JACOBS FIELD - Cleveland, OH

rockies vs indians- june 14, 2005 - after a long stay atop my wish list, i finally made it to "the jake." i was not disappointed. it is a unique and spectacular place. so much so that it has inspired a new category of rating (architecture.) i can only imagine what it was like to see a game there in the mid-90's when every game was sold-out. as it is now, seats are quite easy to come by and i had a good one. jacobs field says "bye bye" to things like symetry and nose bleeds for a truly intimate and fantastic experience. basically, i loved this park. my only complaint was that there were no good baseball fans around me. i would expect there to be a large number of knowledgable and exciting fans in cleveland. i'm sure there are...they just weren't sitting near me.

atmosphere: 8

viewability: 9

architecture: 9

peanuts: 5