Tell us your opinions of Minute Maid Park and get your responses published

I think it’s a very well-designed ballpark with good layout, architecture, and lots of character in the field itself.

I may be alone in this, but I also like the choice to adopt Union Station and incorporate it into the character of the park. MMP doesn’t have much history yet, obviously, and I found it very classy that they preserved some of the historic nature of the site in the park’s design.

And the design also gives some of the feel of an outdoor park even when the roof is closed. (So much the better when it’s a nice day and they open the roof.) This is something that the Astrodome really lacked. In fact, the Astrodome, while I loved it, never felt half as baseball as MMP does.

In the history of uninspiring responses…come on people. You’ve got to have an opinion—share it.

I’ll do this later, but not from my phone.

when I attended many games from 2005-2006, the food was good, but the selection was not. Now they have what has been called by many the greatest ballpark restaurant in the big leagues. (The Five-Seven Grill). Also, as about every Astros fan knows, the atmosphere can be really electric when the roof is closed. Also, what is more fun than the Minute Maid Squeeze Play?

I like the environment at MMP; it is an exceptionally well laid out facility and there are few if any bad sight lines (in contrast to some of the newest and most expensive ballparks like Yankee Stadium). MMP is one of the first post-Camden Yards ballparks, and it shows the influence. I have been to Camden Yards and enjoyed it, but I consider MMP to be at least equally enjoyable for the fan (and certainly more so, if rain develops). I like all of the unique oddities, including Tal’s HIll, the Crawford Boxes, and the use of Union Station and the train in the ballpark configuration. All of those unique quirks was intended to bring back memories of the quirks which existed in older ballparks earlier in the 20th century. I read lots of complaints about the features from other teams’ fan blogs. I’ve never understood that; it must be like the fans in other cities who didn’t like the Astrodome when it first opened, because it was “different.”

My wife and I’s anniversary is on March 31, so we’re on the look out for a good opening, in the next few years, to spend one in Houston and catch an Astro game or two.

I’ve been to the old Yankee staduim and I prefer the aesthetic look of the old one compared to the new one. I don’t really care for all the advertising that they’ve plastered in the outfield along with the big screen it just makes it look clutter and small.

I like it. Compared to the Astrodome, it’s hard to find an actually bad seat in the house. The concessions will cost you an arm and a leg, but it’s all pretty quality. The new hot dog specialty area—brilliant.

It’s a pleasant place to walk through, which you can’t say for every place. It’s a got a great atmosphere, and the interesting lines of seats/park dimensions allow for a lot different experiences at the ball park.

Except for two things. The first is the god-awful Fowl Pole. Its an embarrassment to baseball to have that hideous display up. I know our entire field is gimmicky (it’s almost like a kid created it on playstation, but I still love it), but the Fowl Pole is an abomination. Secondly, I think the Astros have adopted way too much of the Union Station. We are the ASTROS, short for ASTRONAUTS, and our entire stadium and colors are based of trains. It doesn’t make sense