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Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
May 28, 2008
Pros: Easy Access, great views, fun fans.
Cons: None that I can think of.
Summary: I am one of those fans who doesn't live in any Major League Market, so we travel to various stadiums around the country to watch games. I had heard and read a lot of negative things about Macafee Coliseum and expected some sort of horrid looking ... read more
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Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Oct 3, 2004
Pros: Super Sun Soaked Summer Savings! Great Team, great city, awesome venue!
Cons: Cool breeze coming in off the bay, Car may get stolen when parking at BART.
Summary: Network Associated Coliseum is still a great stadium to watch a baseball game in. Sure its not 1989 anymore, but you can still standup and cheer for them boys in green and yellow. The park is close to major transportation (BART, 880), and parking ... read more
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Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
May 28, 2003
Pros: Old-school baseball feel, hardcore fans
Cons: Some bad views, too much concrete
Summary: Although the Coliseum itself pales in comparison to the new Pac bell, an A's game offers a much better overall baseball experience. One of the hardest working teams in baseball, great knowledgeable fans, a vintage 70's ballpark similar to Dodger ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Nov 30, 2000
Pros: Decent facility, exciting team
Cons: Sight lines from the bleachers, can be cold
Summary: The "Net" is a great place to watch a ballgame. Here are some particulars, good and bad, that might interest you.
Good:
Choice of food -- Everything from great bar-be-que (first level, all the way to ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jul 28, 2000
Pros: Cheap Ticket Prices
Cons: Stadium Lacks Charm
Summary: The Oakland Coliseum still is not a bad place to watch a baseball game. Sure, it doesn't have the charm of PacBell Park. However it's still a good place to relax and watch a playoff contending team at a cheap price.
First of all, the Coliseum ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Apr 20, 2000
Pros: Bigger ballpark, Up to date
Cons: Lost the appeal of the good old days
Summary: I remember the first time I ever stepped into a major league baseball stadium. I was 7 years of age and the chance to see my favorite ball team was amazing in itself. The stadium was huge! The lights, the people and the field...it is a memory that I will ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Mar 30, 2000
Pros: Cheap, Entertaining, Cozy
Cons: Can be cold at night, sometimes empty
Summary: The former Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum is one of the best deals going for sports fans who also happen to be students in the Bay Area. The Oakland A's offer 50% discounts on some of their seats for students with a valid ID, and those aren't just the ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jan 24, 2000
Pros: home-town feel
Cons: none I can remember
Summary: Of all the ballparks this one had the most small-town feel. Maybe that's because it's low to the ground. I really liked this one quite a bit -- it's easily accessible and has good parking. The food isn't memorable, but the seats are comfortable. And ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Sep 8, 2003
Pros: Excellent Ballpark Access, Home to a great team
Cons: Aesthetics unimpressive
Summary: In 1968 the second major league team representing the Bay Area, The Oakland A's played their first game against the Baltimore. Since then the team has won six AL pennants and four world championships, but have retained the same home, Network Associates Co ... read more
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Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Aug 2, 2003
Pros: AWESOME!!!! What else can you say?
Cons: Unfortunately, it's in California and I'm in Maui.
Summary: With the first experience of a live football game being at NAC with the return of the Raiders to Oak ... read more
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Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Nov 14, 2002
Pros: BART-accessible (public transportation).
Cons: Old and not a true baseball stadium.
Summary: Ok, so the season is over and the A's once again failed to advance to the big show. Still, it was an exciting season and Tejada was voted as league MVP with Zito winning a Cy Young. Not to mention the Gold Glove winner for the second consecutive season, ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jan 18, 2002
Pros: A's baseball! You cant go wrong with a team that builds from within!
Cons: I'm the first to admit I dont know at least since "Mt. Davis" was built.
Summary: Okay first of all I'm a lifelong A's fan who also happens to be a lifelong Missouri resident. It may seem like an odd thing, but to this baseball fan it is anything but.
Ever since I've known what baseball was The Oakland A's have been there. ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Aug 14, 2001
Pros: Scrappy young team, BART access, reasonable prices, fired-up fans
Cons: ugly football seats in outfield
Summary: As I have not been to a Raider game, my comments are focused on the Coliseum as a venue for A's baseball.
I have been to the Coliseum over the years to several baseball games, and have seen it change over the years. Despite the big ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Aug 9, 2001
Pros: BART access, modest temperatures, no roof
Cons: Mt. Davis, 'instant-gratification' noise, food prices like other places
Summary: The Network Associates Coliseum ( Oakland/Alameda County Coliseum without the corporate sponsorship ) is a multi-purpose stadium located in an industrial part of Oakland. In current times it would have been built in a more commercial, but it's much too ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jul 19, 2001
Pros: Real grass, reasonable ticket prices, ample parking
Cons: The huge outfield addition
Summary: The Oakland Coliseum , now affectionately known as The Network Associates Coliseum was one of my favorite places to go during my time at Naval Air Station Alameda. Back in those days, the Swingin' A's were a young exciting ball team playing in ... read more
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Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Feb 18, 2001
Pros: The A's, the Raiders, lot of fan loyalty
Cons: Al Davis, the fact that Epinions says it's located in (ugh) New York
Summary: Being a life-long A's fan and East Bay native, I am more than a little biased as to my choice for best baseball stadium. Sure, it's fallen victim to the corporate-naming craze that I despise so much, but that doesn't overshadow the fact that the A's have ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Oct 27, 2000
Pros: Not too crowded, good team, fun
Cons: 1,2,3,4 rows in the second and third decks (walking beople block your view)
Summary: For all of my life, there has only been one real place for me to watch Americas past time, and that place is the Oakland Coliseum(recently re-named to Networks Assosiates). True it isn't the brilliant park it once was, the recent addition of ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Sep 16, 2000
Pros: Price and Weather
Cons: Raiders
Summary: Okay Network Associates Coliseum as it is now called isn't the best place to watch a baseball game not even in the bay area.
but I grew an A's fan I came here when I was 12 and got to see my hero Mark McGwire hit a grand slam I know that it ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jul 28, 2000
Pros: Tickets are cheap, easy access
Cons: Not intimate
Summary: I have seen many baseball games at The Network Associates Coliseum over the years. The A's have had great teams in that span, and now they are currently a good team fighting for a postseason berth. Yet, the fans do not show up? Is it the stadium? ... read more
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Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
May 17, 2000
Pros: good stadium
Cons: none
Summary: I really like this great park. It is great to go out and see all of those great
batters bat the ball a long way. they really know how to get to second base,
and some can even get to third, but the ... read more
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