The X Factor

OK, time to clear the guilty conscience. While I did manage to visit all the newly opened parks during the summer of 2010, I was a bit delayed in writing up the posts. That, however, might help me make a point about the Mets’ new Citi Field. I know I’ve mentioned it before and at the risk of joining the ranks of those working in the department of redundancy department, some stadiums have just got it, and some don’t. If you don’t know, I’m now in Edinburgh, Scotland for my third year of law school and there is a show on over here in the UK called “The X Factor.” It’s just the equivalent of American Idol in the States where they try to find the person who has “the X factor” – well, let me be the first to tell you that Citi Field certainly has the X factor and no, I’m not talking about Xavier Nady! …Random 2006 reference? ...Anyone?

Anyway, Siobhan was kind enough to lend her couch for me to crash on so I Amtraked it (yes, that’s a verb, but did I spell it right?) down to NYC for a night of baseball and merriment - thanks SioTime! And fahhgettaboutit guy, the Mets done good. Sometimes it almost felt like some smartypants in their offices actually read my blog and took some criticisms to heart when designing the new Citi Field! (see generally Summer of Matt, post 36 “Meet the M-E-T-S: The 19 Hour Odyssey” discussing lack of condiment selection, waste of space, and general unfriendliness of stadium) Similar to the feeling at Comerica Park, Miller Park, and the other highly rated stadiums, I knew immediately Citi Field would be a good one. They kept one of my favorite parts about Shea, and that’s putting that day’s lineup in the form of huge baseball cards right when you walk in.



Before heading inside though, there were a few things I liked about the outside of the stadium. What was Shea is totally gone and paved over to provide parking for Citi Field’s patrons. All I could find that was left was the giant Home Run Apple that used to be in center field at Shea and would pop up with lights and fanfare whenever the Mets homered. The Johnsons were making their annual pilgrimage to NYC for a Mets game. They live in Oklahoma now but Roy, the dad, grew up in Queens and takes his wife and two sons there every year. He just got laid off last year though, from his job as a software developer, so this trip was extra special to him and his family. Apparently, they scraped what they could and saved every penny here and there in anticipation of the weekend. Good for them! Plus, I guess their car broke down on the drive over and they almost didn’t make it but a trucker pulled over and helped them out right on route 95! Anyway, enough about them, here’s a picture of the Home Run Apple and the Johnson family.



Did I get you? Hope so! That was all made up, I just couldn’t get a picture of the apple without some stupid family jumping in the way. Anyway, they also had some really cool “then and now” banners. My favorite was the one with Darryl Strawberry and Jason Bay. Don’t ask me why. The other thing I liked about the outside of the stadium were the bricks paid for by sponsors of the stadium. Can you find the funniest brick in the picture? I’ll give you a hint, it says “Go The Mets!” WTF? I would be so embarrassed if I were Chad Hemenway and Family.



So anyway, when I walked into Citi Field I was greeted by an impressive multi-level concourse.



On the bottom was a huge tribute to Jackie Robinson as well as the Mets Hall of Fame. The HoF had some absolute gems in it. For example, there were tons of pictures of Mr. Met and the championship teams and plenty of reminders about what happened in a certain year involving a certain city and a certain team who’s certain first baseman didn’t make certain that a certain ball rolled slowly into his glove, which led to certain panic among certain fans in the said certain city. Certainly didn’t need to be reminded about that as often as I was! There were some awesome things in the HoF though, like Donrus baseball card packs! This brought back SO many memories as soon as I saw them. ’89 Donrus cards were pretty much the height of my card collecting days.



Also, I found one magical loogey! I mean Keith Hernandez. Related: I didn’t help him move.



Moving along…

Game Notes:

I loved my walk around Citi Field. There were SO many good things about the stadium to take in. First, the condiments jumped right out at me. If you remember, Shea stadium had ketchup, mustard (albeit spicy brown) and that was it. No frills. Well, the Mets certainly changed all that in the new joint.



These carts were self-serve and had almost any topping you could want. Ketchup, mustard, relish, jalapenos, sour kraut, lettuce, tomato, and on and on. AMAZING! Seriously, best condiment selection in the country. Well done. Also, BEERS.



