Which BALLPARKS have YOU seen a game in? [Archive] - Page 3

2Chance

10-11-2006, 08:56 PM

originally posted by Cubbie&TribeFan
since i will be married soon...i got to use my money before it is "OUR" money
I sense the need for a convert! It should be as important to see those games for her as it is for you! Take her to the Jake and the Friendly Confines, and while in Chi-Town, find something she wants to do...

Let's put it this way: I go to her quilt shows and Freaking Shopping Malls, and she goes to my ballgames. She, having seen only one game before we got married -- in the red seats at Riverfront Stadium -- wasn't looking forward to doing "my" thing, but was willing to go along. After seeing a game in box seats at Tiger Stadium it was a whole different story. Now we both look forward to our annual Detroit trip.

Likewise, your favorite teams' parks are great places to go. Get her to look forward to it as much as you do!

spiderico

10-14-2006, 10:32 AM

Tokyo Dome (Tokyo Giants vs Yakult Swallows)
Yankee (my home!)
Shea (no comment)
Fenway (classic)
Camden (trend setting)
Olympic (cavernous)
Vet (functional)
Turner (Standard new park,nothing unique)
Tiger (upper deck behind the plate, best view anywhere)
Comerica (very open and spread out)
Milwaukee County (very under rated)
Miller (roof leaked on us at all star game, lots of obstructed views)
Wrigley (Beautiful)
New Comisky (not so bad, getting better with renovations)
Minute Made (bandbox)
Astrodome (what the future looked like in the 60's)
Safeco (one of the best of the new ones)
Pac Bell (see above)
Bank One (horrible, shopping mall)
Anaheim (great job with the renovation)
PNC (my favorite of the new ones)

catcher24

10-14-2006, 06:16 PM

Posted by Spiderico:
PNC (my favorite of the new ones)
Absolutely dead on right! A marvelous ballpark.

68Tiger

10-14-2006, 09:40 PM

I've been to Tiger Stadium a few dozen times and miss terribly. I took a nut and bolt from the bleacher fence when they shut it down.
Comerica Park
Skydome
Buffalo Bisons park
London Wolves park

sfgiants29

10-14-2006, 10:30 PM

(In chronological order of when visited)

1. Candlestick
2. Kingdome
3. Pac Bell / SBC / AT&T Park (at least 40 times)
4. Oakland Colesseum
5. Safeco
6. Raley Field (Sacramento Rivercats; A's AAA Minor League team)

Haven't been anywhere far away from the Bay Area (except for Seattle) to watch any baseball, but I'm going to see Yankee Stadium next year to experience it before they tear it down.

catcher24

10-15-2006, 03:27 PM

Posted by SFGiants29:
but I'm going to see Yankee Stadium next year to experience it before they tear it down.

You, me and about 20 million others!!;) I'd like to get to RFK before the Nationals get into their new park, too. Too bad I couldn't make it to Busch II or Olympic, just to say I was there.

RuthMayBond

10-16-2006, 10:13 AM

I don't know when I'm going to game, although I am driving by it tomorrow.Maybe this wasn't such a smart plan, for those of you who watched the weather this past weekend :ughh :hp

RuthMayBond

10-16-2006, 10:14 AM

You, me and about 20 million others!!;) I'd like to get to RFK before the Nationals get into their new park, too. Too bad I couldn't make it to Busch II or Olympic, just to say I was there.When ya going? I just went through Jamestown on my way to Corning on Saturday :eek:

bailiff

10-16-2006, 10:24 AM

My big league ballparks (I have been to over 36 minor league ballparks and college stadiums as well)

Arlington Stadium
Ameriquest Stadium
Old Tiger Stadium
Old Comisky
New Comisky
Wrigley
The Jake
Fenway
The Astrodome
Minute Maid
Renovated Anaheim
Dodger Stadium

ChrisLDuncan

10-16-2006, 11:21 AM

Yankee
Fenway (on the monster)
Oriole Park
US Celluar
Wrigley
SBC Park
Amriquest Field
The Great American Ball Park
Commerica
PNC
Angel Stadium (the name elludes me for some reason)
Shea
The Jake
Safeco
Miller
Kaufman

Yankee is my favorite, Momument Park is amazing. My least favorite is Fenway but mainly due to the people who usually frequent that place. ;)

catcher24

10-16-2006, 07:52 PM

Posted by RMB:
When ya going? I just went through Jamestown on my way to Corning on Saturday

I hope next summer, but it might be 2008....or I might procrastinate too long, like I did with Montreal, and never get there. But Yankee Stadium certainly holds a stronger call with it's magnificent history than Olympic Stadium did. And I won't even have to go to another country....well, sort of not.:laugh

What was going on in Corning - the glass factory? Great place to visit. And all the wineries around the Finger Lakes aren't bad, either. Too bad I didn't know you were coming through - could have at least met you at I86 and Rt. 60 and met another Fever Fan!! Sure hope you didn't go up into that mess at Buffalo over the weekend, although from your previous post sounds like maybe you did. We've had those storms in April and October before down here, but never that much snow so early!:(

RuthMayBond

10-16-2006, 08:12 PM

What was going on in Corning - the glass factory? Great place to visit. And all the wineries around the Finger Lakes aren't bad, either. Too bad I didn't know you were coming through - could have at least met you at I86 and Rt. 60 and met another Fever Fan!! Sure hope you didn't go up into that mess at Buffalo over the weekend, although from your previous post sounds like maybe you did. We've had those storms in April and October before down here, but never that much snow so early!:(The glass factory. Yeah it would have been nice to meet although I had no idea where Jamestown was until Saturday :laugh

catcher24

10-17-2006, 12:12 PM

Posted by RMB:
I had no idea where Jamestown was until Saturday

If you're a Lucille Ball fan, she was born in Jamestown. We have a Lucy/Desi Museum, a gift shop (I understand they receive orders from all over the world), and hold two Lucy festivals every year: on Memorial Day weekend every year, as well as on the anniversary of Lucy's birth (early August). She is buried in Lakeview Cemetery, Jamestown.

We have also hosted the Babe Ruth World Series several times, both the 13 year old and 16 to 18.

Hope you had a good visit at the Corning factory. Great place to visit. Did you bring a carload of the $teuben Crystal home??$$$:p

RuthMayBond

10-17-2006, 12:15 PM

If you're a Lucille Ball fan, she was born in Jamestown. We have a Lucy/Desi Museum, a gift shop (I understand they receive orders from all over the world), and hold two Lucy festivals every year: on Memorial Day weekend every year, as well as on the anniversary of Lucy's birth (early August). She is buried in Lakeview Cemetery, Jamestown.I saw the billboard on I-90

<We have also hosted the Babe Ruth World Series several times, both the 13 year old and 16 to 18.>

Cool, and my uncle and aunt live right outside Williamsport, PA

<Hope you had a good visit at the Corning factory. Great place to visit. Did you bring a carload of the $teuben Crystal home??$$$:p >

ARod didn't give me any money ;) so we settle for some little things

mikeq1023

10-17-2006, 01:11 PM

polo grounds
yankee stadium
shea
fenway
jacobs field
fulton county stadium
camden yards

rockiesfan4ever

10-17-2006, 04:41 PM

Kauffman
Safeco
Coors
Lacrosse Loggers Field (Don't remember name, They are a college league)
I went to Canada and Minnesota but they were away

Colorado Express

10-18-2006, 08:03 AM

Metropolitan (Twins)
Memorial (Orioles)
Metrodome (Twins)
Jacobs (Indians)
Comerica (Tigers)
County (Brewers)
Miller (Brewers)
Coors (Rockies)
Wrigley (Cubs)

Too many minor league stadiums to mention...

Disgruntaledmarinerfan

10-23-2006, 07:26 PM

Ball parks i have visited:

safeco field (one of the nicest newer park)
Kingdome (there was a Really good reason why they tore it down)
Milwaukee County Stadium ( it's a shame they tore it down)
Miller park (aguably worse than it's predicesor)
U.S cellular field ( Not a bad seat in house)
Wrigly Field ( best baseball atmosphere. Period)
Jacobs Field ( great ballpark)
PNC park ( nothing too special about it)
Great american Ballpark (I loved this park, looks great)

catcher24

10-24-2006, 05:29 AM

Posted by disgruntledmarinerfan:
Jacobs Field ( great ballpark)
PNC park ( nothing too special about it)

Can't comment on your others, but I've been to both Jacobs and PNC, and IMHO Jacobs is nowhere near the ballpark PNC is - and I really liked Jacobs Field, too. But that's just my opinion, and you are most certainly entitled to yours!

Don Kelley

10-26-2006, 07:02 PM

Been to games at:

Fenway Park, Boston
Griffith Stadium, Washington DC
Memorial Stadium, Baltimore
The Big A, Anaheim CA
Camden Yards, Baltimore
Veterans Stadium, Philadelphia
Arlington Stadium, Arlington TX
Ballpark at Arlington, Arlington TX
Turner Field, Atlanta
Wrigley Field, Chicago
Olympic Stadium, Montreal
Shea Stadium, New York
Yankee Stadium, New York
Pac Bell Park, San Francisco
Coors Field, Denver
Dodger Stadium, LA
QualComm Stadium, San Diego
PNC Park, Pittsburgh
Comerica Park, Detroit
Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City
Minute Maid Park, Houston
US Cellular Field, Chicago
Citiens Bank Park, Philadelphia
Skydome, Toronto
RFK Stadium, Washington DC
Jacobs Field, Cleveland
Miller Field, Milwaukee

Have also visited (no game):
Kingdome, Seattle
Busch Stadium I, St. Louis
Pro Player Park, Miami
Bank One Ballpark, Phoenix
Candlestick Park, San Francisco

NYMets523

10-27-2006, 10:33 PM

Shea (more than I can count)
Fenway (twice)
Pac Bell (once, was at Bonds' 600hr game)
Yankee (once or twice)

I took a tour of Camden Yard last year.

