To Be (on the glass) Or Not To Be (on the glass)
We spend tons of time (and money) at professional sports events every year, so I consider myself pretty smart about the best way to go about seeing a game. I had a new experience last weekend and saw a Nashville Predators game on the glass.
Enjoying a game depends on how well you can see what's happening (it also depends on what kind of beer they have for sale, but for our purposes here that isn't important). We have season tickets for the Tennessee Titans and Nashville Predators, so normally we just sit in 'our' seats but we've been able compare views a couple of times this year.
My Rules:
- Save money and park in the cheap lots. The time that you spend after the game waiting to get out of the closer (more crowded) parking lots won't be worth it.
- For the Nashville Predators, or any other hockey game - closer is better (although my husband would disagree, he likes the seats up top, so he can "see everything that's going on"). Normally we sit up in the famed Cell Block 303.
- For the Tennessee Titans, or any other football game - closer is better. These pictures are both from the north end zone, but you can see that being in the first row makes a big difference.
- For Chicago Cubs Spring Training - Lawn seats beat reserved seats. Although being in the seats brings you closer to the game, it doesn't provide the best overall view of the action. Not to mention sitting in the lawn means stretching your legs out on a blanket, rather than being confined to tiny seats.
There is nothing like sitting on the glass at a hockey game as a monsterous check is laid out right in front of you, the players crash into the glass seeming to tumble right into your lap, only to skate away an instant later leaving the glass to wave ever so slightly and you to pick up your beverage that was put on the ledge and is now on the floor.