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TEAM ::: St. LOUIS CARDINALS
LOCATION ::: SAINT
LOUIS, MISSOURI
MY FIRST VISIT ::: AUGUST 22, 2008
OPPONENT ::: ATLANTA BRAVES
MLB STADIUM RANK ::: 5 out of
40
RATINGS
BALLFIELD ::: A+
SCOREBOARD ::: A+
FOOD :::
A-
FACILITIES ::: A
MASCOT ::: B
 
MY TAKE ON THE PARK
St. Louis for approximately 40 years played in a cookie cutter
park that they made unique. I am thinking the Metrodome would work in St. Louis. That being said, unless you are a Cubs fan,
I really believe you will have a hard time finding something not to like about the new Busch Stadium. One question, why only
44,000 seats?
Some things have not changed with the new park, attending a Cardinal
game is an event shared with all fans wearing red. Red seats replaced by fans wearing red and all rooting for the Cardinals.
For a weekend game it is possible to have fans sitting around you from Indiana, Kentucky, and Kansas. The Cardinals draw from
a very wide area, keep this in mind if you think you will be heading to the ticket window on game night, chances are they
will be sold out.
The great thing about the Stadium is you can walk around the
whole lower deck, and in the upper deck you can walk out to find a place alone to enjoy the sunset over Missouri or enjoy
a view of the Interstate. The positive about the location is there is a lot of parking surrounding the park and the Interstates
right there after the game. There is also a metro stop right outside the park, I am unfamiliar with the metro map but I've
linked it below.
I have to say great things about the scoreboard here. The Cards
play in the NL Central and the out of town board gives the Central division some in depth coverage. Not only are the scores
present but the runners position on the diamond are as well.
Not only is the board very informative, it is also very fast.
Something I noticed as soon as I walked into the park after my first view of the board, the whole game is closed captioned.
Every word mentioned in the park goes up on the board. Talk about thinking of everything.
The new Busch Stadium can only get better, the atmosphere around
the park will surely improve now that the old Busch Stadium has been cleared out. There will most likely be restaurants and
hotels for the Midwest's Cardinal fans to enjoy 81+ times a year.
I highly recommend a trip to see the Cardinals. Get out your
red shirt, pack a few pencils, of course if like so many St. Louis fans, you will also pack your own scorecard, (So great
to not be the only one in the park with a book.) and head out to Busch. If traveling from the hotel, the van driver will want
to talk baseball. If taking the train, the fans will want to talk baseball. If driving to the game, the local radio station
will be talking baseball. Busch Stadium is all about going to see baseball, it is really a great place to be.
THE LINE UPS
Atlanta Braves Manager :::
6 Bobby Cox
St. Louis Cardinals Manager :::
10 Tony LaRussa
ATLANTA BRAVES
18 Gregor Blanco rf
19 Yunel Escobar ss
10
Chipper Jones 3b
16 Brian McCann c
4 Omar Infante lf
11 Mark Kotsay cf
14 Martin Prado 1b
2 Kelly Johnson 2b
50
Charlie Morton p / LP
St. LOUIS CARDINALS
55 Skip Schumaker cf
47 Ryan Ludwick rf
5
Albert Pujols 1b
24 Rick Ankiel lf
8 Troy Glaus 3b
22 Felipe Lopez 2b
4 Yadier Molina c
50 Adam Weinwright
p
3 Cesar Izturis ss
50 Adam Weinwright WP
35 Joel Pineiro S
BRAVES
000 010 002 3 10 0
CARDINALS 040
263 03x 18 26 0
TIME ::: 3:08
ATTENDANCE ::: 43,926
WEATHER ::: 88
BREEZY, P CLOUDY
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