Stadium Preview #2

Stadium: New Busch Stadium
Opened: April 4, 2006
Date of Visit: June 13, 2008
Game: Philadelphia Phillies @ St. Louis Cardinals

New Busch Stadium is one of the newer and nicer stadiums in the MLB. Cardinals fans were sad to see the original Busch Stadium be demolished, but most were happier to see this state of the art stadium be built in its place.

One great thing about this stadium is that nearly every seat in foul territory has a picturesque view of the St. Louis skyline, including the famed Gateway Arch. The outside of the stadium is pretty picturesque too. It follows the sucessful mold of Oriole Park at Camden Yards and Rangers Ballpark in Arlington in that is composed of red brick and high arching doorways. Also, there looks to be a good choice of food including Hardee's, The Plaza Grill, Broadway BBQ and Ballpark Favorites.

A bad thing about this park is the lack of things to do beside the game. This may sound like a comment from a non-baseball fan, but when I am at a game, I want to be entertained. The game could be boring, so other attractions are a must.

Overall, this game should be pretty fun because it is a good matchup (Phillies vs. Cardinals) and because the park is a new one. However, there are definitely better stadiums than this one.