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Every stadium has a few quirks built into it either intentionally or they may have evolved unintentionally through years of play. The umpires along with Major League Baseball must account for these quirks and establish rules so that the game may be called consistently. Within the confines of Chase Field you will find several playing field nuances that require specific ground rules. Below is a list of the known ground rules:
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Fast Facts:
Home Team: Arizona Diamondbacks
Year Opened: 1998
Seating Capacity: 49,075
Field Surface: Natural grass
Ticket Prices: $5 - $240
Girls: Pretty good at pool side
Nachos: Crisp and hot with jalapeno cheese sauce
Chase Field, or "Chase" as it is known to the locals, is one of the retractable roof stadiums that are currently the rage within Major League Baseball. Billed as an entertainment venue rather than a sports complex Chase Field is home to the Arizona Diamondbacks. Since its opening on March 31, 1998, Chase Field has been as big a draw as the baseball team. The Diamondbacks are well aware of this as the public address announcer proclaims before each game, "Welcome to Chase Field, the most unique experience in Major League Baseball."
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Located in the revitalized downtown Phoenix area, Chase Field is one block east of US Airways Center, home of the Phoenix Suns NBA basketball team, the Phoenix Mercury WNBA basketball team, and the Phoenix Roadrunners hockey team. The ballpark is bounded by Jefferson Street on the north, Fourth Street on the west and Seventh Street on the east. Easiest freeway access is by taking the Seventh Street exit from either I-10 (turn south) or I-17 (turn north. The ballpark is strategically located to several downtown venues such as the Phoenix Civic Plaza, Symphony Hall, Arizona Science Center and the Arizona Center. This centralized location provides opportunities for fans and spectators to enjoy a variety of activities before and after each home game.
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Like any downtown sports facility, Chase Field utilizes the established parking infrastructure for its guests. An attached 1,500-car parking garage provides parking for guests on the Infiniti Diamond Level. Away from the park, downtown Phoenix boasts some 33,000 parking spaces within a 15-minute walk of Chase Field. The Diamondbacks estimate that about 15,000 spaces are necessary to accommodate a sellout crowd. For additional information regarding parking downtown and detailed parking maps of the area, the Diamondbacks web site is a good resource.
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In order to make Chase Field the first baseball facility to combine enclosed air-conditioned comfort with the traditional playability of natural turf, it was necessary to develop a new strain of grass. The job fell to Steve Cockerham, one of the leading turf agronomists in the nation and head of the Department of Agricultural Operations at the University of California at Riverside.
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On November 16, 1995 ground was broken for the $354 million baseball palace that was to become Bank One Ballpark. How appropriate that Jerry Colangelo would hold a silver shovel with a handle shaped like a baseball bat to bring life back to a deteriorated section of downtown Phoenix. Over the course of the next 28 months, the landscape of the Phoenix skyline would change forever. Towering over the other buildings in Phoenix, Bank One Ballpark is at once nostalgic resembling a long lost era in Major League Baseball's past while displaying its technological and engineering accomplishments. The stadium was renamed Chase Field during the 2005 season as a result of Bank One being purchased by Chase. Lost in there are some little known facts about the ballpark that will both educate and amaze you.
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