Anytime you put 40,800 people in the same place, you've built a structure that has more heft than that. Baseball-only means you capture more of the quirkiness that gave old ballparks character. Baseball-only means every seat focuses your attention on the diamond. We spent an afternoon taking Pac Bell for a test drive. We plopped down in a range of seats, hoping to come away with a sense of what it'll be like to watch a game from each.
Some generalities emerge.
But we wanted to provide more than impressions. We figured you'd want to know whether the sun would be in your eyes during afternoon games. And, let's be honest, we all want to know how long it'll take to race to the bathroom. The tour starts now. I'm thinking, I'm thinking.