Situation:

The greater Boston area, including Rhode Island, is the dominant sports market in the
country, particularly for professional baseball, where fans have a fever pitch for the
Boston Red Sox. However, historic Fenway Park does not have enough supply to meet
the demand of the local market, and the stadium was built in a different era. Fans pay the
highest price in baseball - 30% more than the next closest city, and 70% more than
average - for a sub-par experience that too often includes cramped seats, blocked views,
a lack of concessions and long lines for disgusting bathrooms.
Pawtucket is home to Boston's AAA minor league team. Ownership changes in Boston
have committed the team to a new philosophy of developing its player talent largely from
within, making Pawtucket an exciting team that boasts many "major" stars despite its
"minor" status. Tickets to the AAA Red Sox cost less than $10. However, the Pawtucket
ballpark is located in an obscure location with no surrounding retail or supporting
development, and no access to public transit. The team's ownership may change in the
near future if the team's present owner retires or dies.
The area of Providence's waterfront near Aliens Avenue is a dilapidated eyesore that is
home to strip clubs, abandoned warehouses and corpses of an industrial past. This
waterfront neighborhood represents a prime redevelopment opportunity that could
encourage a mix of residential, affordable housing, and supporting retail to create an "all
within walking distance" neighborhood. The site would also support a large marina that
would benefit the city with a new revenue stream and attract "water tourism" to better
compete with Newport and Greenwich Bay. What the site lacks is an "Anchor Tenant."
Opportunity:
Move the AAA Red Sox franchise from Pawtucket to Providence. Build a miniature
version of a new Fenway Park (on par with San Francisco's "Pac Bell Park" or
Baltimore's new Camden Yards) on the Providence waterfront as the new "Anchor
Tenant" to catalyze urban renewal of the area. Attract Sox fans throughout the greater
Boston region with an affordable and fun family baseball experience. Use the venue to
attract big-name acts for outdoor concerts to compete with the likes of Tweeter Center.
Give Red Sox fans the baseball experience they've always wanted with unblocked views
from comfortable seats, clean restrooms and top of the line concessions. Surround the
"anchor tenant" ballpark with coordinated redevelopment including retail, restaurants and
residential. Link these areas with a family boardwalk to encourage a "walkable"
neighborhood. Tie the neighborhood into Amtrak / MBT A with a light rail solution, and
extend existing bike paths to the area. Build a large marina for "Red Sox Cove" to attract
boaters from throughout the state and add a stop here for the Newport-Providence fast
ferry. Get local neighbor Johnson & Wales into the act by developing an education
program in "sports hospitality" and offer students opportunities in park operations.
This project has many similarities to the redevelopment of Rincon Point / South Beach, a
neighborhood at the southern end of San Francisco, California where I lived for three
years. Enclosed find various supporting materials for this concept.
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Rincon Point-South Beach is a 115-acre redevelopment project composed

of two non-contiguous geographic areas along San Francisco's northeastern
waterfront. Much of the area was formerly characterized by dilapidated
warehouses, open cargo storage yards, abandoned or underutilized
buildings, several piers in unsound condition and an extensive network of
underutilized street rights-of-way. Since 1981, the area has been
transformed into a new mixed-use development. It is located south of the
Ferry Building and adjacent to both the Financial District and the City's
waterfront.

The purpose of the project is the conversion of this once blighted area
into a new mixed-use waterfront neighborhood incorporating rehabilitation
and new development. Implementation of the project began in 1981. It
has been funded by a combination of Community Development Block
Grants, tax-exempt revenue bonds and property tax increments. To date,
2,556 residential units have been constructed with 26%of the units set
aside for low- and moderate-income households, over 1 million square feet
of commercial space has been constructed, including Rincon Center and
Gap Inc. headquarters office building, and the 700-berth South Beach
Harbor is fully occupied. Additional publicly oriented facilities include
Pacific Bell Park and Rincon Park at the foot of Folsom Street and the
Embarcadero. Completion of the Rincon Point-South Beach project is
anticipated to occur by 2006. To date, there has been a private
investment of over $1 billion to the area.

HISTORY OF THE PROJECT

The Rincon Point-South Beach redevelopment project had its start with
the designation by the Board of Supervisors in 1977, of the Northeastern
Waterfront Survey Area. Following the designation, a joint planning study
was undertaken by the Department of City Planning, the Redevelopment
Agency, and the Port of San Francisco with the assistance of the
Northeastern Waterfront Advisory Committee (NEWAC). Based upon the
recommendations of the study, the City Planning Commission selected the
Rincon Point-South Beach Redevelopment Area and approved a
Preliminary Redevelopment Plan in January 1980.

Working with the Rincon Point-South Beach Citizen Advisory Committee

(CAC), the Redevelopment Agency prepared a Redevelopment Plan, a
companion document entitled Design for Development, and other required
reports. The redevelopment program for this area was recommended by
the CAC, the Port Commission, the City Planning Commission, and the
Redevelopment Agency Commission. It was approved by the Board of
Supervisors and by the Mayor in January 1981.

KEY ELEMENTS

The major elements of the Project include:

1. Mixed-Income Housing

The development of 2,800 new units of housing units to meet the needs of
all income groups.

2. Historic Rehabilitation

The historic rehabilitation and commercial reuse of five buildings:

Rincon Annex Post Office, Oriental Warehouse, Cape Horn
Warehouse, Dunn Instruments Warehouse, and the Hooper's South End
Grain Warehouse.

3. Waterfront Parks

The provision of two waterfront parks: about 3+ acres between

Howard and Harrison Streets and about 4+ acres between Pier 40 and
China Basin.

4. Boat Harbor and Pier 40

The development of a 700 berth marina, and the use of Pier 40 for
marina-related commercial development and public access.

5. Corporate Headquarters Office Building

The development of a corporate headquarters office building on

Steuart Street between Howard and Folsom Streets.

6. Ballpark at China Basin

The development of a 41,000 seat ballpark at China Basin for ballpark

and complementary uses.

7. Embarcadero Roadway and local streets

The reconstruction of the Embarcadero roadway into a boulevard,

including the realignment in two places to allow for the development
of the waterfront parks. Boulevard to include a new mass transit line
using historic streetcars and light rail vehicles.

The reconstruction of certain streets, including street surfacing,

sidewalks, landscaping and utilities servicing properties within the
project area.

COMPLETED HOUSING AND COMMERCIAL PROJECTS

Construction has been completed on approximately 1.2 million square feet

of commercial space, 2,473 residential units, and a 41,000 seat Ballpark.
In the aggregate, 25%of all the new residential units constructed are
presently for low and moderate-income households.

Bayside Plaza: Development completed in 1985 of a 90,000 square foot

office building located at the corner of Howard and Steuart Streets.

Owner/Developer: J-Dart Development/Johnson Wax Development

 Architect: Tower Architects
Engineering: Martin Middlebrook & Nishklan/Yannell &
Associates
Contractor: William & Borrows, Inc.

