An outsider's view of TBIA
by Adam J. Morris on Oct 28, 2009 10:44 AM CDT
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The blog "Stadium Journey" takes a look at TBIA, with a nice review that includes lots of pictures and a look at the ballpark experience.
I always find it interesting when folks who don't frequent TBIA come and take in a game here, so I'd encourage you to check it out...
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wow, pretty good review.
I’ve always loved TBIA, or whatever it’s called. To me there are 2 strikes against it, the heat, and the suburban (not urban) setting. Otherwise it’s great, but i don’t know if i’d rank it above Dodger Stadium, which they do here.
by jcAustin on Oct 28, 2009 11:13 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Their Stadium to Stadium rankings are flawed
because different folks rank the different stadiums, and some folks are much tougher graders than others. I definitely wouldn’t have given the Ballpark that many 5s.
I consider TBiA being higher than PNC as absolutely absurd, and it appears to me Bo does some home cooking on his grades.
Personally, I would give
Food – 3
Atmosphere-4
Neighborhood-2
Fans-3
Access-5
ROI-5
Extra Points 3.
So, I’d come up with a 25.
"I don't condone steroids or any other type of growth hormones or anything else, but I could care less, and, for the most part, I don't think the fans give a (bleep). The people that care about it are the people that probably don't like baseball," - Jim Leyland
by DJCahill on Oct 28, 2009 11:20 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
x
I’m glad it’s “won of the best venues.”
by FuturePants on Oct 28, 2009 11:25 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Doh.
"...like some Russian priest fresh off a bottle of potato vodka and a box of cigars." -t ball
by rangerdanger on Oct 28, 2009 12:37 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I love
that he gave props to Chuck Morgan, calling him the best in the business, which I could not agree with more. Chuck Morgan and Eric Nadel are the Rangers to many of us die hards.
"Thank God for Feldman." - Ron Washington to Eric Nadel, August 2008
by kentbenfer on Oct 28, 2009 12:36 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
No kidding.
I’m actually a little surprised he knew that much about Chuck and gave it up that bigtime for him. Good to see, though.
by FuturePants on Oct 28, 2009 1:18 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Most likely
he is a local and a Rangers fan.
"I don't condone steroids or any other type of growth hormones or anything else, but I could care less, and, for the most part, I don't think the fans give a (bleep). The people that care about it are the people that probably don't like baseball," - Jim Leyland
by DJCahill on Oct 28, 2009 2:13 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Never been there,
but someday I hope!
The bloggerformelyknownasBigBaddBubbaJ
by NYTXFAN on Oct 28, 2009 12:51 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I didn't know there was a pappadeaux nearby
How close is it? I’ve been to the Buffalo Wildwings (meh). If Gloryhole park actually gets developed with some bars and restaurants, going to a game would be a lot more fun (that and maybe some busses to get to the park from Dallas and FW – maybe that exists but I’m not aware of it).
It breaks your heart. It is designed to break your heart. The game begins in the spring, when everything else begins again, and it blossoms in the summer, filling the afternoons and evenings, and then as soon as the chill rains come, it stops and leaves you to face the fall alone. You count on it, rely on it to buffer the passage of time, to keep the memory of sunshine and high skies alive, and then just when the days are all twilight, when you need it most, it stops.
by WyoRanger on Oct 28, 2009 12:58 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
sorry, it's on th I-30 service road very near the ballpark.
by jcAustin on Oct 28, 2009 1:14 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Walking distance?
It breaks your heart. It is designed to break your heart. The game begins in the spring, when everything else begins again, and it blossoms in the summer, filling the afternoons and evenings, and then as soon as the chill rains come, it stops and leaves you to face the fall alone. You count on it, rely on it to buffer the passage of time, to keep the memory of sunshine and high skies alive, and then just when the days are all twilight, when you need it most, it stops.
by WyoRanger on Oct 28, 2009 2:24 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
long walk,
maybe 1.5-2 mi. but doable…..if it’s not 105 degrees.
by jcAustin on Oct 28, 2009 2:33 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Looked it up on mapquest
mile and change drive but if you walked straight, I’m guessing half to 3/4 mile. Looked at an aerial photo and I’m not sure if you can really walk straight there – looks like several roads in the way.
It breaks your heart. It is designed to break your heart. The game begins in the spring, when everything else begins again, and it blossoms in the summer, filling the afternoons and evenings, and then as soon as the chill rains come, it stops and leaves you to face the fall alone. You count on it, rely on it to buffer the passage of time, to keep the memory of sunshine and high skies alive, and then just when the days are all twilight, when you need it most, it stops.
by WyoRanger on Oct 28, 2009 2:56 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
i've only been to about 10 ballparks
but the RBiA holds it’s own against any of them. Wrigley was by far the best atmosphere I’ve been to, but I’ve yet to partake of Fenway – something I’m planning on doing next year.
A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings.
by NothinG on Oct 28, 2009 1:58 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I always thought
RBIA was midpack. Which basically says how good most ballparks are today. Most of the disasters of the 60s are gone, only a couple left like Oakland. The only bad ballpark built in the last 30 years or so was Tropicana imo.
"I don't condone steroids or any other type of growth hormones or anything else, but I could care less, and, for the most part, I don't think the fans give a (bleep). The people that care about it are the people that probably don't like baseball," - Jim Leyland
by DJCahill on Oct 28, 2009 2:15 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Even with the heat,
I think RBiA is one of my favorites.
In fact, I’d take most of RBiA over Enron/Minutemaid Field we have here in Houston. Sure, Minutemaid has quite a convenient location (downtown), has a roof (no weather concerns), and great places to go before or after the game. The food is comparable. The Crawford boxes are nice, but I frankly prefer the home run porch.
It just seems that Minutemaid lacks character, which I love about the Ballpark (even in 100 degree heat). Then again, last time I visited RBiA this summer, the concourses seemed a bit ‘walled off’ (i.e., no viewing of the field from the concourse) which I liked about Minutemaid.
The park in San Fran is quite nice.
by RyanBlueThunder on Oct 28, 2009 4:17 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I thought it was...
a very nice ballpark when I made my first trip out there this year. Although the location is a little odd.
Of course I’ve gone to the majority of my baseball games over the years in Oakland at the Coliseum, so my standards are pretty low.
"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."-Socrates
by slc ranger on Oct 28, 2009 3:43 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
The only other (pro) ballpark I've been to was
old Busch stadium, and I thought it was awful.
by cashman on Oct 28, 2009 6:08 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Pretty much all those
multipurpose 60s/70s Baseball/Football stadiums were atrocious.
Almost every ballpark built in the 90s or 00s is pretty nice.
"I don't condone steroids or any other type of growth hormones or anything else, but I could care less, and, for the most part, I don't think the fans give a (bleep). The people that care about it are the people that probably don't like baseball," - Jim Leyland
by DJCahill on Oct 28, 2009 6:16 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
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