Wow! Seriously, almost anything under the sun. Of course, the old adage of “buy-the-draft-because-you-get-20-oz-for-$7.00-instead-of-paying-$7.75-for-16-oz-poured-into-a-cup” rang true once again but the selection was nevertheless impressive. The prices, overall, however weren’t so hot. I mean, it was New York so I was expecting to pay through the nose for just about everything, but still. The counter to this, of course, is that Citi Field offers you any kind of food you could possibly want. The selection and unique variety really stood out. The Mets certainly are turning the experience of a baseball game into more of a night on the town than your father’s hot-dog-and-a-soda-boom-done kind of night. The best thing about this paragraph is I promise it's the only one to use so many hyphenated word combinations. The best thing about the food at Citi Field, though, was the alternative options.



Wow! They had gluten free hot dog, sausage and hamburger rolls, and gluten free beers! Excellent. They also had something similar to the Twins’ farmer’s market except this thing was apparently international.



I’ll move on from food now, but the overall selection pretty much tops anywhere else in the country. Walking around was relatively easy too – save for the very top concourse. The Mets had enough room to build the new place and the concourse at the top of the stadium could have been wider, considering the amount of fans up there for any given game. Another thing that was cool about walking around were the freaking cup holders on the standing room railings!! The Phillies had, yes had, the best standing room places in the country until now, but the Mets one-upped their neighbor to the South. They put cup holders into the standing room railings so now the beers wouldn’t fall over and you have more room for your food. Genius. The irony, though, is that the Mets don’t offer standing room tickets for sale. Kinda weird, no?

The Mets also borrowed right-center field from the Phillies. Well, no, not literally, but this looks an awful lot like the standing-room concourse out in the outfield in Philly.



The last bit from my lap around the stadium was the upper right field corner. If you remember, I went to the very furthest seat down the right field line in Shea and took a picture. I was high up and FAR away. Seriously. But in Citi Field it wasn’t nearly as bad (nor as steep!) except the view surrounding the stadium left a little to be desired. See both below.






OK, that’s probably enough about walking around. How ‘bout some high points and low points, huh?

High Points:

-It was Irish night! That means I got an Irish themed Mets cap and there were tons of Irish steppers and a bunch of fiddlers banging around before the game. These kids on the big screen were banging away for a solid 15-20 minutes before game time.



The players didn’t know how or where to warm up because there were so many little tikes whirling and dancing all around the outfield. Also, the last song that was played lasted over 9 minutes. These kids had SO much energy and endurance.



-The Mets, unlike an unnamed other team who happens to be from New York City as well, allowed fans unfettered access to the lower bowl of the stadium during batting practice for to make with the taking of the pictures. I got some great shots of nearly every angle of the stadium. That’s how to do it, guys!



-The luxury space at Citi Field looked really nice from the outside but I really couldn’t see too much of it, which was yet another good thing (are you listening, Cleveland??).

-Despite seeming like a very large park, Citi Field still retains its intimacy – much more so than St. Louis or the other parks that got lost somewhere along the way.

-They called it “fried dough,” which is what it is. It’s not “funnel cake.”

-The amount of little kid and family oriented activities was on a par with or exceeded that offered at any other park.

-OK, this next one is NOT laughing at the gentleman in the wheel chair. It’s to make fun of the captain-obvious security person who gave me a chuckle. These fans were trying to find their section and some of them had seats right up the stairs and as I walked by I heard an exchange that included, from the security woman, “well, you guys can go up, but the chair has to stay down here…” Ummm, yeah, thanks a lot captain obvious!



-The bathrooms were spacious and clean – throughout the entire game.

-A high point that was mentioned at Shea back in 2008 was the hearty “YOU SUCK!” that greeted the very first Giants player to step to the plate. Well, the Mets fans still got it. Every single player on the Phillies was booed heartily after he was announced. I know they have a division rivalry and all but I get the feeling this had more to do with Joey New York Fan than the Phils.

-The striking presence of the structure as one exits the subway, the aforementioned beer prices, food selection (gluten free!), cup holders on railings, and the hat I got for Irish night were also high points.

-Also, it’s just a pretty park.




