Home-plate entry to Coors Field, Aug-2009. |
A look in at the stadium from The Rockpile in straightaway center field. |
The view from behind the plate. The Front Range would be off to the left, just out of the photo. |
Chronological Tour: Stop 123 |
The official elevation of Coors Field is just shy of a mile, but a row of seats painted blue rather than green in the upper deck, five rows shy of the top of the park, denotes the 5,280-foot mark in this, the Mile High City. Baseballs have a tendency to travel farther in the upper elevations, so the park was built larger, with the deepest fences in the majors. As a result, offense has risen because outfielders need to cover more ground and more balls drop in for extra-base hits as well as sailing out in the general direction of the Front Range.
It may feel like youre watching a pinball game, but the park is structurally attractive and comfortable, with the latest hot feature, a lower-deck concourse from which you can order concessions and watch the game at the same time.
My one regret about the park is that more seats could not have a view of the Front Range. The park faces north, which is unorthodox in itself but does give fans along the right-field side a look at the mountains.
For 2018, the team removed some of the upper-deck seats in right field and replaced them with a combined social and discount ticket area which has proved quite popular.
Game | Date | League | Level | Result |
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282 | Mon 25-Aug-1997 | National | MLB | Cincinnati 7, COLORADO 6, day |
1017 | Fri 21-Aug-2009 | Major | MLB | San Francisco 6, COLORADO 3 |
1284 | Wed 28-Aug-2013 | Major | MLB | COLORADO 5, San Francisco 4 |
1701 | Thu 23-Aug-2018 | Major | MLB | COLORADO 4, San Diego 3 | 2549 | Thu 4-Jul-2024 | Major | MLB | COLORADO 4, Milwaukee 3 |