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My dad asked me which side the home/away dugouts are normally on.

I thought home was usually on third but St. Louis was first. He wondered if any one else was flipped to?

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Candlestick park also had the home dugout on the 1B side and the visitors on the 3B side. But I have indeed noticed that lately, it's the other way around. Even here in Vegas; when I went to see Memphis play here back in '08, the Redbirds were in the first base dugout at Cashman Field. (I was sitting on the 3B side because that's where the shade was).

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"You have to be concerned about the future, but you also have to be more concerned about the present. If you have to give up two or three young kids - who may not be able to play for several years - to get help for your team now, you have to do it." - Bing Devine, 1999

"They call baseball a game because it's too screwed up to be a business." - Jim Bouton, 1971.

"Big deal. Anyone can win games when the other team doesn't score any runs." - Curt Flood to Bob Gibson, circa 1968

Cards' home dugout was on 3rd base side at Sportsman's/Busch I but they shifted to 1st in the last 2 parks.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dugout_%28baseball%29

Teams and ballparks with home dugouts on the first base side
Atlanta Braves (Turner Field)
Baltimore Orioles (Oriole Park at Camden Yards)
Boston Red Sox (Fenway Park)
Cincinnati Reds (Great American Ball Park)
Colorado Rockies (Coors Field)
Houston Astros (Minute Maid Park)
Kansas City Royals (Kauffman Stadium)
Milwaukee Brewers (Miller Park)
Minnesota Twins (Target Field)
New York Mets (Citi Field)
New York Yankees (Yankee Stadium)
Philadelphia Phillies (Citizens Bank Park)
San Diego Padres (PETCO Park)
Seattle Mariners (Safeco Field)
St. Louis Cardinals (Busch Stadium)
Tampa Bay Rays (Tropicana Field)
Texas Rangers (Rangers Ballpark in Arlington)
Washington Nationals (Nationals Park)

Teams and ballparks with home dugouts on the third base side
Arizona Diamondbacks (Chase Field)
Chicago Cubs (Wrigley Field)
Chicago White Sox (U.S. Cellular Field)
Cleveland Indians (Progressive Field)
Detroit Tigers (Comerica Park)
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (Angel Stadium of Anaheim)
Los Angeles Dodgers (Dodger Stadium)
Miami Marlins (Marlins Park)[4]
Oakland Athletics (Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum)
Pittsburgh Pirates (PNC Park)
San Francisco Giants (AT&T Park)
Toronto Blue Jays (Rogers Centre)

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"I love to play this game of baseball - I love putting on this uniform."

It's whichever is the most comfortable usually .. i.e. day games which will have the most shade etc. If it's neutral personally I liked 1st, because after you ground out it's a short jog back. Otherwise it's a miserable 40 yard jog back.

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"Boy, that was exciting. I always say it ain't over til it's over, but that one should've been over a while ago." ~ Yogi Berra

Usually it's going to be first base dugout for the home team but that's usually because of them being in the shade more often then not for day games like said above, that's why the Cubs have their dugout on the 3rd base side.

I'd put it on the side with the most expensive ball players on your team.

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Albert can't believe his agent forgot to ask for that from LAAA.

BTW, if anyone has $7500 burning a hole in their pocket, you can buy the dugout from the old Kingdome.

http://espn.go.com/blog/playbook/fandom ... s-for-7500

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I always assumed that the home dugout was by first base so their players wouldn't have to walk as far after making an out.