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David is an occasional blogger, software engineer, Nintendo fanboy, liberal, news magazine addict, voracious TiVo user, and bibliophile. He was born in St. Louis, grew up in southern Indiana, and returned to St. Louis to attend Washington University. He hasn't managed to escape yet. He's a fan of free wine tastings, too many tv shows to name, and eating out. David makes his living developing web applications used internally by his employer. He doesn't blog about work because he's heard too many stories about that causing workplace troubles. There's more on the about page. |
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22 April 2006 - 1:29 pm
The game last night was great. Albert's HR was the 1,000th hit of his career and the Cardinals pounded on the Cubs. The image above is a composite of a bunch of shots I took from my seat at the game. There are more shots from last night's game on flickr.
While the game was great, I'm still not sold on the new Busch Stadium. Before last night I was on the fence regarding it. And while I'm still reserving final judgment until the construction is complete, I am now leaning toward not liking the new stadium very much. While I think the stadium is rather attractive, I do not find it to be very fan friendly. I was sitting in section 265 last night. Third base side, loge level: not exactly primo seats. And yet you couldn't go anywhere without having to show your ticket. If you wanted to use a restroom that didn't have a huge queue, you needed to go up or down a level. If you wanted food from one of the standard concessions, you needed to go up or down a level. And going up or down was a pain, as it involves climbing lots of stairs. And nothing is well labeled. Jeremy and I made the mistake of trying to take the wrong staircase down from the terrace level back to the loge level. There was no sign indicating that this was the case, but unless you were a member of the "Red Bird Club," that particular staircase didn't have access to the loge level. So back up we went.
I'm hoping that when the construction completes more options will open up on the upper levels, especially the loge level. But until then, I 'd recommend that you buy your food at the ground level before making your way up to your seats.
Posted by on 22 April 2006 at 1:14 PM
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