Astros Field (formerly Enron Field) - February 24, 2002

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While in Houston, TX for a friend's wedding, we squeezed in a visit to the home of the Houston Astros in February 2002. We were dissapointed that we were not there for a game, but the tour was fun. This was just two days before they changed the name from Enron Field to Astros Field, and word has it the field will be renamed again shortly. The field was very neat, although the tour was less than perfect. They would not allow us to tour a clubhouse, nor go anywhere other than the 3rd base line on the 100 level. We did get to go into the pressbox and owner's suite, though. The homerun train was also hiding in deep center field. If there is a next time, it will be during baseball season.

The view from the left field corner concourse	Center Field, notice the hill and flagpole in fair play	Foul pole to foul pole with scoreboard and retractable roof as background
Wide angle view from the pressbox	Mural in the owner's suite. Notice that the Astrodome is in the reflected image	The shortest left field porch in the NL at 318 feet
Drew in the club seats behind home plate	View from the front row club seats behind home plate, with tour guide obscuring the shot	Gen prefers seats a couple rows up
Fans can stand under the arches hoping for a homer, with the Conoco Pump at right that counts Astro homeruns	View from the On Deck circle	Now playing Center Field for your Houston Astros: Number 11, Drew Curry!

Posted 3/25/02