Football Stadium Field Review: Landsverk Field (Watertown High School)

 Landsverk Field, home to my alma mater, the Watertown Goslings.  A football stadium, soccer stadium and a host with a track and field surface for track events, this multi-purpose stadium seats 3600, and has bleachers on both sides.  The game I attended was prior to the school year so this kind of makes the ratings a bit skewed but let's get on with the show shall we? We rate this based on Amenities, Atmosphere, Location and Price.

Amenities:

 At Landsverk Field, you have one main concession stand now (It appears a second one is no longer in use, or at least wasn't on this night) but a main walkway all around the stadium, bathrooms in one section of the stadium and that's mainly it.  The bathrooms are typically clean, as is the walkways around the stadium. The staff who maintain the facility on game night do a good job overall. So, with what's there and knowing the capacity isn't that incredibly high, 5 out of 5 works.

Atmosphere:

Unfortunately, Watertown has had a pretty bleak football team in terms of results for several years now.  The school is Division 2 in football, and honestly they haven't been winning more than 1-2 games for a few years now.  On this night, their home opener and second game of the year, didn't help the atmosphere too much, even with a winning effort.  The students that were there did show some enthusiasm, but there weren't a lot of students of which to come out to the game. That's largely because the first two or three weeks of the football season were played prior to school even starting so this likely affected the crowd amount.  Even with the crowd that was there, I can't give it more than 1.5 out of 5.

Location:

Landsverk Field is on campus at the high school, which is surrounded by a park, a disc golf area, some businesses but a bunch of residential areas. This will largely be a host of these stadiums though so take what I say with more or less a grain of salt.  A lot more stuff is downtown about a mile to mile and a half. Overall, 3 out of 5 for location.

Price:

It's five dollars to get in, parking is free, and most of the food/drinks won't run more than a couple of dollars.  Unfortunately, they don't have a ton of actual food options and more snacks.  Overall, given what's there and it being cheap, we'll go 4 out of 5.

Review:

Landsverk Field is part of my alma mater, but those days of having an electric team and atmosphere appear long ago at this rate.  A 13.5 rating is fine, but the cleanliness and the price really do save this rating a lot.  A good rating, now lets hope they get a good football team again.

Coors Field A Must For Baseball Fans

 Coors Field in Denver, Colorado.  Long noted as a baseball stadium that is very well rated, and one that fans always recommend to go to.  I never had the chance to go, until July of 2025 that is.  Yeah, so what happens when you match up a terrible team like the Chicago White Sox with another historically bad team in the Colorado Rockies? Some YouTubers would call this Tank Bowl, or the Greatest Game (Although this would be the Greatest Series since baseball). However, on this day, the historically bad Rockies were 20-69, on the possible verge of getting swept.  However they won (Yes, I guess my presence helped them win. I did go 4-1 after all in 2025 in baseball games). 

 How did Coors Field rank though overall? Let's find out, and like every post from past to future, it's all based on Amenities, Atmosphere, Location and Price.

Amenities:

 Most MLB stadiums do have a ton of options for food and drinks, and Coors Field is no different. Food options on virtually every level, with specialty areas on the top deck. Even the bleachers had an option for food and drinks, and this team was.. well bad.  Given the weekend of July 4th, there was a sizeable crowd. There is a play area for families in the left field area. There is a lot of shops for merch around the ball park. The ballpark is clean throughout and the bathrooms are easy to navigate and also clean.  All in all, have to go 5 out of 5.

Atmosphere:

Honestly, this is where I dutifully wish Colorado had a good ball club.  There is the renderings and pennants of 2007 everywhere but also the memories of that historic season plus the two years the Rockies got to the playoffs with Bud Black as manager as well.  This is a city of Denver that loves the Rockies, but they sorely wish they were just good.  Even on this day, there was a palpable atmosphere that couldn't be denied.  This city wants the team to win, they want them to be good. The atmosphere would be beyond electric with a good team. Be that as it may, it's probably the best atmosphere I have been to for a team that was as putrid as the Rockies in 2025 were.  It's a solid 3.5 out of 5.

