Top 5

After the Sharks defeated the Firebirds in Philadelphia, the broadcast team went out looking to score some of Philadelphia's classic fare, the cheesesteak. They settled for a diner in North Philadelphia to eat, drink, and relax and also talk about football games past.

But instead of talking about the top 5 games, they talked about the top 5 broadcasting venues. These are the places where it was a joy to broadcast a football game, whether the Sharks won or not.

Here is the list. The list of the worst 5 will be coming soon.

1) Pittsburgh (Cupples Stadium - the home of the Pittsburgh Passion in 2008) An impressive 2 story press box with an elevator and its own bathroom. The press box was roomy, clean, had plenty of electrical outlets, and the gameday staff of the Passion was extremely helpful. And most importantly, they offered us food. It doesn't get any better than that, well maybe if the Sharks won.

2) Boston (Dilboy Stadium - current home of the Boston Militia) - Dilboy Stadium was a brand new stadium with a nice press box. Clean and well-lit it offered enough room for the broadcast team. It also had an elevator so there was no trek up 3 flights of stairs.

3) New York (Monsignor Farrell Stadium - home of the Sharks in 2005) - This high school field had a new press box installed that consisted of 3 rooms. One room was used by the coaches and the other room was used by the public address announcer. This gave the broadcast team their own personal space that kept outside noises and distractions from being heard over the air. It was also clean and well-lit with windows that worked.

4) D.C. (Prince George's Sports and Learning Complex - current home of the D.C. Divas) - A long roomy press box with lots of lighting and electrical outlets. Other than that there is not too much to say. Just goes to show how bad most of the press boxes are.

5) Miami (Nathan "Traz" Powell Stadium - home of the Miami Fury in 2007) - An older press box but had lots of room and had a high view to watch the field. Wished they had an elevator as it wasn't fun to walk up the stairs in the Florida heat. This was probably put more on the list because the broadcast crew stayed in South Beach, Florida and they don't remember too much from this road trip...