Kauffman Stadium

Kansas City, MO
Kauffman Stadium
Summer 2008
http://www.royals.mlb.com/
Game Day Atmosphere: Very friendly. I was pleasantly surprised at the number of tailgaters that had already set-up and were partying away 2 hours before the game. And, after the game these folks were in no hurry to leave, as many were seen setting up shop again to play games and have some post-game snacks.
Stay: Commute to the game. Stay in the highly acclaimed Country Club Plaza area of Kansas City. There are many places to eat and shop. It's about a 10-15 minute commute to the stadium. Traffic was flowing very nicely even with lots of highway and street construction.
View: Not as brilliant since there was a massive $250 million dollar construction project taking place. You could still see the traditional KC waterfalls in the outfield. The view will be much better in a year when they are finished with renovating.
Arrive: Parking was easy and relatively cheap for stadium parking. There are plenty of parking spots as the Royals share parking with the Kansas City Chiefs' Arrowhead Stadium located right next to Kauffman.
Concessions: You MUST get a polish sausage. Best one I've ever had at a ballpark. Lots of options and very friendly workers. Our 4 year old dropped his hot dog after sitting down and the concession workers gave us a new one free of charge. They also have some of the bigger pretzels you'll find.
Not advertised: There is a neat area honoring great players in Royals' history. You can also view their World Series trophy from 1985.
Not in the box score: You'll have a hard time catching a home run ball in batting practice as virtually 95% of the outfield does not have seats. Also, the Detroit pitcher took a perfect game into the 7th inning against the Royals.
Final Box: Detroit Tigers 7, Kansas City Royals 1
Attendance 16,594 Time 2:41