DevilRays1969

11-01-2006, 11:31 AM

Parks where I've attended games (been to all the current and some former FL spring training ballparks):

Tropicana Field (Devil Rays)
Dolphins Stadium (Marlins)
Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (Braves)
Astrodome (Astros)--went to 1st MLB game there
Arlington Stadium (Rangers)
Legends Field (Yankees Spring Training/Tampa Yankees)
Jack Russell Stadium (former Phillies Spring Training/Clearwater Phillies)
Bright House Networks Field (Phillies Spring Training)
Plant City Stadium (former Reds Spring Training)
Joker Marchant Stadium (Tigers Spring Training)
Chain O'Lakes Park (Current Indians/Former Red Sox Spring Training)
Baseball City Stadium (Former Royals Spring Training)
Osceola County Stadium (Astros Spring Training)
Disney's Wide World of Sports (Braves Spring Training)
Space Coast Stadium (Former Marlins/Current Nationals Spring Training)
Holman Stadium (Dodgers Spring Training)
Tinker Field (Orlando Sunrays)
Tradition Field (Mets Spring Training)
Roger Dean Stadium (Cardinals/Marlins Spring Training)
Fort Lauderdale Stadium (Orioles Spring Training)
City of Palms Park (Red Sox Spring Training)
Lee County Sports Complex (Ft. Myers Miracle/Twins Spring Training)
Charlotte County Stadium (Former Rangers Spring Training/D-Rays Spring Training in 2008)
Ed Smith Stadium (Former White Sox/Current Reds Spring Training)
McKechnie Field (Pirates Spring Training)
Al Lang Stadium (Current D-Rays, Former Cards/Mets/Orioles Spring Training)
Five County Stadium (Carolina Mudcats)
Durham Athletic Park (Durham Bulls)
Ned Skeldon Stadium (Toledo Mud Hens)
U.F. baseball stadium (University of Florida Gators)
Red McEwen Field (University of South Florida/Former Tampa Yankees)
Turchin Stadium (Tulane University)
Zephyr Field (University of New Orleans/for 2 or 3 years, New Orleans Zephyrs)
And I haven't attended a game there but I have been inside Zephyr Field (New Orleans Zephyrs)
Also have walked around PNC Park (Pirates)
Been inside Al Lopez Field (former Reds Spring Training/Tampa Tarpons--torn down in 1987)

Cubbie&TribeFan

11-01-2006, 05:44 PM

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I sense the need for a convert! It should be as important to see those games for her as it is for you! Take her to the Jake and the Friendly Confines, and while in Chi-Town, find something she wants to do...

Let's put it this way: I go to her quilt shows and Freaking Shopping Malls, and she goes to my ballgames. She, having seen only one game before we got married -- in the red seats at Riverfront Stadium -- wasn't looking forward to doing "my" thing, but was willing to go along. After seeing a game in box seats at Tiger Stadium it was a whole different story. Now we both look forward to our annual Detroit trip.

Likewise, your favorite teams' parks are great places to go. Get her to look forward to it as much as you do!

Nah..she likes baseball...just not a fanatic like me. She refuses to watch it on TV unless i tie her down. She likes going to games though. SHe has been with me in Seattle, COmiskey, Miller Park and Cincy. She balked at the idea of getting married in Wrigley Field (if I could swing it) Jacobs Filed is starting to do that this year, but she doesnt lke the ideea of a wedding in a Bseball park. Oh well...Ill just make her wait

D6+

11-01-2006, 11:26 PM

Major League Parks I've been too:

Shea Stadium ( NY )
Yankee Stadium ( NY)
Tiger Stadium ( DET)
Comerica Park (DET)
Veterans Stadium (PHI)
Camden Yards (BAL)
Fenway Park (BOS)
Coors Field (COL)
Kingdome (SEA)
Safeco Field (SEA)
Three Rivers Stad. (PIT)
Riverfront Stadium ( CIN)
Cleveland Stadium (CLE)
Jacobs Field (CLE)
Mil.County Stadium (MIL)
Skydome (TOR)
Olympic Stadium (MON)

yanks0714

11-07-2006, 04:30 PM

You folks really put me to shame. I'm a die-hard baseball fan but hae only ben to a few ballparks in my life.

Memorial Stadium (Baltimore) > Countless times. Grew up in Pa about 50 miles from Baltimore.

Oriole Park at Camden Yards > Several times. Great ballpark. Saw Yankees there one time. I swear there was more fans wearing Yankee gear than Oriole gear.

Tiger Stadium (Detroit) > 1968 with my parents. Saw a DH with Yankees. Left game, walking to car parked blocks away. People carrying all sorts of stuff everywhere. Figured there must be a yard sale going on nearby. Got back to motel in Dearborn to discover it was beginning of civil unrest. Stuck in town for three days with a curfew of 6PM.

Connie Mack Stadium (Philadelphia) > Early 1960's. Played Milwaukee Braves in a night game. Steepest steps I've ever seen. My Mom was almost afraid to walk to her seat. Stadium was detoriating badly. Smelled awful. Wound up getting lost in North Philly trying to find Ben Franklin Parkway after the game after midnight.

Minor League ballparks in Richmond, Va; York, Pa; Charlotte, NC (actually ballpark is in SC just over the state line); and Kannapolis, NC (home of Single A 'Intimidators' farm club of WSox).

Toured Astrodome while Astros were on the road.

catcher24

11-08-2006, 05:05 PM

TigersFanB406

11-08-2006, 06:09 PM

Tiger Stadium
Skydome
Comerica Park

hope to get to Fenway and Wrigley someday.

yanks0714

11-09-2006, 08:07 AM

How are the ballparks in Charlotte and Kannapolis? My daughter lives in the area. I wanted to get to both when I was down there last month (season was over, but when is that ever a good reason to miss seeing a ballpark!;) ), but I just couldn't get to them. I hope to make it the next time I'm down there.

Catcher, the ballpark for the AAA affiliate is pretty nice. It's just off I77 as I mentioned actually in South Carolina. Well maintained, clean, ample parking, playgound for kids, lots of concessions, good seating close to the field, and friendly fan oriented environment. The food is varied and moderately priced.
However, there is a movement afoot to build a stadium downtown (or as Charlotte refers to it, uptown). The reasoning is that the current park is too far out to be a good draw.

The Kannapolis park for the class A affiliate is small but cozy. Not many frills but fan friendly, with some activities besides the baseball game. They do quite a bit with local kids leagues allowing them on the field before the games and running out to their postions with the Kannapolis team. The players always seem to actually talk to and enjoy that.
Limited selection of concessions. Ample parking except for 7/4 when overflow ends up on the grass areas.

This area has other Minor League teams as well as throughout the state.

Unfortunately, I don't think MLB would thrive here. The area likes it's baseball, with so many Minor League affiliations around the state. But our major cities are spread throughout the state such as Charlotte, Raleigh/Durham, Fayetteville, Greensboro, and Winston-Salem.

catcher24

11-09-2006, 08:12 AM

Thanks for the info. I'll have to try and get to those parks next time I'm down to visit.

Kannapolis sounds a lot like our short season A league affiliate here in Jamestown. The kids go out to the positions with the players before the game for the national anthem, and they let the kids run the bases after a lot of home games. Decent concessions and free parking.

Britai

11-09-2006, 10:48 AM

I've been to Memorial Stadium, RFK, Camden Yards, the Metrodome, PNC Park, Jacobs Field, Great American Ball Park, and Citizens Bank Park. I've never seen a game at Skydome or Petco, but I've been to both of those parks.

DC's home for me, so I get out to RFK as much as I can. I hit Jacobs, PNC, Great American and Citizens on a road trip vacation earlier this year. At some point, I'd like to do the same with the New York teams and Boston.

steve4ster

12-20-2006, 09:34 AM

1. Fenway/ Boston
2. Wrigley/Chicago
3. Old Comiskey/Chicago
4. US Cellular/Chicago
5. Tropicana/St. Pete
6. Pro Player/Miami
7. Great American/Cincinnati
8. PNC/Pittsburg
9. Turner field/Atlanta
10. Veterans Stadium/ Philadelphia
11. Citizens/ Philadelphia
12. Memorial/Baltmore
13 Camden yards/Baltimore
14 Busch stadium/ St. Louis
15 Skydome/ Totonto
16 RFK/ Washington
17 Jacobs Field/ Cleveland
18 Miller Field/ milwaukee
in addition I have been to the sites of a total of 40 places where there were or are stadiums where MLB has been played

some sites where I visited but never saw a games include Shibe, Ebbets, Braves Fiels, South end Grounds, huntington Ave grounds, Hilltop Park, washington Park in brooklyn, Sportsman, Crosley field, Exposition Park, three rivers, Forbes field, yankee Stadium, Riverfront, Exposition in Toronto, Fulton county, municipal in cleveland, league park in cleveland, palace of the fans in cincinnati, milwaukeee county stadium, Griffith stadium

spring training lakeland,orlando,sarasota,winter haven, dunedin, bradenton, jupiter, baseball city, clearwater, viera, disney, kissimmee,

have added a few minor league parks as well louisville, chattanooga, daytona beach, richmond, aberdeen, indianapolis,

steve4ster

12-20-2006, 09:58 AM

Cheers all for a superb thread. I posted early on and still have my head up high with 33 major league parks under my belt (including all 28 in 1996). List with some memories:

