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re: If you could change/add one to thing to The Box what would it be?

Posted on 4/12/23 at 11:41 am to
Posted by ell_13
Member since Apr 2013
86701 posts
Posted on 4/12/23 at 11:41 am to
Jay has alluded to them being deeper in the alleys than posted.
Posted by Alt26
Member since Mar 2010
32066 posts
Posted on 4/12/23 at 11:42 am to
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turn all the metal bleachers into individual seats.


Agreed (or at least along the foul lines. The outfield seats could remain bleacher seats if necessary).

Also, and I know this will bring a ton of downvotes, but I would remove the majority of the ads on the outfield wall. I get that it is tradition from the old Box. But those ads were there out of necessity 30-40 years ago when there was virtually no money to be made in college baseball. The ads, like in little league fields and minor league stadiums, were a necessity to make ends meet. That's no longer the case for LSU baseball. The hodgepodge of mismatched ads across almost the entire outfield wall make the park look cheap and brokedick.
Posted by Pelican fan99
Lafayette, Louisiana
Member since Jun 2013
37656 posts
Posted on 4/12/23 at 11:44 am to
Get rid of the metal bleachers. It's a disgrace that wasn't part of the original design

Don't really care about a berm
Posted by 0x15E
Outer Space
Member since Sep 2020
14380 posts
Posted on 4/12/23 at 11:45 am to
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They can watch from up above as the pitchers warm up.


Are there nets above to prevent rival fans from throwing shite into it?

Posted by Choupique19
The cheap seats
Member since Sep 2005
63264 posts
Posted on 4/12/23 at 11:46 am to
quote:

but I would remove the majority of the ads on the outfield wall.


Bring back the advertisement with the man that was painting the sign on the wall (1989ish). It always made me double take thinking a guy was standing on the field in the middle of the game.


quote:

and I know this will bring a ton of downvotes

But I love the bullpens on the field where the fans can watch and interact with the players warming up.
Posted by Jax Teller
Member since Aug 2018
4313 posts
Posted on 4/12/23 at 11:49 am to
Add more strike throwers
Posted by semjase
New Smyrna Beach FL
Member since May 2014
12789 posts
Posted on 4/12/23 at 12:12 pm to
ALL Purple or ALL Gold chair backs through out the entire stadium.

Gotta get rid of that tacky arse Wal-Mart Tarp Batters Eye asap. (How hard is it to build a solid Batters Eye?)
Posted by Theodore Links Watch
Louisiana
Member since Feb 2019
51 posts
Posted on 4/12/23 at 12:41 pm to
I will never understand the fan obsession with adding berm/levee seating to the stadium. Having fans sit or stand on a grass hill in a pivotal conference or postseason game seems silly to me
Posted by chadr07
Pineville, Louisiana
Member since Jan 2015
10435 posts
Posted on 4/12/23 at 12:51 pm to
Another national championship on the intimidator
Posted by CP3forMVP
Member since Nov 2010
15474 posts
Posted on 4/12/23 at 12:52 pm to
No bleachers is 1, 2, and 3 for me.
Posted by JOHNN
Prairieville
Member since Nov 2008
4369 posts
Posted on 4/12/23 at 12:57 pm to
1. Make covered bullpens behind the outfield fence and have it like alot of the MLB parks where the fans could watch the players warm up.
2. Get rid of the advertisement signs on the fence.
3. Have a solid batters eye.
4. Chairback seating throughout the park at least with seating from home along both sides of the field.

While I think a berm would be fun for the fans (especially the kids), I think that should be one of the things that makes Tiger Park different from Alex Box.
Posted by wahoocs
Lafayette, LA
Member since Nov 2004
23440 posts
Posted on 4/12/23 at 1:07 pm to
Is drinking now permitted throughout the stadium?

I used to enjoy games more at UL drinking with a bag of peanuts wherever I wanted to sit, compared to seats on the dugout at the Box without a cold beer
Posted by zztop1234
Denham Springs
Member since Aug 2008
3710 posts
Posted on 4/12/23 at 1:07 pm to
Chairbacks for everyone.
Posted by 9th Green At 9
From where they make gumbo at
Member since Jul 2015
3021 posts
Posted on 4/12/23 at 1:08 pm to
quote:

turn all the metal bleachers
into a berm
Posted by jampat
Denham Springs, LA
Member since Jan 2007
11121 posts
Posted on 4/12/23 at 1:58 pm to
Move the bullpens off the dang field.
Posted by CleanSlate
Member since Nov 2020
2064 posts
Posted on 4/12/23 at 2:04 pm to
The pronunciation of Alex to stop being Elec
Posted by GeorgeWest
Baton Rouge
Member since Nov 2013
14097 posts
Posted on 4/12/23 at 2:12 pm to
Extend the roof all the way down each baseline with chairbacks there as well. Also, build a small deck under the roof where we have luxury boxes, that deck would extend along both baselines from the current boxes to the foul poles.
Posted by Flablete
in the SEC
Member since Aug 2021
774 posts
Posted on 4/12/23 at 2:23 pm to
Bring stands closer to the field like the Old Box
Posted by Tifway419
Member since Sep 2022
1231 posts
Posted on 4/12/23 at 2:30 pm to
Most liked replies from this thread:
1 - Add 2023 National Champions to Intimidator
2 - Replace all metal seats with chairbacks of the same color (purple/gold)
3 - Move bullpen to the outfield
4 - Remove ads from the wall, or make the font/color uniform
5 - Higher Quality Batters Eye

I know Jay really wants 1 and 3, so I’m confident we’ll get those in the next year or two.

I doubt LSU will agree financially to 2 and 4 until they finish Mulkey’s PMAC upgrades.

A lot of replies about having a berm and grill stations in the outfield. This would likely reduce seating capacity, which would be compounded with the reduced seating capacity of 100% chairbacks and bullpen move to the outfield. I don’t want less fans in the stands.
Posted by doubleb
Baton Rouge
Member since Aug 2006
40086 posts
Posted on 4/12/23 at 2:41 pm to
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The ads, like in little league fields and minor league stadiums, were a necessity to make ends meet. That's no longer the case for LSU baseball


I’m not so sure about this.
Years ago I was told an add out there was 10K per season.
I bet it’s more now. There are 32 signs on the OF fence. Way back when that would bring in 320,000 dollars. I’m guessing it’s more now, and baseball makes a few hundred thousand in profits.
This post was edited on 4/12/23 at 2:51 pm
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