Rincon Center: Development completed in 1989 of 532,000 square feet of

retail / office space and 320 residential units at this site bounded by
Mission, Howard, Spear, and Steuart Streets. 20% of the units are
currently for low/moderate income households.

Owner /Developer: Perini Land & Development Company

Architect: Pereira Architects
Contractor: Tutor /Saliba and Perini Company

Bayside Village: Development completed in 1989 of 868 residential units

and 15,000 square feet of commercial space, which is located along the
Embarcadero at the corner of Brannan and Beale. 20% of the units are
currently for low/moderate income households.

Owner / Developer: Forest City Dillon, Inc. & General Atlantic Corp.
Architect: Fisher Friedman Associates
Engineering: G.F.D.S. Engineers
Contractor: William & Burrows, Inc.

South Beach Marina Apartments: Development completed on this site,

located at the corner of Townsend and Colin P. Kelly, Jr. Streets, in 1989
of 414 residential units and 8,000 square feet of commercial space. 23% of
the units are currently for low/moderate income households.

Owner /Developer: South Beach Marina Apartments, Ltd.

Architects: Fisher Friedman Assodates
Engineering: Robinson, Meier Jully
Contractor: Rudolphe & Sletten

Delancey Street Foundation: Development completed in 1990 at this

site, which is located along the Embarcadero between Delancey and Beale
Streets, of 177 residential units and 65,000 square feet of commercial
space. All of the units are designated for approximately 450 low income
Delancey Street Foundation residents.

Land Owner: Port of San Francisco

Lessee/ Developer: Delancey Street Foundation
Architect: Backen, Arrigoni & Ross
Contractor: Apersey Construction

Steamboat Point: Development completed in 1992 at this site, located

along the Embarcadero between King and Townsend Streets, of 108
residential units and 1,500 square feet of commercial space. All units are
set aside for low income households.

Land Owner: Port of San Francisco

Sub-Lessee/ Developer: BRIDGE Non-profit Housing Corp.
Architect: Backen Arrigoni & Ross
 Contractor: Obayashi Construction Inc.

301 Bryant Street: Development was completed in October 1998 of 38

loft-style residential units, including 7 affordable units at this site located
at the corner of Bryant and Delancey Streets.

Land Owner: SFRA I 301 Bryant Street Homeowners Association

Developer: Rincon Point Development Company
Architect: Tanner Leddy Maytum Stacy Architects
Contractor: Oliver Construction

Cape Horn Warehouse: Development was completed in 1997 of 16 loft

type condominium residential units of this privately owned landmark
building located at the corner of Delancey and Bryant.

Developer: Thompson Brooks

Architect: Pfau
Contractor: Thompson Construction

Oriental Warehouse Project: Construction of the first phase of this 402

unit housing project, the rehabilitation of the Oriental Warehouse, located
at Delancey and Brannan Streets, into 66 condominium loft type units, was
completed in February 1997. Construction of a nO-unit condominium
tower adjacent to the rehabilitated warehouse was completed in April
2000, with phased construction over the next year for a total of three
high-rise towers.

Land Owner: SFRA I Reliance Oriental Warehouse Associates

Developer: Reliance Development Company
Architect: Fisher Friedman Associates
Contractor: Cannon Constructors

One Embarcadero South: Development completed in April 2000 of 233

condominium units and 7,000 square feet of neighborhood-serving
commercial space at this site at King and Second Streets.

Land Owner: Lone Star Partners II, L.P.

Developer: One Embarcadero South Venture
Architect: Solomon Cordwell Buenz & Associates, Inc.
Contractor: Neilson Dillingham

The Gap Headquarters: A development agreement was executed to build

a 540,000 square foot headquarters office building for the Gap, located at
the corner of Folsom, Spear, and Steuart Streets, over looking San
Francisco Bay. The Agency conveyed property to the Gap in September
1998 and construction was completed in the first quarter of 2001.

Land Owner: Gap, Inc.

Developer: Gap, Inc. I Wilson Meany Sullivan
Architect: Robert A. M. Stern
Contractor: Swinerton & Walberg Co.

Giants Ballpark: The Board and Agency amended the Redevelopment Plan
for the Rincon Point - South Beach Redevelopment Area in 1997 to expand
the project area boundaries to incorporate certain Port parcels and to
permit ballpark and complementary uses to be developed. Construction of
the 41,000 seat Pacific Bell Park was completed in April 2000.

Land Owner: Port of San Francisco

Sub-Lessee: China Basin Ballpark Company LLC
Project Kajima Urban Development
Developer:
Architect: HOK Sport
Contractor: Huber, Hunt and Nichols/Kajima Construction
Services

HOUSING AND COMMERCIAL PROJECTS IN DEVELOPMENT

Brannan Towers/(Oriental Warehouse Project Phases 2-4): Phased

construction of 336 condominium units in 3 high-rise towers, located on
Brannan Street between Colin P. Kelly and Delancey Streets.

Tower I - Construction of 130 units completed in 2000.

Tower II - Construction of 103 units completed in 2001.

Tower III - Construction of 103 units completed in 2002.

Land Owner: Reliance Development Company/The Brannan

Owners Association
Developer: Reliance Development Company
Architect: Stavi Architects
Contractor: Cannon Constructors

200 Brannan/One Federal Street "Brannan Square": This site at the

corner of Delancey, Brannan, and Federal Streets has been designated for
housing development. The Agency has an Owner Participation/Disposition
and Development Agreement with LNR-Lennar Brannan Street, LLC for the
site. The project include aggregation of private-owned parcels with the
Agency owned parcel at One Federal Street for the development of 240 for
sale units, including 51 affordable units, along with 1,300 square feet of
neighborhood-serving commercial. Construction began in mid- 2002 with
anticipated completion in January 2004.

Land Owner: SFRA/LNR-Lennar Brannan Street, LLC

Developer: LNR-Lennar Brannan Street, LLC
Architect: MBH Architects

Hooper's South End Grain Warehouse and Kelly Street Warehouse:

The Agency has Owner Participation Agreements with the owners,
Northshore Resources IV Limited Partnership, for rehabilitation of the
Hooper's South End Grain Warehouse and the Colin P. Kelly Warehouse for
commercial development of this site, which is located at the corner of
Townsend and Colin P. Kelly, Jr. Streets. The rehabilitation of the
Hooper's South End Grain Warehouse was completed in 2002, which
provides for approximately 7,000 square feet of ground floor retail uses
and 35,000 square feet of other commercial uses. The Colin P. Kelly
Warehouse will be rehabilitated to contain approximately 13,000 gross
square feet of commercial uses.
 Land Owner: Northshore Resources IV Limited Partnership
Developer: Northshore Resources IV Limited Partnership
Architect: Lerner + Associates Architects
Contractor: Fine Line Construction

PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS /COMMUNITY FACILITIES

Infrastructure Improvements: Reconstruction of local streets,

underground utilities, landscaping, and public open spaces in the South
Beach sub-area has been completed. Construction funding was provided
through a Community Facilities District.

