Baltimore's Camden Yards ushered in a period of stadium building that encourages including elements of baseball's past (retro). With so many new ball parks, each tried to distinguish itself from the other. The age of the cookie cutter (Busch, Riverfront, Veterans, 3 Rivers, Fulton Co) was over. The idea: make your own setting.
So Baltimore ended up with a warehouse in the outfield. Texas put New Orleans style suites in center field and recreated Tiger Stadium's right field double deck. Houston sloped in the outfield to a flagpole. SF openned up to the bay. San Diego included a vintage building. Cincy left a notch along 3rd base to open up city vistas.
Did any of the new parks get carried away? Did any try to get too cute, tried to put in so many quirks and over-the-top elements that they're just too, too much? Did some get the retro-concept so wrong that they failed to realize that the genuine (unlike the retro) can have the simple lines of Wrigley Field and are quirky for a reason, like the site of Fenway Park required.
Basically, are there any new parks that scream out at you: YOU"VE GOT TO BE KIDDING? ENOUGH IS ENOUGH!> |
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