Finally, I'm posting some photos of Community Field in Burlington, Iowa, the home of the Bees. There's nothing terribly special about the park, but it serves it's purpose. Stupidly, I didn't take any pictures at the hotel -- known as the Best Western Fun City Pzazz -- which features a water park, arcade, bowling alley, casino, indoor go-kart track, and plenty of restaurants.
You may be thinking, "Owen, why in the world wouldn't you take pictures of this awesome hotel?" The answer, aside from just simply not thinking about it, is because I was too busy dominating the blackjack table. Let's put it this way: I turned my meal money from McDonald's and Subway into a nice steak dinner (or two, or three, or maybe four or five). Cha-ching!
On to the photos:
A shot from the third base side of the press box and the oddly designed roof/overhand they put over top of it in 2005. It is more of a modern art look, and I have another photo of it taken from outside the park in another post.
The concession stand. Pretty much the only concession stand. Reminds me of something you'd see at a high school or small college. Not trying to rip on Burlington here, because it serves the purpose of the number of fans they get. It's just a smaller scale here.
A new addition to the ballpark this year -- the hung some banners commemorating the championships they've won here. The one on the right is from 2008. Also, the ballpark is not slanted. Apparently I can't hold a camera straight.
From right behind home plate. Let me just say that the field is in great shape. Perhaps the best manicured field the Silver Hawks have played on this year (except maybe Great Lakes), particularly for an older ballpark.
Just a general shot of the stadium towards left field. No seats or lawn sections in the outfield. In fact, home run balls disappear into the trees.
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