In the spring of 1998, the Diamondbacks baseball team (who, by the way, won the 2001 World Series) finally had a home. Bank One Ballpark is a state-of-the-art park that can be configured to host an array of events, from concerts to monster truck pulls to soccer games to motocross racing and even trade shows. The park has a retractable roof that slides open for "outdoor" games and is the only US park with a pool inside its walls.
The BOB, as it’s known around here, is a great place to see a baseball game or concert. The place is huge, covering over 1,300,000 square feet of space on 21 acres of land. There’s not a bad seat in the entire park. During baseball games, there are over 49,000 seats available. For concerts, like NSYNC, who played here like 2 years ago, the park expands to allow 60,000 people in the front door. WOW! The Insight.com bowl football game is also played here every December.
The pool is available by reservation only for private use. You can't use the pool unless you're with the party that reserves it. It's great for corporations as a team-building event or as an incentive.
The retractable roof uses a pair of 200-horsepower motors to operate it. It can be opened or closed in 5 minutes.
For your eating and drinking pleasure, there are 39 concession stands on four levels; two beer gardens, one in right field and one in left field; and four lounges, all on different levels of the park.
Seeing the D-Backs play here is real treat. The park itself is amazing, but the real joy is seeing all the fans that come out. There are 1,500 parking spaces at the park itself, and otherwise, there are plenty more about a block away. From my memory, those lots aren’t free to park in. I think they run about 6 bucks a car.
There is no better place to watch America’s favorite pastime in my opinion.