SBC Park Information
SBC Park, which plays host to the San Francisco Giants of the National League West, opened in the year 2000. At the entrance of the park, there is a nine foot statue of the legendary Willie Mays. Many people that tune into baseball see the deepest home runs in right field splash into McCovey Cove, named after the hall-of-fame player Willie McCovey. For the kids, there is a miniature SBC park located behind left field, and children of all ages flock to it to enjoy the game their way. The fences from left to center field range from 8 to 11 feet, and the fences are 25 feet high in right field in order to compensate for a 309 distance from home plate to the bleachers in right field. Contrary to most other baseball parks, SBC Park also hosts events for other sports throughout the year.
The Emerald Bowl is put on in last December every year, and it pits a team from the Pac-10 conference against a team from the Mountain West conference. Another college football related event happens about two weeks after the national championship game, and that game is the annual East-West Shrine Game.
