Regions Field would be the culmination of 4 years of planning & the building of a strong relationship between the Barons and the city of Birmingham. This was a necessity if Region Field was ever going to come to pass as a reality, as this would be a very expensive undertaking. The stadium would have to be located in some very prime real estate, and the ballpark itself would have to be something quite special … something that could be looked upon with the same sort of reverence bestowed on Birmingham's other and most historic ballpark, Rickwood Field.