South Beach Marina: The 7oo-berth South Beach Marina has been
completed and has been in operation under Agency management since
November 1986 and is fully occupied. The project was financed through
$24 million in revenue bonds and an $8 million California Department of
Boating and Waterways loan.

Land Owner: Port of San Francisco

Developer: San Francisco Redevelopment Agency
Site Planning & Landscape Robert laRocca
Architect:
Architect: Hardison Komatsu, Ivelich & Tucker
Engineering: Winzler & Kelly
Contractor: Riedel International

South Beach Harbor Park and Harbor: South Beach Park is a 5-acre site,
which will be developed into a park with flexible urban open space,
parking for boaters, and landscaping. The 3-acre first phase of the park
began in March 1995, and was completed in November 1996. The
construction was financed primarily by a Community Facilities District.

Children's Play Area: The Play Area, which is a 3,000 square foot
play area oriented toward pre-school aged children, is located within
South Beach Park. Construction of the Play Area was completed in
April 2002.

South Beach Park and Harbor Improvement Project: Planning is

also underway to complete the public improvements associated with
the Park and Harbor including the completion of the waterfront
promenade and public access upgrades, construction of a Harbor
support building, the addition of a new guest utility dock and dinghy
dock, disability access upgrades, as well as related Park and Harbor
improvements. Construction is expected to commence in fall 2003
with anticipated completion by early 2005.

Rincon Park: The 2-acre waterfront park, located on the Embarcadero

between Howard and Harrison Streets, is on land leased from the Port of
San Francisco and was developed by Gap Inc. in conjunction with the
construction of its headquarters office building. The south end of the site
will accommodate a restaurant to be built under the auspices of the Port
of San Francisco. The Gap has provided $1 million for security of the park
during the first 10 years of operation. Construction of Rincon Park was
completed in February 2003.

Land Owner: Port of San Francisco

Sub-Lessee: San Francisco Redevelopment Agency
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NATIONAL NOTEBOOK: San Francisco; A South Beach 'Urban Village'

By JULIA GILDEN

LEAD: TWO national developers are building an 863-unit, mixed-income, rental apartment complex here
in a rundown waterfront district of decaying warehouses. The site is in one of the last developable areas
in a city with a vacancy rate of 2 percent or under.

TWO national developers are building an 863-unit, mixed-income, rental apartment complex here in a
rundown waterfront district of decaying warehouses. The site is in one of the last developable areas in a
city with a vacancy rate of 2 percent or under.

The companies, General Atlantic Development Corporation of New York and Forest City of Cleveland,
specialize in urban development and management.

Built on eight acres, Bayside Village is a wood-framed, stucco-finished low-rise complex of studios and
one- and two-bedroom apartments in the South Beach section of the waterfront district.

The project, which the developers call an "urban village," will have restaurants, a dry cleaner, a
grocery-delicatessen and recreational facilities.

The complex is part of the local Redevelopment Agency's master plan to rebuild Rincon Point, which
includes South Beach. When its planned projects are complete in 1994, there will be 2,500 apartments
and 1 million square feet of commercial space in five restored historic buildings at a cost of $550 million
in private investment.

The total cost of Bayside Village is $100 million, $80 million of which was financed by tax-exempt
bonds issued through the Redevelopment Agency. The remaining $20 million is a joint equity investment
in equal shares by the two developers.

The Bayside apartments rent for $650 to $850 for studios, $795 to $1,095 for one-bedrooms and $1,100
to $1,500 for two-bedrooms. These rents are considered on the high end of middle-income affordability.

As a condition of participation in the Federal bond program, 20 percent of the units must be rented at
below-market rates, and occupants must have incomes of $20,000 to $27,000. These units rent for $595
for studios, $657 for one-bedrooms and $760 for two-bedrooms. A total of 200 units of 282 completed
in the 863-unit project so far have been rented.

All units are single-level, with floor-to-ceiling bay windows and some have protruding greenhouse
windows.

Baths are tiled in ceramic, and kitchens include European-style plastic-laminate cabinetry and microwave
ovens. Carpets, track lighting and blinds are also standard features.

The architects, Fischer Friedman Associates of San Francisco, have set aside four of the eight acres as
walkways and parkland in the complex, which is enclosed by buildings and security fences. Entry to
apartments and the three pools, clubrooms and underground parking is by magnetic cards issued to
residents.
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Coordinates: 37°46' 42.14" N, 122°23' 22.88" W

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

AT&T Park
AT&T Park (formerly SBe Park and Pacific Bell Park) is an
Pac Bell Park, SBC Park
open-air baseball stadium, home to the San Francisco Giants of
the National League. The park is located at 24 Willie Mays
Plaza, at the corner of 3rd Street and King Street in the South
Beach neighborhood of San Francisco, California.

The stadium was officially renamed AT&T Park on March 1,

2006, just two years after it adopted the SBC Park name. SBC
Communications, the flagship sponsor of the park, rebranded Facility statistics
itself as AT&T Inc. when it merged with AT&T Corp. in late Location 24 Willie Mays Plaza
2005. This marks the second renaming for the park since its San Francisco, California
opening in 2000. 94107
Broke ground December II, 1997
Opened March 3 I, 2000

Contents Owner China Basin Ballpark Corp.

(San Francisco Giants
subsidiary)
• 1 History
.2 Features Surface Grass
.3 See also Construction $357 million
• 4 External links cost
Architect HOK Sport
Former names

History Pacific Bell Park (2000-2003)

Groundbreaking on the ballpark began on
December 11, 1997 in the industrial
waterfront area of San Francisco known as
China Basin. The stadium cost $319 million
to build and supplanted the Giants' former
home, Candlestick Park, a multi-use
stadium in southern San Francisco. Fans
The 2007 had shivered through 40 seasons at "The
All-Star Game
Stick." In contrast, this new ballpark was
will be held in
built in a sheltered and relatively warm area
San Francisco.
of the city's topography.
SBC Park (2004-2006)
Tenants
San Francisco Giants (MLB) (2000-present)
San Francisco Demons (XFL) (200 I)
Seating capacity
41 ,503 (2000)
Dimensions
Left Field - 339 ft (103 m)
Left-Center - 382 ft (I 16 m)
Left-Center (deep) - 404 ft (123 m)
Center Field - 399 ft (122 m)
Right-Center (deep) - 421 ft (128 m)
Right-Center - 365 ft (III m)
Right Field - 309 ft (94 m)

When it opened on March 31, 2000, the ballpark was the first
Major League Baseball stadium built in the U.S. without public funds since the completion of Dodger
Stadium in 1962 (though the Giants did receive a $10 million tax abatement from the city, which also paid
for upgrades to the local infrastructure, including a connection to the Muni Metro). The park opened with a
seating capacity of 40,800, but this has increased over time as seats have been added. The opening series
took place between April 11, 2000 and April 13, 2000 against the Los Angeles Dodgers, where the Giants
were swept in 3 games.
In just its first few years of existence, the ballpark has seen its share of historic events primarily due to
veteran Giants outfielder Barry Bonds. On April 17, 2001, Bonds hit his 500th career home run at then
Pacific Bell Park. Later that year, he set the single season home run record when he hit home runs number
71, 72, and 73 over the weekend of October 5th to close the season. On August 9, 2002, Bonds hit his 600th
career home run at the park. On April 12,2004, Bonds hit career home run 660 at SBC Park to tie Willie
Mays on the all-time list and on the next night, he hit number 661 to move into sole possession of third
place. On September 17, 2004, Bonds hit his 700th career home run at the park to become just the third
member of baseball's 700 club. On May 28, 2006 Bonds hit his 715th homerun at the park to pass Babe
Ruth for second place on the all-time homerun list. The stadium has also hosted the 2002 World Series
against the Anaheim Angels, which the Giants lost 4 games to 3, and will host the 2007 MLB All-Star Game.

