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is my favorite by far! I live quite a ways from Houston, but would
absolutely go back.
Ballpark Visited:
Minute Maid Park Submitted By: John Bassett Grade: A
Pros of the ballpark: Quite Possibly the Best Looking
Ballpark in the Majors.
Cons: Promotes Home Run Happy
Baseball, Atmosphere not quite up to the par of the northeast or
south side Chicago ballparks
Additional Comments: Before visiting this stadium in person,
I despised the place and all it represented, namely home run happy
baseball. Now, after visiting it, and although I'm still no fan of
the brand of baseball it promotes, I would rate Astros Field as the
third best ballpark currently inhabited by a major league club. They
say that general design of the whole place was supposed to be
inspired by the Railroad Industry in general but, asides from the
restored Union Station entrance, I'm not sure I see this reflected
in the facade of the building, which is unique to say the least.
It's certainly not another red-brick, Coors Field-esque exterior. To
tell the truth, it's so bizarre looking that I can't imagine what
the inspiration for it could have been. I'm not even sure I would
have recognized it as a baseball stadium if I hadn't known what to
expect. But it definitely works and I definitely like it. Once you
enter the facility the railroad theme becomes much more obvious. The
restored Union Station with it's high arches is beautiful inside.
Virtually all of the concession stands have railroad-inspired names
and the food they served was actually pretty decent. The Crawford
boxes make for the best batting practice experience you will get at
any location in any stadium in the big leagues. You are constantly
peppered with home runs. I went on a cool-for-Texas, early-April
evening so the retractable dome was rolled back but even so, saying
it was completely unitrusive when rolled back is light years more
than you can say when you're visiting either Phoenix or Milwaukee
under the same circumstances. Another knock commonly heard about the
place was it being too "gimmicky" ... the train atop the left field
wall really didn't scream out for attention, neither did Tal's Hill.
I think it all fits in very nicely. Being used to New York baseball
it doesn't strike me as odd to find the fans anywhere outside of the
northeast or the south side of Chicago as tame. But even though the
fans in Houston were something less that demonstrative they did seem
fairly knowledgeable and the atmosphere, in all, was pretty good. I
think this may very well be the best looking park in baseball but
because of the superior atmospheres at Camden Yards and Pac Bell
Park, Astros Field comes in third on my list.
Ballpark Visited:
Minute Maid Park Submitted By: Cliff W. Grade: A
Pros of the ballpark: Beautiful design inside and out. It has
lots of features that make the game more interesting like Tal's Hill
and the flag pole in play in center field, and the Crawford Boxes in
left field. Great views from all sections and levels.. One of the
best features though is the retractable roof. The summer heat in
Houston can be unbearable, but the weather in the spring can be
awesome. To be able to accommodate both is invaluable. I have been
to many ballparks in milder climates and found myself wishing for a
roof and A/C, especially during day games in the summer. The food is
pretty good and parking and access is not nearly as difficult as
many people make it out to be. If you know where to look, you can
even find free parking on weekends. Also, being downtown, it is very
easy to find a great bar or restaurant to hang out at before or
after the game. Oh ya, natural grass in Houston(the birthplace of
Astroturf) is hard to get used to, but it's great.
Cons: parking, expensive concessions
Cons of the ballpark: Ticket prices seem to keep going up
every year. Also it is hard to get good seats at the box office
because ticket scalpers buy so many season tickets. When no one buys
the over priced tickets from the scalpers, it leaves the ballpark
half empty.
Additional Comments: I might be a biased 'Stros fan, but I
have yet to find a ballpark that offers as much as Astros Field and
is as beautiful, practical and comfortable. Thank god they tossed
that Enron name. I wish they wouldn't sell the naming rights this
time, but they will get more from the next sponsor than the $100
million they were supposed to get from Enron.
Ballpark Visited:
Minute Maid Park Submitted By: Dan Hawkins Grade: A
Pros of the ballpark: Air conditioning is always a plus with
Houston's humidity. Being able to have that with a natural grass
field is pretty cool. They had the roof closed when I was there,
but with the glass behind left field, it almost didn't feel like we
were indoors. I say almost because the sound of the bat hitting the
ball still sounds different under a roof. My four-year-old loved
the train. And I love the old-time dimensions of the outfield,
short down the line, but deep in center (436 feet). The scoreboard
was also nice. And for being downtown, I was able to park really
close to the ballpark, and traffic wasn't too bad (better than in
Arlington).
Cons of the ballpark: I'm not sure what the purpose of Tal's
Hill is, but it never came into play during the game. I don't know
whether I like it or not.
Additional Comments: This is a big improvement over the
Astrodome. This ballpark does illustrate the absurdity of the
current practice of selling naming rights. The place has had three
names now, and it's only in its fifth season.
Ballpark Visited:
Minute Maid Park Submitted By: Cole Grade: A
Pros of the ballpark: WOW! This ballpark has everything. Its
got a retractable roof yet you still feel like your outside. Its
fairly big in terms of size, but its still very quaint. Much like
Camden Yards with the downtown view. I also find it amazing how
close you feel to the field in every seat. In the upper deck you
have a great view. Yet their is still about 43,000 max in this park.
I love the crawford boxes. I love every seat in this park!
Specialties in the park include a train, a hill in play, the giant
scoreboard, the flagpole in play, and it is also the first ballpark
to have a visual announcement board for deaf and hard of hearing
fans. But all these specialties fit in with everything perfectly.
The train doesn't call attention to it self at all.
Cons of the ballpark: Food expensive, 9.00 for nacho supreme
which is not that great!
Additional Comments: I can't say this is the best ballpark
yet but it's certainly in the top 5. Their are so many more parks
like PNC Park, SBC Park, and Camdon Yards which I also like.
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