Stadium Minor League History:
Midwest League 1995-present
Current Status:
Home of the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers of the
Midwest League (single-A)
What's Good: Like many 1990s ballparks, Fox Cities Stadium is comfortable, clean, and has a beautiful playing field. Skyboxes, the bane of modern ballparks, are conspicuously absent, though a section with tables and waiter service in the seating area down the third base side offers an interesting alternative to regular seats. And Appleton itself seems like a great place to spend a weekend. Food selection was decent, the bathrooms were spiffy, and prices were okay. I could certainly think of worse places to see a game.
What's Not So Good: This place was so generic it's hard to remember specifics. The stadium's away from town, out near a shopping mall. There's also way too much unpainted poured concrete, a look that I find somewhat depressing. Sure it's clean and new, but it's also completely devoid of any individuality, defining characteristics, or sense of place.
This Photo:
August 15, 1998 Wisconsin Timber Rattlers vs. Rockford
Cubbies