For all the talk about hugely expensive sports stadiums for millionaire athletes, often with taxpayer subsidies, it's a pleasure to see great athletic fields where everyday people play ball and their relatives and friends watch.
I am on vacation this week, so I had time this morning to trek around Elk Grove's new regional sports park. It's the newest creature of the Consumnes Community Services District. We human beings like bright colors and this 46-acre Hal Bartholomew Sports Park has plenty of it. An employee told me they don't have numbered ball fields. They're all by color: blue for baseball, and yellow, green and red for softball fields.
Check out these colorful awnings over the bleachers. Compared to what I remember of city sports parks most of my life - bleachers in the sun and faded green dugout and backstop paint - this is a spectacle of good taste.
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Here's how it looks to the players:
From the pitcher's mound:
And first base:
I'm anxious to come back here at night, under the bright lights. This park is a winner. Play Ball!
Or football:
Or soccer (both of these on artificial turf, by the way. Look at that green.
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