tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-65717844305340788092024-03-05T10:16:08.771-08:00All the BallparksThis blog began as a log of our summer 2009 road trip to all the Major League Baseball ballparks and a few other baseball themed stops. I now continue to update it with posts about ballparks and other baseball related things we experience.<br>
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All the Ballparks Road Trip 2009: 20,000+ miles, 30 ballparks, 19 Baseball Museums/Hall of Fames, 1 Unforgetable Summer Road Tripwildcat1001http://www.blogger.com/profile/10818669852976120353noreply@blogger.comBlogger502125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6571784430534078809.post-12955330331875397252017-07-16T09:41:00.001-07:002017-07-16T09:41:27.948-07:00Kj's Baseball Collection: Inaugural Season SunTrust Park<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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At <a href="http://www.alltheballparks.com/2017/07/suntrust-park.html">SunTrust Park</a>, Mik tried the buffalo fries from Potato Cutter. He enjoyed them, but they were messy and spicy. The Potato Cutter also has a seasonings bar to flavor your fries how you want and Dad and I enjoyed the regular fries with garlic onion seasoning.<br />
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I also got a Tomahawk Chop with Butterfinger topping. It was good, but also messy as the chocolate fell off almost right away.wildcat1001http://www.blogger.com/profile/10818669852976120353noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6571784430534078809.post-72554142763323835092017-07-16T08:49:00.003-07:002017-07-16T08:49:54.836-07:00SunTrust Park<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b>Date of Visit: </b>July 14, 2017<br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">The gates were open when we got there and we tried to go in like everybody else in the middle ones and they told us we had to go over to the media entrance with the wheelchair. That’s fine, but the real problem is we get there and only one person gets to go in with him. So I then had to go back to where there was now lines of five to ten people at every gate. Nats park sometimes does it like that, too, but they specifically only send one person with the wheelchair. Also, I know for a fact a person in a wheelchair had just been allowed through the metal detector entrance instead of going around, so it’s certainly not a consistent or fair process and they are way too far into the season for any excuse to the total confusion for the entrance experience.</span></div>
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While Mik didn't so much enjoy watching his Dbacks lose to the Nats yesterday, he did enjoy the new loaded tots. He tried the BBQ pulled pork ones, which also has mac and cheese on them. I had the crab ones, which were also tasty, but they didn't really seem loaded as the amount of topping to tot ratio is heavy on the tots.<br />
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Watching the Dbacks at Nats in the rain sure makes us miss when the
annual tradition was seeing the Nats at Dbacks at the BOB. At least it
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<b>Date of Visit: </b>June 14, 2016<br />
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Mik tried out the Virginia Ham Biscuit from the Virginia Country Kitchen concession stand this game. He didn't really like the ham because it was too sweet for his liking. He thought the biscuit was okay. The chips were his favorite part and actually very good in his opinion.wildcat1001http://www.blogger.com/profile/10818669852976120353noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6571784430534078809.post-58060480353236124652016-06-15T12:34:00.001-07:002016-06-15T12:34:43.387-07:00Accessibility Review: Nationals Park Section 320<b>Date of Visit: </b>June 14, 2016<br />
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Ever since Dad's been working at the Capitol, we've mostly picked the games to go to based on when they do group tickets. This time Dad noticed that the Cubs were in town and the Tuesday game was $1 ice cream, so he asked me if I wanted to go on Sunday when they were doing group tickets or go on our own Tuesday. Since Mik was interested and a night game was more appealing to me summer weather wise, we got tickets for Tuesday.<br />
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First thing Mik really liked about going to the game was that we now live in walking distance of Nationals Park and don't have to deal with the crowded Metro (or potential delays...).<br />
