Lagrave Field

Came here for my father’s company event. We had two options for food– hamburgers or chicken strips. My parents don’t eat meat so they were nice enough to give us just the buns with some veggies without us feeling like we crazy!
Later I went upstairs to browse and saw they had snow cones. They were massive. I asked for light syrup and they did just that so I was very happy. They even have funnel cakes. They did charge $ 5 for parking though.

First off let me be up front, I rarely go to sporting events but this was a bit of a fund-​raiser so here goes:
The event was the Wounded Warrior Amputee Softball game on March 22, 2014. The seating was general and on a first come, first served basis. We chose seats along the 1^st base line just behind the net and all of the seats had back rests and were adequate.
The parking cost us $ 5 and was about what I expected to pay.
Restrooms were clean, close and there were enough of them.
The only problems that we experienced during the visit had to deal with the concessions, the cheeseburger that I ordered was pitiful, dry, cold and stale. The French fries looked like they were over cooked and were also cold and old. There were condiments and plenty of ketchup but nothing could help this meal! There were no lids for the cups of soda that came with my meal which was a hassle because the cup-​holders for our seats were actually on the seat backs of the seats in front of us and the family sitting there had long hair which would have gotten into our drinks. We ended up covering our drinks with napkins and sitting them in the cup holders BEHIND us since those seats were empty. Again, I rarely attend sporting events so this may be the norm, I don’t know.
Not being able eat her cheeseburger my wife went and ordered a hot dog which was fine (they were also in the process of cooking fresh food so that was a big factor).
There was a vendor serving hot cocoa and it was a cold day so I ordered a couple of cups of cocoa but the vendor had no hot water at the time, not that they had sold out, they simply were not prepared for anyone to order hot cocoa. None of the vendors offered coffee so I had to wait for a pan of water to be heated in an oven so that I could get two luke-​warm cups of cocoa.
Now this being a charity event the vending may not have been operating at 100% capability but that being said, there is no excuse for not having lids for cups, hot water for cocoa, or for not making a descent hamburger to order.

Came here for a Fort Worth Cats (ULB). Every seat in the house is a good spot to watch the game. Tickets are über cheap.
Negative: The vendors don’t take credit, but, there is an ATM onsite.
Positive: They have Blue Moon in cans and the prices are cheap! Wayyyy cheaper then what you would pay at a game in the majors.
Great place to watch the fireworks on the 4^th of July as well.

What a great place to watch a baseball game. There’s really not a bad seat in the stadium! My only wish is that the concession stands took credit cards! The staff and the ushers were all great!

I came here for Meltdown music festival 2013
–The festival was relocated here from grand prairie so the drive was a bit further.
–The stage was set up on a baseball field, luckily the stage was small. I was thinking main stage big from edc/​ultra/​umf.
–I felt the $ 20 parking was unnecessary but we did pay for convenience. We were only three rows away from the entrance.
–The line and wait was very efficient, we waited no more than five minutes.
–Good ratio of porta-​potties

I did the Color Me Rad race at this venue, and I loved the way it was set up. There are a few trails surrounding the place where you can run or bike. It was very scenic, I’d come back if it wasn’t so far.

LaGrave Field is the home of the Ft Worth Cats baseball team from the American Association of Independent Professional Baseball. It’s not in Arlington, it’s in Ft Worth.
Both the field and the Cats go back before this incarnation, and it shows to a certain extent. LaGrave is a baseball field with an old feel — it was built on the site of a previous ballpark and it sometimes chooses history over modern conveniences. If you compare it to QTP in Grand Prairie (home of their rivals the Grand Prairie AirHogs), I think it comes up a bit short.
That said, it has two major advantages over QTP — history (may or may not be important) and independent vendors. QTP has sold all vending rights to one company and LaGrave has a bunch of mom ‘n’ pop vendors, so you get a much better selection of food and drink.
Independent baseball is pretty cheap compared to affiliated ball and especially compared to the pros, but in some ways, the game is much more interesting. These players are usually playing to prove they belong higher up the food chain and not just coasting along on their signing bonuses. I prefer independent ball!
Watch out for the Cats’ mascot — he has a SuperSoaker and is not afraid to use it which can be quite annoying (and a bit frightening) if you have $ 1000 worth of photography equipment in your hands when he comes by. Apparently, Cats don’t recognize the difference between kids who like to get soaked and rather grumpy adults (or perhaps they do, which is why I get shot every time I’m there.)