On the facing of the upper deck near left field are the retired numbers (or "NY" designation for players of
the pre-number era) of Christy Mathewson, John McGraw, Bill Terry, Mel Ott, Carl Hubbell, Willie Mays,
Juan Marichal, Orlando Cepeda, Jackie Robinson, Willie McCovey, and Gaylord Perry.

Pacific Bell, a local telephone company in the San Francisco Bay Area, purchased the
naming rights for the park for $50 million over 24 years when the park opened.
Pacific Bell's parent SBC Communications eventually dropped the Pacific Bell name
and reached an agreement with the Giants to change the park's name on January I,
J. l., 2004. The name change upset some fans, leaving them in the awkward position of
Barry Bonds passes desiring the park's former corporate name.
Harmon IGllebrew
for 7th on all-time
After SBC merged with AT&T on
homerun list (April
13, 2002)
November 18, 2005, the name of
the merged company became
AT&T, Inc. As a result, the
stadium was given its third name in six years: "AT&T
Park." Many fans still refer to the stadium as "Pac Bell
San Francisco vs.
Park", due to Pacific Bell's San Francisco roots and
An artist's conception Philadelphia (August 23,
tendency to have corporate named stadiums, especially of the new signage. 2005)
ones with as many name changes as AT&T Park. Others
have named the stadium "Telephone Park" due to the
constant name changes since its opening.

A grass-roots fan campaign (http://www.maysfield.org/) is promoting the alternative name "Mays Field" to
honor the former Giants' star Willie Mays.

Giants Enterprises, a wholly owned subsidiary of the San Francisco Giants created and headed by longtime
team executive and marketing legend Pat Gallagher, brings non-baseball events to the stadium on days when
the Giants do not play. The stadium was home to the XFL San Francisco Demons in 2001, was the home of
the Shrine Bowl (until 2006) and is the current home of college football's Emerald Bowl (since 2002).
Numerous concerts are also held at the park.

Features
The stadium contains 68 luxury suites, 5,200 club seats on the club level and an additional 1,500 club seats
at the field level behind home plate.
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The most prominent feature of the ballpark is the right field wall, which is 24 feet (7 m)
high in honor of former Giant Willie Mays who wore number 24. Because of the
proximity to San Francisco Bay, it is only 309 feet (94 m) to the right field foul pole.
The fence angles quickly away from home plate; right-center field extends out to 421
feet (128 m) from home plate. Atop the fence are four pillars with fountains atop. These
Splash Hits sign
four pillars will burst jets of water when a Giant hits a home run. To some old-timers, the
on right field
wall right field area vaguely suggests the layout at the Polo Grounds. This deep comer of the
ballpark has been dubbed "death valley," "triples alley," and most recently, "Finley's
Alley" after center fielder Steve Finley. Like its Polo Grounds counterpart, it is very
difficult to hit a home run to this area, and a batted ball that finds its way into this comer often results in a
triple.

Beyond right field is a section of the bay, dubbed McCovey Cove after famed Giants first
baseman Willie McCovey, into which a number of home runs have been hit on the fly. As
of September 18,2005,40 "Splash Hits" [11
(http://sanfrancisco. giants. ml b.com/N ASA pp/ml b/sf/ball park/splashhi ts.j sp) have been
knocked into the Bay by Giants players since the park opened; 32 of those were by Barry
Bonds. Opponents had hit the Cove on the fly 12 times; Luis Gonzalez of the Arizona
Diamondbacks and Cliff Aoyd of the New York Mets are the only visiting players to do
so twice. On game days, fans take to the water of McCovey Cove in boats and even in
kayaks, often with fishing nets in the hope of collecting a home-run ball (this echoes what McCovey Cove
(2002)
used to happen during McCovey's playing days. Before Candlestick Park's upper deck
was extended, the area behind right field was occupied by three small bleacher sections
and a lot of open space. Kids in those bleachers would gather behind the right field fence when "Stretch"
would come to the plate). Just beyond the wall is a public waterfront promenade, where fans can watch three
innings of a game through the wall's archways, free of charge, albeit with a somewhat obstructed view.
Across the cove from the ballpark is McCovey Point and China Basin Park, featuring monuments to past
Giants legends.

The ballpark also features an 80 foot (24 m) Coca-Cola bottle with playground slides
that will blow bubbles and light up with every Giants home run and miniature version of
the stadium behind the left field bleachers. Next to the Coke bottle is a giant baseball
mitt, a replica of a vintage 1927 glove. Right-center field features a small cable car, with
a label that states "No Dodgers Fans Allowed", and a fog horn - a feature transferred
from Candlestick Park - that blows when a Giants player hits a home run.
Close up of the
old fashioned In addition to automated scoreboards, the park also has enormous, manually operated
glove al AT&T boards in right-center field, which display the scores of MLB games played elsewhere.
Park. These manual scoreboards are operated by three employees, whose work on gamedays
starts at least two hours prior to the first pitch.

Outside the ballpark are three statues dedicated to San Francisco Giants all-time greats. The Willie Mays
Statue is located in front of the ballpark entrance at Willie Mays Plaza and is surrounded with 24 palm trees,
in honor of his jersey #24, retired by the Giants. Another statue is located at McCovey Point across McCovey
Cove, and is dedicated to Willie McCovey. A third statue, dedicated in 2005, honors former Giants pitcher
Juan Marichal, and is located outside the ballpark at its Lefty O'Doul gate entrance.
Starting in 2004, the Giants installed one hundred and twenty-one 802.11 b wireless
internet access points, covering all concourses and seating areas, creating one of the
largest public "hotspots" in the world. The stadium could thus be said to be one of the
largest "Internet Cafes."