Low Points:

-The biggest drawback about Citi Field, and I mean by a long shot, were the scoreboards. Honestly, they maybe couldn’t have got this worse, especially after seeing the bang-up job the Twins did with their new place. The Mets, for some inexplicable reason, make fans stare at two giant, almost duplicative scoreboards when some of us are just craving something, anything else! Look at this and zoom in:



We get that it’s Raul Ibanez, twice. The line score for the game, twice. His BA, HR, RBI, OBP, SLG percentages, each twice. His position, twice. His picture, twice. Seriously? I mean, counter argument would be that not everyone can see the scoreboard like in St. Louis. But I’m here to refute that – I thought the scoreboard sightlines were great all over the park. So what gives, NY? On a related note: the out of town scoreboard is tucked way high up in left field and hardly anyone can see it and certainly wouldn’t notice it unless they were looking for it.

-Food Prices were too high, but it was still New York.

-Forgot to mention – I got fries with some sort of bacon flavored cheese dip. This would have been good in theory but the cheese stuff was practically frozen and made for tough going. Low point.



-The closed captioning on the scoreboard was woefully behind – jokes were ruined, fire/escape instructions were being relayed during candy bar ads, and it was just bad all around.

-A couple in front of me got into an absolute BRAWL and were trying to be quiet, but we’re talking New Yorker quiet. Eff bombs were flying this way and that and it was pretty distracting.

-Speaking of my seat, I got kicked out by fans with real tickets in the bottom of the fifth inning. What the heck? I thought LA was on the west coast??

-Does everyone know what LEED Certification is? Basically, LEED certification provides independent, third-party verification that a building project meets the highest green building and performance measures. I should have mentioned this, but the Twins’ new park is LEED Certified! And while the Mets claim to have undertaken a green initiative:

http://www.allbusiness.com/environment-natural-resources/pollution-monitoring/8940322-1.html

They clearly have not. I only snapped one picture but all over the park there were bags full of aluminum cans mixed in with trash. The flip-side to this argument is that “it gets sorted out at the landfill” but I’ve been quite dubious of that position for years now. The Mets get a thumbs down in this category until someone takes me to the landfill and proves otherwise.



-The last low point was that there just wasn’t much happening during the game. For all the hype and buzz in the stadium early on, it all just faded away and the game was quite boring. The fans weren’t that into it, the scoreboard didn’t do too much to help (which is good, in theory, when the fans are into it on their own. see e.g. Fenway Park!).

I think that’s all I’ve got! See you on the other side of New York!

Overall Grade: A-

Game Stats:
Teams: Mets vs. Phillies
Final Score: 8-4 Phillies
Extra Innings: 0
WP: Roy Halladay
LP: Jenrry Majia
Time: 3:09
Announced Attendance: 30,071 (78.7% full)
Ticket Price: $23.00
Parking Price: N/A

Trip Stats:
Home team record: 23-9
Best Anthem: Tropicana Field
Miles Driven: 10,702
Speeding Tickets: ZERO!
States Visited: 27
Countries Visited: 2
Districts of Columbia Visited: 1
Beds slept in: 35
Highest Gas PPG: $4.19 [$4.81 if you count Canada]
Next Stop: Yankees (Yankee Stadium)
Favorite Park: Petco Park (Padres)

Stadium Grades:
Marlins: D
Rays: B
Braves: B-
Rockies: B+
Mariners: B
Giants: A-
Athletics: C
Angels: B-
Dodgers: B+
Padres: A
Diamondbacks: B
Rangers: B-
Astros: B-
Blue Jays: C
Tigers: A-
Indians: B-
Reds: B+
Cardinals: B
Royals: B
Twins (2008): B-
Brewers: A-
White Sox: B
Cubs: B+
Pirates: C+
Orioles: B
Phillies: A-
Nationals: B
Mets: C+
Yankees: B
Red Sox: A-
Twins (2010): B+
Mets (2010): A-

Right on Target?

When I showed up for the first day of law school a couple of years ago I found out that I needed to learn how to write. Apparently, meandering, flowery prose are unacceptable in the legal/business world. My professors and advisors have spent the past two years drilling out of me what was ingrained throughout my time in high school and as a liberal arts major in college. Despite Villanova’s best efforts, I plan on digging down deep inside of me and dragging these new blog updates on for as long as possible. Get straight to the point?? Bah! Who wants to do that? That’s boring. This blog has been and will continue to be an outlet of creativity. So, without further ado…

When I was in Minneapolis to review the Metrodome back in 2008 I found out the Twins were constructing a new stadium to be opened in 2010. It was clear the Metrodome was not well-suited as a baseball stadium but I also found out the new park would be an outdoor facility…in Minneapolis!! The Twinkies have been perennial playoff contenders for at least a decade now and I can’t imagine baseball being played outside in Minnesota late into October; or, for that matter, in the first weeks of April every year. Luckily, the game I went to was in July and weather (at least cold weather) wasn’t a concern. I flew out to the Twin cities to visit my friend Ellen and her dad Chris hooked us up with sweet suite seats (jeez, say that three times fast!) – so first, a big THANK YOU there for the seats and the hospitality!

