The Trop in the Post-Season: Everyone's Nightmare

The bad lighting, the awful acoustics, fans with cowbells; what's not to like about the Trop? When game one gets underway this evening baseball fans will be deprived of a rite of autumn. There will be no cool October breezes and pitchers trying to warm up their hands. Instead we will have indoor humidity and a catwalk that could determine the outcome of a game. There will be some kid in Tampa Bay who is caught up in the emotion of the Rays playoff run, his dad will spend big bucks to take him to his first baseball game, and he will come through the tunnel into the stands and see....crappy AstroTurf. Back in March they were trying to figure out how to demolish the stadium but now all we hear is the Rays have a home field advantage because they are used to the lighting. That is fine, the Sox have their own advantages at Fenway. But for the fan Tropicana Field takes away the feel of October baseball. Let's just hope they don't pass out silly white towels to further ruin our viewing experience.