See also
49-Mile Scenic Drive
Willie Mays
Statue in front of
External links AT&T Park
(2002)
• Ballpark Digest Visit to AT&T Park
(http://www.ballparkdigest.comlvisits/pacbell.htm )
• WikiSatellite view at WikiMapia
(http://www .wikimapia.org/maps ?1I=37. 7788,-122. 3898&spn=0.OO5 ,0.007 &t=h)
• Close-up color aerial from TerraServer-USA
(http://terraserver-usa.com/image.aspx ?t=4&s= 10&lon=-122.3898&lat=37. 7788&w= 1)
or Google Local
(http://maps.google.com/maps?II=37 .7788,-122.3898&spn=0.005 ,0.007 &t=k)
• Surrounding area map from the United States Census Bureau
(http://ti ger .census. gov /cgi -bi n/mapgen ?lat=37. 7788&1 on=-122.3898& wi d=.25&ht=.25&i ht=400&i"
• AT&T Park (http://sanfrancisco.giants.mlb.comlNASApp/mlb/sf/ballpark/sCballpark_history .jsp)
• AT&T Park splash hits
(http://sanfranci sco.giants.ml b.comlNASA pp/ml b/sf /ball park/sCball park_splashhi ts.j sp)
• Recent USGS aerial showing ballpark
(http://terraserver.microsoft.com/image.aspx?T=4&S=II&Z= IO&X= 1384&Y = 10452& W= 1&qs=%7csan
• PET A's 2005 Top 10 Vegetarian-Friendly Ballparks (http://www.goveg.comlfeat/ballpark/l.asp)
• Momo's Restaurant across from AT&T park (http://businessimagegroup.com/Momos.html)

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Monday, July 21, 2003

Updated: August 15, 2:34 PM ET

Time stands still at Fenway

By Jeff Merron
Page 2 columnist

Editor's Note: This is the ninth report card in Pa~e 2's summer/oug series rating all 30 ballparks in
Major League Baseball.

BOSTON -- "I love Fenway," wrote Red Sox fan Stephen King. "I love it in spite of the things about it
that I hate."

My feelings are pretty much the same. In the late 19708, I attended my REPORT CARD
first games at Fenway. I'd go with my future brother-in-law, who Fenway Park
attended nearby Northeastern University, and we'd just head to the park Capacity: 33,993 (night);
on game day and stand in line and buy bleacher tickets for a buck or 33,577 (day)
two. Opened: April 20, 1912
Surface: Grass
It was good fun -- plenty of beer, fine baseball and a small sense that
history happened here. Our Ratings:
Seat comfort: 0
Hotdogs: 5
But in the years since, everything about Fenway has changed by,
Concessions: 1
paradoxically, remaining pretty much the same. By just standing still, Signature food: 5
Fenway Park has become a national treasure. Beer: 2.5
Bathrooms: 2.5
You're in a living, breathing time capsule. For three hours, you share the Scoreboard: 5
air with 34,000 real people and tens of millions of friendly ghosts who P.A. system: 5
were once in the same exact spot They watched Babe Ruth pitch, or Ted Fun stuff: 5
Williams hit, or Yaz play the Green Monster like a pinball wizard, or Souvenirs: 3.5
Carlton Fisk slam his 12th inning homer to win the sixth game of the Tickets: 3
1975 World Series. Exterior: 5
Interior: 4
Access: 4
Or they saw Tony Conigliaro. Rico Petrocelli. Walt Dropo. Oil Can
Ushers: 5
Boyd. Names -- names -- that just ooze Red Sox red. Trading up: 2
Fan knowledge: 5
I'll resist getting all weepy. But if they could put Fenway in a pill, the 7th inning stretch: 4
folks who make Prozac would be out of business. Local scene: 5
Wild card: 10
The ratings:
Total: 81.5
1. Seat comfort: Fenway's seats give real meaning to the cliche "sit
tight" I've seen some people explain that the tiny, cramped seats are a historical artifact -- the gist being
that the average fan in 1912 was much smaller than today's average Joe. I don't buy it,. I'm the size of an
average male, circa 1912, but by the end of the game I'd been squeezed so much for so long that I'd lost
two inches around the waist, and gained two inches in height

My right field grandstand seat directly faced the outfield and the Monster. For the first four innings
(until the sun went down), we all did the Fenway Salute: right hand angled low over furrowed brow,
paying grand honor to the visitor's dugout Blue Jays manager Carlos Tosca must have thought we were
taking the term "field general" literally, and paying the ultimate honor by saluting the enemy.
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Even with the effort of a steady 70-degree neck turn and the
salute, my view of the entire infield was blocked for most
of the first four innings, just by the fans sitting in front of
me, vendors and people walking the aisles. And there was,
of course, a Monster Green pesky pole, necessary to
support the awning above, but hiding from view at least
one infielder at any given moment.

I later learned my section was among the worst in the

house. The bleachers cost less and afford a much better
view. But the actual seats are awful everywhere. Points: 0

2. Quality of hot dogs: Fenway Franks. You can't do any

better. 5 Jeff Merron found out that The Green
Monster is larger than life at Fenway.
3. Quality/selection of other concession-stand fare: Remember the Fenway scene from "Field of
Dreams"? Ray Kinsella (Kevin Costner) and Terence Mann (James Earl Jones) are walking and talking
after they enter the ballpark. They stop. It's an intense moment. There's a concession stand in the
background.

Ray: "So what do you want?"

Terence: "I want them to stop looking to me for answers, begging me to speak again, write again, be a
leader. I want them to start thinking for themselves. I want my privacy!"

Ray (gesturing toward the concession stand): "No, I mean, what do you want?"

Terence: "Oh. Dog and a beer."

That's realism. There just aren't that many other choices. 1

4. Signature concession item: They stick with what they know: the FENWAY PARK BUDGET
Frank. 5 Here's what Page 2's Jeff
Merron spent during his day
5. Beer: Bud Light on tap. Amstel Light in cans. Sam Adams at one or at Fenway Park.:
two stands. $4.95 for the Bud and Amstel, $6.25 for Sam. Long lines,
but slightly lower prices than most parks. 2.5 Ticket: $33 ($27 face value,
$6 Ticketmaster charge)
6. Bathrooms: Based on rumor and hearsay, I was ready to don a Level
4 biohazard suit before entering the men's room. But under the Parking: $0
bleachers, at least, the 100 was passable.
Papa Gino's Pizza: $5

A longtime Red Sox fan told me recently that the only thing she doesn't Poland Springs Water, 24
like about Fenway is that she can't drink beer during the game, because oz. "sport" bottle: $4.25
she will not enter a woman's room there.
"Cool Dog" ice cream
But at the game a gracious young woman hawking Red Sox "affinity" thingee: $4.75
credit cards offered a second opinion of the ladies' rooms. "They're
Two 'T' tokens: $2
clean," she said. "They're pretty good. Especially here under the outfield
seats, where they have newer fixtures. The closer you get to home plate, Total: $49
though, the worse they get. And they get pretty bad." Lines were also of
varying length, from long behind home plate to nonexistent under the bleachers. 2.5

7. Scoreboard: The old manually operated board does the job in classic fashion. At one point, the big
video scoreboard showed Nomar, live, coming up swinging a bright green bat. Then, for a while at
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least, everything had a greenish tint

Another scoreboard provides pitcher info (ERA, pitch count, strikes, strike percentage), and batter info,
including timely situational stats which offer plenty of fodder for in-game chatter. 5

8. Quality of public address system: I've never heard a more beautiful rendition of the National
Anthem. Opera singer and teacher Todd Angilly sang it on the night I attended, and it sounded
miraculous. Note to MLB: Book Mr. Angilly for the World Series.

