Lackawanna County Stadium Pictures

Lackawanna County Stadium
Moosic, PA
Team: Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Red Barons
Affiliation: Philadelphia Phillies
Capacity: 10,982
Completed: 1989
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Note: This review was written before I actually saw a game at Lackawanna County Stadium. I have since seen one, and that review can be viewed here.

I have no formal review of this stadium, as I did not see a game here; the people you see in these pictures were playing a benefit softball game. There are a few things I can say about the place, however.

1. It's big. It's got a capacity just under a thousand more than Bowie's Prince George's Stadium, but it seems so much bigger, probably because of the double deck configuration. Normally, I like the idea of a second deck because of the better overall view of the field that one gets, but this is a bit too high, making it feel too "major league".

2. It features artificial turf, thus becoming the first park listed on Small-Parks.com to do so. This is not a great honor.

Although the seats are a bit high and far from the field, the worst part about this place appears to be the turf, at least as far as I can say without actually having seen a game here. Grass would improve this place tremendously. Alas, it was built for future Phillies, who (at least for now) play on turf, but hopefully when and if Philadelphia gets a new stadium with a grass field, Lackawanna County will follow suit and replace the rug.