American baseball stadium, where to sit?

[The Gauge]

Anyone able to advise good places to sit when watching American baseball games please?

I'm panning a trip to USA taking in Dallas Texas and would like to see a baseball game but need to choose my sears from the plan below.

[DaveTheRave87]

Behind home plate is best, anywhere between home and 1st/3rd is good and it's a newer ballpark so even the worst seats won't be too bad.

[danpalmer1993]

Think I would be going between 5 and 21 for the best seats

[QuartzDad]

When I went to a Diamondbacks game 20 years ago I was in 307, was just as much fun people-watching in the cheap seats given that baseball is 5 minutes of action squeezed into 3 hours.

[Hammersia]

There is usually a staggering difference in price between homeplate and up in the gods, like 10 or 15 times difference. For most of us who are not powerfully built company directors the price is going to be the determining factor.

[The Gauge]

DaveTheRave87 said:

Behind home plate is best, anywhere between home and 1st/3rd is good and it's a newer ballpark so even the worst seats won't be too bad.

Hammersia said:

There is usually a staggering difference in price between homeplate and up in the gods, like 10 or 15 times difference.

Oomph! They are $200 seats, but then I did ask where is best The tier above are $95 seats which is better, but at least I know now roughly where to sit, thanks.

[The Gauge]

Looking at the schedule I see they play the same team 3 days in a row. What's the score with that?

[greygoose]

The Gauge said:

Looking at the schedule I see they play the same team 3 days in a row. What's the score with that?

Distances are big in America so they play a small series of games against the same team.

[h0b0]

Oh, it is quite "simple"

Wikipedia said:

The regular season is constructed from series. Due to travel concerns and the sheer number of games, pairs of teams are never scheduled to play single games against each other (except in the instance of making up a postponed game, or more rarely, a one-game playoff to determine a postseason berth); instead they play games on several consecutive days in the same ballpark. Teams play one mid-week series and one weekend series per week. Depending on the length of the series, mid-week series games are usually scheduled between Monday and Thursday, while weekend games are scheduled between Thursday and Monday. Beginning in 2023, teams play a balanced schedule as follows: they play their 13 games against their four divisional opponents (52 games), six or seven games against the other ten teams in their own league (64 games), four games against one "geographic rival" from the other league and three games against the other 14 teams from the other league for 46 total interleague games. Under this schedule, divisional games consist of one four-game and three three-game series (one each home and away), intraleague games consist of two three-game series, and the interleague games consist of two two-game series against the geographic rival, and a single three-game series against the other interleague opponents (home team alternates every year).

[h0b0]

OK, Greygoose said it more succinctly.


I just did a Yankees game and got cooked in the bleachers. We lasted 5 minutes before heading off to a covered area to be out of the sun.

Here’s a picture from our walk around the field.



I must admit baseball isn’t our thing and we only went because we were invited to walk on the field while some of the players warmed up. We left after the 3 innings when only one person had made it to first base and my kids were playing on their phones.

[The Gauge]

How great to get onto the field.

Good point about the sun, I hear Texas in August is hot, I wonder if there are any shaded seats ?

Edited by The Gauge on Wednesday 31st May 14:00

[mikef]

The Gauge said:

Good point about the sun, I hear Texas in August is hot, I wonder if there are any shaded seats ?

Globe Life Field has a retractable roof and air conditioning

In terms of where to sit

Q1: do you understand the game of baseball (enough to appreciate the various plays)?
Yes: Best seats you can afford, behind home plate or between home and first
No: Go to Q2

Q2: will you be going with someone who can explain the game to you?
Yes: let them choose the seats
No: Go to Q3

Q3: are you prepared to do some reading to learn about the game before you go?
Yes: let us know, there are recommendations on what to read up, then go back to Q1
No: sit near the hotdog stands

[filthypig]

I normally try and sit between home plate and first when we take in a game. From your map I’d probably look at the navy blue seating area. The tickets will likely be a lot cheaper than anything Sat behind home plate or over either of the bullpens but the view will be great.

[nordboy]

DaveTheRave87 said:

Behind home plate is best, anywhere between home and 1st/3rd is good and it's a newer ballpark so even the worst seats won't be too bad.

This, I've managed to bag some tickets for behind home plate for our visit to Boston next month. Been to Fenway before, took the family and they all loved it so going back again. Bloody expensive place to sit though.