Bank One Ballpark

Pros: TGI Friday's Front Row, fair prices, CLEAN restrooms, good aura
Cons: it looks like a box, aircraft flying directly overhead are noisy and a bit distracting

On a recent trip to Arizona (last August), I had a little bit of time left on the day before I was going to return, so I decided to take in a game at Bank One Ballpark before I left. After all, I'd done everything else on my "must see" list in the Valley ...

Pros: Good food, good site lines in lower deck, and easy parking.
Cons: Boring fans, overbearing security, awful aesthetics, and a bad baseball atmosphere.

With a World Series title already under their belt and 2 of the best pitchers in baseball on the sta ...

Pros: Enclosed, air conditioning, parking
Cons: small seats, leaky roof

BOB - Bank One Ballpark - Phoenix, AZ

It is one of the nicest, newest, most innovative ball park around.

Living in Arizona you get "used" to the 120 degree summers, but let me tell you - if you LOVE baseball - it's...

Pros: Everything
Cons: Heat in the upper decks

This is a hot place to go for a cool time. Seriously, Bank One Ballpark is everything it was touted to be before it finally opened two years ago.

My favorite features are the roof that opens and the massive, pivoting windows that open to...

Pros: It won't be in the National League for too much longer, Mattie Williams plays there.
Cons: that pool!

I'm not sure if I'm qualified to post an opinion about the BOB having only seen it on TV but I feel I have to give my ten cents worth regardless.

I'm sure its a lovely place to watch a game and all, but what is the deal with that swimming...

Pros: All the bells and whistles.
Cons: grass

Arizona is a desert. Never mind those people who will say " but its a dry heat " Hot is Hot, and Phoenix Arizona is DARNED HOT!!!! Bank One Ballpark has skirted this problem by putting in a retractable roof. Its Awesome. The whole thing opens...

Pros: Cleanliness, very open feeling, the roof!
Cons: nothing at the moment

The Bank One Ballpark is the first and only baseball stadium I have ever been to. I would be perfectly content if that statement stayed true the rest of my life.

The very first season of the AZ Diamondbacks my husband and I ventured out into...

Pros: Excellent location, retractable roof, cheap seats, not a bad seat in the house.
Cons: A hot dog and a coke is $12.00.

Growing up in Michigan I had the opportunity to catch many games at Tiger Stadium. Alan Trammel, Kirk Gibson, Sweet-Lou Whittaker, and Sparky Anderson were my heros, and being able to watch them in the 84 World Series was one of the high points of...

Pros: Top-notch facilities!
Cons: None.

Even though my previous EPINION raved about the nostalgia of Wrigley Field, you can't help but notice the beauty/attractions of some of the new ballparks out there. And the Arizona Diamondbacks' Bank One Ballpark (or otherwise known as BOB) is one you...

Pros: Clear views, plentiful food venues, easy access, large aisles
Cons: Pricey beer, heat, lousy dogs, pricey seats

I thought with the plethora of new ball parks being built in the recent years it was time to put my opinion in on what seems to be a pretty good all around ballpark- Bank One.

Having visited various ballparks over the years, this one ranks...

Pros: Sightlines are tremendous, great product on field, food selection, ticket prices.
Cons: Food and beer prices are HUGE, parking during multiple sporting events.

When it was announced that Jerry Colangelo was the proud owner of a new baseball franchise, and that there would be a tax increase to pay for the stadium that they would play in, the local sports talk radio shows watched their repeaters blow up, as...

Pros: Nice location, dome=A/C!, ticket prices, seating
Cons: food prices, location can be bad when other events going on

Living in Phoenix for two years was an experience for me. It opened my eyes and slapped me in the face for thinking it was a little city with nothing going on. That town is now crawling with about 1 million people! They are pretty big sports fans two....

Pros: amenities, layout
Cons: parking

This is one of the coolest stadia built thus far (and so far I've seen all of them but the ones opening this year and Safeco in Seatlle). Look around the outside of this park to start with -- lots of cool sculptures (especially the one outside center...

Pros: Good view from any seat, cheap tickets and FUN!!
Cons: Food inside is $$, Cheap seats are a hike

I have gone to BOB a few times to watch the Arizona Diamondbacks. I have had the opportunity to sit in what would be considered great seats, the pavillion seats that overlook center field and the cheap seats--you know, the nosebleed seats! I had a...

Pros: Nice and cool on a hot summer day
Cons: It's not a "cozy" ballpark

As a long time baseball fan who usually falls into the category of “traditionalist”, there are many reasons why I should not have liked my visit to Bank One Ballpark (the BOB). But I did. I have to give the BOB a “thumbs up” despite many...