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TEAM ::: ARKANSAS TRAVELERS
LOCATION :::LITTLE
ROCK, ARKANSAS
MY FIRST VISIT ::: JULY 10, 2006
OPPONENT ::: SAN ANTONIO MISSIONS
LEVEL ::: TEXAS LEAGUE 'AA'
RATINGS
BALLFIELD :::
B
SCOREBOARD ::: C
FOOD ::: B
FACILITIES ::: B
MASCOT ::: B
MY TAKE ON THE PARK
A TRIP BACK IN TIME WAS MY NIGHT AT RAY WINDER FIELD. THIS IS
NOT ONLY
BECAUSE THE BALLPARK APPEARS NOT TO HAVE MADE MANY UPDATES OVER THE
YEARS, BUT BECAUSE OF THE WHOLE ATTITUDE
OF THE PLACE, A PLACE THAT WILL
DEFINITELY BE MISSED.
LOCATED BEHIND A HOSPITAL ON THE EDGE OF TOWN IN LITTLE ROCK
SITS RAY
WINDER FIELD. FREE PARKING IS AVAILABLE UPON ARRIVAL, HOWEVER THERE ARE
SPACES RESERVED FOR THE PLAYERS.
A FRIENDLY GUARD IN A LAWN CHAIR WILL
CHEERFULLY DIRECT YOU TO THE SIDE LOT FOR PARKING. I GIVE AN EXTRA GRADE
FOR A
FREE PARKING LOT WITH ATTENDANTS.
HEADING TO THE GAME, THE TICKET WINDOW SELLS ONLY GENERAL
ADMISSION
SEATS, WHICH ARE ONE COLOR. IF YOU WOULD LIKE LOWER GENERAL ADMISSION
SEATS, YOU PAY AN EXTRA $1 AND GET A
DIFFERENT COLOR TICKET. TICKET ONE
GETS YOU INTO THE PARK, YOU WILL HAVE ACCESS TO THE ENTIRE PARK BEHIND
THE "BOX"
SEATS. TWO LOCATIONS WILL GIVE YOU ACCESS TO THE LOWER LEVEL
WHERE YOU SHOW YOUR SECOND TICKET TO A PLEASANT WOMAN WHO
WILL GRAN YOU
ACCESS. HERE IS THE BEST PART, YOU CAN TAKE ANY SEAT YOU WANT. THERE IS
A CATCH, IF THE PERSON WHO'S NAME
IS ON THE BACK OF THE CHAIR SHOWS UP,
PLEASE MOVE TO ANOTHER SEAT. IT JUST SEEMS LIKE SUCH A GREAT WAY TO
LIVE.
ONCE SEATED, RAY WINDER HAS SEATS SOME LOCATED IN FRONT OF THE DUGOUTS,
GIVING
A DIFFERENT VIEW OF THE GAME. STAINLESS STEEL CHAIRS FILL THE
LOWER LEVEL WITH OCCASIONAL VISITS FROM THE TRAVS MASCOT
"SHELLY." I WAS
OK WITH SHELLY UNTIL I REALIZED THAT IT WAS HIS NAME DUE TO A
SPONSORSHIP WITH THE OIL COMPANY. SOMETHINGS
SHOULD NOT TAKE THE
SPONSORS NAME, AND THE MASCOT TO ME IS OFF LIMITS!!.
THE PLAYING FIELD HERE IS A LITTLE DIFFERENT, FROM BEHIND SECOND BASE
ALL
THE WAY TO CENTER FIELD THERE IS A PRONOUNCED SLOPE. THE SLOPE GOES
FROM SECOND TO CENTER AND FROM LEFT TO RIGHT FIELD.
THE SLOPE AND THE
HIGH FENCE ALONG THE OUTFIELD WALL ARE THE VERY UNIQUES ASPECTS OF RAY
WINDER FIELD. THE HIGH FENCE
IS UP DUE TO THE INTERSTATE WHICH RUNS
RIGHT BEYOND THE WALL.
CONCESSIONS HERE ARE LIMITED BUT SERVED AGAIN IN A
UNIQUE FASHION. WHILE
WALKING AROUND THE CONCESSION AREA, TRAVS EMPLOYEES HANG OUT THE WINDOW
WAITING FOR PROSPECTIVE
CUSTOMERS. WOODEN SIGNS ABOVE THE WINDOW LET YOU
KNOW WHAT CAN BE FOUND AND WHERE. THE FOOD IS OK BUT FOR THE PRICE, IT
IS
EXCELLENT.
A TRIP TO RAY WINDER FIELD WAS MOST CERTAINLY A TRIP BACK IN
TIME. FREE
PARKING, CHEAP TICKET AND LOW PRICED FOOD MADE MORE ENJOYABLE BY SITTING
WHERE YOU'D LIKE. I EVEN HAVE A
FEELING THAT IF THE PERSON WHO'S SEAT
YOU WERE IN SHOWED UP THEY WOULD SIT IN ANOTHER NOT TO MOVE YOU.
RAY WINDER
FIELD CELEBRATED ITS FINAL YEAR WITH THE TRAVS IN 2006.
SADLY, PROGRESS GENERALLY MEANS A SHINNY NEW BALL PARK WITH PRICES
$2
MORE THAN THE PREVIOUS. I WOULD ALSO THINK THE GENERAL ADMISSION SEATING
WILL GO BY THE WAYSIDE AS WELL. THAT BEING
SAID, THE BASEBALL FANS IN
LITTLE ROCK SHOULD HAVE A MODERN PLACE TO SEE A GAME. ALSO, IT GIVES ME
A REASON TO HEAD
BACK OUT TO SEE THE CAPITAL OF ARKANSAS, A PLACE I
MIGHT NEVER HAVE GONE BACK TO.
THE LINE UPS
SAN ANTONIO MISSIONS MANAGER :::
43 Daren Browm
ARKANSAS
TRAVELERS MANAGER :::
31 Tyrone Boykin
SAN ANTONIO MISSIONS
21
Sebastien Boucher cf
13 Ozzie Navarro ss
6 Jason Bourgeois dh
33 Wladimir Balentien rf
37 Mike Wilson lf
40
Yung Chi Chen 2b
16 Matt Tuiasosopo 3b
15 Justin Ruchti c
45 Robert Rohrbaugh p
44 Brian Rowland - Smith LP
ARKANSAS TRAVELERS
15
Nathan Haynes rf
5 Aaron Peel lf
7 Brandon Wood ss
11 Matt Brown 3b
24 Terry Evans cf
8 Greg Porter dh
10
Bobby Wilson c
22 Matt Pali 1b
9 Eric Rodland 2b
33 Jose Arredondo p
38 Bobby Zimmerman WP
MISSIONS 003
003 000 6 15 2
TRAVELERS 000 100 50x 8 11 0
TIME
::: 2:46
ATTENDANCE ::: 2,906
WEATHER ::: 93 CLEAR
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