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Virtually precisely ten years in the past, my sister and I lit out for Arlington, Texas to see the Minnesota Twins play the Texas Rangers at Globe Life Area (now used for multipurpose TX occasions with the Rangers in new Globe Life Park).
Although scorching, we loved that ballpark and in addition toured Dealey Plaza of 11/22/63 JFK infamy…
Final week, I bought again from one other Lone Star State journey—this time Area Metropolis (HOU)! I once more braved the warmth—of the humid selection (ick)—to get a first-hand have a look at the park previously often called Enron Area the park previously often called Minute Maid Daikin Park.
Earlier than any ‘Stros followers come at me, I’ll say this: your ballpark is a superbly fantastic place to observe a sport. Nothing abjectly fallacious with it in any style. The practice is legitimately cool!
I do, nonetheless, should be sincere in saying I’m now—after years of Goal Area and visits to different spectacular outside venues—a fan of baseball beneath an open sky. This isn’t the Astros’ fault in anyway. Even when the retractable roof is closed the place remains to be somewhat heat—simply an excessive amount of humidity seeping in. So I perceive the necessity for a topper.
However for that very same motive it’ll by no means rank within the high of my ballpark listings. What was attention-grabbing is that on the finish of 1 sport I attended, they opened the roof for fireworks. It was the uncommon non-humid night time in HOU and the breeze felt WONDERFUL! If solely their location would permit for that each night time, not simply as soon as in a blue moon.
I additionally discovered some attention-grabbing sights scattered across the stadium…
Per custom, I prefer to hit a number of of the native non-baseball websites too. The quick turnaround prevented a jaunt to the Houston Area Middle, however I did stroll by the Houston Zoo & discovered the best Eighties diner—Hungry Like The Wolf—ever!
I’ve now been to twenty MLB parks previous and current. I’ve 13 to go for all the circuit—12 on the actual second as a result of I’m not seeing the Athletics until/till they get an actual dwelling.
My subsequent journey? Late July in Denver for Twins/Rockies. Let’s hope the Twins have a win by then.
Right here’s right this moment’s mound matchup, and you’ll click on right here for the lineups (I could also be in-and-out a bit this morning and never in a position to drop these in):
Extra from twinkietown.com:
Twins players watch the solar eclipse in Chicago
