innings of baseball. Like Camden Yards and the Ballpark at Arlington, Jacobs Field is described as a fan and player friendly ballpark. Jacobs Field was built in 1994 to replace what one writer described as The mistake on the lake(#4) in reference to Cleveland stadium. The characteristics, which classify it as a retro style ballpark, are as follows. First of all it has the same basic layout as Camden Yards as far as openness on the field, minus the B&O warehouse of course. However, The Jake is not completely closed in like The Ballpark in Arlington is, but it sports an opening in left-center field. The opening in left-center field gives way to a spectacular view of the Cleveland skyline, which lies just a few blocks away. Like Camden Yards, The Jake was built right in the heart of Cleveland as part of an urban renewal project to reclaim the glamour and the beauty of the city of Cleveland. In right field at The Jake, you will find The largest freestanding scoreboard in the United States(#4). The second characteristic of Jacobs field that makes it a retro ballpark is the asymmetrical dimensions(#4), which gives the fan a feeling of openness, not characteristic in the bowl type Cleveland stadium. One cosmetic difference however is the outside of the stadium. The outside of Jacobs Field is comprised of steel girders and cement ramps, much different from Camden Yards, and The Ballpark at Arlington. The reason for the exposed steel as written in ballparks.com was To capture the look of the steel bridges located on the Northcoast(#6). As mentioned before the inside is where most of the retro styling was built in. The most prominent retro features are the bleachers that sit atop a 19-foot left field wall, much like those in Wrigley Field (#4).The Jake has many of the same features as Camden Yards, and many improvements. For example, the designers of the Jake angled the left and right field seats so that the fans did not have to tilt their head ...
