As a venue, there really isn’t anything wrong with Chase Field. It’s modern, and comfortable, and has great sight lines. It’s got great food options, and a big scoreboard, and it’s super easy to get to, especially if you ride the Valley Metro Rail. It’s right downtown in Phoenix, so driving there can be a mess (especially on the Saturday night we tried to get to dinner nearby and found virtually every street closed), but there’s plenty to do, and great bars and restaurants nearby, and perfect weather this time of year.
I agree with this 100%. We went there for the WBC last spring and the roof was closed the whole time. Contrast that with a beautiful spring training game where you enjoy a day outside and you’re left scratching your head.
The other comically bad thing they did was run out of Team Mexico merchandise. The crowd was 80% Mexican and Team Mexico kicked the crap out of Team USA. But nothing to be found in any of the stores, like they had one small batch and it sold out during the first game of the first day.
I agree with this 100%. We went there for the WBC last spring and the roof was closed the whole time. Contrast that with a beautiful spring training game where you enjoy a day outside and you’re left scratching your head.
The other comically bad thing they did was run out of Team Mexico merchandise. The crowd was 80% Mexican and Team Mexico kicked the crap out of Team USA. But nothing to be found in any of the stores, like they had one small batch and it sold out during the first game of the first day.
To be fair, as a Reds fan, I would be totally down with retiring Adam Dunn's number.