Location: 

In the heart of the city of Denver, you can see Coors Field from a solid mile away. It's got a LOT of options around the park, right off the interstate, and is easy to get to.  It is a solid position for the baseball stadium, and they have really worked with that stadium there to get the most they can around it to make it a great gathering block.  There isn't much more to say other than give it it's rightful 5 out of 5 score.

Price:

Admittedly, this is where I will rate the tickets and parking highly.  Parking pretty much right near the park, lower ticket prices (mainly due to it being bleachers and the team being.. well again really bad) played a role into this.  I don't believe I spent more than 45 combined for the tickets and parking.  The food, bit pricey though for the quality.  Felt it could be a dollar or two cheaper and I would have been better off.  The best parts though: The churro which was amazing and the lemonade. Definitely buy both at the park.  There are some cheap options in the merch store, but if you are looking to buy jerseys, then be prepared to look at your bank account.  I don't typically do much merch, so we leave it out of the order. Overall, have to say for the fact the Rockies won, seats and parking were cheap enough but the up and down quality of food compared to price, its a 4 out of 5.

Review:

At a score of 17.5, Coors Field is one of the best ballparks I have been to.  Given the others I would rate highly are Target Field and Great American Ballpark, this is on par with those.  If they EVER get a winner back in Denver, this place will be beyond electric and ready to party.  And that atmosphere score will easily be a five.  Definitely look to go to a game either way, support the club if able. 

Omaha's Storm Chasers A Show At Werner Park

 Werner Park is home to the Omaha Storm Chasers, the triple-A affiliate of the Kansas City Royals.  Omaha has been home to the big league affiliate for a long time.  How long? Since the team was founded in 1969 (that's really, really long in the context of Minor League Baseball). Werner Park has been around now for 15 years, as the then Royals made their home here in 2011.  I was able to go to the Park in July of 2025, which was a Storm Chasers win (For the record in baseball games, the teams went to was 4-1 in 2025). So what do I think of Werner Park? Let's look below! As with the other posts, I go based off Amenities, Atmosphere, Location and Price (I finally put them in Alphabetical Order).

Amenities:

Immediately with Werner Park on a night like tonight, I looked at how much was available and how clean everything was. There were plenty of options for food, drinks, merch, and the restrooms were clean.  The ballpark itself, also really clean.  The staff at Werner Park do a really, really good job overall keeping this park in top shape. I don't remember having to wait too much overall either for food or drinks. Also, families will enjoy the berm area in right field and the kids park area in left field.  Overall on this, 5 out of 5.

Atmosphere:

It was super hot the day I went to Werner Park, but flip side of that was it was also Fourth of July Weekend, so the park was more sold out than most days at the park most likely.  I kind of planned that with a Denver trip anyway, so on the day the atmosphere can be determined mainly by days, weekends and probable holidays.  I felt there could have been more for Omaha here.  Most of the night I felt the crowd was looking to be more social, which is fine and that is what Minor League Ball is about.  At the Triple-A level, it's alright, but we'll give it 3.5 out of 5.

Location:

Technically, the stadium is in a suburb of Omaha, and not Omaha proper (Someone get me to the CWS Stat, I need to get to that stadium). Around this part is a LOT of residential lots so there isn't really a lot around the park per se.  Then it's the interstate not too far away.  However, there isn't a ton of major food/lounge options around the park.  So honestly, 2 out of 5 seems fair.

Price:

Honestly it's about the going rate overall in Omaha as other places. Parking was 5 dollars, which is not bad at all. I was able to get a berm seat for about 10 dollars, and the food/drinks went about 15 as well.  I didn't buy any merch, but from what I saw was about the standard rate as Beloit. If you want merch, please bring make sure you have some allotment of money. Overall, price I paid, value was alright.  Not mind breaking amazing, but alright. So 4 out of 5 works.

Review:

All in all, Werner Park is a very solid Triple-A ballpark.  While not the most incredible neighborhood (It's just.. all residential stuff, so fairly just cookie cutter) the park itself is full of character.  The score of 14.5 does render itself to be good I believe.  The Storm Chasers should be very happy and continue to build on this going forward.

