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California League
Modesto
Outside: B : Good stuff on the visitors side; however, sometimes the patio area near where the home team enters is reserved for parties and they won't let you in there.
Inside: A- : Pretty easy access to both teams.
Overall: A-
San Jose
Outside: A : the visiting team bus parks on the curb right near where the SJ guys exit
Inside: A- : Pretty easy access to both teams.
Overall: A
Rancho Cucamonga
Inside: B- : Players come through a tunnel surrounded by nets. Not impossible, but kind of a nuisance.
Outside: B+ : pick one side or the other; pretty easy access
Overall: B: Not the easiest place in the Cal League, but thats no problem.
Northwest League
Everett
Inside: B+ : Not too shabby down the lines but there isn't a lot of space.
Outside: A+ : Both teams have to walk the same way through the concourse and to a locker room in the adjacent HS football stadium. I haven't seen anything easier than that. And if you manage to miss someone that way, they also come out the same way into the parking lot where the home team and bus are.
Overall: A : Awesome clubhouse-to-stadium access makes getting autographs inside the park here obsolete.
Salem-Keizer
Inside: A : Clubhouses are under the second level of seating, so the players have to walk through the stands to get to the field!
Outside: A- : Pretty straightforward
Overall: A-
Spokane
Inside: A- : Easy access on field level - the home team has an "autograph signing" before every game where they rope off a small section of field right by the dugout. You can get a good portion of the team here.
Outside: A- : Pick one side or the other, wait by the clubhouse door.
Overall: A- : Not bad at all!
Tri-City
Inside: B+ : Easy on the visitors side; on the home side, they've added a field level section that is netted, making home team autographs before the game a little difficult by the dugout. Batting cages are still accessible and both teams take BP there before the game.
Outside: A- : See Spokane.
Overall: A- : Easy!
Yakima
Inside: C+ : Probably the crappiest park in the league. There are nets everywhere in the stadium structure and the seats are way up above the dugout. Autographs can still be had down the lines.
Outside: A- : Visiting team bus parks on the visitor clubhouse side, while the Yakima players exit through the front gate of the stadium.
Overall: B : There are much easier places in this league to get autos.
Pacific Coast League
Portland
Inside: D+ : Seating section is high and field-level picnic areas with high nets block autograph access down the lines. Only place to get sigs is a small stairwell on the other side of each dugout. Be there early to get a good spot here, otherwise you're pretty much screwed.
Outside: B+ : Visiting team exits through a gate behind center field (usually), while the Beavers leave out the home plate concourse entrance. Every so often the bus will park on the home team side.
Overall: C : Outside is alright, but inside the park is brutal.
Tacoma
Inside: A+ : In terms of access, this might as well be a Low-A ballpark. Easy access to both teams by the dugout and down the lines.
Outside: B+ : Similar to Portland's setup (visitors exit behind center field where their clubhouse is). Tacoma exits right behind their clubhouse on the right field side.
Overall: A- : For AAA standards this is a really easy place to get autographs!
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Last edited by seattlehound; 08-12-2005 at 12:45 PM.
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