Exhibiton Stadium, Toronto- During my first ballgame in 1981, Otto 'the Swatto' Velez knocked out two dingers. Seen many games there and now own my old seat.
Tiger Stadium, Detroit- Had a personal tour of the park by the legendary Ernie Harwell
Comisky Park, Chicago
County Stadium, Milwaukee
Metrodome, Minneapolis
Kauffman Stadium, KC
Busch Stadium, St. Louis - ended up living here for five years and most recently saw a terrible world series game 3
Coors Field, Denver - my favorite of the newbies
Astrodome, Houston
Ballpark in Arlington - my first July 4th
Jack Murphy Stadium, San Diego - best hot dog in all of baseball served up by Randy Jones himself
Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles - saw an 18 inning classic against the Braves
Candlestick Park, San Francisco
Anaheim Stadium, Anaheim
Oakland Coliseum, Oakland
Kingdome, Seattle
Wrigley Field, Chicago - in the span of an inning, I saw all of American baseball defined: the Cubs blow a lead with a dinger to left thrown back and Harry Carry singing the 7th inning stretch
Riverfront, Cincinnati
Jacobs Field, Cleveland
Camden Yards, Baltimore
Fenway, Boston - #1 in the majors. went to the game with stats legend Pete Palmer. what an incredible guy!
Yankee Stadium, New York- Mickey Mantle Memorial Day
Shea Stadium, New York
Three Rivers, Pittsburgh
Skydome, Toronto - saw over 150 games here. Most memorable at bat was Jimmy Key strking out Jose Canseco in the 13th inning to preserve a tie. Had to be a 20 pitch at bat. Also saw Big Mac hit the 4th deck thanks to a Mike Flanagan meatball. I guess Joe Carter's homerun was also quite memorable!!
Olympic Stadium, Montreal
Veterans Stadium, Philadelphia
Joe Robbie Stadium, Miami
Fulton-County Stadium, Atlanta
PNC Park, Pittsburgh
Turner Field, Atlanta
Miller Park, Milwaukee
Great American Ballpark, Cincinnati

That makes 33. Still to go are new parks in: Seattle, San Francisco, San Diego, Houston, Detroit, Philadelphia, Phoenix, Tampa Bay. That would mean 8 more to go.

Good luck all!!!

Great work......makes my 18 look like a piker.......have you gone to old abandoned sites as well ?

steve4ster

12-20-2006, 10:26 AM

1. Fenway....been to over 200 games there....magical setting and the new ownership has actually made it better
2. Camden.......loved the whole experience, a newer park with great site lines , an old park feel and the babe stuff so close
3. PNC.......cool location...old park feel
4. Wrigley.......it need some updating but still a great pure ballpark experience
5. Jacobs....a great experience, but night time sitelines on first base side had sunset glare for first three innings
6. citizens bank in philly....I really liked this park a lot, except for the presence of philly fans...so jaded, but who can blame them.....great bleacher seating....maybe the best
7. old Comiskey....it was a mess, but an historic mess, artificial turk in the infield, grass in the outfield...but i loved the exploding scoreboard, the picnic area in center field, watching through the outfielders legs in the pavillion
8. Great american.......one of my lesser stars of the new parks...but clean.....cool explosions from the riverboat.....and perhaps if there had been people there a good venue
9. Turner field...overpriced but nice, great museum....kids areas are distracting but great for newest fans
10. Busch stadium ...saw it in it's last year...but a vibrant crowd, some way cool bleachers seats w/ actually shade made it a fun experience
11. Skydome.....dome was open, a beautiful night.....great asian women....great city, but knowledge of fans and size of stadium lessened experience
12. miller park....an impressive architechtural site, but a vast stadium with sitelines like the old cookie cutters.......made you feel far away.....
13. Pro player.....actually enjoyed this park but thought i wasn't supposed to
designed for football, but i like how it played for watching a ballganme
14. Memorial Stadium in baltimore......the best infield practice I ever witnessed....Brroks, belanger, Gritch and May////park was old when i saw it...view was only so so....
15. Us Cellular.....the rudest stadium personnel ever, made experience not fan friendly......would think when competing as second team in town it would have been different....far away from field
16. DC Stadium.......old coookie cutter .....but saw my first all star game there and had a great time with my adult kids last year....experiences better than ballpark
17 Tropicana field////indoor baseball.....what can i say......did see the best game i ever witnessed here...near Pedro no/no....beanbrawl.......near cycle by Everett
18 Veterans in philly....nose bleed city...players looked liked mice they were so far away....old cookie cutter....everything that was wrong with the old NL
parks

The Kid

12-21-2006, 04:11 PM

Fenway of course, Camden Yards, Shea, Yankee Stadium (yuck), Minute Maid, and many, many minor league stadiums.

GotMelk?

12-21-2006, 09:21 PM

1.Yankee Stadium(AWESOME when the stadium closes I want to buy a chair from the stadium)
2.Shea Stadium(Only go to Shea when I get free tickets. My best friend was shown on the jumbotron and I saw a walkoff HR win for the Mets :()
3.Fendway Park((Nice...but I hate how close the seats are to each other)
4.Camden Yards(Great stadium. I went there for a Yankee game over the summer. 75 percent of the fans were Yankee fans. The street vendors were even Yankee fans. It is so fun to chant your teams name in someone elses ballpark)

tkd7

12-23-2006, 08:22 PM

This got me to thinking

New York - Shea Stadium
New York - Yankee Stadium
Philadelphia - Veterans Stadium
Baltimore - Camden Yards
Boston - Fenway Park
Chicago - Wrigley Field
Cleveland - Jacobs Field
Seattle - Safeco Field
San Francisco - PAC Bell Park
San Diego - Qualcomm Stadium
San Diego - Petco Park
Washington - RFK Stadium

Special mention to Three Rivers Stadium - sat in the stadium but the game was rained out.

greemer

12-27-2006, 12:27 PM

anaheim stadium
dodger stadium
yankee stadium
shea stadium
veterans stadium
fenway park
memorial stadium
jack murphy stadium
oakland alameda coliseum
candlestick park
wrigley field
milwaukee county stadium
riverfront stadium
fulton county stadium
busch stadium
arlington stadium
comiskey park
tiger stadium
three rivers stadium
skydome
municipal stadium
the astrodome
royals stadium
the metrodome
mile high stadium
the kingdome
olympic stadium
new comiskey park
camden yards
the ballpark in arlington
coors field
jacobs field
joe robbie stadium
turner field
bank one ballpark
comerica park
enron field
pac bell park
tropicana field
safeco field
miller field
great american ballpark
pnc park
hiram bithorn stadium
petco field
citizens bank ballpark
rfk stadium
new busch stadium

PeteU

12-27-2006, 02:18 PM

Major League Parks:

Memorial Stadium, Baltimore--Saw my first game here. Great park; very unprententious and seemingly unremarkable at first, but it's location in the middle of a residential neighborhood far from any major highways made it a unique setting to see a game. Despite OPACY's greatness, real O's fans still miss the days at old Memorial Stadium.

Oriole Park at Camden Yards, Baltimore--Us Orioles fans are spoiled. We really do have a classic on our hands. It's been copied a lot since it opened, but there ain't nothing like the real thing, baby.

Dolphins Stadium, Miami--Don't laugh when I say I enjoy going here, but I do. Sure, it's a football stadium and sure the crowds are often a lot smaller than they should be, especially given the fact the Marlins have actually fielded some good teams over the years. But what makes this park great is the postseason, which I got to experience firsthand in 2003. There is nothing like 65,000 screaming, towel-waving fans. I still get chills thinking about watching Pudge Rodriguez single home the tying and winning runs with two outs and two strikes in the 11th inning in Game 3 of the NLDS against the Giants. The place went unbelievably nuts after that happened.

Minor League Parks

The Diamond, Richmond--My friends and I enjoyed going to games here during summer vacation.

Prince Georges Stadium, Bowie--The closest pro stadium to where I grew up.

Wolfson Park, Jacksonville--Old home of the Jacksonville Suns, now a parking lot.

Baseball Grounds at Jacksonville--New home of the Jacksonville Suns. A great, great park--probably the best minor league park I've been to. The fans getting pretty into the action here for a minor league team.

Roger Dean Stadium, Jupiter--Hosts the Palm Beach Cardinals and Jupiter Hammerheads teams, as well as Marlins and Cardinals spring training.

Jackie Robinson Stadium, Daytona Beach--Stopped by here on a whim when I was driving from South Florida to St. Augustine and watched an inning.

Spring Training Parks:

Fort Lauderdale Stadium--First saw a game here when it hosted the Yankees, I have seen several games since when it has been home of the Orioles. For someone who grew up an Orioles fan, it's great to have them train a half hour from where I now live. Happy to know they will be staying there.

Municipal Stadium, West Palm Beach--I saw a spring training game here with my dad and we caught a foul ball. Sadly, they tore down this stadium to put up a Home Depot.

College Parks:

Melching Field at Conrad Park, Deland--Home of my alma matter, the Stetson University Hatters. Built when I was attending there. A very nice ballpark for a college team, probably up to Single A specs actually. I would take my books and study in the stands while also catching a game.

I have also stopped by a few parks without going to a game there, including: Tropicana Field, Tampa Bay; White Stadium, Port St. Lucie; Holman Stadium, Vero Beach; Capital City Stadium, Columbia; Spacecoast Stadium, Melbourne; Cocoa Expo, Cocoa Beach; Five County Stadium, Zebulon; Riddle Stadium, Fayetteville; Applebees Park, Lexington; Cardinals Stadium, Louisville; Purdue Stadium, Salisbury; Grove Stadium, Frederick; and probably one or two others that are escaping me.

Kessinger#11

12-27-2006, 02:46 PM

Lets See

Wrigley Field Chicago
Old Comiskey Park Chicago
US Cellular Chicago
Riverfront Stadium Cincinnati
Busch Stadium St Louis

Just getting started now that i'm divorced and living here in Las Vegas, gonna start hitting some west coast parks this year.