When the PA system rocked, it faltered a bit, but all spoken info was crystal. 5

9. Fun stutTto do besides the game: Between-innings scoreboard entertainment was excellent, with
higWight films (the All-Smr Game, a tribute to Ted Williams, bloopers) providing a terrific way to pass
some time. But New Englanders don't go in for much nonsense, so I people-watched and soaked it all
in. To me, that's a heckuva lot more fun that watching three Cheetos in a fake scoreboard race. 5

10. Price/selection of baseball souvenirs: Seems that MLB licensed

"collectibles" have taken over the business inside every stadium -- go to
three ballparks, and you've seen it all. And sports souvenir prices may
be the only thing keeping deflation at bay.

That said, I didn't have enough time to really look for one at the ballpark,
but I really covet a Red Sox bullpen car. 3.5

11. Ticket price/availability: About 10 days before the July 17 game I

attended, I logged on to the Red Sox Web site to check out what was
available. Early in the morning, I could have scored a pair of mid-level
bleacher seats for $20 each. By noon, the bleachers were sold out,
although you could get a pair of ducats in a couple of other spots. By 4
p.m., only singles were available, in the far section of the right-field
grandstand.

I grabbed one. It was an expensive mistake; I should have waited and JfJ'F

paid a scalper an outrageously high sum for a good seat. That way I Life's is a party on Yawkey
would have actually seen the game. 3 Way outside Fenway Park.

12. Exterior architecture: It doesn't get any better. The Green Monster looms large as you approach
the park. Take time to circumnavigate the stadium and savor the real old brick exterior, chipped and
aged and all. Look at all those old metal vents and grates installed, back in the 19108,by some company
that's probably gone the way of the horse and buggy. The main entrance to the stadium, on Yawkey
Way, is a sight to behold, with "FENW AY PARK" etched in red stone above the colorful banners
celebrating Beantown's salad days a century or so ago. 5

13. Interior architecture: If you haven't been there, you've seen it on TV: the playing field, the Green
Monster, the seats, even the poles that hold the whole thing up -- classically beautiful. For fans, though,
the interior is a practical nightmare. Picture Kate Moss and Tyra Banks trying to walk past each other.
They couldn't do it in a Fenway aisle without stripping down and greasing up.

There's plenty of new space in a big concourse under the bleachers, though, with picnic tables
surrounded by concession stands. Nice addition, but it would help if they'd scatter a few TV monitors
around out there. 4

14. Access: I took the "T" from my hotel near State Street, and even in a packed subway car, I was glad
not to be driving. Finding anything in Boston's street maze isn't easy, even if you know the city. And the
park could be renamed, as Dan Shaughnessy once wrote, "Fenway No-Park." But if you're smart and
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use public transport, it's easy as pie, cheap, and you get to know Boston natives up close and personal.

The streets circling Fenway are closed off to most traffic before and after the game. The big crowd got a
bit backed up in some narrow gateways on the way in, and on the way out Yawkey Way came to a
standstill, even though fans were heading one way on a wide street The crowd buzzed about a brawl
somewhere among the masses ahead, and after that broke up, the jam eased. 4

15. Ushers: Nice, helpful and, it appeared, as happy as the fans to THE GRADES
just be inside the old ballpark. 5 Grades for ballpark we've visited
so far on our summer tour:
16. Trading-up factor: There is none -- the game was sold out
and nobody leaves until it's over. There's no free space to stand for Pac Bell (Giants): 93
more than a few minutes to get another view of the game. But you Camden Yards (Orioles): 92
can't blame the ballpark for attracting hordes of dedicated faithful. Edison Field (Angels): 84
And you can give it some credit for putting most seats very close to Kauffman Stadium (Royals): 84
the action in the first place. 2 Wrigley Field (Cubs): 84
Dodger Stadium (Dodgers): 82.5
17. Knowledge of local fans: Suffering leads to insight. 5 Comerica Park (Tigers): 82
Fenway Park (Red Sox): 81.5
Safeco Field (Mariners): 81.5
18. Seventh-inning stretch: The Park became eerily quiet after
Jacobs Field (Indians): 81
people rose in the middle of the seventh. As the stretch neared the Turner Field (Braves): 81
end, I made out the faintest murmurs of "Take me out ..." I don't Pro Player Stadium (Marlins): 78
know if it was the acoustics (I was standing behind home plate U.S. Cellular Field (White Sox):
near a concession stand at the time), or the fact that the Blue Jays 74
were shutting the Sox down. I suspect the latter. Which is kind of Yankee Stadium (Yankees): 73.5
cool. 4 Bank One Ballpark (D-Backs): 72
SkyDome (Blue Jays): 67
19. Pre-and-postgame bar-and-restaurant scene: Yawkey Way Qualcomm Stadium (Padres): 58
is a street fair before the game, with sausage vendors, souvenir Tropicana Field (Devil Rays): 56
shops, and lots of boisterous Red Sox rooters. Don't miss the the Veterans Stadium (Phillies): 53.5
Olympic Stadium (Expos): 49
Upper Deck store on Yawkey Way, which features a tremendous
selection of real Red Sox memorabilia -- baseball cards, old photos Complete rankings by category
and posters, yearbooks and programs from years past. The same
store also carried a $45 life-size cardboard standup of ... Derek Jeter. I can only imagine what Sox fans
who buy that item do with it.

Surrounding the park, Boston Beer Works, Cask 'n Ragon, and other bars and restaurants do boffo
postgame business. 5

20. Wild-card: The field (85 percent Kentucky bluegrass, 15 percent perennial ryegrass) is like a
canvas cut for Picasso, maintained by turf maestro David Mellor. The fans are polite and friendly and
full of good, useful info (as in, what happened when that guy blocked my view?). The skinny: There's
something in the air. Fenway lifts you up and holds you in baseball heaven long after you've left the
park. 10

TOTAL SCORE FOR FENWA Y PARK: 81.5

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Monday, July 7, 2003

Updated: August 15, 2:28 PM ET

Always a good day at Pac Bell

By Eric Neel
Page 2 column,st

Editor's Note: This is the third report card in Page 2's s/lfnmerlong series rating all 30 ballparks in
Major League Baseball.

SAN FRANCISCO -- Once upon a time, the San Francisco Giants played baseball in Candlestick Park,
a stadium only Jack London could love. It was cold, windy and remote. Fans were bundled and bitter,
hovering over their last sorry, soaked matches, desperate for a spark of heat and light. Whole families
routinely perished crossing the trail from their seats to the concession stands and back.

