No one can talk about Chuck Greenberg’s ownership of the minor-league Frisco RoughRiders without talking about the lazy river. The signature feature of the Class AA ballpark in suburban Dallas isn’t one of the biggest scoreboards in minor-league baseball or the array of food options. It’s the meandering water feature above the right-field wall, an amenity Greenberg installed after a series of if-you-could-have-anything conversations with fans.
“Some of the ideas, when they first surfaced, we were like, ‘Are you sure about this?’” said Barry McPherson, a cybersecurity executive who is one of the RoughRiders’ owners. “People love it.