Saturday, May 23, 2009
Better get to know a ballpark---Rosenblatt Stadium
Hi everybody. Every weekend here at Wasted Thoughts we're going to take a look at Ballparks around the country in what we would like to call, Better get to a know a Ballpark. Today is our first installment in a 756 part series. This will be a big undertaking and a large task and from what I can tell, this will take us the better part of 10 years to complete. So here we go!
Our first ballpark we'd like to take a look at is Rosenblatt Stadium in Omaha, Nebraska. Omaha is the current home to the College World Series and the Omaha Royals (AAA affiliate to the KC Royals). Its the largest non-major league baseball stadium with a capacity of over 25,000. Built in 1947, the stadium has been home to the affiliates of the Cardinals, Dodgers and for the past 40 years, the KC Royals.
The stadium is located on I-80 and just minutes from the banks of the Missouri River, and downtown Omaha. However, controversy ensues. There are rumblings and grumblings from the Omaha faithful for a fancy new downtown ballpark.
I've personally visited Rosenblatt a good 7-8 times in my life and find nothing wrong with it. If you like dilapidation, steel beams, and stale nachos, then this is the ballpark for you! If you've got a fetish for watching dreams fade with aging minor leaguers, then come on out for a visit! They'll be glad to have ya!
Each summer 8 college teams invade Omaha in hopes of reaching world championship glory. With that comes the usual, fans, parents and girlfriends of players, and the occasional street performer. But the one person the citizens of Omaha look forward to seeing the most is none other than our country's favorite sideline hostess...Erin Andrews. Every summer in recent memory Erin has dutifully served her role as official interviewer and in-game story teller of the College World Series. And she serves her role well. She's a role model for blondes with little to no skills everywhere. And the world loves her for it. Certainly Omaha does.
Adjacent from Rosenblatt is the the Henry Dooley Zoo. If you care to see Monkeys throwing their own turds, and entertaining polar bears, then its a perfect place to spend a few hours before a game.
While not the gem of the Pacific Coast League, Rosenblatt Stadium remains in the hearts of many mid-westerners. Many take the pilgrimage across the seas of wheat and grass to Omaha every summer, and hopefully for many more summers to come.
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