PJ-34

12-27-2006, 03:05 PM

Alliance Bank Stadium (Syracuse)
Ottawa Lynx Stadium (forget the name)
Buffalo Bisons Stadium (again)
Rochester Red Wings Stadium (once again)
many other Northeast AAA Stadiums

catcher24

12-27-2006, 05:38 PM

Posted by Chiefs 4 Life:
Buffalo Bisons Stadium (again)

Dunn Tire Park, formerly Pilot Field. A great minor league ballpark.

Philly Rabbit

12-28-2006, 05:47 AM

Shibe park .. Veterans stadium .. Camden Yards .. Fenway Park .. Yankee Stadium .. Riverfront stadium .. citizen's Bank Park .. Shea Stadium

Doug Miller

01-06-2007, 01:10 PM

Kingdome
Cheney Stadium (Tacoma Rainiers Minor League)
Edison/Angels Stadium
Safeco Field
Peoria Sports Complex (Mariners Spring Training)
Scottsdale Sports Complex (Mariners Spring Training)
Wrigley Field
Network Associates/McCaffee Stadium
Fenway Park
Dodger Stadium
SBC Park
Ballpark at Arlington
Minute Maid Park
US Cellular Field
Coors Field
Added 2007:
PGE Park (Padre Minor League team)
Avista Stadium (Rangers Minor League)
Citizen's Bank Park
PNC Park

Doug

Doug Miller

01-20-2007, 12:57 PM

Speaking of which, my wife got me a cool map for Christmas, along with oversized thumbtacks. I've made ends for the thumbtacks and am using them to mark the ballparks I've been to.

I have small blue tacks too, that I'll be using for the minor league parks.

Doug
(Sorry for the bad pic.)

MadHatter

01-20-2007, 01:49 PM

Fenway Park, Boston
Yankee Stadium, New York
Shea Stadium, New York
Coors Field, Colorado
Olympic Stadium, Montreal
McCoy Stadium, Pawtucket, RI
Hadlock Field, Portland, ME
LeLacheur Park, Lowell, MA

catcher24

01-20-2007, 08:34 PM

Posted by Doug Miller:
Speaking of which, my wife got me a cool map for Christmas, along with oversized thumbtacks. I've made ends for the thumbtacks and am using them to mark the ballparks I've been to.

I have small blue tacks too, that I'll be using for the minor league parks.

Cool idea! Wish I had thought of that. Have to get a big USA map now.....:dance

Ceannsaich

01-20-2007, 08:46 PM

I have only been to dbacks games in Bank One/Chase field.

I hope to someday go to wrigley. And I might get to go to Dodger Stadium this summer

tigers527

02-15-2007, 05:57 PM

Parks I have been to,
Tiger Stadium
Comerica Park
Jacobs Field
US Cellular
Wrigley Field

Fifth Third Field (MudHens home field)

That's about all for now.....this year perhaps Philly, or Washington.

RuthMayBond

02-15-2007, 07:19 PM

That's about all for now.....this year perhaps Philly, or Washington.Woo hoo, both for me this year too :clapping

catcher24

02-16-2007, 07:45 PM

Yeah, I want to get to RFK this year. Last chance!!

Bishop2100

02-19-2007, 12:24 AM

Dodger Stadium (L.A. Dodgers)
Edison Field/Anaheim Stadium/Angels Stadium (Anaheim Angels...no, they're not in Los Angeles)
Skydome (Toronto Blue Jays)
Comerica Park (Detroit Tigers)
Qualcomm Stadium (San Diego Padres)
Bank One Ballpark/Chase Field (Arizona Diamondbacks)

The Epicenter (Rancho Cucamonga Quakes - California League)

RuthMayBond

02-19-2007, 09:59 AM

Yeah, I want to get to RFK this year. Last chance!!I'm as good as there. Hopefully

aadams_22

02-23-2007, 03:53 PM

Old Busch Stadium, New Busch Stadium in St. Louis and US Cellular Field in Chicago

Tacosaregood/metsguy234

02-23-2007, 06:02 PM

Shea Stadium (NY)
Citizens Bank Park (Philly)
RFK Stadium (DC)

Taking a tour of Fenway next month, want to go to Yankee Stadium while it's still here.

catcher24

02-23-2007, 09:01 PM

want to go to Yankee Stadium while it's still here.
I want to get to Yankee, Shea, RFK and the Metrodome while they are still here. RFK this year (with RuthMayBond?), and the rest next year - I hope.

RuthMayBond

02-23-2007, 09:35 PM

I want to get to Yankee, Shea, RFK and the Metrodome while they are still here. RFK this year (with RuthMayBond?), and the rest next year - I hope.Well, I am going with a friend. I don't know how we would work out your ticket. Would you be willing to send ticket money to me? (and I would send your ticket to you in case something happened to me). We are tentatively looking at July 13th, and we're looking at Loge Reserved Back Rows for $22 + S/H, but they're only available if the rest of the section's sold out.

ironman

02-23-2007, 09:39 PM

Yeah, I want to get to RFK this year. Last chance!!

Dont get your hopes up too much... The ushers make you stay far away from players on Nats side and you feel kind of boxed in. The cool thing though, is that the concrete sounds kind of hollow so if you bang your feet there will be loud noises made-- perfect to throw off an opposing team's player

FLAtwinsFan

02-23-2007, 09:57 PM

HHH Metrodome (Minnesota Twins)
Hammond Stadium (Twins Spring Training)
Miller Park (Milwaukee Brewers)
Camden Yards (Baltimore Orioles)
City of Palms Park (Red Sox Spring Training)

I'm waiting to get a trip together so I can knock out most of the midwest stadiums and the northeast stadiums.

catcher24

02-24-2007, 07:59 AM

Posted by RuthMayBond:
Well, I am going with a friend.

Thanks for the offer, but I was thinking more like I might run into you there (stranger things have happened to me!). I actually plan on going with either my wife or a couple of friends - not sure yet if she can get time off in mid-September, which is actually the time frame I'm looking at. But I do appreciate your friendly offer!:waving Don't think I'd try July for Washington - my daughter used to live there (pre-Nationals) and I was there once in the summer - too hot and humid for me!

RuthMayBond

02-24-2007, 08:06 AM

Thanks for the offer, but I was thinking more like I might run into you there (stranger things have happened to me!).How in the heck would you even know it was me?

<I actually plan on going with either my wife or a couple of friends - not sure yet if she can get time off in mid-September, which is actually the time frame I'm looking at. But I do appreciate your friendly offer!:waving Don't think I'd try July for Washington - my daughter used to live there (pre-Nationals) and I was there once in the summer - too hot and humid for me!>

It may be hot be it'll be part of a six-park tour. There's only so many ways you can get to six different ML parks in about six days, and we already have some tickets.

catcher24

02-25-2007, 06:50 AM

Posted by RuthMayBond:
How in the heck would you even know it was me?

Good question!:laugh My extraordinary psychic ability would have to be put on high alert. Remember, Lily Dale, the Spiritualist capital of the world and a psychic center, is located only 20 miles from me! Actually, next time you're coming through Chautauqua County on I86 (I know you did last summer or fall),let me know and I'll meet you at Exit 12. It'd be neat to find out who I've been corresponding with for what - three years now, via these boards.

Posted by RuthMayBond:
It may be hot be it'll be part of a six-park tour. There's only so many ways you can get to six different ML parks in about six days,

Agreed, and most of the major cities on the east coast have the same problem in the summer. If you've got a night game, it'll probably be OK. When I do my ballpark tour, I'm going to try and catch the southern, southeastern, and southwestern teams in the early spring or in September. I'll try to do the midwest in June, july or August - night games are usually perfect that time of year in those locations (Milwaukee, Minneapolis, Chicago, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Pittsburgh, Detroit). Of course, being semi-retired now is a huge advantage in that respect.;)

Solair Wright

02-28-2007, 02:27 PM

On September 22, 2007, I head to the site of Babe Ruth's called shot, at 1060 W. Addison Street. I'm heading to Wrigley Field, home of the Cubs. No recycled music, no movies on a jumbotron, just an organ playing, and no names on the back of uniforms. In addition, it's a day game.

Hopefully I can head to Royals Stadium, PNC Park or Minute Maid Park this year too.

dgk

02-28-2007, 03:30 PM

Fenway Park
Tiger Stadium
Wrigley Field
Milwaukee County Stadium
Skydome
US Cellular Field
Great American Ballpark
PNC Park
Coors Field
Yankee Stadium

6-4-3

03-01-2007, 10:11 AM

Riverfront Stadium/Cinergy Field
Candlesick Park
Dodger Stadium
Wrigley Field
Turner Field
Oriole Park at Camden Yards
PNC Park
Coors Field
Fenway Park
Great American Ballpark
Comerica Park
Jacobs Field
Tropicana Field
Busch Stadium I

stateofmain

03-03-2007, 08:17 AM

I keep a running total here (http://stateofmain.livejournal.com/57177.html).

I was only introduced to baseball in 2002, so I feel like I am so behind and need to catch up!!

This is our Total Stadium Count:
Number of Stadiums:* 23
MLB = 9
AAA = 5
AA = 1
A = 6
Rookie = 1
Obscure = 1
[Retired but Still Standing:** 3]

*- We ONLY count stadiums that we've seen games at. We've visited many stadiums in the off-season (Tri-City Valley Cats, Rochester Red Wings, Durham Bulls, Myrtle Beach Pelicans, etc.) but we still intend to go back and see a game there.
**- Retired stadiums are ones that we did not see a game at, but the facility was still standing at the time. They are not counted toward the final total for this reason.

