tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3280903161432722119.post8664256731049013566..comments2024-03-09T05:19:41.618-08:00Comments on Chaos and Kanji: Baseball at the Tokyo Dome: I finally see the Giants play!Ryan Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12670458381967699663noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3280903161432722119.post-52656123211767506862014-01-31T05:26:25.390-08:002014-01-31T05:26:25.390-08:00I hate the backstop screens in Japanese ballparks....I hate the backstop screens in Japanese ballparks. It's one reason why I tend to sit in the outfield or upper deck. A tight wallet is the other.<br /><br />Yes, the view was pretty good - I was happy with my seat. But I wish I had sat lower and spent some time wandering the concourse to check out the selection. I probably could have done this anyway, but I think I just didn't get into the game. And yes, the basement does seem to be a major food and souvenir area - at least souvenirs. I didn't look too much but nothing stood out food-wise (I wasn't hungry anyway).<br /><br />I'd have to look hard through my photos and do some major memory jogging to check for sure, but I have seen numbers on display at some other stadiums. They might not be in the seating bowl, though, instead similar to the plaques the Giants have on display.Ryan Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12670458381967699663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3280903161432722119.post-28221268352335177692014-01-31T05:00:41.614-08:002014-01-31T05:00:41.614-08:00And I like how they have the retired numbers on pi...And I like how they have the retired numbers on pillars in the outfield seats. Not sure how many other teams have the numbers on display - the Lions have their sole retired number (Kazuhisa Inao) on a sign on the roof but I don't know if any other team has done something similar.<br /><br />If I'm not mistaken, that's Nagashima on the SECOM ad placed right above his retired number. Nice touch.NPB Card Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01178497208404127283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3280903161432722119.post-63956880235649450122014-01-31T04:57:09.828-08:002014-01-31T04:57:09.828-08:00Interesting to see how it sets up for a Giants gam...Interesting to see how it sets up for a Giants game rather than the WBC games I went to last March. I thought the view from the upper deck behind home plate was pretty good - much better than comparable seats at many MLB parks.<br /><br />They remove the screens in front of the field level boxes ("Excite!" seats) before the game but the backstop screen goes all the way to the corner which makes it difficult to get good pictures when you're sitting in the lower bowl.<br /><br />The "basement" appears to be the main food & souvenir mezzanine there.NPB Card Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01178497208404127283noreply@blogger.com