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| - Do you want to know why the Las Vegas 51s are no longer the AAA Minor League affiliate of the Los Angeles Dodgers? Do you want to know why after eight years they jumped ship from Las Vegas and headed for the Albuquerque Isotopes? Do you want to know why our new affiliate is the Toronto Blue Jays, a team over 1000 miles away from Las Vegas and in another country?
Look no further than the decrepit, dirty, and just plain awful Cashman Field. This ballpark, opened in 1983, is one of the oldest ballparks in Minor League Baseball, and while age has its charms for certain major league ballparks (Fenway, Wrigley, Dodger), it doesn't work here, and by comparison, makes Sam Boyd Stadium look like Cowboys Stadium. The place is old, outdated and uncomfortable. Sight lines are decent, but that's only because the place is so tiny.
Parking? Parking is confusing and sucks, and not only that, you have to PAY for parking! For the kind of place Cashman Field is, not only should parking be free, they should pay you as a way of saying thanks for seeing their crappy team! Paying for parking at a park like Cashman Field to see a team like the 51s is insulting in itself.
Promotions? Their most popular one is Dollar Beer Nights. This also attracts the most people, but if you have ever gone to a night like this, you will realize that the majority go just for the beer and not the game. The lines for beer are very long, and it was comical to see people chugging their beer literally in the concourse and then going back in line. Game? What ball game?
Area? The field is in the armpit of Las Vegas. Reno by comparison not only has a new park, but it''s in the middle of a thriving downtown area. Not only is there nothing to do near the park, but you'll want to leave the area, fast. Be careful if you come here at night.
The team? The Dodgers bailed as soon as Albuquerque built a new ballpark for the Isotopes, so now the only team willing to play here are the Toronto Blue Jays. Hard to have interest in a team a thousand miles away! And while the 51s have always been a subpar team even with the Dodgers, the Blue Jays minor league players introduced a level of suck that is literally out of this world (the 51's slogan).
There is nothing good about Cashman Field, and unless you literally have no other options for family friendly entertainment (on non-Dollar Beer nights), there is no reason for you to go here. It's sad though, because Dan Logan loves his team and has tried for over a decade to get a new ballpark, but until the city gets money or is wiling to build a new ballpark, Cashman Field will remain one of the worst Minor League Ballparks in the country.
PROS:
Family Friendly on non-Dollar Beer Nights.
CONS:
Old, Decrepit, crumbling ballpark
Douchebaggery on Dollar Beer Nights
In the armpit of Las Vegas
Horrible Team and an affiliate of a team 1000 miles away.
Pay for parking.
The Verdict? Needs a wrecking ball.
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