Goal for this year:
April 21st: @BALTIMORE (7:05pm)
April 24th: @METS (7:10pm)
April 25th: @YANKEES (@7:05pm)
April 26th: @PHILLIES (@3:05pm)
April 27th: @Bowie, MD (@7:05pm)
April 28th: @NATIONALS (@7:05pm)

RuthMayBond

03-03-2007, 08:28 AM

Goal for this year:
April 21st: @BALTIMORE (7:05pm)
April 24th: @METS (7:10pm)
April 25th: @YANKEES (@7:05pm)
April 26th: @PHILLIES (@3:05pm)
April 27th: @Bowie, MD (@7:05pm)
April 28th: @NATIONALS (@7:05pm)About the same thing I'm doing (add Fenway, remove Bowie) about two and a half months after you :clapping

Cubbie&TribeFan

03-03-2007, 09:22 AM

I have been off the boards for a while so i figured i should post

So far this year I am going to

Atl (vs the Cubs 4/18)
Florida (vs NYM on 4/19)
TB (vs the Tribe 4/20)

And the Nats vs ATL in RFK in May

Only problem is I need hotel info in a safe area in Miami and Tampa. ANybody have any suggestions? I will have a rental car if needed in each town Thanks

catcher24

03-03-2007, 09:35 AM

Wow, a lot of driving! Atlanta to Miami is a LONG haul, than back up to Tampa.

Only problem is I need hotel info in a safe area in Miami and Tampa.

I'd suggest staying somewhere about 30 miles away and driving in for the games!

Cubbie&TribeFan

03-03-2007, 10:24 AM

i am actually flying from Akron to atlanta. ATlanta to Miami..driving to tampa and then flying home.

catcher24

03-03-2007, 10:45 AM

That sounds a lot quicker for sure!:laugh

RuthMayBond

03-03-2007, 12:52 PM

i am actually flying from Akron to atlanta. ATlanta to Miami..driving to tampa and then flying home.Yep, Akron has some good rates.

stateofmain

03-04-2007, 06:28 AM

About the same thing I'm doing (add Fenway, remove Bowie) about two and a half months after you :clapping

We did Reds @Boston in 2005 (first time that they had played each other since the '75 WS), so it's not on our list. I hate the Red Sox, but LOVED Fenway. Thought the whole atmosphere was great.

We're specifically adding Bowie because it was featured on "Dirty Jobs." :)

CHI-TOWN SOX 2005

03-06-2007, 04:19 PM

I have been to about 50 games at "The Cell" or U.S Cellular field for you out of towners, and to 10 Cubs games. I only went to the Cubs' games because they were free. I want to visit Yankee stadium and Fenway without a doubt.

Mets Fan Since '62

03-09-2007, 06:00 PM

I don't actually remember the first stadium that I went to as a very young lad. It was probably Yankee Stadium or Ebbetts Field. I do remember seeing the players come off the field after a very long time and telling my Father that we could go home now. His reply? "That was only batting practice!" We always got our moneys worth, Sunday or Holiday doubleheaders. Only once do I remember going to a single game with him.

Stadiums that I do remember...most of them as an adult
Pologrounds
Shea Stadium
Yankee Stadium
Fenway Park
Astrodome
Fulton County Stadium
Tigers Stadium
Metrodome
Skydome
Coors Field
Comerica Park
Miller Park
Wrigley Field
The new Comiskey Park
Citizens Bank Ballpark
Great American Ballpark
Turner Field
Ballpark at Arlington
Veterans in Philadelphia
Kauffman Stadium
I would say my favorites are Wrigley Field and Tigers Stadium.

Minor league parks -
The old Mudhen Stadium in Toledo
Iowa Cubs Stadium
Riverfront Park Newark, NJ
Campbell Field Camden NJ
The stadium that the Lehigh Valley Black Diamonds played in. Small wooden grandstand- double header- one of the best days we ever spent at a ballpark.
Somerset, NJ stadium
Old and New Veterans Stadium Cedar Rapids, IA

Padday

03-09-2007, 06:08 PM

Been to Safeco once and might be going back in April.

catcher24

03-10-2007, 06:42 AM

Mets Fan Since 62 - Very nice list. A lot of those that no one can go to any longer for the obvious reason that they're gone! The only old ballparks I made it to were Forbes Field in Pittsburgh and Municipal Stadium in Cleveland. Dad took us to one ballgame each summer, and we got to choose Cleveland or Pittsburgh, because they were the closest to home! I did see the Polo Grounds (and Yankee Stadium) while driving into New York City in the early 60s, and there was even a Mets game going on at Polo. But never made it inside. Hope to get to Yankee Stadium for a game this year or next.

catbox_9

03-14-2007, 12:15 AM

My list isn't that impressive but here it goes:
Minor Leagues:
1. Rayley Field - Sacramento (one time, can't remember year)

Major Leagues:
1. Dodger Stadium (twice in 1997 but I was only 10 so I don't count it)
2. McAfee Coliseum (first game: 2006)
3. At&T Park (first game: 2006)

I'm only 19 hence my poor list. 2007 should be better:
I have tickets to:
1. Angels Stadium
2. Petco Park
I have season tickets (!!!) to:
1. Dodger Stadium (I'm a Tigers fan so hopefully Det-LAD WS)

I am 80% certain I will make it to:
1. Comerica Park August, 2007 (I'll also stop by the Corner of Michigan and Trumbull to see Tiger Stadium/whatever is left)

If I make it to Detroit, I'm 50% certain I'll make it to:
1. Wrigley Field

There's also a slight chance at:
1. Rogers Centre
2. Great American Ball Park
3. Jacobs Field

RuthMayBond

03-14-2007, 06:50 AM

Major Leagues:
2. McAfee Coliseum (first game: 2006)
3. At&T Park (first game: 2006)Same as me :clapping

bosoxdave

04-18-2007, 04:07 PM

Crosley Field; Griffith Stadium; RFK Stadium; Shea Stadium; Wrigley Field; Old Comiskey Park; Fenway Park; County Stadium; Miller Park; Tropicana Field; Rocky Mount Stadium (Rocky Mount, NC); Whitter Field (Wisconsin Rapids, WI); Ed Smith Stadium (Sarasota, FL)

Danielh41

04-19-2007, 05:47 AM

In the order in which I first attended a game there....

MAJOR LEAGUE
1. Arlington Stadium (Including the last game ever played there)
2. Candlestick Park
3. Shea Stadium
4. Yankee Stadium
5. Mile High Stadium
6. The Ballpark in Arlington (attended the first game ever played there, 1994)
7. Astrodome
8. Coors Field (attended the first game ever played there, 1995)
9. Chase Field (formerly Bankone Ballpark) (attended the first game ever played there, 1998)
10. Minute Maid Park
11. Kauffman Stadium

MINOR LEAGUE
1. SkySox Stadium (Colorado Springs)
2. LaGrave Field (Fort Worth)

Great One

05-06-2007, 06:10 PM

1. Veterans Stadium - about 80+. Including the last game played at Veterans Stadium
2. Citizens Bank Park - about 30+. Including the first game played at CBP.
3. Oriole Park at Camden Yards - about 30+. Always make a trip down to Baltimore every year.
4. Yankee Stadium - 2 times
5. Shea Stadium - 2 times
6. RFK Stadium - 1 time
7. Turner Field - 1 time
8. Rogers Centre - 1 time
9. PNC Park - 1 time
10. Comerica Park - 1 time
11. Great American Ball Park - 1 time
12. Jacobs Field - 1 time

Will be attending these ballparks soon
1. Fenway Park - looking like sometime next year
2. New Nationals Ballpark - 2008
3. New Yankee Stadium - 2009
4. Citi Field - 2009

Minor League Ballparks
1. Wilmington, DE - Daniel Frawley Stadium - one time for a doubleheader
2. Trenton, NJ - Waterfront Park - another doubleheader, actually, a completion of a suspended game and the originally scheduled game
3. Camden, NJ - Riverfront Park - one time
4. Buffalo, NY - Dunn Tire Park - one time.
5. State College, PA - Medlar Field at Lubrano Park -home field for the State College Spikes from the New York/Penn League and for Penn State University's baseball team. Saw two games (doubleheader) there when Penn State was playing.

In addition, I also went to Doubleday Field in Cooperstown, NY for a Hall of Fame Game between the Phillies and Devil Rays. I would highly suggest anyone to attend one of those games.

Also went to Dolphins Stadium for a Miami Dolphins game. I'll probably go see a Marlins game down there if there is a new stadium built.

driver62

05-08-2007, 12:30 PM

While you're in Cincy for a Reds game, consider driving 50 miles north to Dayton to see a Dayton Dragons game...if they're home, that is.
The Dragons are a low class A team of the Reds and the stadium is fantastic.

NewEnglandAmazins

05-08-2007, 12:39 PM

In chronological order:

Majors
1) Yankee Stadium
2) Shea Stadium
3) Dodger Stadium
4) Fenway Park
5) SBC Park (now AT&T Park)
6) Oriole Park at Camden Yards

Minor
1) Norfolk, VA - Harbor Park

Great One

05-08-2007, 04:32 PM

driver62

05-09-2007, 10:21 AM

They'll be on the road while I'm in Cincinnati. That trip will have to wait another day.

It was just a thought. Oh well, maybe some other time.

MattD1972

06-28-2007, 09:05 AM

There's a slight split in my list, as I've seen a few more ballparks than I have seen a game in. I'll write the caveats/circumstances in as we go.

