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Year Opened 1993 Current Team Affiliate League Capacity My Grades Photos taken in 2000 |
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Wilmington, Delaware |
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| Frawley Stadium was one of the first parks to use the template that the Atlantic League has perfected over the last few years. Fans enter on the concourse which overlooks the field. Above the concourse a dozen or so luxury suites reside. The seating here is not quite symmetrical as it extends further down the left field line than it does the right field line. A center concourse splits the seating in half. The center concourse is one aspect of the newer ballparks that bothers me. It is only used by the ushers and vendors, and pushes seats back further than they need to be. I have to think that vendors actually suffer from it because they are out of sight from half the fans. All of the lower seating at Frawley Stadium is individual fold down chairs, but the majority of the upper seating is metal benches. There are three picnic areas, but oddly they are all out of view of the playing field. Renovations after the 2000 season moved a couple of these picnic areas in view of the field, and also added more seating down the right field line. Concessions are well-varied and reasonably priced. The Philly Cheese Steaks and foot long hot dogs are especially tasty. Parking is both plentiful and free. The park was the first phase of a riverfront development project. Since the park was built in '93, an arts center as well as numerous stores have also been erected. The backdrop is I-95 in left field and the city skyline in right field. The atmosphere here could be better as the Blue Rocks play a bit too much music and sound effects. They also do many of the usual zany between inning contests. Overall, Frawley Stadium is a comfortable and nice setting for a ballgame. |
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