Cisco Field aka "Sir the machine ate my credit card"

[Shadly]

Just went through the interactive walk through on mlb.com for Cisco Field. I threw up in my mouth a little bit. :ughh:

[The House That Ruth Built]

I pretty much thought the same. Some of the things were interesting, but 90% of that crap was unnessesary :eek:

[Twenty Seven]

Link please?

[The House That Ruth Built]

Here's the link:

http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/fan_forum/cisco/

[Twenty Seven]

I think a lot of these features are pretty cool, but a lot of them just detract from the classic "day at the ballgame" experience. I also imagine it would probably be pretty distracting for the people who don't want to watch the game on their phone.

[The House That Ruth Built]

It also seems that they assume that everyone in attendence owns an iPhone

[Shadly]

You can have all that information at your finger tips, and still not understand what obscure stat Billy Beane is building the team around this year. Plus, anyone ever try to buy tickets from the automated teller machines at a commuter rail station before?

It's not the most fun thing to do when you are in a hurry and the train is pulling out, and they frequently don't work. Major pain in the tookas.

[curb my enthusiasm]

You can have all that information at your finger tips, and still not understand what obscure stat Billy Beane is building the team around this year. Plus, anyone ever try to buy tickets from the automated teller machines at a commuter rail station before?

It's not the most fun thing to do when you are in a hurry and the train is pulling out, and they frequently don't work. Major pain in the tookas.

Those automatic machines at the train stations are so freaking easy to use. I took Amtrak to Baltimore a couple of weeks ago to go to an Orioles game. I paid for the ticket online, then at the train station I put my credit card into the machine and got my ticket 30 seconds later. And when I got to Baltimore, I used the light rail to get to the stadium, and they had an automated machine that was easy to use too. Finally, whenever I use Metro North to get to NYC, I almost always use the automatic machine. I'll only go up to the ticket window if nobody is in line, which is rare.

If they don't work, it's probably because you're not following the instructions correctly. Also, maybe it's easy for me because I use computers at work and at home all the time, so I'm used to them. For somebody who's not familiar with computers, I could see it being a little confusing the first time. There were some seniors trying to use the machine at the light rail, and they were having trouble, but I was nice enough to help them out.

[six4three]

I use the automated machines for the NYC subway and Metro-North Railroad all the time, and I've never had a problem with them.

[Shadly]

I use the automated machines for the NYC subway and Metro-North Railroad all the time, and I've never had a problem with them.

I live in New Jersey. I ride NJ Transit from time to time. I understand the process and everything, but what I am referring to is when the card reader has trouble reading your card, or the machine decides it's only going to accept bills and not coins, or it only will accept cards, or it won't read a certain bill, :banghead:.

Machines break at about the same rate regardless of how high tech they are, but, depending on the machine, you have big problems or little problems.

It is going to be a bit of an embarresment if some of this stuff starts to cause problems.

[six4three]

Wow. NJ Transit machines must suck - I've had maybe one or two of those problems total with the MTA in what, a decade of near-daily use?

[Chevy114]

Its cool to upgrade tickets and stuff and use a smart phone to order food and watch replays at your own pace. But I like geting out of my seat to browse for food I like and I like being forced to watch the game instead of waiting for a replay. But I like the good intestions.

[Kentucky Bomber]

I used the automated will call at PNC Park this year and it was very easy to use and a pleasant experience. Much better than having somebody dig though some envelopes or looking you up and printing them.

But a totally automated ballpark? Makes you wonder if the guy in the seat next to you is an android.

[80SHOCK]

That Cisco Field looks too much like Camden Yards with that brown warehouse building next to it. And then you have the seats on top of it that looks like Wrigley. Very original.:thumbsdown::thumbsdown::thumbsdown:

[Greg B.]

That Cisco Field looks too much like Camden Yards with that brown warehouse building next to it. And then you have the seats on top of it that looks like Wrigley. Very original.:thumbsdown::thumbsdown::thumbsdown:

It seems like ballpark architects (is this a HOK design?) have a toybox of cliches they go to these days. It would be nice to have something that isn't so derivative.

[west coast orange and black]

thtrb: It also seems that they assume that everyone in attendence owns an iPhone

i musta missed whatever made you think that, man.

what could not be missed is the "oakland" above "athletics" that tower over the outfield.
this field built for the "oakland athletics"?yeah, like that's gonna happen.

[TinoM24]

he meant that every techological thing they showed for you when you are sitting in your seat is shown on an iPhone. so what do people do if they dont own a smartphone? will they not be able to use the Cisco features?

[jimmyjimjimz]

I thought everyone was supposed to get an iphone as they walked into the stadium