These days, the Giants play in Pacific Bell Park, a stadium everyone REPORT CARD
loves. Folks walk around the place with dopey grins on their faces, like Pacific Bell Park
they can't believe their good luck, like they know every minute they Capacity: 40,800
spend here is a lifetime they don't have to spend in the barren Opened: April 11, 2000
Candlestick wilderness. You look at them and you think at any minute Surface: Grass
they might just raise up their collective voices and shout out a few bars
of "Zippidy-Doo-Dah. " Our Ratings:
Seat comfort: 5
Anything would have been better than the Stick, but Pac Bell is a gem. Hotdogs: 5
Concessions: 4
It's easy on the eyes, easy to get to, and easy to feel at home in. It fits the
Signature food: 5
neighborhood, sports some funky angles and clear sight lines, and Beer: 3.5
offers up some fine grub. Bathrooms: 4
Scoreboard: 4.5
My brother-in-law Roger and I strolled through the blissed-out masses P.A. system: 5
last week on one of those days -- clear sky, 72 degrees, and a light Fun stuff: 5
breeze coming off the bay -- when baseball ain't a game but a poem. Souvenirs: 5
Tickets: 3.5
We saw the Giants and A's do the Battle of the Bay thing, saw Eric Exterior: 5
Byrnes hit for the cycle, saw one guy in the seats behind first base catch Interior: 5
two foul balls, saw a 3-year-old named Mason poke a whiffle ball over Access: 5
Ushers: 5
the left-field fence in the miniature ballpark out behind the bleachers, and
Trading up: 3.5
saw the whole thing unfold against a backdrop of sailboats cutting Fan knowledge: 4
through the bright blue water of San Francisco Bay. 7th inning stretch: 3
Local scene: 5
It was, as Ice Cube likes to say, "a good day." Wild card: 8

So I'm going to break down the experience in categories for you now; Total: 93
but really, I got nothing to say beyond this: Go. Now. You'll be glad
you did. Not as glad as the Candlestick survivors maybe, but real glad.

The ratings:

1. Seat comfort: Easy on my 6-foot-2 frame and forgiving of my bony backside. Cup holders? Yes.
Bun warmers? No. Bonus points for clean, though. And super-bonus points for concave bleachers in
the cheap seats. Points: 5
2. Quality of hot dogs: It's hard to order something called the "Super
Beer' with a straight face -- "Excuse me, ma'am, I'll have the 'Super
Beef,' please" -- but it isn't hard to eat it. Good stuff, Maynard. Big,
bready sesame seed buns are good too. (Polish sausage also available.)
5

3. Quality/selection of other concession-stand fare: Folks make the

trek from all over the park to Orlando Cepeda's food stand out behind
the center-field bleachers for the "Cha-Cha" bowl -- a beans, rice,
chicken and pineapple salsa thing. Fresh lemonade is a good call long
about the sixth inning, and the fried calamari is a good call any time. (So
are the Krispy Kreme donuts!) Demerits, though, for a rather tragic
ice-cream-on-a-stick experience I had in the eighth in which I bit into a
Ben and Jerry's Peace Pop and had a river of Heath Bar Crunch come
gushing out. There were tears, there were curses, there were sticky
hands in the mid-day sun. 4

4. Signature concession item: If the annual Gilroy Garlic Queen Eric Neel, meet Willie Mays.
competition in beautiful downtown Gilroy, Calif., is the NO.1 garlic-related experience in North
America, the garlic fries at Pac Bell are a close second. 5

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8. Quality of public adaress system:Kenel Brooks-Moon, wno last
year became the first woman to announce a World Series game, handles Lemonade: $4.00
the p.a. duties with enthusiasm and aplomb. She's fresh. So's the little
leaguer they pulled out of the crowd to announce the third inning the day Peace Pop: $4.00
I was there. And the tunes are great -- no Weekly Top 40, no Smokin' .
Oldies, just an unpredictable mix of salsa, big band, jump blues, Frank, Total. $55.25
Prince and the Chili Peppers. Game had a good beat and I could dance to it. I gave it a 98. Which means
... 5

9. Fun stuff to do besides the game: Fun stuff to do besides the game. You mean besides lolling for
hours on an inner tube and trailing your fingers in the cool waters of McCovey Cove? You mean other
than watching white caps dance on the bay? You mean instead of catching up with old friends on the
breezy, wide concourse above the right-field wall, with a beer in your hand and a song in your heart?
All right, beyond all that there's a speed pitch (which is always a great place to hear conversations like,
"Dude, I was up there -- I was hitting 84, 85" and "No, man, that was a 6 ... 64, not 84") and the
aforementioned miniature Pac Bell for the little ones. And you know that big Coke bottle you see on
TV? It's full of slides -- short winding ones and long, steep ones. Lines are long but the grins are wide.
5

10. Price/selection of baseball souvenirs: I had a lot of

notes on this section, but they all became irrelevant in the
light of the following two items: Giants souvenir thong,
$10~Ladies Giants insignia satin pajamas, 30 percent off. 5

11. Ticket price/availability: The Bell sells out routinely,

which means you can do the SRO thing for $10 ... if you
get to the park at least four hours before game time, stand in
a line with a bracelet on your wrist and get your number
called. You can also do the broker thing, try the auctions on
the Giants' Web site, the EBay thing, or troll for tickets on
Craig's List (We1:rbased classifieds). Or, if you roll into
town an hour or two before game time, as I did, you do the
scalping thing. For $30, Eric got a poet's view of
McCovey Cove (and saw a ballgame to
It isn't easy to score a scalped seat here. The park is located boot).
on a small bit of land along the San Francisco Embarcadero -- the park is pretty much all that's there (no
neglected outposts, no hidden comers or shadowy nooks and crannies) and the Giants and the city are
serious about discouraging a ticket-based market economy. There are signs all around the park saying
scalping is punishable under California Penal Code Sec. 346 (which I think gets you three years hard
time with Paul Crew's crew) and the fuzz patrol the place like they don't know that the Krispy Kremes
are actual Iy available inside the park.

Brother Roger and I were patient, though, and Ocean's-Eleven smooth, of course -- secret phrases,
disguises, timing moves, and so on -- and with about an hour to go until game time, we found a man
with View Level seats and an itch to move 'em.

He asked for $80 for a pair, we offered $50, he asked for $70, we stalled, SOUNDS OF THE PARK
and he said, "O.K., $50." We paid him with three twenties and he went
digging through his pockets for our ten back, and just then the scene started ~
to get hectic. Sellers muttering and turning, buyers sweating and spinning,
and the boys in blue closing in from all sides. It was like the end of
"Midnight Run." Chaos, danger and adrenaline running wild. Rog and I got
the hell out of Dodge, whispering "Serrano's got the discs! Serrrano's got
the discs!"

