Above is a picture of Coors Field my sister took before the game last Friday night. It's one of those new old-style parks. Located in the LoDo section of Denver, it's helped to reinvigorate that part of town. It has wide concourses, many concession stands, many bathrooms, and is very clean. The seats are pretty good, and are angled towards the diamond. Having watched many baseball games of late at the Metrodome, it was refreshing to see this. It was interesting to see that the hot dog of choice there is Hebrew National (pretty good dogs, by the way). Obviously, Coors is served there (Bud is served too, which is strange...but probably temporary once MillerCoors operations take hold). The Rockies fans were generally supportive, although a good chunk of them seem to have Dodger fan syndrome (arrive in the 3rd inning, leave after the 7th). Also, the Rockies fans were generally congenial to us Brewers fans. A few thanked us for the Brewers helping the Rockies get into the postseason last year. So, Coors Field was an enjoyable experience.
As for the games themselves, the Rockies beat the Brewers in 2 of the 3 games in the series. Friday, Ben Sheets pitched well, but the bullpen blew it, so the Rockies won that one. On Saturday, the Rockies came out of the gates strong and the Brewers never really had a shot. Sunday, the Brewers got an early lead and barely hung on, with particularly tight situations in the 7th and 8th innings.
Overall, I had a good time at Coors Field. Hopefully, I can get there again sometime.
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