As far as Target Field was concerned, it was new, it was modern, and it was…nice. I may catch some flak for this, but compared to some of the great stadiums in the country, it just didn’t blow my doors off. Obviously all of these reviews and impressions are completely subjective and many different factors affect each visit, but for this particular park I just found it to be lacking…je ne sais quoi. There was no “it” factor for me. Plenty of people are going to disagree with me though. Check this out:

http://espn.go.com/sportsnation/teamrankings/_/category/stx#table

ESPN The Magazine ranked Target Field the number one venue in all of sports. This, while my favorite baseball stadium in the country – the Padres’ Petco Park – was ranked 43rd. So what do I know? Regardless, my trip to the Twin Cities this summer certainly was very different from the first time around!

Game Notes:

One of the reasons I may not have taken more away from the stadium was the fact that we simply weren’t there for very long. The game lasted only an hour and fifty-two minutes!! Yes, 1:52. At the time, it was the third-shortest game in the majors for 2010. Also, due to factors beyond our control we didn’t get to the stadium all that early so we didn’t get to catch BP or walk around an empty stadium either. By the time I completed a lap around the park we were already a few innings into the action. The trade-off, though, was that for this game we had a “suite” view from the Land O’Lakes suite!


Quite a different experience from my typical “I’ll have one of your cheapest tickets, please.” All of the suites at Target Field are named after lakes in Minnesota. For those of you keeping score at home, we were in the “Farm Lake” suite. We were greeted with a great spread of food and drink and a tremendous view of Minneapolis. I will say, the sightlines around the park were pretty well thought out and from the third base side, this is what we got to look at:


The field views from around the rest of the park were a bit…quirky. Not good or bad, just quirky. The dimensions of the concourse are really different from most other parks and there are a lot of sharp angles as you walk around the stadium underbelly. That concourse, though, is something the Twins really improved on compared to the Metrodome. Two years ago the game I went to wasn’t very crowded but moving around in the concession areas was still a nightmare. At Target field there was TONS of room to walk about freely. Kudos to them on that one.


In walking around the concourse I found some unique things. First, unlike St. Louis or especially one of the new New York stadiums (I won’t spoil which one!), the seats all over Target Field feel really close to the action. The plot of land the stadium is built on isn’t a huge sprawling area so all the seats ended up being decently close to the field. Second, the gates are all named/numbered after famous players in Twins history. Also, and I’m sure I’m forgetting other stadiums that did this, but like Baltimore, the Twins have a light-rail train that pulls RIGHT up to a gate, which is tremendously convenient for people who want to take public transport to the game. Two other local tributes that were kind of subtle was this wood engraving of Kirby Puckett behind one of the bar areas in the suite section. I didn’t even notice it the first time I walked past. Then there was a salute and pub dedicated to “Townball.” Apparently this is kind of an informal league around the state where people just get together to play every summer and there are over 300 active teams.

At the main entrance gate I found two cool things. One was this farmers market:


Small but effective? I guess it’s just a nod to the local produce producers (yeah, I just went there). The other thing was this weird metallic “wind thing.” I don’t know how else to describe it and this picture does it no justice at all but when the wind blew, these metal plates moved in random wave formations. It looked really cool, you’ll just have to take my word for it.


What else…food? You should all know I always love checking out the food/prices. The Twins stepped up their prices from a couple of years ago but overall it was still more reasonable than many of the other parks around the country. Of course, they had more “brats” than you could shake a stick at, a hot dog runs ya $4.50, 16 oz. beer for $7.00, $4.50 for nachos…then they had these “tator tot boats” that I was too intrigued by to write down the cost! Also, I completely forgot to get the cheese curds again. Oh well, next time, yeah?

