Best Expensive Place to Watch the A's

by eshock on Mar 2, 2006 11:51 PM PST Comment 3 comments

Okay, Diamond Level is as good as it gets. Sit on your butt, be on tv the whole game, and have free food brought to you all night through your VIP tunnel entrance. I'm lucky enough to get MVP infield passed down to me every once in a while, and its a treat to have such a clear view of the plate. Usually, when I'm buying, I opt for seats over the A's dugout.

But this year, the Wolff tactics seem to be working. I wanna do it right. Which is better Westside or Eastside Club? Are there special tickets required to officially hang out there? I've been in there countless times, but I've always noticed ushers at the door. Who gets those sweet tables overlooking the game? Is this connected to the luxury suites or is it first come first serve. When you buy the plaza meal ticket, what is the meal? Is it any good? There's a dearth of info about this on the A's site, so I appreciate AN's advice.

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Personally I'd rather sit

closer to the field than in a glass enclosed booth.

"Put a Milo on him." -Billy Beane

by kaweahkaweah on Mar 3, 2006 7:30 AM PST reply actions 0 recs

West Side Club is a public restaurant

They take reservations, but might not be necessary on weeknights/weekdays. If you wanted to sit right by the window, you would definitely have to either make a reservation or show up as soon as the gates open. As for ushers at the doors... I don't know why they're there. People are free to enter from either side of the club, visit the bar, etc., or just pass through... but if you want one of the tables overlooking the field, you need to check in at the hostess desk and be "officially" seated -- you can't just walk in and park yourself.

The menu is kind of limited & overpriced, and the service is incredibly slow and inefficient (although their garlic fries are better than the ones you can get at the concessions... the WSC garlic fries include parmesan, yummmmm...)

The "Plaza Club" deal is a ticket in Sections 212, 213, or 214 (I think) that includes a $10.00 meal voucher that you can use either in the WSC, or use on a "meal to go" from there that you could take back to your (ordinary outdoor) seat. It might also be accepted at other food concessions, but I'm not sure.

I've seen the error of my ways... MaElLuvR

by Poppy on Mar 3, 2006 7:50 AM PST reply actions 0 recs