Sorry I didn't know where to put this. I am in Houston for the week, and have always wanted to sit in the crawford boxes. I was wondering what is the cheapest and best way to get Crawford box seats.
The Crawford boxes are crap, the cheapest dinger in baseball. Takem' out, put up a fence, get rid of that stupid hill, make the centerfield a dam arc with the stupid flagpoles outside of the playing field. And get the other bull pen out from under the stands. Basically Enron is an abortion, wedging THE ASTRO(naughts) into a freaking train station, What do Astro's and Space City have to do with a old train. Good decision by the same people who put the mass transit on the street, in conflict with cars,pedestrians and a 1/2" rainshower instead of doing something forward looking like uh, I don't know, the 1966 Disney monorail. That being said, standing up for the game on the Conoco Pump deck hanging out over center field is a pretty cool place to watch baseball.
Any ball that gets to the Crawford Boxes is more than likely out at any other park. It is not like at Dodger stadium where the wall is 3 feet high....you have to get the ball UP to get it out. DD
I will agree withs this. The Astros feel was supposed to be futuristic. The first dome, giant scoreboard etc. Then they went rainbow. That was ok, at least the logo was cool. Then they went fake retro with the unis when the real original retro unis were 100% better. I hate the letter A logo. I hate the train too. I miss the dome and the astronauts. The Country Farm Astros look sucks.
Okay, let's see... must keep in D&D somehow... "Crawford" boxes are an obvious reference to the POTUS's ranch. If you end up in one of these boxes, you are, according to liberal blog sites, automatically tracked to terrorists suspect list or major GOP donor / star chamber member, based on a complex algorithm incorporating your food order during the game and the number of times you use your cell phone. How'd I do?
well...it's in D&D...sooooo it's among the nicest ballparks in the league and is helping to draw fans from around the state in droves. we're on pace to draw around 3 million again, for the 3rd time in franchise history...while the team plays well under .500. it's a destination. baseball, more than any other sport, is connected to its history. it's part of the game. building parks that pay homage to the older parks is commonplace....and apparently it works. as for dingers, other than 2000, MMP has played as fair as any park in the league to both pitchers and hitters.
If you can get tickets in the Crawford Boxes, do it. It's a great atmosphere there. It seems like everyone knows each other, but they are really friendly. When I wanted to sit there last year, I just called the box office and got two singles in the same section (like 6 rows apart). We talked to the people around us and finally ended up sitting together. That was Luke Scott's cycle game, and he hit his homer within 15 feet of where we sat.
Two seasons ago I went online to get some seats in the Crawford boxes the first day single seats were available to the public. The availability was limited but I was able to get two for my preferred get-away-game. Got to the freaking ballpark and the seats were right behind the foul pole. We couldn't see sh*t. Who would build a modern ballpark with obstructed seats, what is this The Polo Grounds? Luckily since it was a weekday afternoon game, some season ticket holders in the box didn't show up and we were able to move. emperor cravat
There used to be a railroad along Crawford street, I believe. Hence the rail station-looking entrance. The hill and flagpole are great, libpig.
Since we're in D&D, here goes: 1966 monorail? Houston proposed that in the 80's. It was was defeated due to high cost. Drum roll ...street level rail is cheaper. The "people who put the mass transit on the street" knew this was the only economical way to build it. Going above/below ground tripples the cost and would never get approved in Houston. Most naysayers use the "street level" argument as a convenient excuse to oppose ANY form of public transit. It was either that ...or nothing at all. Houston also opposed building a double-decker highway towards Katy a long time ago because it was too costly and too ugly. That's why I-10 was so woefully underconstructed for so long. Now they're building a 24-lane monolith that's killed twice as many businesses as lightrail and costs a whole lot more. Go ASTROS.
It was actually 1956. 1956- Skyway Monorail Monorail, Incorporated built a short test track of their suspended system at Arrowhead Park in Houston, Texas. Each bogie was powered by a 310-horsepower Packard automobile engine. The driver was seated high above the passenger carriage on one of the two bogies. After eight months of testing, the track was dismantled and rebuilt at the Texas State fairgrounds where it ran for many years. Its promoters claimed it could reach speeds of 160 km but no Skyway transit installations were ever built. City Council turned it down.