MAJOR LEAGUE:
Shea Stadium
Yankee Stadium (Only to see the visiting team)
Old Comiskey Park
US Cellular Field (not nearly as bad as others on this board would make you believe)
Dolphin Stadium (the seat I had would have been perfect for football. Baseball, though....:( )
Camden Yards (no game, but took the $7 tour - Well worth it!)
Three Rivers Stadium (drove by it)

MINOR LEAGUE:
NYSEG Stadium, Binghamton, NY
PNC Field, Scranton, PA
East Field, Glens Falls, NY
Dunn Field, Elmira, NY
Damaschke Field, Oneonta, NY
Macarthur Stadium, Syracuse, NY
Frontier Field, Rochester, NY
Frawley Stadium, Wilmington, DE
Harry Grove Stadium, Frederick, MD (another Drive-by)

INTERNATIONAL:
Francisco Micheli Stadium, La Romana, DR (saw a Winter League game on a church mission trip, and had the weirdest ballpark food ever)

Lucifer

06-28-2007, 09:08 AM

Yankee Stadium over a hundred times
Shea Stadium about 15 times
Camden Yards for 2 games
Fenway for 1

Hoping to start going to more places tho

RuthMayBond

06-28-2007, 09:11 AM

Yankee Stadium over a hundred times
Shea Stadium about 15 times
Camden Yards for 2 games
Fenway for 1

Hoping to start going to more places thoPhilly wouldn't be too far, and I think this is your last year to see MLB @ RFK. In a couple weeks, I'll be adding six more major league parks . . .
. . . in a span of six days :crazy :hyper: :dance :highfive: :party:

Lucifer

06-28-2007, 09:12 AM

I have no desire to go to a Phillies game tho.. not worth the trip unless they're playin the Yanks

RuthMayBond

06-28-2007, 09:25 AM

I have no desire to go to a Phillies game tho.. not worth the trip unless they're playin the Yanks
No surprise that Lucifer is a Yankee$ fan ;)

CanadianKid

06-28-2007, 09:30 AM

Rogers Centre (Skydome) and I'm going to Jacobs Field this Saturday for the Indians game vs D-Rays.

RuthMayBond

06-28-2007, 09:31 AM

Rogers Centre (Skydome) and I'm going to Jacobs Field this Saturday for the Indians game vs D-Rays.Woo hoo, AND RichmondHillPhoenix and me :clapping I might hit Rogers one last time in August

Sean O

06-28-2007, 10:05 AM

I have no desire to go to a Phillies game tho.. not worth the trip unless they're playin the Yanks

It's like a <2hour NJRR / SEPTA ride away, for a beautiful (if unremarkable) ballpark, with an exciting team. And you can stop downtown to get some cheesesteak. Why not visit for a day?

kelford

06-28-2007, 11:02 AM

Here's my list...

Majors:
Memorial Stadium
Camden Yards
RFK
The Vet
Exhibition Stadium
SkyDome
Riverfront
Great American Ballpark
Busch Stadium II
Busch Stadium III
US Cellular Field
Yankee Stadium

Minors (at least the team name):
Frederick Keys - Harry Grove Stadium
Hagerstown Suns - Municipal Stadium
Bowie Baysox - Prince George's Stadium
Delmarva Shorebirds - Perdue Stadium
Harrisburg Senators - Commerce Bank Park
Reading Phillies - FirstEnergy Stadium
Atlantic City Surf
Aberdeen Ironbirds - Ripken Stadium

Other:
Doubleday Field - no game, but ran around the bases (in the snow)
Field of Dreams, Dyersville, Iowa

DLW

06-28-2007, 11:12 AM

Kauffman Stadium aka "the K" in Kansas City. Very sterile like location, not much baseball atmosphere.
Hubert Humphrey Dome in Minneapolis. I was not ready upon leaving the tremendous force of being blown out into the street.
Jacobs Field in Cleveland heaven on Earth!

I have drove by Bush Stadium, Coors Field, and Camden Yards

catcher24

06-28-2007, 06:14 PM

Posted by Lucifer:
I have no desire to go to a Phillies game tho.. not worth the trip unless they're playin the Yanks

Ahhh, young grasshopper, please remember it is NOT the team that is playing, but the total state of Nirvana that being in a ballpark provides that is the reward!! Go, young grasshopper, and enjoy!:homeplate: :baseball: :nod:

catcher24

06-28-2007, 06:17 PM

Incidentally, if drivebys count, I can add the Polo Grounds, Yankee Stadium, Crosley Field and Turner Field to my list. Have driven past all of them but haven't been in them.

I did add Knights Field, home of the Charlotte Knights, in Fort Mill, South Carolina while on vacation a couple of weeks ago. Stopped to see it, but couldn't attend the nights game - had to go. The field is nicely set up - you actually enter into the upper deck from the parking area, and the field is set down in a hollow. And the baseball water tower adds a nice touch, too.

DoWnWiThTheSiCkNeSs

06-28-2007, 06:23 PM

Shea Stadium, Yankee Stadium, Dutchess Stadium( minor league home of the Hudson Valley Renegades-Devil Rays affiliate), Kaufmann Stadium, Camden Yards, Citizens Bank Park, The New Busch Stadium in the inaugural (sp?) year.

Home_Team24

06-29-2007, 10:17 AM

1. Yankee Stadium
2. RFK Stadium
3. Olympic Stadium in Montreal
4. Skydome in Toronto
5. Oriole Park at Camden Yards
6. Harbor Park (Norfolk Tides)
7. Harry Grove Stadium (Frederick Keys)
8. Prince George's Stadium (Bowie Baysox)
9. Shirley Povich Field (Bethesda Big Train)
10. Ripken Stadium (Aberdeen Ironbirds)

libd

07-03-2007, 10:19 AM

RuthMayBond

07-03-2007, 10:21 AM

I have only seen MLB games at Shea and Yankees Stadiums. My son really wants to see all of the ballparks so we have decided to go to a new park each year. Next year we are still deciding between Boston, Philly, Pittsburgh and Baltimore. Someone told me that Fenway will be replaced soon. Is this true?Doubtful, but it would probably be the next of those four to be replaced. And if you're going to Baltimore, you might as well include the WashNats

Lafferty Daniel

07-03-2007, 12:48 PM

Is there anyone that's been to AT&T Park in San Fran that could give me some tips?

I'm driving up the coast next week and was wondering if there are any good bars or restaurants to hit up before and after the game. Is it the BART public transit that goes from Union Square to the park? Any info would be fantasitc.

Thanks

Jojo1691

07-04-2007, 02:17 PM

I have been to:

Oriole Park at Camden Yards
RFK
Fenway Park
Citizens Bank Ball Park

CubNZ

07-04-2007, 02:29 PM

I've not been to many stadiums but they have included some good ones:

Fenway
Dodger Stadium
Yankee Stadium
PNC Park, Pittsburgh
Comerica Park, Detroit
Miller Park, Milwaukee (it's good in the cold and rain anyway)

and a couple of cookie cutters:

The Vet, Philly
Shea Stadium

Sadly no Wrigley yet. And where have I been to the most games? P and C (now Alliance Bank) Stadium Syracuse, home of the (Sky) Chiefs.

CanadianKid

07-04-2007, 07:17 PM

Well, got back from my tournament in Akron. We saw the Indians/D-Rays game at Jacobs Field. Was I impressed with that ballpark. I loved every minute there, especially heckling Jonny Gomes ( he went 1 for 4 with 3 K's, and looked over about 4 or 5 times lol).

We were going to go to a Pirates game on the way up but didn't have time.

RuthMayBond

07-04-2007, 08:51 PM

catcher24

07-05-2007, 04:48 AM

We were going to go to a Pirates game on the way up but didn't have time.

Too bad. If you were impressed with The Jake (and rightfully so), you'd have been blown away by PNC. I loved The Jake, but it immediately took the back seat when I went to PNC!

dasher troy

07-06-2007, 12:24 PM

Yankee, Shea, Fenway, Camden Yards, Old Memorial Stadium b4 Camden, Three Rivers, The Vet, Fulton County, Turner Field, Riverfront in Cincy

as a Yankee homer I like it the best, Turner Field in Atlanta is underrated- great park -imo

CanadianKid

07-06-2007, 04:53 PM

Dude, lived my first 26 years in Akron! It was a nice game

Really? We stayed in Hudson but played in Akron.

CubsFaninBflo

07-21-2007, 08:58 PM

I have been to many games at Dunn Tire Park in Buffalo, NY. I saw my first Major League game at Jacobs Field on August 3, 2005. The Tribe beat the Yankees, 7-4. I still have the ticket and program from that game.

Yankeefan90

07-21-2007, 09:08 PM

I've been to Yankee Stadium, Shea Stadium, and Citizens Bank Ballpark. And I've also seen games in the minor league stadium Keyspan Park in Coney Island. I have to admit though, I've been to more games at Shea than Yankee Stadium. Yankee Stadium is too expensive, and when your 17 with no job it's very hard to get tickets. I go to a game at Shea at least once year cause my aunt, who's a Mets fan, buys tickets and she invites me. I'll never say no to a ballgame, usually I just sit there and root for whoever is winning.

RuthMayBond

07-21-2007, 09:27 PM

Add to my list
Camden Yards
Citizens Bank
Shea
Yankee
Fenway
AND RFK . . .
all in SIX DAYS (WHATTA TRIP! :baseball: :applaud:

catcher24

07-22-2007, 06:17 AM

Add to my list
Camden Yards
Citizens Bank
Shea
Yankee
Fenway
AND RFK . . .
all in SIX DAYS (WHATTA TRIP!

Congrats, RMB!! :applaud: :party: :clapping Sounds like a blast.

Just out of curiosity, since you went to two of the new parks, two of the oldest parks, and couple in betweeners, which one did you like the best?

RuthMayBond

07-23-2007, 08:48 AM

Congrats, RMB!! :applaud: :party: :clapping Sounds like a blast.

Just out of curiosity, since you went to two of the new parks, two of the oldest parks, and couple in betweeners, which one did you like the best?
Probably go with Camden Yards

catcher24

07-23-2007, 09:46 AM

Probably go with Camden Yards

Having never been to any of them, I can't say for sure. But based on what I've read and the photos I've seen, I think I'd tend to agree with that based upon my limited knowledge of those parks.

bosoxgo

07-24-2007, 01:43 PM

the only two MLB parks i have been to are Fenway and Yankee stadium

CubNZ

07-25-2007, 02:47 AM

Too bad. If you were impressed with The Jake (and rightfully so), you'd have been blown away by PNC. I loved The Jake, but it immediately took the back seat when I went to PNC!

