Stadium Review: Coca-Cola Field of the Buffalo Bisons

The Buffalo Bisons? stadium may not be new, but it does have a new name. After toting around the name of Dunn Tire Park for some time, this off season, those with the team accepted a deal from soda giant Coca-Cola to rename the ballpark Coca-Cola Field. The Bisons have also switched which team they are representing in 2009. This year will be their first year with the New York Mets after being the main stay AAA club for the Cleveland Indians for many years. Coca-Cola Field is located near the heart of downtown Buffalo and was finished before the team?s 1988 season. While the stadium shows its age, especially compared with those built in the 1990s and later, the city has done a great job keeping up the maintenance on the stadium, something many cities neglect after pouring millions of dollars into the building process. One of the newest parts of the stadium is the scoreboard which measures 40 ft. by 20 ft. which makes it one of the largest in all of the minor leagues. A downturn o...