Pacific Bell Park

Pros: "old style" design; stands close to field; acknowledges other traditional ballparks; everyone seems in good mood
Cons: expensive "yuppie chow"; virtually no parking

Pac Bell Park, the new home of the San Francisco Giants, is a great place to see a major league baseball game. I’ve been there several times now, and must say that they’ve done a nice job of creating a “traditional,” or “old time” ball yard, with modern...

Pros: Beautiful views of the Bay, excellent views from all locations, Loyal and knowledgable fans
Cons: No automatic flush toilets (took me a while to think of a "con")

Back in the early 1990’s I spent an extended weekend in San Francisco for a four game series with the St. Louis Cardinals. Any excuse to visit San Francisco is a welcome one because it is one of the most interesting cities in the U.S.—scenic vistas,...

Pros: classic stadium architecture, intimate seating, excellent food choices, nice views
Cons: better bring the ATM card...expensive!

Pac Bell Park is intimate and beautiful and a vast improvement over Candlestick. This is what a baseball stadium should be...cozy, comfortable and classic. Upon walking through the gates (Pac Bell Park utilizes a unique laser...

Pros: Great views, good fans, good staff, good accessible seating
Cons: Bad ticket agency, hard to get anyone in the office, high alcohol prices

On our continuing quest to see every major league baseball park, we finally made it up to the bay over the 4th of July weekend to see this wonderful facility. After a bit of a trial trying to secure wheelchair accessible seats, we got our tickets and ...

Pros: The atmosphere, the color scheme, and the old school park feel.
Cons: The parking and expensive tickets.

I recently attended my very first Giants game at the new park. As a child, I regularly visited the Giants at Candlestick.

The over all feel of the park is wonderful. It is beautifully built with dark red bricks, and has a very classic...

Pros: Intimate and classic feel, Great food, Great views, Exciting game presentation
Cons: Tickets and food are expensive

I can count myself among the 41,000 lucky seat holders at today's (April 11, 2000) Opening Day game between the Giants and my Los Angeles Dodgers (thank you Annie). The skies were blue, the wind decided to make like the happy crowd and took the day off,...

Pros: Excellent food selection, excellent views
Cons: Weather extremes common, always a crowded game

Pacific Bell Park is the gleaming new stadium highlighting the gentrification of the China Basin are ...

Pros: much better than the "Stick
Cons: this whole review is about the negatives - read below

After listening to the media for the past year and reading only positive "epinions" about the new Pac Bell Park, its about time someone said some truth - not everything is perfect with this new baseball park for the San Francisco Giants! Here...

Pros: Very clean, amazing views, not as cold as Candlestick.
Cons: Parking, less seats than Candlestick.

I have surely missed going to Candlestick but Pac Bell Park is as deluxe a stadium as they come. I have gone to around 15 games at Pac Bell Park since its opening last year
and I just love it there. It used to be a problem going to a Giants night...

Pros: Best Sports Venue I have ever seen
Cons: None

Since my original review of PacBell Park, I have visited the park four more times. I wanted to make add some additional comments since I now have a better feel for the park, and the surrounding area. (For my original review, please see

Pros: Great new ballpark!
Cons: Restrooms, parking.

Those were the first words out of my mouth after entering the ballpark.
I had not intended on writing a review of this place but I was so thrilled with it that I couldn't resist.

Our game details:
Monday August 7, 2000 7:15...

Pros: Great atmosphere, decent food, friendly staff, and awesome architecture.
Cons: Parking is a hassle; a little too much corporate advertising

With new baseball stadiums being built at a rate we have not seen since baseball's expansion boom of the 1960's and 1970's, architects struggle to build stadiums one notch better than the most recently built stadiums. Even though the new stadiums...

Pros: Great View, Unique Character, Easy Access
Cons: Tickets Still Tough to Get

In summer of 1988, my brother and I drove across the United States to sample various Major League Baseball parks, starting the trip in New York (including Cooperstown), then westward. Yankee Stadium, Tiger Stadium (now gone), Wrigley Field, Fenway Park,...

Pros: Great Sight Lines, Diverse Food Choices, Clean
Cons: Long Restroom Lines

Just returned from my first visit to Pacific Bell Park (got to watch the Houston Astros implode in the sixth inning, losing to the SF Giants 6 - 4!) and was quite impressed. Spent most of my life in the Boston area so I became quite familiar with one of...

Pros: easy to get there, great views, great food, great crowd!!!
Cons: can't think of any

All I can say is "wow!" Actually, I can say more than that because here I am writing a review!

I worked a few blocks away from Pac Bell Park when it was under construction. Even during that time, you could sense that something...