

[(Unverified) Posted Oct 5th 2007 4:57AM]

�Nosotros Creemos! �Juntos Podemos!

[(Unverified) Posted Oct 5th 2007 11:24PM]

Actually the money to pay for the score board and the stadium upgrades will be provided by tax payers. This was voted on either last year or the year before. There was once talk to build a new stadium downtown, but the voters decided to update Kauffman Stadium (Royals) and Arrowhead (Chiefs) stadium. Yes the owners are contributing some money but this is mostly from taxpayer money. Also, this scoreboard update is just part 1 of many parts that will be updated.