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After years of being the strongest proponent for the ballpark, I lived long enough to actually attend. It exceeded my wildest dreams of what a beautiful place which has been created by the citizens for the citizens. I saw kids and families just enjoying themselves. The concession lines were incredible as I had a hard time getting a seat, and they wanted to put me in the grass and I explained that I might not be able to get up if they put me in the grass, so they put me with an air force outing. Great families and the kids were having a blast.
Unfortunately some people do not realize that at a ball game you must pay attention. I was along the left field foul line when a Biloxi player ripped one right at me, I had time and believed if I stood up I could snag it.....but sadly my legs are gone, and I could not get up.....it went over my seat at about four feet above my head and hit a 18 year old girl who had dyed her hair purple or red and she took a full frontal face shot. I guess she was one of the air force guys daughter, but I am deeply concerned and guilty that I could not stand because I could have easily broken the velocity of the ball, and probably fractured my now frail hands. My prayers are with the young girl, and what a great group of folks with this air force group. One young man sang the national anthem from their group and he said his hands were literally shaking because he was so nervous.
All the naysayers were so fricking wrong as they took out on a personal vendetta against Mr. Studer. I remember arguing about parking....well I got a three buck parking space and only had to walk about two blocks to buy my ticket. Kids were playing in the playground outside the stadium, and they have a great system of stamping your hand where you can enjoy the bayfront and come back into the game.....the kids had figured out the routine and the playground was full. There were few empty seats.
The truth is this ball park is a cash cow. They are making close to 50k a weekend game pure profit on concessions. The lines were incredible and the foot was priced reasonably for a ball game and the quality was good. The restrooms were clean, and there were plenty of handicap accessible areas for for folks with disabilities to enjoy the game as I saw plenty of wheelchairs. Navy federal had a large group in right field party area, and the grass was absolutely full. The naysayers should be ashamed of themselves.
Unfortunately some people do not realize that at a ball game you must pay attention. I was along the left field foul line when a Biloxi player ripped one right at me, I had time and believed if I stood up I could snag it.....but sadly my legs are gone, and I could not get up.....it went over my seat at about four feet above my head and hit a 18 year old girl who had dyed her hair purple or red and she took a full frontal face shot. I guess she was one of the air force guys daughter, but I am deeply concerned and guilty that I could not stand because I could have easily broken the velocity of the ball, and probably fractured my now frail hands. My prayers are with the young girl, and what a great group of folks with this air force group. One young man sang the national anthem from their group and he said his hands were literally shaking because he was so nervous.
All the naysayers were so fricking wrong as they took out on a personal vendetta against Mr. Studer. I remember arguing about parking....well I got a three buck parking space and only had to walk about two blocks to buy my ticket. Kids were playing in the playground outside the stadium, and they have a great system of stamping your hand where you can enjoy the bayfront and come back into the game.....the kids had figured out the routine and the playground was full. There were few empty seats.
The truth is this ball park is a cash cow. They are making close to 50k a weekend game pure profit on concessions. The lines were incredible and the foot was priced reasonably for a ball game and the quality was good. The restrooms were clean, and there were plenty of handicap accessible areas for for folks with disabilities to enjoy the game as I saw plenty of wheelchairs. Navy federal had a large group in right field party area, and the grass was absolutely full. The naysayers should be ashamed of themselves.