Lake Country Baseball Is A Thumbs Up

 The Lake Country Dockhounds were a team introduced in the last five years that play in the American Association of Professional Baseball.  Think of it as an independent league.  I have gone to two other ballparks for this league, Franklin Field with the Milwaukee Milkmen and Impact Field, home of the Chicago Dogs.  The Dockhounds are one of the newest teams in all of baseball as well, starting in 2022.  They play their games at DockHounds Ballpark (There was a sponsor but that has since gone away).  

 I was able to attend a game in 2025 and it was a Dockhounds win, albeit in a really windy, really cold day overall.  What was everything like? Let's find out! And much like the last post about Beloit, this rating will be on Atmosphere, Amenities, Price, Location. 

Atmosphere:

On this night, there wasn't a lot of atmosphere just due to the weather.  I reckon if this was a mid-June, mid-summer game where it would be sunny or at least dry and in the 70's and 80's this would make it a lot higher.  However this was windy, cold and in the 40's (ironically a front rolled through, putting solid spring into near frigid temps) so the atmosphere was very much staying at home. Be it as it may, I have to rate it on the day I went, so it's 1.5 out of 5 (Likely to be higher if I went a different day).

Amenities:

The concourses were very clean, as were the seats I had, as well as the bathrooms.  All in all, the Dockhounds staff do a very good job of cleanliness throughout (The rain also helped, but this is all on the staff). There are typically plenty of food and drink stands dependent on the crowd as well so there is no shortage of those throughout. Overall, 5 out of 5.

Price:

I'll be honest, I forget at any point if I paid for parking or what the price would be on that. I also forgot what I paid for the tickets and the food/drinks.  My guess is probably around 30 altogether, but I could be forgetful on this.  I didn't get any merch so I could not tell you whether it is overpriced or not either, so pricing will not be the best of reviews. Either way I didn't think it was overpriced at all.  I feel this is a solid 4 out of 5.

Location:

DockHounds Ballpark is in Summit, which neighbors Oconomowoc, Wisconsin. It's right off of Interstate 94, which was the plan all along for the ballpark.  There are some immediate buildings around the park but using the overpass to go about a half mile, you will see a various amount of food options, as well as stores and a couple of hotels.  They are continuing to build this area up with more stores, more options so the surrounding area is bound to keep building up with housing, with businesses, and more options for people.  For this as well, 5 out of 5.

Review:

Overall, Dockhounds Ballpark is a very solid ballpark to go to. I would recommend going more as the summer goes, as April/May would be likely a hit and miss proposition for a night out to the park with weather.  I do intend to go back some day to see how this park has progressed with fans.  Overall, 15.5 is a solid rating.  Likely to be determined by the atmosphere at a later point. 

Beloit Baseball: Where Old and New Mesh

 Beloit, Wisconsin is a town on the southern border of Wisconsin and near in Illinois.  In fact, one of their baseball stadiums is just about a block from crossing into Illinois.  In one day in 2025, I was able to find myself a day to go to two games in the day, Beloit College's baseball program and the Beloit Sky Carp, which is the Minor league affiliate of the Marlins (At the time I went). The Buccaneers of Beloit won this day but the Sky Carp lost, so we went overall 1-1 on the day. This will be a review of both, and to probably accurately rate them, we'll go by location, price, atmosphere, and amenities:

Location:

For Beloit College's stadium, it's part of an athletic complex along with the football/La Crosse/Track and Field stadium, the softball diamond and soccer field.  The Strong Athletic Complex is near the Beloit College campus and envelopes a large plot of land.  I'll review a bit more later with the Strong Stadium review with Football, but have to say, pretty solid location. We'll give it 3.5 out of 5.

For the Sky Carp, they play baseball at ABC Supply Company Stadium.  It's right next to the police station and some other shops like Subway, so while it's a bit weird to have a stadium next to a police/county building, it's still a remarkable looking stadium.  It's also on the banks of the Rock River, so the lakefront and walking paths make it a major plus of a stadium overall. We'll give this location 4 out of 5.

Price:

For Beloit College this is easy, free game with free parking. This is easily a 5 out of 5.  Any money you would pay is at the football stadium, which will be covered at a later date.

