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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community Sep 22, 2003
Pros: Baseball ticket prices are low
Cons: Doesn't look much like a baseball park anymore; Cold weather; High concession prices
Summary: Oakland Coliseum, now known as Network Associates Coliseum, was built in 1966 and has been used by the Oakland Raiders ever since (minus those years the team relocated to Los Angeles). This stadium is also home to the Oakland A's baseball team, which took ... read more
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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 Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Dec 17, 2006
Pros: Convenient public transportation. Cheap baseball tickets.
Cons: Bad neighborhood, dilapidated facilities, high prices on parking and food.
Summary: HISTORY/BACKGROUND The McAfee Network Associates Coliseum is an baseball/football stadium located in Oakland, California. Built in 1966, the facility can accommodate over 50,000 spectators. The city of Oakland has a rich history of ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
May 5, 2005
Pros: Inexpensive tickets that are readily available, great young talent
Cons: Mt. Davis, No more Dollar Wednesday, cement
Summary: Realizing that the vast majority of these reviews are from 2000 or 2001, and realizing that Network Associates Coliseum (aka the NetASS Coliseum) has actually been renamed the McAfee Coliseum, it’s time for a new review for the stadium. Many of ... 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 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
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 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 Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Dec 26, 2001
Pros: Great food selections, very nice club level seating
Cons: Too much concrete, ballpark definitely not cozy
Summary: I visited Network Associates on 5/11/2000 for an A's/Mariners game. I'll start with the pros, the selection of food is great especially on the club level where I sat. As is customary in the bay area garlic fries are a staple here. The seats in the club ... 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 Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jul 30, 2001
Pros: Huge amount of parking; great for tailgating.
Cons: Rough crowd; beer sales stop early.
Summary: Network Associates Coliseum (which I still call Oakland Coliseum) is generally a really good place to take in a football game. The parking facilities are really more than adequate and BART is located very conveniently for getting to the stadium. The ... 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 Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Mar 28, 2001
Pros: You can't beat the prices
Cons: Mount Davis gives it a claustrophobic feel
Summary: I love the Oakland A's. I have all my life. I make it a point to go to a few games a year.
The ballpark experience, however, isn't what it used to be. What, with a huge green mountain of seats shielding the outfield from the outside world, how ... 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 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 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 Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Sep 24, 2000
Pros: Cheap Prices!
Cons: Made For Football Only
Summary: I am a huge Oakland Athletics fan! I mean huge! I go to about 20 games a year. The stadium needs some help though. Don't get me wrong, the ticket prices are really cheap. One of the cheapest in all of baseball in fact. But I can see why. The ... read more
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