Crews To Remove Metal Plates From Busch Stadium Exterior

Crews today will begin removing 102 "decorative black steel plates from Busch Stadium" after a 170-pound piece fell to the sidewalk on Monday. Cardinals VP/Stadium Operations Joe Abernathy said that inspectors "believe rusted anchor bolts holding the panel eroded, causing it to fall." After removing the plates, workers "may paint the spaces covered by the trim instead of installing new panels." The work is "expected to be finished" before the next home game Tuesday against the Brewers (ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH, 8/3).