点评:is always better than a good day at home. But sometimes just barely
Went to San Manuel on Saturday night to see the local nine, the 66ers (named for nearby Historic Route 66) against the Modesto Nuts. Stadium seats 5000, there were long lines when the gates opened an hour before first pitch due to a "jersey giveaway". Folks who came early knew the score as they didn't have many shirts to give away, I'd be surprised if they had 1000 for a crowd of about 3000 in attendance. More likely there were 500, tops.
Ticket prices are a bit higher than expected, we paid $32 each for seats in the 5th row, just to the left of Home Plate. First row was $11 more per seat.
Concessions were VERY pricey. Hot dog (not a big one) was $7. Everything else was more than that. And not a single healthy item available. Most stadiums have a salad or a grilled chicken salad or even a fruit cup for folks who want something that isn't meat or fried. We were directed to the taco stand for something "healthier".
Crowd was interesting. We've been to lots of minor league games, all over the country. California league ball is kids, 19-20 year olds in general, and the crowd was yelling at some of them as if they were major leaguers, not guys just out of High School. Also heard some offensive comments directed at the coaches and umps by the "fans". No ushers around or scoreboard messages reminding folks to keep it friendly, as we have seen at every single other minor league park we have visited.
It's a shame, as the park has great potential, with nice views of the mountains over the fences. But not worth the trek out there, when just a few miles away, Rancho Cucamonga has a much nicer stadium to visit
翻译:总比在家待上一天好。但有时也只是勉强好。
周六晚上去了圣曼努埃尔,看了当地九人队——66人队(因附近历史悠久的66号公路而得名)对阵莫德斯托坚果队的比赛。体育场有5000个座位,由于“赠送球衣”活动,开球前一个小时就排起了长队。早到的观众都知道比分,因为他们没有太多球衣可以赠送。如果现场大约有3000人,他们能送出1000件球衣,我才惊讶。更有可能的是,最多只有500件。
票价比预期的要高一些,我们每人花了32美元买了第五排的座位,就在本垒板左侧。第一排每个座位要多花11美元。
小吃摊非常贵。热狗(不是很大)要7美元。其他东西都比这个贵。而且没有一样健康食品。大多数体育场馆都提供沙拉、烤鸡沙拉,甚至还有水果杯,供那些想吃点非肉类或油炸食品的观众享用。我们被引导到玉米卷摊位,想吃点“更健康”的东西。
观众很有意思。我们去过全国各地看过很多小联盟比赛。加州联盟的球员都是些孩子,一般都是19到20岁的年轻人,观众们冲着其中一些人大喊大叫,好像他们是大联盟球员,而不是刚从高中毕业的年轻人。我还听到一些“球迷”对教练和裁判发表攻击性言论。没有引座员,也没有记分牌提醒大家保持友好,就像我们去过的其他每个小联盟球场一样。
这很遗憾,因为这个球场很有潜力,而且透过围栏可以看到美丽的山景。但不值得长途跋涉去那里,因为就在几英里之外,库卡蒙格牧场有一个更好的球场可以参观。