The Drillers are our very own minor league baseball team, currently affiliated with the Colorado Rockies. The Drillers got their start way back in 1977 when a Lafayette team was transferred to Tulsa. They were renamed the Tulsa Drillers (paying tribute to our oil industry) and installed at the old Drillers Stadium (15th & Yale). Interesting side note – the Drillers Stadium was originally named the Robert B. Sutton Stadium to honor its chief benefactor, but in 1982 Robert was convicted of fraud. Not wanting to glamorize a fraudster – the good people of Tulsa County renamed the facility Drillers Stadium. Between you and me, I think it would have been cooler to leave the name as it was; a little bit of notoriety is always fun.
In 1998 the franchise began looking to relocate. For a brief time Jenks was the front runner
but in retrospect, that makes no sense.
The Jenks Drillers? That doesn’t
really have the same flair. City
officials finally got on board with keeping the Tulsa Drillers in Tulsa and in
2008 it was announced that a new facility would be built in the Greenwood
district. In April of 2008, the Tulsa
Drillers played their first game in the now-christened ONEOK Field. More than 8600 people came out to cheer on
the Drillers and even though they lost to Corpus Christie, baseball fever was
spreading like wildfire.
The new stadium is fantastic! Its location helped spur the revitalization
of downtown and works well for people wanting to have options before and after
a game. Every seat in the stadium is
fabulous – you can watch the game with the beautiful Tulsa skyline as a
backdrop. They have water features and a
play area for the youngsters, a grassy outfield if you want to catch a game
“picnic style”, and they are adjacent to Fat Guys Burgers! If you haven’t tried Fat Guys – go now! The people at Fat Guy’s are putting out some
of the best burgers I’ve ever tasted – but I digress.
Throughout the summer you can take advantage of the
different promotions! They have Thirsty
Thursday ($1 beer night), Bark in the Park, Pennant Giveaways, Bobble Head
Nights, and every Friday home game – fireworks!
This is one of the best fireworks shows around (excluding 4th
of July). As an added bonus – on June 7th
the fireworks show will coincide with the final laps of the Men’s Pro 1 race of
Tulsa Tough. This is probably one of the
most exhilarating evenings in Tulsa – but I digress again.
Basically the point here is to get yourself to a game. Recently I attended a Friday night game and
it was a perfect evening – not too hot, not chilly, a slight breeze, happy fans
– just perfect! We had great seats right
behind the visitor’s dugout and even though the Driller’s lost, it was still a
phenomenal evening.
If you’re looking for something for the whole family, don’t
waste another night at the movies – get outside, get some fresh air, eat some
peanuts and hot dogs, just GO!!
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