Ballpark Assessment
| Category Score (0 to 10) | TOTAL (0 to 50) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Location | Atmosphere | Food | Exterior Architecture | Interior Architecture | |
| 7 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 37 |
I was absolutely shocked at the sea of red that seemed to descend upon Busch stadium before the game. I really stood out wearing my blue shirt during the game. Young and old, all seemed to be donning Cardinal Red for the interleague game that I am almost sure has little to no meaningful history associated with it. High score for atmosphere and fan dedication.
In the backdrop of the stadium were a series of tall buildings (I wouldn't necessarily call these buildings "skyscrapers", but they were tall none-the-less.)
The outfield grass was patterned in a way that showed the Gateway Arch (a structure that I had taken countless pictures of on my way into the city) extending from the infield and outwards to dead center field.
In the backdrop of the stadium were a series of tall buildings (I wouldn't necessarily call these buildings "skyscrapers", but they were tall none-the-less.)
The outfield grass was patterned in a way that showed the Gateway Arch (a structure that I had taken countless pictures of on my way into the city) extending from the infield and outwards to dead center field.
Game Comments (courtesy of MLB.com)
Game Date: June 18, 2010
Attendance: 40,083
Weather: 83 degrees F, partly cloudy
Length of Game: 2 hours, 28 minutes
Final Score: St. Louis Cardinals 6, Oakland Athletics 4
Final Score: St. Louis Cardinals 6, Oakland Athletics 4
Matt Holliday broke out of his skid, ripping three hits and driving in three runs, as the Cardinals took the opener. Skip Schumaker chipped in three hits and drove in the go-ahead run, while Rajai Davis went 4-for-5.
Stories from the Road
Being staffed on a project in the midwest makes it easy to catch a Cardinals game after work, which is exactly what I did. The team had a big deliverable due that day (Friday, 6/18) and I stayed at the client site to help finalize it. Afterwards, I drove the 3 hours from Peoria to St Louis to catch that night's Cardinals game. I made it to the city with about half an hour before game time so I decided to hunt and peck for cheap street-sde parking (or a cheap parking garage). Although I saw a lot of people heading to the game from a few specific streets, I was unable to actually locate cheap parking that would assure me that my rental car would still be where I left it once the game was over. As a result, I decided to suck it up and pay the $15 to park right next to the stadium. Normally I wouldn't have settled for such an attrocity, but given the fact that I still had another 4 hours to drive after the game finished, I was ok with strategically situating my car for a quick get-a-way from St. Louis.
With my car now well-positioned, I was ready to start exploring Busch Stadium. I was planning on wearing my business casual clothes, which I still had on from the work day, throughout the game. However, soon after walking around the outside of the stadium and snapping a few pictures, I was already starting to sweat so I ended up going back to the car and changing into shorts & a T-shirt for a more pleasurable baseball experience.
Immediately following the game, which finished around 9:30pm to 10pm, I raced to my car, got out of the parking garage, onto the highway and began to enjoy another 4 hour drive in the car to a hotel just east of Kansas City, MO. I was staging myself for an all-day Saturday drive to Denver to catch a Rockies game that night.
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