~3.5 stars~
My rating is really for the seat "ushers" being so friendly and allowing my friend and I to grab much better seats for our game.
My friend, Alex, and I came here for an NCAA Tournament Regional Baseball Playoff game. New Mexico State University was playing Louisville and we wanted to support our fellow Aggies. We scalped two general admission tickets from a fan that bought session passes for his Wildcats-- probably not necessary, but we bypassed the line and got tickets for $10 a piece. Not bad.
We entered the stadium and were nicely pointed in the right direction to the "general admission" section. Um, no. Not what we were hoping for on this RECORD HEAT (107 degrees) day at 4:00 in the afternoon; all metal bleachers with no covering for shade even remotely close to the seating. I know that this is standard general admission in most ball parks, but still...
We somehow decided to go to the seats right behind home plate. Fantastic idea, if I say so myself. We asked the usher if we could sit on the upper level, about 10 rows RIGHT BEHIND home plate. She grinned and said of course, just make sure if someone who has the seats kicks you out, just move again. It's a rarity to find friendly, non-snarky employees at stadiums and I'm glad she violated this norm!
Around 4:45, the sweat was pouring down our bodies. Swamp a$$ much? Whoops. We didn't feel like spending a fortune on bottled water, and Alex scouted out free water from a stand. Bonus!
NEGATIVE: Oooookaaaaayyy, their concession runners need to turn the annoying button to the OFF position. The one guy came by at least two dozen times. No exaggeration. And every time, SCREAMING at the top of his lungs at us the exact same thing he just did one out ago: "YOUUUU KNOOWWWWW YOU WAAAANTT A LEMONAAAADE!" ...Uh, no. We don't want your lemonade. Especially when you ask every waking moment during the game. I know that this is his job to sell food and drinks, but he approached it completely wrong. The other fans around us were voicing their dismay with this employee as well.
Overall, nice ball park and even nicer employees, minus the concession runners. I'll gladly come back here for another baseball game. read more