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Mik thought the view from section 320 was great because you could see the whole field easily. However, he did not like that it was in the sun until about an hour into the game. Next time he wants to get seats on the 300 level on the third base side.wildcat1001http://www.blogger.com/profile/10818669852976120353noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6571784430534078809.post-29102416477469955712015-07-21T15:54:00.001-07:002015-07-21T15:54:23.060-07:00Nationals Park: Star Wars Day<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Mik had been wanting the R2D2 can cooler since he saw about the promotion, but neither of us wanted to do a Sunday afternoon game in the summer. Dad and I did end up going, though, but I didn't even realize it was the Star Wars Day game when he asked if I wanted to go to the game that day because his work was doing group tickets again. With the upper 90s feels like 105 to 110 heat advisory, I seriously thought we'd just get the can coolers and not stay long, but it ended up not being too bad up in the shade in 416. And it wasn't too bad of a game until the top of the 9th.<br />
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Mik was excited to try out the new Thrown' Cheese place at Nationals Park. He did almost give up on trying it after seeing it was the only place with a line and the line didn't really seem to move when we got in it. However, we still had at least an hour to waste before even the pregame stuff started and it was certainly better wasting time in line for food than trying to go to the Team Store on Opening Day.<br />
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The line actually wasn't that long when we got in it (probably about 10 people in front of us), but it did take at least 15 minutes to get to the front and then after ordering and paying we still had to wait at least another 10 to 15 minutes to get Mik's sandwich. They definitely aren't that efficient, yet, but they did pretty good considering it was a new venue and Opening Day. Also, it was still better than what I remember all the concessions were like on the park's first exhibition game and Opening Day in 2008.<br />
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Mik ordered the Triple Play, which is a grilled cheese made with three different cheeses. He really enjoyed it and the chips that came with it.<br />
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He also tried the mac and cheese that I ordered, which we finished while waiting for his food. He thought it was a little too salty. Also, it wasn't hot or really even warm and it's not like we waited to eat until we got to our seats.wildcat1001http://www.blogger.com/profile/10818669852976120353noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6571784430534078809.post-59566908028274155572015-04-07T03:23:00.000-07:002015-04-07T03:23:09.332-07:00Accessibility Review: Nationals Park Section 201<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Finally planned ahead enough to get tickets on the other side of the park, although still didn't manage to be able to get Gallery Level despite trying during presale (couldn't get anything) and as soon as all Opening Day tickets went on sale. It was a toss up on whether it was the way to go as Opening Day can sometimes be on the cooler side and being on the sunny side of the park in our usual choice in Right Field Terrace can be good. However, it ended up being very nice Opening Day weather in the 70s and being on the shady side worked out good.<br />
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Mik has now declared this section as his favorite as you can see the whole field (part of right field is obstructed from Right Field Terrace) and you can also see the scoreboard easier. Still noisier speaker wise than Right Field Terrace, but not bad like when we sat on the Field Level concourse for Opening Day last year.<br />
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The cup holders were even more convenient for him in this section as they are at about his knee level rather than being almost on the ground.<br />
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The only thing that makes Right Field Terrace still preferable other than it being much cheaper is that no one can crowd around you there as that area has the wheelchair seating separated from the concourse as well as the rest of the section. Section 201 is like most other wheelchair sections in that it is at the top of the section and on the concourse. Not that big of a deal and certainly was not as crowded as Field Level, but it is kind of nice that you don't have to worry much about getting in and out of your spot the way the section is in Right Field Terrace, which is one of the reasons Mik is glad he didn't decide on his powerchair for this game (mainly was about the crowds on the Metro, though).wildcat1001http://www.blogger.com/profile/10818669852976120353noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6571784430534078809.post-10770334409491057232014-07-05T10:57:00.003-07:002014-07-05T10:57:38.690-07:00Accessibility Review: Nationals Park Section 230On Monday, June 30, Mik and I went to the Rockies @ Nats game because it was Bryce Harper bobblehead day. It was Mik's first experience taking his power chair to Nationals Park and he did great other than he really needs work on his backwards driving skills for navigating the Metro, especially the elevators, but I'm sure after a few more months of living here he'll get the hang of it.<br />
