Well, my friends and I were tired of watching the Tigers lose at Comerica, so we made a road trip down to Cleveland to visit Jacobs Field. Well, the Tigers did get beat, badly. However, the Jake was a great place to watch a game. The sitelines were great, concessions were adequate, and it just felt better than watching a game at Comerica. I think part of what makes Comerica feel so unintimate is that there is no upperdeck in the outfield. I know the desire was to have a view of the skyline, but at the same time you lose that closed in feeling. Cleveland’s skyline was still accessible, yet the upperdeck in right field help to bring everything together.
The concourses aren’t as wide as Comerica’s, but I never felt crowded. Also, there were little to no lines for concessions.
We also decided to take the Jacobs field tour, which for $6.50 I thought was well worth it. It included a trip to the press box, visitor’s bullpen, the Indians dugout, and the batting cages/training area underneath the stands. In a funny twist (well, it’s not really funny), we saw the press area the day before the Indians named the visiting radio booth the Ernie Harwell Visiting Radio Booth.