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Stadium Report Cards: Turner Field

Team: Atlanta Braves

Location: Atlanta, GA
League: Major League Baseball(NL)
Built: 1996
Capacity: 50,096
My event: Regular season game, vs Philadelphia Phillies

1. Outdoor Design
Built for the Olympics, this was one of the better stadiums I've seen. A basic 90s ballpark made of brick.
8/10

2. Indoor Design

So very cool. Behind the scoreboard, there was a big plaza with the team shop, a kids park, bands, and other fun stuff. There was stuff all along the inside part under the seats.
10/10

3. Prices
I'm use to cheap Tropicana field tickets, so this was a little pricey. We sat first row, upper deck, on the first base side. It cost(I think) about 20 dollars. But on the lower part, it's up there in price.
6/10

4. Food
Meh, average ballpark foods. Got your hotdogs, burgers, ect.
6/10

5. Staff
From what I remember, the staff was pretty good. The mascot was fun, and the people checking tickets were too.
7/10

6. Cleanliness
No problems at Turner.
7/10

7. Parking
Before Turner, the Braves played at Fulton County Stadium, which was right next door. When they finished Turner, they demolished it, leaving a HUGE parking lot.
10/10

8. Atmosphere

The game I went to was a big division rivalry with the Phillies. It was a FOX Saturday game too, so that added to it. Everyone stayed till the very end, where we saw the Braves beat the Phillies on a walk-off single. A lot better than what I'm use to in Tampa
9/10

9. Playing Surface.
It was amazing. The crew got it clean fast, and it was mowed fantastically.
9/10

10. Scoreboard

It was huge, and HD. Very nice.
8/10

New high score! A score of 80/100 is what Turner Field receives. It'll be hard to beat.

Stadium Report Cards: Montgomery Riverwalk Stadium

Team: Montgomery Biscuits
Location: Montgomery, AL
League: Southern League(AA)
Built: 2004
Capacity: 7,000
My event: Regular season game, vs Mississippi Braves

1. Outdoor Design

This was really cool. Driving up, I had no clue where the stadium was. Fact is, the stadium is built from an old train station! I thought that was so cool. A train track runs along the outside of the stadium behind left field.
8/10

2. Indoor Design

How cool is that? Right field, there is an indent where a flag pole is. I random quirk to the field that makes it hard. Along the seat area, there wasn't much. Just seats, and stores. There was a playground in the left field corner.
9/10

3. Prices
Average prices for a minor league park.
6/10

4. Food
Yummy ballpark food, with chicken sandwiches, with biscuits! How fitting!
8/10

5. Staff
Really nice staff. Talked to a worker in the team store about the Rays(I was in Rays gear). No one stopped us moving around, and the people who got the fans into the game, with the little games were a lot of fun.
9/10

6. Cleanliness
From what I remember, there wasn't any problems with the trash.
6/10

7. Parking
There wasn't any lot for the stadium. You'd just park on the curbs in the area around the stadium. We parked about a quarter mile away. But it makes sense, because the stadium is near a river, downtown.
7/10

8. Atmosphere
Friday night, which was firework night, was pretty wild. There was a section in the outfield for the hunters convention in Montgomery that weekend. Lots of college kids were there too.
8/10

9. Playing Surface.
It was actually really good. A nice simple pattern on the outfield, and the infield was ideal.
8/10

10. Scoreboard

Pretty cool. The more biscuits the better. But pretty average talking about the minor league parks I've been to.
7/10

A final of 76/100. Out of 2, that's the best yet!

Stadium Report Cards: Sun Dome

Team: USF Bulls indoor sports
Location: Tampa, FL (USF Campus)
League: Big East
Built: 1980
Capacity: 10,411
My event: NIT Tournament NC State vs USF

1. Outdoor Design
It is pretty much a dome, one from the 1980s. Nothing really that special. Kinda bland.
4/10

2. Indoor Design

It seemed pretty hollow, there wasn't a hanging scoreboard or anything. The press boxes were located at the top of the dome, along the sideline. With banners along the sides.
4/10

3. Prices
The ticket prices were very good. It was like 10 dollars for adults, 4 for people under 18. The food was normal, so it was pretty good.
9/10

4. Food
Have you ever been to Chic-Fil-A? Well it's delicious, and they had a stand there. There was hot dog, and pizza stands. Very good for an arena
7/10

5. Staff
Staff was pretty good. Only a few Ticket Nazis(people who check your tickets). The vendors were nice.
6/10

6. Cleanliness
When we got to our seats, there was some garbage from before. Not so shabby. Some other things from here and there.
4/10

7. Parking
Big lot in front of the arena. Real simple. Easy to get in and out.
7/10

8. Atmosphere
When the game was close, at the end, the student section was going wild. But it was pretty empty that night. Average.
7/10

9. Playing Surface.

I actually really liked the court design. Simple, and clean.
8/10

10. Scoreboard

Never seen this, but above each exit, in each corner, there was a separate scoreboard. Simple ones, that got the job done. The video screens had stats, sometimes video. Pretty neat.
7/10

Added up, I got 63 out of 100. I'll post some more int he following days, and see how it adds up! Comment!

Stadium Report Cards

Kay guys, here's one of my favorite ideas. I go to stadiums, take pictures, and rate them. I have a few pictures, and will start tonight. There will be 10 categories, 10 points each. You add up the points at the end, and keep score. I will grade them on a scale from bad/poor/average/good/great. The 10 categories are the following.

1. Outside Design
2. Inside Design
3. Prices
4. Food
5. Staff
6. Cleanliness
7. Parking
8. Atmosphere
9. Playing surface
10. Scoreboard design

Stadium Lists: Largest Stadiums By Capacity

The start of a new thing here at Stadia Arcadia. I will compile a list for the entertainment of you. So where else to start than going big. This is a list of the 10 largest stadiums in the world.

#10
Azadi Stadium
Tehran, Iran
100,000 seats


#9
Neyland Stadium
Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
100,011 seats


#8
Melbourne Cricket Ground
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
100,018 Seats


#7
Darrell K. Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium
Austin, Texas, USA
100,119 seats


#6
Ohio Stadium
Columbus, Ohio, USA
102,329 seats


#5
Estadio Azteca
Mexico City, Mexico
105,000 seats


#4
Michigan Stadium
Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
106,201 seats


#3
Beaver Stadium
State College, Pennsylvania, USA
107,282 seats


#2
Salt Lake Stadium
Kolkata, India
120,000 seats


#1
Rungrado May Day Stadium
Pyongyang, North Korea
150,000 seats


And now you know! 5 college football stadiums are on the list, and I think Alabama plans to expand their stadium to 100,000 seats for next season.

Giants Get Dibs

New Meadowlands Stadium set to open this season. The stadium will host both the New York Giants, and New York Jets. A thing that was up for discussion, was who would get to host the inaugural football on game Week 1. Since both teams paid for the 1.7 Billion dollar stadium, each wanted to host game 1. The NFL held a coinflip, in which the Giants won. The Jets are upset, because no Jets personnel was present at the coin flip.

The Giants will host a game Sunday afternoon, on September 12th, then the Jets will host the Monday night game the day after. The opponents have not been announced. It will hold 82,500 fans, the 3rd biggest in the NFL, behind Washington, and Dallas. The interior lighting will change based on who is playing that day. Blue for the Giants, Green for the Jets.