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Since we got there before they opened up the all the sections, we spent some time in the outfield concourse. Mik enjoyed checking out the heights of the pitchers that they have on the one parking garage. Also, we are looking forward to that area becoming a team store and hoping it ends up more spacious and thus more accessible compared to the current one.<br />
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Overall Mik liked the seats in Section 230. Of course, any ballpark with cup holders makes him happy even though these are a little low for him to easily use himself. The view is good other than some of deep right field is obstructed. The main thing he didn't like is that it is in the sun and it was a somewhat hot and humid day. However, the fact that the speakers aren't nearby and it is thus quieter than sitting in the concourse sections makes him still prefer this area over the others we have tried before. Plus, these seats are almost the cheapest possible (actually, were the cheapest when I got around to buying tickets the day before the game).<br />
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Next time, I think I will try to get the actual cheapest over in the upper outfield gallery because those are on the shady side. Also, maybe next time Mik will actually get around to trying some ballpark food besides the Boardwalk Fries because yet again that is what he wanted first and then the lines were crazy and it was hot, so we decided to go home rather than get anything else.wildcat1001http://www.blogger.com/profile/10818669852976120353noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6571784430534078809.post-89726986557053972082014-04-24T18:47:00.001-07:002014-04-24T18:49:10.210-07:00Mik's Mini Ballplayer Collection: Wrigley Field 100 Year Anniversary<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Earlier this month I was browsing the MLB.com shop to see what mini ballplayer Mik might choose when we went to the Wrigley Field 100th Anniversary game and found that they actually had a special 100 Year figure. We decided to just order it online and not have to worry about finding it at the ballpark since we barely found Screech at the Nats Opening Day due to the crowded Team Store. Mik and Dad didn't have to deal with a crowded store since we were so early to the game, but they did find out that they were out of stock of the 100 Year figures and they currently are only available online anyways.<br />
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The 100 Year Anniversary Figure not only has the logo on the jersey and hat, but it also has it on the home plate base.wildcat1001http://www.blogger.com/profile/10818669852976120353noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6571784430534078809.post-34407485912738346782014-04-23T14:22:00.000-07:002014-04-23T14:22:15.878-07:00Kj's Baseball Collection: Wrigley Field 100 Years Brick and Ivy<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I probably wouldn't have got this ball if I had gone into the store with Mik and Dad, but better they got too many than nothing. It seems I have a bunch of Wrigley ones with the brick wall and ivy design. They are all slightly different and having one for the 100th Year of Wrigley is cool to go with the others, I guess. I just like <a href="http://www.alltheballparks.com/2014/04/kjs-baseball-collection-wrigley-field.html">the official ball</a> better.wildcat1001http://www.blogger.com/profile/10818669852976120353noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6571784430534078809.post-504401922148774032014-04-23T14:18:00.001-07:002014-04-23T14:18:11.553-07:00Kj's Baseball Collection: Wrigley Field 100 Years April 23, 2014<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />The official MLB ball with the Wrigley Field 100 Years logo is the one I wanted to get when we went to the 100th Birthday Game. It is even cooler that they had the ones for the game, though, as they are only using this style today while the logo without the date is being used at the games at Wrigley all season. Of course, buying it is not as cool as getting one from the game, but better than nothing and actually I like it better than the other souvenir one Dad and Mik also choose for me (I was holding our spot in line to get in the park while they souvenir shopped before the game).wildcat1001http://www.blogger.com/profile/10818669852976120353noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6571784430534078809.post-3407116905804555282014-04-23T14:14:00.001-07:002014-04-23T14:14:26.710-07:00Mik's Mini Bat Collection: Wrigley Field 1914-2014<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />To commemorate going to the 100th Birthday Game at Wrigley Field, Mik got a Wrigley Field 1914-2014 bat for his collection. It has a ballpark view similar to the Wrigley Field bat he got on the ballpark trip, but it also has the 100 year logo and says Wrigley Field 1914-2014.<br />
