Review from July 26, 2018
Greenville Drive vs. Hickory Crawdads UnMet Expectations in Greenville
By: Matthew Preslar This may be the most beautiful park entrance and playing field in all of Low A baseball. We can’t think of any venue on our South Atlantic League tours that can compare. The stadium and surrounding community is much more reminiscent of Major Leagues or Triple A. To me, this entrance reminded me of our home ballpark and the Charlotte Knights. The city around the stadium made this a place where we could spend a day and walk in shops and eat at the local restaurants. This had everything we needed to make a day of this outing. As the gates opened, we loved seeing the features that made this park a replica of Fenway. Even on our first visit, it was like I had seen this park for years on TV. However, aside from the actual playing field, the inside of the stadium did not quite match the Major League feel of the outside. We always enjoy when a concourse wraps all the way around a stadium. Some of our favorite pictures from ballparks come from behind the outfield wall. We also like how the wrap-around concourse makes the stadium feel never ending. You can make three or four laps around the field and notice something new every time; even if it's just the field looking differently as it goes from day to night. Sadly, Fluor Field had a very small concourse, and we saw it all in one pass. Another negative from the night was the lack of value in the Thirsty Thursday promotion. The feature $1 selection was only one variety in a can, available in only one location of the park. Combine this with the outrageous parking price of the church lot neighboring the ballpark, we just did not feel there was any added value in what we purchased that night. We got a good seat at a fair price, but nothing that knocked our SOX off in terms of family entertainment. Fluor Field was an eloquent baseball stadium that excelled in style but needed more substance. |
FLUOR FIELD AT THE WEST END
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OUR RATING:
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TICKET VALUE 9/10
CONCESSIONS 9/10
FAMILY FRIENDLINESS 6/5
ATMOSPHERE 8/10
CHARACTER 9/10
PARKING 3/5
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