MLB game: Where'd you rather sit?

[Mike Lowe]

24th row behind your team's dugout (away game) or 11th row, side of the field, just behind 1B. I'm referring to sections 123 (Premium lower box) versus 119 (lower box) at US Cellular Field.

[JonInMiddleGA]

I checked the website & looked at the view-from-the-seats thing. I'm thinking from that angle I'd probably take the 24th row in order to have a higher vantage point.

Exceptions to that might be if I were taking someone who'd never sat as close as 11 rows back or was more into the atmosphere/prestige of sitting lower, etc than they were into watching the game itself.

Fair to note that my seating preferences can be a little weird, too many years of watching sports from press boxes, comp seats in suites, or being frugal & sitting upper deck a lot. Higher elevations have become what looks "right" to me, field level views tend to seem odd to me.

[Buccaneer]

I don't mind the angle or position in relation to the diamond as long as it's somewhere in the club seats in Coors (which doesn't extend to the outfield). However, I recall a game at Fenway, 11 seats up and it felt like one of those really old games where fans stood near the baselines.

[Mike Lowe]

Thanks guys! I'm bringing a friend and she's never been to a baseball game. I went with the 24th row because it will be cool to be behind the Tigers dugout!

[SackAttack]

I'm usually all about the best view, although I will splurge for the more expensive tickets under the right circumstances. I spent $70 to sit a few rows behind home plate for a Roger Clemens start against the Dodgers once, as an example.

I've sat all over, though, and I actually found that my favorite seats at Dodger Stadium were on the lower half of the reserve level.

[PilotMan]

Whichever seat is in the shade.

[Sweed]

Originally Posted by PilotMan

Whichever seat is in the shade.

Bingo. When my son and I go to Wrigley or take in an I-Cubs game we always go for the third base (shade) side. As far as being behind my team's dugout, unless I am very close I'd just as soon be on the side of the opponent's dugout and be able to look into my team's dugout. My priorities are shade first, being able to look into my team's dugout second.

We did find there is such a thing as too close. Last year, at an I-Cub game, we got the first two seats next to the I-Cub dugout. It was fun once for the experience but didn't really give a good view of the game. A little bit of height (~10 rows) gives a much better perspective and especially if you are behind the plate.

At Wrigley we get between home and the mound, third base side, and in the first 5 rows ahead of the pillars for an unobstructed view. ~$65 per seat and offer a great view of the action. Couldn't afford, nor would I pay, that much if we went a lot but since its a 8 hour drive from my place and 5 hours from my son's we only go once a summer and try to take in two games.

In the end I'd have to say I've never sat in a bad seat at a MLB game. I've been very close and very far away but I was still in a baseball park and that is never a bad thing.