So we ended up with two view level box seats for 60 bones, which is five
bucks per ticket above face. We were up high along the third-base line, with What's better than Jon
a great view of the field and a spectacular, write-poems-about-it view of the Miller calling another of <I~
water. 3.5 (for thrill value and aesthetics) Barry Bonds' home runs
on the Giants radio
network.
12. Exterior architecture: Red bricks and green steel in keeping with the
warehouse-industrial vibe of the area Plus (is this architecture? I don't care -- call it art), a slammin',
swingin' statue of Willie the Mays in amongst the palm trees outside the entry plaza, where eager young
goofs like me can stand all tall and happy-to-be-here, and cool, casual vets like the guy behind me can
soak up the sun and prep their scorebooks in the shadow of greatness. 5
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13. Interior Architecture: The good kind of small. The

intimate, cazy, smell-the-grass, high-five-the-center-fielder
sort of small. The back rows of the upper deck are shielded
by tarps from wind and sun. The walls separating sections
and staircases are clear plexiglass. And no matter where you
are sitting or standing (except maybe if you're in one of
those inexplicable lines for the men's room), you can see the
field. In fact, you can also see the field from a walkway
along the edge of McCovey Cove (outside the park) for free
-- that there's some fine architecture. The only blemish in the
record? If you're in the first couple of rows of the upper
levels, your view is somewhat obstructed by the railing.
Whatever. Lean in. 5
Smoother than Barry's swing: silk
14. Access: Cars are for suckers (especially with the pajamas.
Mission Bay development project gumming up the works
on nearby streets for the foreseeable future). Take the Bart train, take CalTrain from the South Bay, ride
the bus from anywhere in town, take the ferry over from the East Bay, or, best of all, ride the Mum
through the city and right up to the front door. 5

15. Usher staff: Friendly and helpful, especially the sweet old lady guarding the entrance to the field
level seats who got distracted just long enough at the start of the sixth for us to blow by and grab some
seats a few rows up from first base. 5

16. Trading-up factor: Trading-up factor. It's tight (sell-outs will do that). But if you come across the
right sweet old lady ... 3.5

17. Knowledge of local fans: Strength: Solid grasp of the game and an endearing kind of devotion to
the Gints, complete with lots of very unattractive orange-and-black ensembles. Weakness: A little too
much California cool, and not enough angry-young-man's edge, to the banter and heckling. Sign of
hope: Guy sitting next to me when Eric Byrnes hit his triple to complete the cycle: "F*#k Eric Byrnes!
He's a hack." Now that's what I'm talking about 4

18. Seventh-inning stretch: "Take Me Out to the Ballgame" ... THE GRADES
blah, blah, blah. Followed by Mindy Abair (who also Kenny G'd Grades for ballpark we've visited
the heck out of the national anthem) doing some serious Najee-like so far on our summer tour:
damage to "God Bless America." Fans seemed to dig it, though, so
what do I know? Well, I know I'm not giving it any more than ... 3 Pac Bell (Giants): 93
Camden Yards (Orioles): 92
I know that much. Edison Field (Angels): 84
Kauffman Stadium (Royals): 84
19. Pregame and postgame bar and restaurant scene. The Wrigley Field (Cubs): 84
young, fresh-faced hipsters flood Momo's (right across the street) DOdger Stadium (Dodgers): 82.5
before and after the game and feast on steamed mussels and Comerica Park (Tigers): 82
smoked chicken quesadillas with pico de gallo for about twelve a Fenway Park (Red Sox): 81.5
Safeco Field (Mariners): 81.5
pop. But the experienced fan, the local with a little grizzle in his
Jacobs Field (Indians): 81
beard, a little salt sea stink in his clothes, knows to hit Red's Java Turner Field (Braves): 81
House before the game for a $4.75 double cheeseburger and beer Pro Player Stadium (Marlins): 78
deal. 5 U.S. Cellular Field (White Sox):
74
20. Wild-eard: The abridged version: the Cove is the thing. The Yankee Stadium (Yankees): 73.5
extended dance remix version: There is a languid charm about the Bank One Ballpark (D-Backs): 72
Cove. There are radios and rafts, and there are fans content just to Sky Dome (Blue Jays): 67
be near the smell and feel of the game. The Cove brings a peaceful Qualcomm Stadium (Padres): 58
easy feeling to things. The Cove keeps the edges rounded and the Tropicana Field (Devil Rays): 56
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impulses simple and pure. It's not just that the game is somehow Veterans Stadium (Phillies): 53.5
better for the Cove, it's that the game -- it's sweet, soft-tossing heart Olympic Stadium (Expos): 49
-- is somehow in the Cove. Bonus Points: 7 (plus 1 for not being
Candlestick) = 8 Complete rankings by category

TOTAL SCORE FOR PAC BELL: 93

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Best Ballpark in the US August 09, 2004

Overall: ***** SBe park is a great place to take the family for a ballgame. There is so much to do there in addition to
watching great baseball. There isn't a bad seat in the house. The views of the bay are amazing from the
upper dcck. The slides and miniture ball park in center field are vcry kid fricndly. Bring warm clothes.

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Best park In the bigs! August 06, 2004

Overall: ***** Pros. the garlic fries

Cons: ticket prices
Barry, Barry, Barry! This is the greatest ball park in the L'S.

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Beautiful City Beautiful Park December OS, 2005

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Overall: ***** It doesn't get more beautiful than San Francisco, and an afternoon at SBC Park (especially if you can
catch it on a nice day) is positively outstanding. I don't e\'en like baseball, but something about the
excitement, the f:ms, the exquisite design of the stadium, Barry, and, yes, the killer view, is unbeatable.

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Take ME out to the ballgame! September 25, 2005

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Overall: ***** This park is fantastic!

I visited my first Giants game a few months ago at the new SBe Park.

It was very easy to reach using BART (Bay Area Rapid Transit), it drops you off basically right at the front
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Great Ballpark August 29, 2005

Kavita Mehta (aka: kavita mehta) See Kavita Mehta (aka: kavita mehta)'s reviews

Overall: **** I'm not a huge baseball fan but when the weather is nice (which is rare), going to see a game at sse park is
awesome. The food is good, the view amazing and the myriad of activities unbeatable. And, with its
proximity to the train line, it's easy to gctthcre and get back.

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Still the best ballpark August 16, 2005

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Overall: ***** sse is now what, 4 years old? [ know that's just a toddler for the old parks, but it's clear that sse was built
to stay, unlike say Candlestick. The weather is better than the stick, the food is good, the beer is expensive
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great June 01, 2005

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Overall: ***** sse is a great ball park to watch your favorite team the SF Giants. It has a beautiful view of the Bay, all the
seats ha"e a great \'eiw of the game. [fyou have a chance to go to sse GO and injoy

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The Best In Baseball November 01, 2004

Overall: ***** The best ballpark in baseball is SSC park. the reason is more than just the design of the park. the overall
experience is a great one for the family as the food is great, the scenery from the seats is great, there are no
blind spots.

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FLORIDA 16.70 7.39 27 15.61 S5.75 20 S3.5O 12 $4.00 S8.00 S5.00 SI5.00 154.12 4.81

MINNESOTA 17.26 8.40 23 17.26 S6.00 24 S3.75 20 S3.25 S6.00 S2.00 SI5.00 149.04 2.65

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ticket price increase is a result of the addition of several new seating categories and additional
capacity. The stadium will not be at full capacity until July 13. The team does not control any parking
around the stadium.
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the current exchange rate of $IUSD=$I.11 CAD.The 2005 exchange rate was $lUSD=$1.15 CAD.
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were added later thanks to reports from the St. Petersburg Times.
6 The Texas Rangers adjusted seating capacities prior to the 2005 season, which was not reflected in the
2005 FCI.

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