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COORS FIELD
Denver, Colo.
Opened: 1995
Capacity: 50,445
Average Ticket Price: $14.92
Avg. Cost of Concessions & Souvenirs: $82
Pluses:
Approximately 4,000 parking spaces (including 200 handicapped spots) avaialble at Coors Field, reasonably priced from $8-$10; shuttle buses ferry fans from 14 metro area park-and-ride locations while local light-rail system stops within blocks of park.

Minuses:
Rush-hour traffic can make driving an exercise in frustration after afternoon games.
Coors Field may play host to a style of play more akin to pinball than baseball, but there's nothing gimmicky about its popularity.
Photo by Doug Pensinger/Getty Images
Interactive area behind bullpens offers everything from tee-ball cages to a fantasy broadcast booth; Sandlot Brewery in stadium offers wide selection of food and microbrews; a whopping number of restrooms (33 women's, 29 men's, eight family); abundant wheelchair-accessible seating (1,000-plus seats); more than 100 concession locations.
Coors Field is complete with modern comforts, but has an old-time feel - sound familiar? Sightlines in the stadium are great, even from the purple seats, which mark one mile above sea level. Concession areas allow beer breaks without missing a pitch. Try to get a seat along the first-base line, where you can catch a great view of the sunset over the mountains during evening games. Children are catered to, with a playground down the left-field line and kiddie-sized (and priced) concessions next door. -- Jody Woodman  
Coors Field's opening unlocked a vibrant neighborhood in the city. Once full of industrial warehouses, the LoDo (Lower Downtown) area which surrounds the stadium has become one of Denver's trendiest spots. Awash with sports bars and eateries, LoDo caters to fans before and after games, while its loft-style housing makes it a dynamic -- and exclusive -- urban oasis. -- Jody Woodman  
2005 Record: 52-79 (all statistics through Aug. 29)
Players worth price of admission: Todd Helton (.303 BA, 14 HR, 57 RBI).  
No wonder Denver is growing. You won't find a more inviting park than Coors Field. Plenty of food, easy access for all, baseballs aching to fly over the fence and a cool post-game scene. Why, exactly, are we living in New York?  

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