re: Thoughts on Alex Box Stadium

My two cents:

The whole thing screams "minor league ballpark" when you first walk in, and that's mostly because of the stupid painted billboards that ring the outfield fence.
A lot of parks have adopted a "no color logos" policy on their outfield advertising. They have painted the fence green and advertisers can only use white lettering and logos. (Alex Box has that, but it's behind home plate and the dugouts...wtf?)
It changes the look of the ballpark almost instantly.

I don't like the metal bleachers down the lines, either. There's a lot that Woodward could do there, if so inclined.

And the hitting backdrop....Spectators at Alex Box get a view of the worst side of Tiger Stadium, the one that doesn't look like anything else on campus (the side that Woodward admits was a mistake when it was designed, what, 14 years ago?) .... Better to put in some trees around the backdrop. Something to give it a look better than the cheap vibe it sends out now.

Just my two cents.

Grand stand and club levels are really cool. That and the player amenities along with the reputation are what put it in those rankings.
The rest of the experience(the experience for the majority of fans) just isn’t very good. Here’s my list of what’s wrong:
1- parking and marching across Nicholson sucks.
2- concessions are bland microwaveable foods not tied to the culture
3- bleachers down the lines look like shite and are uncomfortable as hell
4- sight lines from said bleachers suck
5- outfield bleachers are ugly and even more uncomfortable
6- the intimidator is a billboard
7- atmosphere sucks due to the amount of foul ground coupled with corporate white washing of the whole experience
8- the stadium lacks any charm or character
9- bullpens on field

Other than that, it’s a great place

Frankly, after years of attending games in person I won’t go back unless I have a family member or close friend playing there.

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The problem is the cheap bleachers down the lines and in the outfield.

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I see this alot on this board. What does this have to do with atmosphere or making the stadium enjoyable? Chairbacks will drive up the cost of the tickets which is not good for everyone.

Louisiana, for all it is know food wise, and we have steamed hotdogs, crappy nachos, and stale popcorn.

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3) Have a better selection of food and drink (I'm a broken record with this but Amtrak is fricking garbage.

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What do you expect from a train and bus company?

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Our land is flat

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I think it was the Native American Indians that introduced the World to the magical art of pilling dirt upon itself to create an artificial Mound/Hill area.

Unbelievably this works even on flat land!!

Alex Box Stadium was great. The new Box is a dud…it can be fixed.

1. Add boiling suites on an outfield berm. How awesome would it be to have this setup for crawfish boils on Weekend series? They could make a killing!
2. Tighten up the foul territory to get the fans closer to the action and get chair backs all the way down.
3. Let some Ascension Baws cook Jambalaya and Pastalaya and run the concessions. Aramark Sucks.
4. Win more often.

Mine is that there is no comparison between the two Boxes. I walked on back in 86/87. The facilities were absolute shite back then. My first day, I had to meet with Skip in his office. His office was a temp schoolroom they had bought from some derelict elementary school they had placed outside of the locker room. You go into the building and walk straight into Skip's office. No reception area, just walk right into his offie. The locker room had maybe two working showers. No weight room. No nothing. For practice, we had about four batting cages that was shared by hitters and pitchers. The ballpark itself had maybe 800ish seats. Skip started adding on with bleachers they either borrowed from Bernie Moore or bought from high schools and such. I could go on and on.

Before Skip, it was only a 2,500 grandstand…
The Right and Left Field lines where the bleachers are, were mud…it rained that day and there were pools…
As a kid I went in 75 to the LSU - UGA game when LSU won 2-1 to win the SEC Championship…
Cokes, Popcorn and Hot Dogs, that’s it…
The place was f’n rocking…