PNC is easily the best I've been too just for a great day out (ignoring the history, quality of the teams, rooting interest, company etc.). No-one will be disappointed on a sunny day.

alpineinc

07-26-2007, 11:15 PM

The Majors - In chronological order...

Shea Stadium (hundreds)
Yankee Stadium I
Yankee Stadium II
Veteran's Stadium (worst overall)
Camden Yards
Wrigley Field (best overall runner-up)
Comiskey Park II
Joe Robbie Stadium
Skydome (coolest - stayed at the hotel inside)
PNC Park (best overall)
Citizen's Bank Park (best food)
RFK Stadium

Great One

07-29-2007, 09:45 PM

Just edited my original list. Went to Jacobs Field today, and I was impressed. I am having a hard time deciding which park is better, Jacobs Field or Oriole Park at Camden Yards. Too close to call. Defintely, those two along with PNC Park are the top 3 overall in my opinion.

RuthMayBond

07-30-2007, 04:31 AM

If we're adding minor league parks, I hope to add Columbus' Cooper Stadium on Tuesday :highfive: :dance

Soxrock

07-30-2007, 05:18 AM

Great One

07-30-2007, 02:02 PM

Definitely Camden Yards. Jacobs Field rates a close second, though

That's what I was thinking. Maybe a bit sentimental about Camden Yards, probably since I live not too far from there.

brett523

07-30-2007, 03:53 PM

uhhh...... im young but when i was little i went to the vet (phillies)!?!?!?!?!:dance

catcher24

07-30-2007, 04:33 PM

Definitely Camden Yards. Jacobs Field rates a close second, though

Haven't been to Camden so can't say, but between The Jake and PNC, I definitely go with PNC. The Jake was terrific, but I fell in love when I went to PNC.

dabigyankeeman

07-30-2007, 05:26 PM

Hi guys, my first post! I just found this forum from a link posted in a golf game forum. I am a big baseball fan, and a big baseball card collector. Anyway, I have seen games in:

Yankee Stadium (versions from the 1950's thru 2006)
Shea Stadium
Fulton County Stadium (where the Braves used to play)
Tropicana Field (Tampa Bay)
Dolphins Stadium (formerly Pro Player and Joe Robbie, the Marlins)
Both stadiums in Arlington, old and new (Texas Rangers)
Houston Astrodome
New Comiskey
Wrigley Field

also:
Miami Stadium (spring training for the Orioles)
Ft. Lauderdale Stadium (spring training for the Yankees)
The stadium I believe its in Port St Lucie where the Mets do spring training

catcher24

07-31-2007, 02:30 PM

Hi guys, my first post!

Welcome!:waving If you enjoy baseball (or live for it, as many posters here do) I know you'll find many interesting forums and threads here, and some well informed, and mostly quite cordial, baseball fans!

jeannie

08-01-2007, 09:23 PM

I need to repost my stadiums. I never made it to the Minneapolis game. I have visitied a few new ballparks this year. Here's the new list:

1. Wrigley Field, Chicago
2. U.S. Cellular Field, Chicago
3. Jacobs Field, Cleveland
4. Busch Memorial Stadium, St. Louis
5. PNC Park, Pittsburgh
6. Fenway Park, Boston (I just toured the stadium)
7. Yankee Stadium (Toured the outside)
8. RFK Stadium

TG Coach

08-01-2007, 10:24 PM

obsolete:

Exhibition Stadium
Memorial Stadium
Veterans Stadium
Jarry Park
Exposition Stadium
Busch Stadium (old)
Astro Dome
Riverfront Stadium
San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium
Candlestick Park

soon to be obsolete:

Yankee Stadium (old)
Metro Dome
Oakland -Alameda Coliseum (whatever it's called now)
Shea Stadium (old)

alive:

Fenway Park
Camden Yards
Jacobs Field
Comisky Park (US Cellular)
The Big A (Edison Park)
Citizens Bank Park
Wrigley Field
Dodger Stadium
Petco Park

minor league parks (may have to name the teams instead of the stadium)

Campbells Park - Riversharks/Indy
Reading Phillies
Wilmington Blue Rocks
Trenton Thunder
Atlantic City Surf
Hadlock Field - Portland Seadogs
Modesto A's
Palm Spring Angels
Tuscon Sidewinders
Pawtucket Red Sox
Manchester NH (was Yankees)
Nashua (now Pride)
Lackawana Stadium - Scranton/Wilkes Barre
Waconah Park - Pittsfield MA

baseballjunkie99

08-02-2007, 02:15 AM

ballparks i have been to .................................................. ....................1 YANKEE STADIUM 2,SHEA STADUIM 3. CANDLESTICK PARK 4 OAKLAND COLISIUM 5. DODGER STADIUM .......... JAPAN 1. HEWEIDIE STADIUM FUKUOKA ,JAPAN 2.KOSHIEN STADIUM , OSAKA ,JAPAN

howiek

08-02-2007, 06:25 AM

Major League Parks:
Shea Stadium, Yankee Stadium, Fenway Park, Veterens Stadium ,PNC Park
SkyDome (Rogers Centre), Bank One (Chase Field), Dolphin Stadium

Minor League Parks:
Dodd Field (AA) Norwalk, Conn. Yankees,
Lakawanna Stadium (AAA) Moosic, PA Phillies,
Dunn Tire Park Buffalo, NY(AAA) Indians,
Mercer Co. Riverfront Stadium Trenton, NJ (AA) Redsox,
Citibank Park Central, Islip, NY(Ind.) Long Island Ducks,
Harbor Yard (Ind.) Bridgeport Bluefish,
Yale Field New Haven, Conn (AA) Mariners,
P & C Stadium Binghamton, NY (AA) Mets,
Holman Stadium Nashua ,NH (Ind.) Nashua Pride,
Frontier Field Rochester, NY(AAA) Orioles,
McCoy Stadium Pawtucket, RH (AAA) Redsox
Riverside Stadium Harrisburgh, PA (AA) Nationals
Municipal Stadium Hagerstown, MD (A) Mets
The Affiliations may differ at present time.

howiek

08-02-2007, 06:26 AM

RuthMayBond

08-02-2007, 12:17 PM

I need to repost my stadiums. I never made it to the Minneapolis game. I have visitied a few new ballparks this year. Here's the new list:

6. Fenway Park, Boston (I just toured the stadium)
By "just" do you mean "only" or "recently". I just toured it July 17

Baseball Guru

08-02-2007, 04:51 PM

PNC(Pirates)

Wrigley Field(Cubs)

Oriole Park(Orioles)

Turner Field(Braves)

Jacobs Field(Indians)

Fenway Park(Red Sox)

Miller Park(Brewers)

Citizens Bank Park(Phillies)

Comerica Park(Tigers)

Yankee Stadium(Yankees)

Great American Ballpark(Reds)

US Cellular(White Sox)

Pro Player Stadium(Marlins)

Shea Stadium(Mets)

Three Rivers(Pirates)

Tropicana(D-Rays)

Cinergy Field(Reds)

Plus numerous minor league ballparks around Florida:)

driver62

08-03-2007, 08:53 AM

I posted before on this topic but I'm not going to search for it. I just want to add Wrigley Field to my list. I saw a game there this past Tuesday.

Stray Cat

08-04-2007, 08:45 AM

I've driven by a few but these are the ones I attended a game.

Forbes Field, Pirates
Three Rivers Stadium, Pirates
Candlestick Park, Giant
Oakland Coliseum, A's
Jacobs Field, Indians
Dodger Stadium, Dodgers
Cinergy Field, Reds
Qualcomm, Padres
The BOB, Diamondbacks
AT& T Park, Giants

jeannie

08-12-2007, 04:56 PM

By "just" do you mean "only" or "recently". I just toured it July 17

I "only" toured it. The Red Sox were out of town, and almost all the tickets were sold out for upcoming games. It's a very nice stadium though.

NYMets523

08-12-2007, 04:58 PM

My list is updated:
Shea Stadium
Yankee Stadium
Fenway Park
AT&T Park
Camden Yards (tour)
Wrigley Field
Miller Park

DoWnWiThTheSiCkNeSs

08-12-2007, 05:15 PM

In a few weeks, i will add Wrigley Field and US Cellular Field to my list

StillFlash

08-14-2007, 04:08 PM

Three Rivers, PNC, Veteran's, RFK

driver62

09-05-2007, 02:07 PM

Time for an update.
I have seen games at:

Crosley Field
Riverfront
GABP
Three Rivers
Wrigley Field

This past week, I saw a game at Busch Stadium.

I've also seen a minor league game at Fifth Third Field in Dayton, Ohio.

Solair Wright

09-05-2007, 02:13 PM

*Update*

I head to Wrigley Field on Saturday, September 22. I also have a fairly good shot on going to Royals Stadium/Kauffman Stadium before the season's over, at the end of the month. Next year, I should be able to see PNC Park and Chase Field, which I've heard are very good stadiums.

