It was a nice sunny Sunday afternoon in San Jose, perfect day to see a baseball game. The Giants play their games at San Jose Municipal Stadium which opened over 60 years ago. There isn’t much here in terms of design, but there are a lot of small features that make this a unique stadium. Many of the walls around the park are covered in old-school baseball art with pictures of Ted Williams, Willie Mays, Babe Ruth, George Brett, and plenty more. Before every game a few Giants players sign autographs for fans, but the real highlight of the ballpark lies just beyond the 3rd base line—the BBQ. This place cooks up a lot of delicious food, and both Chris and I had a chance to sample the chicken dish (which was about the size of a whole chicken). The biggest on-field promotion during the game is something called “Smash for Cash,” where an old beat up delivery truck is hauled out to the field, and two fans are partnered up with two Giants players. If one of the Giants players can throw a ball and knockout a headlight on the truck, they split $50 with the fan. It’s an amusing and rather odd promotion that the fans seem to enjoy.

A huge thanks to Casey for getting us all set up and giving us passes to the delicious BBQ! If you want to go to a ballpark with a more intimate, old-school feel, and have a chance to eat really good BBQ head to San Jose.