9.) The Neighborhood. Once upon a time, this franchise was plagued with a neighborhood filled with bars, over-price restaurants, and frat-boys wearing half-shirts. I have horrible nightmares of trying to navigate through the rancorous crowds cheering for the previous team. Now, it is much better! Clark Street is a magnificent site lined with Petite Sophisticate, Lane Bryant, and Stay-Free Maxi Pad vending machines. Now my horrible memories are replaced by venturing out to the ballpark, and instead of waiting in anticipation to fill out my scorecard, watching my mother try on the latest safari wear for the Petite woman.
8.) The Fans. This franchise used to be mocked due to the surrounding gay community. After the new sponsorships, it was a great experience to wash away all the negativity towards the gay community and welcome them into the park with open arms. I remember crying after seeing Samwell's (pictured below) performance of What What (In the Butt) in centerfield of SFM Field.
7.) Rooftop. With the addition of the stain glass roof at SFM Field, never is there a threat of a game rainout. Coupled with the lights and artificial turf, all the games can be played at nighttime. However, the best part of the new stained glass rooftop is not the way the light reflects onto to the field, but those pesky across the street rooftops aren't getting rich of off our team.
6.) Touchscreens. With every seat/couch supplied with their own touchscreen monitor the day at the ballpark is SO much better. From watching E! News, to playing interactive games, and even filling out an electronic scorecard, I love the new touchscreens. I can't believe people once would fill out scorecards by hand! LOL!
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I absolutely disagree. While OJ Mayo has a chance to be one of the elite players in the National Basketball League, he's not as fundamentally sound as Kevin Love. I was literally walking on air at the thought of seeing Kevin Love block out in a Grizzly uniform. At seeing him grab a rebound and make an outlet pass in a Grizzly uniform. At seeing him cheer on all of his teammates in a healthy and supportive manner. He's exactly the type of player this Grizz team has needed since Shane Battier was sent to Houston. I'm excited about OJ Mayo. My brother says we should always support the Grizz players and organization no matter what. I just hope we don't look at the T-wolves box scores at all of those 8 point/7 rebound/2 assist lines that Kevin Love is sure to have and wonder what might have been.
The stained glass roof is so romantic...I love watching the WNBA exhibition games there in the offseason with a blinding snowstorm outside, and good, fundamental, dunk-free basketball inside.
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