Finally, before we get to some high and low points, we saw “Wally the Beer Man” on our walk around the park! For those of you who don’t know, apparently he’s been a staple at Minnesota sporting events and especially Twins games since the Metrodome opened. If you’d like to know more, here’s a Sports Illustrated article from 23 years ago!

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1066153/index.htm

High Points:

-As mentioned, the intimacy of the seats at Target Field stood out and virtually everywhere in the park that I walked to felt pretty close. Also, they have real-live metal bleachers for that extra-special, traditional, back-cramped-by-the-fourth-inning baseball experience!

-The Land O’ Lakes suite, complete with food/drink spread and fully stocked dessert cart certainly was a high point of the day. On a related note: the bathrooms in the suite section were immaculate but I neglected to check out the regular ones. 1000 pardons for that, please.

-The scoreboard(s) at Target Field may have taken over as the best in the country. I remember that Arizona’s and Washington DC’s scoreboards had previously been up there in my book, but the amount of information you could get at a second’s notice in Minneapolis was truly impressive.


Between the main scoreboard above, and the two below, fans have at their fingertips all kinds of “modern” numbers (please tell me you know what OPS means by now), the current pitching line, the batter’s season stats, who was due up, and virtually any other info you could want. Finally, have a look at the right-hand side of the picture. Ellen and I tried to recreate the magic of “Minnie” and “Paul” shaking hands but I don’t think we got it quite right…mostly cause we turned out way more blurry than they are in real life.


-The aforementioned open concourse was a definite plus.

-The retired numbers at Target Field took up about 1/100th of the space they did in the Metrodome.

-The highest point of the game was probably when Chris took me down to the VIP area behind home plate. They have a separate club down there with all the food and drinks you could want. There is a little peephole for fans to watch players take BP inside before the game. And, I’ve said it before, but Major League Baseball is just a completely different game from down at the field level. It was only for a couple of innings, but boy was it worth it!


(See also more scoreboard information in straightaway centerfield. I’m telling you, this place was a wealth!)

-The last high point was probably the bullpens. Tons of fans in the left field bleachers can easily peer over a short wall and check out players from both teams warming up. But when I checked them out, all I could picture was the amount of trash talk that must happen between teams. I guarantee you it’s not “hey, how are you, how’s the family” type stuff. It has to be pure venom that is spit back and forth between competitors, separated only by a few millimeters of chain-link fence, ready to do battle in front of an arena filled with thousands of screaming fans, all calling for blood and…what? No? OK, maybe that’s just me. Here’s what I’m talking about:


Vicious, huh?

Low Points:

-Despite the very “new” feel and modern décor that accompanied my visit to Target Field, the stadium left some things to be desired. First, the condiments at this brand new stadium really let me down. We all know I loves me some spicy mustard yet the best the Twins could do was the generic Heinz products (yellow mustard, ketchup, and sweet relish). Wait till you see what one of the New York teams did…

-The fan-to-scoreboard interaction was a little metza metz. Granted, it’s the Midwest, but even accounting for that, the scoreboard was doing a lot of cheerleading throughout the game. Also, the Twins got rid of the “No Rules Fish Race!” (see Summer of Matt, post 27, para. 11 “One Day Honey, One Day Onion” discussing general awesomeness of said race). Sorry, sorry, I know I said no more of those. So the in-person fish race was replaced by a computer generated, rigged to win, cartoon sports car race featuring Babe the Ox and other indigenous Minnesota creatures. Lame.


-I again was swindled into drinking Michelob Golden Light. Luckily, because of the “suite” perks, I didn’t waste money on it this time around. But I clearly didn’t remember the marketing lesson Dad gave me two years ago. Those guys are good!

-The Bud Deck was closed off to fans without tickets to the Bud Deck. Jerks.

-TC the Bear is the Twins mascot. He showed up a few times throughout my notes. First, on the left, he can be seen absolutely demolishing the competition in the pre-game home run derby. Random fans are selected to try to hit softballs over the outfield fence. Then this TC character comes out of nowhere and obliterates the high score. I would LOVE to have that guy’s job. To just be some washed up minor leaguer or college player who gets paid to come in and ruin the hopes and dreams of random fans before every game. Haha, sounds awesome! On the right is “Creepy TC.” Creepy because he’s wearing a skinny mustache and huddling around a group of unsuspecting youngsters…yikes.












-The pregame field grooming guy did not drag his mat in perfect circles. Obviously a low point.