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<br />wildcat1001http://www.blogger.com/profile/10818669852976120353noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6571784430534078809.post-83150647134645457092014-04-23T14:06:00.002-07:002014-04-23T14:06:35.019-07:00Accessibility Review: Wrigley Field Section 208 and Green LotFor the Wrigley Field 100th Birthday game, I got us tickets in Section 208. I ended up buying the tickets as part of a six game pack that was on sale before single game tickets to ensure we got tickets to the Dbacks game on April 23rd. At the time we tried to buy parking, but they said it was not on sale until single game tickets. Dad called back then and they still did not have parking or at least not accessible parking on sale and they took his number to call him back when it did go on sale. We ended up with the last available accessible parking a few weeks later<br />
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The parking we got was the green lot, which is a few blocks from the park, but still very convenient. Not anywhere near as close and nice as the parking right by the park entrance we got on the ballpark trip, but still nice to know you have a spot before heading over there, especially for such a major game. However, the green lot is just dirt. There are no actually spaces, but they didn't say anything about Dad leaving a huge area between the truck and the car they said for him to park back up right next to. Rather disappointing parking situation after knowing they have good lots, but there is hope for the parking lot in the future because it is also clearly marked as being under construction.<br />
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Section 208 has much less hope, though. Mainly we didn't like the section because you cannot see the scoreboard, which is our favorite part of Wrigley. Also, the seats are not raised up more than the normal step between rows, so Mik couldn't see anything once people started standing up for the pregame ceremony. This issue is made more annoying by the fact they have a bunch of TV screens there and they were just showing ads. At least at <a href="http://www.alltheballparks.com/2014/04/accessibility-review-nationals-park.html">Nats park for Opening Day</a> when we couldn't see the scoreboard the TV screens there showed the pregame stuff even though the view of it was not actually obstructed. <br />
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Next time I will pay more attention when getting wheelchair seats at Wrigley and pay the extra for those ones up another level and behind home plate as while they were the most expensive on <a href="http://www.alltheballparks.com/2009/06/accessibility-review-wrigley-field.html">the ballpark trip</a> they are totally worth it for an enjoyable game experience.<br />
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We will give them some credit for having cup holders for all spots in this area, which is good because while the rest of the 200 sections have cup holders I think there are still some regular sections closer to the field that don't have cup holders.. Also, the ushers are good at paying attention and bringing out the chairs for the companions.wildcat1001http://www.blogger.com/profile/10818669852976120353noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6571784430534078809.post-86289482432033607292014-04-23T13:33:00.000-07:002014-04-23T13:33:00.565-07:00Happy 100th Birthday, Wrigley Field!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Since last fall we had been planning to go to a game at Wrigley Field during the 100th Anniversary season. Mik choose that we go when the Dbacks were in town. We had settled on the Wednesday game of the series since Dad always has Wednesdays off and thus would not have to take as much time off to go. I did not even realize until looking about when tickets go on sale back in February that we had decided on the actual 100th anniversary date.<br />
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We left for the ballpark around 9 a.m. thinking it would be best to get there before it was crowded. On the way Mik was a little hesitant about us ending up there too early, but in the end we were there by 9:30 a.m. and only a few people from the front of one of the lines in. By the time we got in the ballpark and were walking up the ramps to our seats we saw the line wrapped around through the parking lot, so it was totally worth getting there early. Plus, Dad and Mik got the souvenir shopping done at the Cubs store across the street to avoid the small crowded store inside the park.<br />
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We also got to check out the Wrigley Field ballpark cake that was on display by the Ernie Banks statue, which was also dressed specially in a Federals jersey. <br />
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Once in the ballpark we got our favorite food in the whole MLB - the Northside Twist Pretzel.<br />
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We also enjoyed eating the free cupcakes we got on the way into the ballpark.<br />
