Stadium 25: Globe Life Park and Texas state love

Texans have an ego... God they have an ego and I love it. There is more state pride in that state than all other states combined. You hear politicians say they come from the great state of  ______ but really only say that because they have to. I feel like most Americans can recognize the state flag of Texas. The best question is if they can recognize their own state flag??

Everything is bigger in Texas they say and they talk a big game. Amazingly Texas, Alaska, and MAYBE Florida are the only states in the Union that are self-sustainable and can be without the United States thanks to their own resources, so if you piss off Texas enough they will just leave!

The state of Texas is home to two of the five largest metropolis areas in the United States. We will focus on Houston later but for now lets talk about the Metroplex of Dallas-Fort Worth. Two separate cities that over time have gotten so big that they have merged to form the Metroplex. In the middle of this Metroplex is the city of Arlington. Home of Six Flags, the Texas Rangers, and the enormously grand Cowboys Stadium. 

This billion dollar stadium is in the backdrop of my focus which is the 25 stadium on my list: 

Globe Life Park:

Globe Life Park has been the home of the Texas Rangers since 1994 and is an open air ballpark. That is a major factor already. Temperatures in North Texas can get very hot during the summer time. During Sunday day games, you may see temperatures rise to triple digits for Sunday games. MLB, however, restricts start times and forces all MLB games to start on Sundays before 4:00 local time unless they are selected for the Sunday night game of the week. They are forced to play in triple digits which is uncomfortable for  both fans and players alike. 

There is no view of the city available as it is pretty closed around the stadium which leaves more room for them to place flags of Texas all over. I counted over 30 Texas state flags around the ballpark! That is a crazy amount. Texas State pride.

The stadium was built with a retro feel which gives it a little bit of novelty and doesn't make it fall down the list. 

Another downfall of the ballpark is the fact that you can not see the game from the concessions as you do in most modern ballparks... If I hear roars, I want to look back and know what happened.

Finally location: 30 minutes from both major cities is not an ideal ballpark location! I had to spend the night in Arlington just to make my Sunday a little bit easier even thought I was far from the action in Dallas and more importantly In and Out Burger that is located there! AHHH

Globe Life is not a bad place to watch a game but compared to others, it simply does not do much for me and thus falls low on the list.

Next up: Who is ready for Cleveland jokes?