-Another low point, and obviously this is the Twins’ fault, was the game time. An MLB game lasting under two hours is just unacceptable, especially when I’ve got a ticket to a suite! Luckily, it started pouring (and I’m talking big, strong, Midwest rain – not some little drizzle like back home. Seriously, hardest I’ve seen it rain in years) after the game so we got to hang out a bit while everyone else had to unsuccessfully dodge the sheets of water on their way out of the stadium.


-The Twins kept their old-school, campy intro music but, unlike 2008, didn’t mix it into something new and fresh. Lame.

-Whoever sang “Take Me Out to the Ballgame” was pretty off key!

And just for the heck of it, here’s a few more pictures:


The illusive “Bud Deck” and Twins retired numbers


Trippy painting


John, Ryan, Brenda, Ellen


Land O' Lakes Jersey!

OK, I reckon that’s all I’ve got for Minneapolis. On to Citi Field in New York!

Overall Grade: B+

Game Stats:
Teams: Twins vs. White Sox
Final Score: 3-2 Twins
Extra Innings: 0
WP: Carl Pavano
LP: Mark Buehrle
Time: 1:52 (?!?!)
Announced Attendance: 40,637 (102.9% full)
Ticket Price: $0 (Thanks, Chris!)
Parking Price: N/A

Trip Stats:
Home team record: 23-8
Best Anthem: Tropicana Field
Miles Driven: 10,702
Speeding Tickets: ZERO!
States Visited: 27
Countries Visited: 2
Districts of Columbia Visited: 1
Beds slept in: 34
Highest Gas PPG: $4.19 [$4.81 if you count Canada]
Next Stop: Mets (Citi Field)
Favorite Park: Petco Park (Padres)

Stadium Grades:
Marlins: D
Rays: B
Braves: B-
Rockies: B+
Mariners: B
Giants: A-
Athletics: C
Angels: B-
Dodgers: B+
Padres: A
Diamondbacks: B
Rangers: B-
Astros: B-
Blue Jays: C
Tigers: A-
Indians: B-
Reds: B+
Cardinals: B
Royals: B
Twins (2008): B-
Brewers: A-
White Sox: B
Cubs: B+
Pirates: C+
Orioles: B
Phillies: A-
Nationals: B
Mets: C+
Yankees: B
Red Sox: A-
Twins (2010): B+

Update

Hi!

Well, I’m kind of shocked that it’s been over TWO YEARS since I updated this blog. The time has flown by for me. Also, I guarantee you my summer of frivolity and lack of responsibility was miles more interesting and worth your time reading about than the last two years which, as predicted, were spent mostly in the library.

So, what’s been going on with me? Well, the first year of law school was pretty much the hardest thing I’ve ever done. I spent my first summer working for a commercial litigation firm and it cemented my previously conceived notion that I am NOT a litigator and will never see a court room in my career. I enjoyed second year way more, especially after I ended up getting a Nintendo Wii second semester :-) This past summer I worked in the legal department of a company based in Boston that builds wind farms all over the country. That was really interesting as I’ve been fascinated by wind energy for a few years now (see Summer of Matt, post 27, para. 1 “One Day Honey, One Day Onion” proclaiming author’s adoration of wind farms). OK, no more of those, I promise! Anyway, I managed to survive the first two years of law school physically intact and, for the most part, mentally as well. I made the most of my time at Villanova but now I’m heading off to start yet another adventure – this time it’ll be ‘cross the pond! I was lucky enough to be accepted into a program where I’ll spend my third year of school studying abroad with one of Villanova’s partner schools – the University of Edinburgh in Scotland. I got the chance to work in Edinburgh for two months during 2007 so I know what I’m going back to and I couldn’t be more excited! I’ll get to spend 12 months there and earn my JD from Villanova as well as an LLM of U of E. As of now there are no plans to tour the rugby stadiums in the UK but I will certainly keep you updated if that changes.

This summer though, I was fortunate enough to make it to the baseball stadiums that have opened since I completed my trip back in 2008. That means I went to Minneapolis to check out the Twins’ new outdoor (?!) stadium and also took two trips to NYC to see the dew digs of the Mets and Yankees. It may take another few weeks but I promise to get all those stadium reviews up for your viewing pleasure...as if anyone is still checking this blog, haha!

Regards,

Mgmt