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The weather was not so enjoyable, as it was in the low 40s. Waiting to get in the park was not bad, as it was in the sun, but once we got to our seats it was cold. We told Mik he just had to make it to the first pitch as his feet were already cold.<br />
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The pregame stuff was kind of interesting with some of the past players (football and baseball) going out on the field and a 1914 ball being used for the ceremonial first pitch. The coolest thing, though, was seeing Bud Selig. No, not seeing him down there on the field. After the pregame ceremony, he walked right by us on his way up to the executive suites. That made up for us not being able to see the flyover from our seats.<br />
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We left after the first pitch as promised, although I have to admit Mik did say he would stay as long as I wanted. Really, though, he already knew I was also could and I was not going to go back on my promise that we could leave after the first pitch because it cannot be good for him to have his feet so cold when he cannot move around much to stay warm. <br />
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We ended up watching the game from the condo. It was sad to not be there for the Happy Birthday in the fifth and the seventh inning stretch being led from the field, but we would not have noticed the balloon release from our seats. Seriously, if not for the Bud Selig encounter, I would have totally regretted the seat selection as you also cannot see the scoreboard (the best part of Wrigley!) from the wheelchair row at the top of 208.<br />
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<br />wildcat1001http://www.blogger.com/profile/10818669852976120353noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6571784430534078809.post-55505949607659572482014-04-10T05:52:00.003-07:002014-04-10T05:52:29.994-07:00Kj's Baseball Collection: Huntsville Stars<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The only souvenir baseball option at the Stars was a white one with the Hunstville Stars logo. Actually a really cool logo, though, so I'm glad I got one for my collection before the team leaves after this season.wildcat1001http://www.blogger.com/profile/10818669852976120353noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6571784430534078809.post-12117171529012386222014-04-10T05:50:00.002-07:002014-04-10T05:50:32.060-07:00Mik's Mini Bat Collection: Huntsville Stars<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Dad and I choose a navy blue colored mini bat with the Huntsville Stars logo for Mik's Mini Bat Collection when we went to the team's final opening day in Huntsville. The team shop did not have much overall, but they did have six to eight different colors of mini bats to choose from. The red one also looked good, but we decided Mik has a lot of red mini bats and not many blue ones.<br />
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Yesterday Dad and I attended Opening Day for the Huntsville Stars at Joe W. Davis Municipal Stadium. We had been meaning to go to a game ever since we moved to Huntsville last year, but never got around to it last season. Now this year is the team's last season here, so we were more seriously planning to get to a game this season. I had given up on planning in advance a few weeks ago because I could not figure out how to buy tickets (turns out they gave up on selling tickets online because of glitches in previous years and the whole stadium is now general admission other than some season ticket seats). Yesterday we just decided to go when Dad read about it being Opening Day in the paper. <br />
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We arrived at the park a little more than an hour before the game and located the ticket office just by guessing the little windows under the stadium name must be it. We then joined the small line to get into the park, which was shortly let in.<br />
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After stopping at the gift shop for a mini bat and souvenir baseball, we walked the small concourse area to scope out the food options. Pretty much just standard ballpark fare, but they do have tater tots are the stand on the first base side. I got the regular and Dad got the ones loaded with chili and cheese on top.<br />
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We decided to sit in the upper section about in line with third base. It ended up being a good view of the whole field as well as the highest row where you could sit in the front row to avoid having someone tall block you. <br />
