Busch Stadium (#11)

Cubs vs. Cardinals
Cardinals Win 9-8 (13 innings)

A great day and a great game!! The Cubs' fans came in droves to root on their slugger. It was fun to see a stadium that was evenly split amongst both teams. We got to see #46 by Mac and #44 by Sammy. Not to mention the 13 inning marathon, we picked a great day to visit Busch Stadium. I have to note however, the lack of crowd control at the game. We were sitting in the upper deck in left field and saw one usher and no police officers. I can't imagine that one usher per section is all that is needed for a crowd of that size. Not that there were any problems, just an observation. Another concern is that the vendors aren't prepared for extra innings. It was near to impossible to get a soda after the ninth inning. The vendors stopped walking around, and a lot of the concession stands were closed. On a 90-degree day, with a 13-inning game, they could have raked in the cash.

The surrounding area was great! There are lots of things to see and look at around, and in the stadium, which makes me, think that there is a lot of support for their team. Although the stadium doesn't have its own parking facility; it wasn't a problem to find a place like at other stadiums. The city of St. Louis makes the downtown stadium site work well. Hats off to the people and city of St. Louis.