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james taulbee

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Jan 25, 1996, 3:00:00 AM1/25/96
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As a visitor, I nominate Mississippi State and University of Georgia (if
you don't include ease of parking!).
Tiger Field (Clemson) has to rank as one of the most
fan-friendly/well-kept college facilities (again, don't include ease of
parking).

Luke Stanley Sheldon

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Jan 25, 1996, 3:00:00 AM1/25/96
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Okay, so what did the members of this newsgroup finally decide upon as the
best stadium in college baseball? After last week's weekly Longhorn vs.
Aggie dispute on this newsgroup, I guess that it has pretty much established
that Texas plays baseball on green concrete and that Texas A&M plays on
mud. But surely there has to be more to their respective stadiums than
just the playing surface. And what about other schools out there? Does
anyone else have any nominees for best stadium in college baseball?


#1 Northwestern Fan

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Jan 25, 1996, 3:00:00 AM1/25/96
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A few years ago Rainbow Stadium in Hawaii was voted the best college
stadium in America by Baseball America. I always enjoyed going to the
games there; I don't think there is a bad seat in the stadium.


Melanie

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Kenneth R. Lamberson

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Jan 25, 1996, 3:00:00 AM1/25/96
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How about Mississippi State's Dudy Noble Field; home of the Left Field
Lounge.

Michael Harville

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Jan 26, 1996, 3:00:00 AM1/26/96
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Hell, I think "the Box" is as good as it gets. We could use more seats
on the field though.


Patrick James Poyner

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Jan 26, 1996, 3:00:00 AM1/26/96
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I played at Rainbow Stadium at the U of Hawaii in 1990 and from what I
can recall it was amazing if you don't mind playing on turf and have 7 or
8 shirts to get you through BP and infield.

ASU's (the name escapes me) is great too but if you play first base (I
did) the sun sets right in your face which makes a left handed dead pull
hitter about as dangerous as anything.

David B. Hubbell

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Jan 28, 1996, 3:00:00 AM1/28/96
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The best college baseball stadium has to be Beiden Field at Fresno State. The one
drawback has been poor lighting but new lighting installed this winter fixes that
problem.
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Gene

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Jan 29, 1996, 3:00:00 AM1/29/96
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Mississippi State has a great stadium. With the Leftfield Lounge and 6,700
seat capacity, it doesn't get any better than that. We're number one when
it comes to stadium and atmosphere.

Gene Swindoll


JudyLynnD

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Jan 29, 1996, 3:00:00 AM1/29/96
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Don't think you'll ever get a consensus......we're all too regional & the
criteria are too personal. We've been going to Stanford Sunken Diamond
for many years...love the trees, informality, closeness to the field, but
others might hate the bench seats, ducking foul line drives, etc. That's
the fun of college baseball - it's not as "slick" as the majors.

Glenn A Tanner

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Jan 30, 1996, 3:00:00 AM1/30/96
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In article <Pine.A32.3.91.960125...@tiger3.ocs.lsu.edu>,

Luke Stanley Sheldon <lsh...@tiger3.ocs.lsu.edu> wrote:
>
>
>Okay, so what did the members of this newsgroup finally decide upon as the
>best stadium in college baseball?

One of the (unbiased) baseball magazines (CB or BA) decided a few years
ago that it was Rainbow Stadium at the University of Hawaii.


GT

(And since the weather is always great, and since they sell beer cheaper
than any bar on the island, I'd have to agree with them.)

Jeffrey Bechthold

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Jan 30, 1996, 3:00:00 AM1/30/96
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I've been to every major college baseball stadium in the west and have to
concur that Rainbow Stadium is the best in the west. The only drawback,
I'd say, is that they need to replace the turf (if they haven't already).
The seams were kind of beginning to show. In the Pac-10, my personal
preference tends towards Evans Diamond at Cal, though I know that
wouldn't be a popular sentiment. I just like how it fits right in the
middle of campus. Sunken Diamond is nice, but I'd even take Dedeaux Field
at USC over it.

I've seen Ole Miss' field on TV and it looks spectacular.

Later,
Jeff.

John C. Lotz

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Jan 31, 1996, 3:00:00 AM1/31/96
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In <Pine.OSF.3.91l.96013...@saul7.u.washington.edu>, Jeffrey Bechthold <bech...@u.washington.edu> writes:
>
>I've been to every major college baseball stadium in the west and have to
>concur that Rainbow Stadium is the best in the west. The only drawback,
>I'd say, is that they need to replace the turf (if they haven't already).
>The seams were kind of beginning to show.
<snip>
>Later,
>Jeff.

Jeff -

The turf was replaced in the fall of 1994 for the Honolulu Sharks season.
(Hawaii Winter Baseball League). The "warning" track is now just brown
turf vs the old rubber stuff that was bad. From what I've seen, the new surface
is not quite as bouncy as the old one.

Aloha, John


/****************/
John C. Lotz
Honolulu, Hawaii
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Chris Bellomy

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Jan 31, 1996, 3:00:00 AM1/31/96
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Glenn A Tanner (tan...@Hawaii.Edu) writes:
: In article <Pine.A32.3.91.960125...@tiger3.ocs.lsu.edu>,

: Luke Stanley Sheldon <lsh...@tiger3.ocs.lsu.edu> wrote:
: >
: >
: >Okay, so what did the members of this newsgroup finally decide upon as the
: >best stadium in college baseball?

: One of the (unbiased) baseball magazines (CB or BA) decided a few years
: ago that it was Rainbow Stadium at the University of Hawaii.

Isn't it exactly like Olsen Field, but without the sheep?

--Chris
(that's what I heard)

Glenn A Tanner

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Jan 31, 1996, 3:00:00 AM1/31/96
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In article <Pine.OSF.3.91l.96013...@saul7.u.washington.edu>,

Jeffrey Bechthold <bech...@u.washington.edu> wrote:
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>I've been to every major college baseball stadium in the west and have to
>concur that Rainbow Stadium is the best in the west. The only drawback,
>I'd say, is that they need to replace the turf (if they haven't already).

I think they've replaced it, but what they need to do is replace it with
GRASS!!!!


GT

James Beauregard Kennedy

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Feb 13, 1996, 3:00:00 AM2/13/96
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Jeffrey Bechthold (bech...@u.washington.edu) wrote:

: I've seen Ole Miss' field on TV and it looks spectacular.

... and it's only the third-best field in Mississippi. :-)

#1 Dudy Noble Field at Mississippi State

#2 Smith-Wills Field at Jackson (mostly used by AA Jackson Generals,
but Miss. State, Ole Miss, Jackson State, and USM play there fairly
regularly

#3 Oxford-University (much better than old Swayze)

#4 Pete Taylor Park at Southern Mississippi (4th in the state, very good
quality-wise).

#5 Smokey Harrington Park (used primarily by Hattiesburg, Miss., HS, but
often used by William Carey College, an NAIA school). It was used
for minor league baseball many years ago. It was also used in the
filming of the Satchel Paige TV Movie "Don't Look Back."

Later,

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