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Overall an enjoyable game even though we only stayed until the end of the fifth inning because I did not want to stay out late having a lot to do this week and Dad getting cold. Mostly a rather plan and boring ballpark, although they have some murals in the hallways between the concourse and the seating sections.wildcat1001http://www.blogger.com/profile/10818669852976120353noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6571784430534078809.post-8958124330658569312014-04-06T05:44:00.000-07:002014-04-06T05:44:28.029-07:00Mik's Food Scrapbook: Nats Ice and Boardwalk Fries<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Since the only thing Mik has had at Nationals Park is a pretzel dog and food at the Diamond Club, he was not sure what to try this time. I told him that I used to enjoy getting Boardwalk fries when I came to games during the park's inaugural season. He decided to go with the fries and ended up enjoying them. He also spotted Dippin' Dots and even though the weather was not that warm he also enjoyed some Nats Ice (similar to rainbow ice flavor, but has red, white, and blue dots). Afterwards he was full and said he has to come to another game because he still has not had just a hot dog at Nationals Park. Plus, there are plenty of other appealing food options here.wildcat1001http://www.blogger.com/profile/10818669852976120353noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6571784430534078809.post-41364875323676763832014-04-06T04:10:00.002-07:002014-04-06T05:44:47.540-07:00Mik's Mini Ballplayer Collection: Screech<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Since it was Opening Day the team shop was very crowded and I did not have a chance to really look around for the mini figs, so I do not know if they had any specific player ones available or not. What I did easily spot was the generic Washington Nationals one and Screech. The generic one is rather boring just representing the team in general with the uniform and the number 00 on it. The Screech one is actually kind of cool, though, as it is at least the team mascot.<br />
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<br />wildcat1001http://www.blogger.com/profile/10818669852976120353noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6571784430534078809.post-1482732216044828332014-04-06T03:53:00.000-07:002015-04-07T03:24:48.507-07:00Accessibility Review: Nationals Park Section 141For Opening Day 2014 we ended up with tickets in section 141. I would have preferred to be up a level, but certainly better than when Mom and I had seats one row from the top for the Opening Day six years ago when they opened Nationals Park. Also, good seats considering we only finally decided to go to Opening Day versus another game while in DC this weekend and this game ended up being a sellout with the second highest Opening Day attendance for this park.<br />
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The main downsides to this section are you cannot see the scoreboard because you are under it and you cannot see plays that happen deep in the outfield in front of you. However, they do have TV screens showing the game, which are nicely placed sideways instead of straight in front of you. Thus, they are not obstructing the view, but are still easy to look over at.<br />
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Mik was of course happy with the section because there were cup holders. The section had a standing view are behind it, but it was nicely separated and you did not feel crowded even though the concourse was very busy and we were on the end of the row. <br />
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Overall section 141 was good, but I still like the view of the park best from the right field terrace level (sections even numbers between 222 and 236) and in particular 224. Maybe, I'm biased just from having sat there so many times when I had partial season tickets during the park's inaugural season, but I have sat in 236 and in left field mezzanine level (203 I think) and 224 remains my favorite.<br />
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Mik also said he preferred the view from 224 at least based on his remembering it from the brief few minutes we sat in 224 before getting to go to the Diamond Club on the ballpark trip. Also, Mik found the speakers in 141 to be too loud and they
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remember him having that issue a few years back at Chase Field. Both
times those were seats on the main level covered concourse area and I don't think he would have a problem with the open area upper levels like 224 is.wildcat1001http://www.blogger.com/profile/10818669852976120353noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6571784430534078809.post-80477931175881761522013-07-21T18:06:00.001-07:002013-07-21T18:06:27.232-07:00Mik's Mini Ballplayer Collection: Louisville Slugger<br />
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Dad and I had a hard time choosing just one mini figure for Mik's collection when we were at the Louisville Slugger Museum to see the <a href="http://www.alltheballparks.com/2013/07/big-leagues-little-bricks-lego-exhibit.html">Big Leagues, Little Bricks Exhibit</a>. They had several that were from the National Baseball Hall of Fame series and it was tempting to get those, but in the end we decided not to since we were not at the Hall of Fame and none of them were among the players Mik particularly favored. The figure with a Louisville Slugger uniform made sense, though.wildcat1001http://www.blogger.com/profile/10818669852976120353noreply@blogger.com0