Sort of reminds me of the Kauffman Center for Performing Arts in Kansas City.
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having expressed my initial opinion about this piece of baseball architecture, oh how fun to go to a game there. Iām in for that all day long!
Armadillos!
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āBatteryā of Armadillos.!
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As long it has A/C during the summer I am all in for seeing a game there!
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Thereās a touch of historical symmetry there.
I donāt hate it. I donāt love it either.
Iām fascinated by the HVAC systems in these venues.
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I am wondering if this design, as rendered, is supposed to help cool the ballpark in the late afternoons/early evenings when games will be played.
Has anyone here attended a game at an indoor venue? That is, when the roofs are closed.
If so, are the temperatures on the cool side?
Iāve never been to a game played indoors.
Yes many (Minnesota and Milwaukee). Starts out cool but if itās crowded, warms up. Perfect long sleeve shirt environment. I like retractable roofsā¦but Iām from Chicago. Baseball in April is freezing.
I understand fans wanting to be comfortable, but baseball and football and soccer and rugby are outdoor games.
They should be played outside in the heat, cold, rain, snow, etc.
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Sorry, nope. Bet Iāve been to four hundred MLB baseball gamesā¦
Again, I understand. Weather is no longer part of the game.
Sports fans are wimps.
I am certain thousands of games have been played under comfortable little bubbles.
I went to one game at Tropicana and pretty much hated every minute of it except the taste of my first Cuban sandwich. Indoor baseball is okay on TV.
Iām one of those wimps though and am with Elk on this one. At the other extreme I canāt explain how people would take it so far as to result in amputations.
While not a sports wimp (season ticket holder to Baltimore Colts then Baltimore Ravens) I have no problem with Tropicana Field. I moved from Baltimore to the Tampa/St. Pete area five years ago. Yes, it is a bare bones aging domed stadium, but no rain delays! Nothing worse than a two hour rain delay and then having the game called. Once first pitch is thrown the venue is not a factor in game enjoyment for me. And sitting in the AC in August and September games is not hard to take.
How ābout dem Oās, hon!
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Wimps is not the immediate word that comes to my mind; but generously, I am trying not to think of any other words at this moment out of respect for the fans.
But it can go too far
This is horrible.
A tough, dedicated group this is - definitely not wimps. Sad in any event.
My first planes were ultralights. I flew year round, off of a frozen lake in the winter using skis instead of wheels. A neighbor called 911 after seeing the plane go below tree tops thinking I had crashed.
The EMTs noted that even though I was thoroughly bundled and wearing goggles the tip of my nose had the beginnigs of frost bite, as did my fingers. I was surprised at the degree to which cold weather damage can sneak up on you.
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