For the Sky Carp, I tend to forget what I paid for the ticket, I think it was 15-20. Parking is free (Again, they practically share/expand a lot with a county building) so.. there's that.  For merch, I know it's market price but golly gracious MLB and MiLB are doing their best to price out the audience in these markets.  For food, a lot of specialty foods will lend itself to higher prices.  Too steep for me, but soda/water is still reasonable.  I have to weigh the good with the bad, let's go 3.5 out of 5. Would definitely look to have just a regular burger/brat/hot dog added to the food rotation.

Atmosphere:

For Beloit College, there is little in the way of atmosphere as it really was a crowd of mainly the families of the players.  Then again, most D3 Wisconsin baseball is that way, so you really have to go with the flow on these. Even then, there wasn't much. I'll give it.. let's go 1 out of 5 (and tbh, I am being generous).

For the Sky Carp, Minor League Baseball is kind of just there. It has typically been the case unless the Brewers have them as an affiliate (The Brewers are now operating the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers in Appleton) so Beloit makes as much effort to get fans through the turnstiles as possible. While this day wasn't a giveaway day, the crowd is into the game as they can.  Typically a lot of Minor League games bring families who are looking for a day out.  This does add to the atmosphere and Beloit feels better now at their stadium than the old one of Pohlman Field.  Let's go.. 3 out of 5.

Amenities:

For Beloit College, this all takes place at the football stadium.  When I review that it will be the same rating so for this, if you needed to buy food/drink or use the bathroom, you'd be going to the football stadium to do that. It is not a long walk at all (They are literally right next door) and you might get to see other sports so we'll give it 4 out of 5.

For the Sky Carp, a very clean stadium.  The staff do very well to keep the stadium clean, keep any unruly fans away from being more unruly, and the whole concourse is well kept.  So with that, a big rating here, 5 out of 5.

Review: 

For a day out, you can go with either ballpark. Just know that the Buccaneers will be a much different experience of course.  Adding up all the scores, Beloit College gets a 13.5 and the Sky Carp get 15.5. 

Anime MKE: The folzyfantasy15 experience

 Conventions, the one thing that I wasn't really accustomed to until Reconnect in Dallas in September of 2023. After that, I was able to head to Pax East, the Midwest Gaming Classic, and to Anime Milwaukee.  I never did attend Anime MKE until 2025 when I got the chance to go on a Friday which was honestly pretty neat.  I had been to the Baird Center once before, for MGC in 2024 (I then went in 2025 again). What do I think of Anime MKE? Let's start with venue.

 The Baird Center is a massive center in the heart of downtown Milwaukee.  It may not be as large as the Boston Convention Center but it is incredibly large for a city the size of Milwaukee.  It has a bunch of rooms, and is connected to the Hyatt hotel next door to it. So it helps the convention goers have a short walk and be all good overall.  For me, it was a short, 45 minute drive from my town to Milwaukee for this. Parked nearby for like 6 or so dollars and walked a half mile to the convention center.  What awaited me was..

 Honestly a rather quick registration to get my badge and a friendly staff all around.  Also, a wide pavilion practically everywhere and the ability to move up and down with the escalators is a solid move.  The Baird Center has a main floor and two floors above that, so making three floors a major thing to walk around.  They also had lockers at one side of the convention center so it made it easy to pack up your things or bring things and put them in that locker and go from there.  Either way, each floor had something, whether it be a panel, an event or a artist alley that was showcased. I spent a lot of time on the artist and exhibit floor and attended a couple of panels on this day.  Overall I just wanted to see the experience of Anime MKE and have a good time overall.  It was honestly a very chill, very cool atmosphere and one that was exciting as there were so many panels, so many cool displays and a lot of fun anime cosplayers.

 All in all, I know I only did one day of Anime MKE but it's one that I think a lot of people should attend at least once in their life as it is a fun atmosphere overall.  A lot of good things happen in these convention centers that have cool exhibits, the fun times will apply for anyone with the wish to go to Anime MKE.  At this point, I would have to recommend Anime MKE for everyone.  PS: I don't remember the prices I spent through the convention center for tickets and food, but I would definitely recommend getting food outside the center, but park around it as it is significantly cheaper about a half mile to mile away rather than near the center.