Good luck with that guys. Have fun with that jet-lag and all. March 15-16 is prime dust storm season in Beijing. If you plan on attending, bring a mask. I was there last March and April and luckily we only had one dust storm and it wasn't too bad and actually blew alot of the silt and pollution away for a couple of days. vr, Xei
42,761 seats is what Robert Whiting claims in his book "The Meaning of Ichiro."
There are supposedly 3,000 standing room places, but the way the stadium is constructed, it's really hard to figure out where you could stand and still see the game.
The second deck tapers down to just a few rows as you get into the corners. The bleachers aren't all that big.
There are a handful of seats on the field now, inside the protective fence for the spectators.
Boston > Tokyo > Oakland
This way the A's make more money than they would have otherwise, and Boston doesn't make less.
There are supposedly 3,000 standing room places, but the way the stadium is constructed, it's really hard to figure out where you could stand and still see the game.
The second deck tapers down to just a few rows as you get into the corners. The bleachers aren't all that big.
There are a handful of seats on the field now, inside the protective fence for the spectators.
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That hasn't happened for about 10 years and Cincinnati's "tradition" of playing the first game was overplayed by Marge Schott.
For a long time, the major league opener was played in Washington with the President throwing out the first pitch.
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