A recent Sports Illustrated survey of baseball fans nationwide ranked the Milwaukee Brewers’ Miller Park the second-best baseball stadium in the nation, in terms of home-fan satisfaction:
Now Griff would rank MP at #1, given that the top spot went to Progressive Park in Cleveland, which is not so progressive as to actually have built a retractable dome for their often-cold-and-rainy city:
As Brewer’s radio announcer Jim Powell points out on his blog, the Indians actually had to vacate PP (ha!) last April due to snowy weather. And where did they go to play 3 games against the Angels? Miller-f*ing-Park!
Now apparently home fans in Cleveland are slightly more satisfied with their home ballpark than are Milwaukee fans, and it appears that this may have something to do with the fact that they serve chicken and waffles (hopefully not together) at PP. Of course, they’re going to be freezing their wet asses off while eating their oh-so-delicious soul food.
However, MP took the trophy for food. I mean, five different kinds of Klements sausage + secret stadium sauce?
Cmon! Get those rain-soaked soggy waffles outta my face!
Cleveland fans should remember that the retractable dome not only saved their asses last year, but may do so again in the future. While I was not always a big fan of the RD, I think it really is a must-have for Midwestern ballparks in the new millennium. Since the US hasn’t done anything much to stop climate change, the weather during the spring season sucks ass and will only get worse - and baseball stadiums need to be able to deal with that kind of weather. Now Griff has done her share of freezing her ass off during hour-long rain delays at County Stadium because she had lower level box seats and wouldn’t move up to sheltered (non-box-seat) ground…but it blows. And for those of us who now have to travel long distances to see our team play, it really bites to see games get rained out.
So here’s to Miller Park - in my opinion, El Estadio Numero Uno for baseball!
Oh, and speaking of domes, Gooch will like this one from Jim Powell: “I also found it funny that Cardinals’ fans overrate their new stadium and underrate their team.” But we all know that Bro Taguchi does just the opposite, so let’s give him a few props while we’re at it.
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30 Apr 2008 Pastafari Griff
Griff, I love this post…but I wouldn’t be the Gooch if I didn’t throw my 2 cents in.
First, you’re definitely a white girl from Wisconsin and there is no better proof of that fact than your chicken and waffles comment. Yes, chicken and waffles are served together…in about 100 different ways. I know you’re adventuresome enough to try it one day.
Second, I echo the fact that Miller Park has the best food of any ballpark I’ve been to. I’m pretty sure that they have some goodies at parks on on both coasts, but for my money the $3 Miller Park brat is king.
Third, it’s Milwaukee. How could they not be happy with their ballpark? It’s got beer and food, and that’s all any happy Wisconsin-er needs. End of story.
Yeah, I had a feeling chicken and waffles were actually served together. It just seems so…weird. But I bow to the food gu-ch-a-ru. He is wise in the ways of gettin’ husky.
And this is one quasi-’Sconny who - although satisfied with food and beer - wishes her team wouldn’t get spanked like they did last night. HIT THE GODDAMN BALL!
That ballpark is awesome. I have taken in a few games there, the TGI Fridays in the outfield is a pretty cool experience. The $3 brat is a nice little snack between meals. I also like the Star Wars style closing of the dome.
Food there DESTROYS the awful selection of grub available in the whitey mecca of STL. The Georgia Dome (yes it is football I know) has a food selection that almost makes me tingle. Directly behind my seats is a chicken wing stand with a cajun food cart next to it… I wish there was chicken and waffles in the stadium, not just at Roscoe’s.