Yankees2k6

09-05-2007, 03:48 PM

Yankee Stadium.

marlins739

09-05-2007, 06:47 PM

I've been trying to get to them all over the last few years, and so far I've been to 24 of the 30 major league parks. I have been to:

1. Dolphin Stadium
2. Turner Field
3. Shea Stadium
4. RFK Stadium
5. Citizens Bank Park
6. Minute Maid Park
7. Miller Park
8. Wrigley Field
9. Chase Field
10. Dodger Stadium
11. Coors Field
12. Petco Park
13. AT&T Park
14. Yankee Stadium
15. Oriole Park at Camden Yards
16. Fenway Park
17. Tropicana Field
18. Rogers Centre
19. US Cellular Field
20. Comerica Park
21. Metrodome
22. Angel Stadium of Anaheim
23. McAfee Coliseum
24. Safeco Field

Which leaves: PNC, Great American, Jacobs, Busch, Kaufmann, and Arlington.
I've also to spring training games at:

1. Roger Dean Stadium, Jupiter FL (Marlins/Cardinals, formerly Expos)
2. West Palm Beach Municipal Stadium (Expos, torn down in 1998)
3. Legends Field, Tampa FL (Yankees)

Minor League parks:

1. Roger Dean Stadium, Jupiter FL (Florida State League (High A) Jupiter Hammerheads (Marlins, formerly Expos) and Palm Beach Cardinals - only minor league stadium with two teams)
2. Franklin Covey Field, Salt Lake City UT (Pacific Coast League AAA - Salt Lake Buzz/Stingers/Bees - Twins when I was there, currently Angels)
3. McCormick Field, Asheville NC (South Atlantic League (A) Asheville Tourists - Rockies)

dan7

09-07-2007, 06:42 PM

Oakland Alameda County Coliseum
Candlestick Park
AT&T Park
Three Rivers Stadium
Safeco Field

ROC~~

11-05-2007, 09:20 PM

USA
*McAfee Coliseum, Oakland CA
*AT&T Park, San Francisco CA
*San Jose Municipal Stadium, San Jose CA (minor league 1A+)

Taiwan (ROC)
*Taipei Municipal Stadium (Demolished in 2000)
*Taipei TianMu Baseball Stadium (also known as Taipei Physical Education College Baseball Stadium)
*Taipei HsinJuang Baseball Stadium

Milt on Tilt

11-06-2007, 02:27 AM

Lets see here..

HHH Dome
Kauffman
US Cellular
Jacobs
Comerica
Yankee
Fenway
Camden
PNC
Citizens Bank
Wrigley

Spring Training:
Hammond Stadium
City of Palms Park
Wide World of Sports at Disney
Legends Field

Principal Park
Rosenblatt
and Midway here in St. Paul

Of all those, PNC is tops and it isn't even close.

JohnCropp

11-06-2007, 11:02 AM

MLB
Shea Stadium (Mets)
SkyDome (Blue Jays)
Tropicana Field (Rays)
Joe Robbie Stadium... or whatever it was called (Marlins)
Turner Field (Braves)
Coors Field (Rockies)
Yankee Stadium (Yankees)
Fenway Park (Red Sox)

Spring Training
Port St. Lucie (Mets)
Vero Beach (Dodgers)
Baseball City (Royals)
Kissimmee (Astros)
Disney World (Braves)
Winter Garden (Indians)
Lakeland (Tigers)
Tampa (Yankees)

Minors
Jackie Robinson Ballpark, Daytona Beach (Cubs AA)
Tinker Field, Orlando (Twins AA)

College
Foley Field (Georgia Bulldogs)... I can see the score from my porch!

Legendary Non-Baseball Stadiums
Ibrox (Glasgow, Scotland)
Parkhead (Glasgow, Scotland)
Sanford Stadium (Athens, Ga)
the Orange Bowl (Miami, Fla)
Mile High Stadium (Denver, CO)
Giants Stadium (E. Rutherford, NJ)

stlfan

11-06-2007, 11:55 AM

MLB:
Busch II (Cardinals)
Busch III (Cardinals)
Wrigley Field Cubs)
US Cellular Field (White Sox)
Kauffman Stadium (Royals)
Coors Field (Rockies)
Chase Field (Diamondbacks)
Candlestick Park (Giants)
Oakland Coliseum (A's)
Riverfront Stadium (Reds)
Jabobs Field (Indians)
Memorial Stadium (Orioles)
Camden Yards (Orioles)
Fenway Park (Red Sox)
Shea Stadium (Mets)
Yankee Stadium (Yankees)
Tigers Stadium (Tigers)
Comerica Park (Tigers)

Doubleday Field (Cooperstown, NY)

Minor League:
GCS Stadium (Gateway Grizzlies)

MLS:
RFK (DC United)

BallCoach06

11-06-2007, 04:01 PM

MAJOR LEAGUE

Wrigley Field
Coors Field
Mile High Stadium
Metrodome
Oakland Coliseum
Arlington Stadium

MINOR LEAGUE

Mile High Stadium
Principal Park (Iowa Cubs)
Rosenblatt Stadium (For College World Series)
Jackie Robinson Stadium (Daytona) (Played In)
Veterans Memorial Stadium (Old Park) (Cedar Rapids Kernels)

Walt Zink

12-25-2007, 09:28 AM

gman5431

12-26-2007, 02:02 PM

Okay, I am psyched. I have two trips planned this year to see 4 more parks. I'm up to 12 already, and if I can, I would squeeze in another trip to see 6 instead of 4.

My list of ones seen:

Fenway
Wrigley
Shea
SkyDome
Camden
Citizens
PNC
Jacobs
Great American
Comerica
Chase Field
Dodger Stadium

Planned for '08:

Yankee Stadium
Nationals Park
Ballpark in Arlington
Minute Maid Park
Miller Park (tentative)
US Cellular (tentative)
or
PacBell (tentative)
Oakland Coliseum (tentative)

The last 4 depend on if a friend takes the 2nd Southwest voucher I am getting. If not, I am gonna try to do 2 more. I'd probably do the latter since they're harder for me to get to. Not to mention I have a place to crash in San Fran if I go! Woot!

THIS is why I love baseball!!!!!

Active Major League Parks i have been to:

1). Great American Small Park
2). Wrigley
3). PNC Park
4). Dodger Stadium
5). AT & T Park
6). Petco
7). The Jake
8). Comerica
9) Yankee Stadium
10) Fenway
11). Camden
12). The Trop
13). The Big A

Not counting RFK since that is recently retired.

On the docket to be added this year:
1) Comisky
2). Busch III
3). Miller
4). Kaufman

Possibly others, but those are the shoe-ins.

Counting down the days till Spring Training.

G

xtimx

12-26-2007, 09:37 PM

current stadiums i have already been to:

1-shea stadium
2-yankee stadium
3-fenway park
4-citizens bank park
5-pacbell (or whatever telephone company name it is now)
6-safeco
7-turner field
8-camden yards
9-dolphin stadium
10-tropicana field

former stadiums i've been to:
1-rfk stadium
2-the vet

stadiums i am going to on my move west this summer:
1-pnc bank park
2-jacobs field
3-comerica field
4-great american ball park
5-busch stadium
6-u.s. cellular field
7-miller park
8-metrodome
9-kauffman stadium
10-nationals park

i need to see the rest sometime soon.

locke40

12-26-2007, 10:16 PM

Eight Ballparks I've been to:

1. Yankee Stadium (still has a classic feel)
2. Shea Stadium (glad to see her go)
3. Great American Ballpark (weird vibe)
4. McAfee Coliseum (enormous proportions)
5. Dodger Stadium (classic feel and great weather)
6. AT&T Park (awesome modern feel)
7. Veterans Stadium (wish it was still around)
8. Oriole Park at Camden Yards (bland, unimpressive)

Three Ballparks I want to go to (obviously would love to see all of them, however):

1. Fenway Park (even though I hate the Sawx)
2. Wrigley Field (hear it's the best)
3. Petco Park (looks cool, weather is great)

Yankees12

12-26-2007, 10:58 PM

Current ballparks I've been to:
1. Yankee Stadium
2. Shea Stadium
3. Fenway Park
4. Camden Yards
5. Citizens Bank Park
6. PNC Park
7. Jacobs Field
8. Great American Ballpark
9. Wrigley Field
10. US Cellular Field
11. Miller Park
12. Angel Stadium
13. Dodger Stadium
14. PETCO Park

Past ballparks I've been to:
1. Riverfront Stadium
2. Veterans Stadium
3. RFK Stadium

Ballparks on the slate for '08/'09:
1. Nationals Park

Ballparks on the slate for '09:
1. New Yankee Stadium
2. Citi Field

Minor League/Independent Ballparks:
1. The Ballpark at Harbor Yard, Bridgeport, CT
2. Campbell's Field, Camden, NJ
3. Commerce Bank Ballpark, Somerset, NJ
4. Historic Holman Stadium, Nashua, NH
5. The Sandcastle, Atlantic City, NJ
6. Yale Field, New Haven, CT
7. New Britain Stadium, New Britain, CT
8. PNC Field, Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, PA

I've also walked past/stood above/seen the SkyDome/Rogers Center, Riverfront Stadium in Newark, NJ, Cooper Stadium in Columbus, OH, and Engel Field in Chattanooga, TN, but never have attended a game at any of those.

Out of all these parks, I've been to Yankee Stadium 15 times, Shea Stadium 4 times (I believe), the Ballpark at Harbor Yard way too many times to count (I held a partial season ticket package there for many years), and all the others only once.

jimmyjimjimz

12-27-2007, 11:33 AM

Ballparks I've been to:

Yankee Stadium

Shea Stadium

Fenway Park

the Triple H dome (where the Twins play) I know it's called the Metrodome, but for some strange reason, my ticket said the Triple H dome.

I was also at that field next to the Hall of Fame. I forgot the name of it. Me and my brother just walked in while there was a game going on. We were really nervous because we thought we had to pay, and there was nowhere to buy tickets or pay. We had no money on us, too. It was a Mets farm team vs another farm team, I forgot who.

Ballparks I'd like to go to:
Camden Yards
Jacobs Field
Nationals Park
Dodger Stadium
Turner Field
The Big BOB (Or whatever the Diamondbacks are calling their stadium these days)
Safeco Field (the home of Wrestlemania XIX)

Future stadiums I KNOW I'm gonna eventually go to (because I live in New York)
Yankee Stadium II (or III, whatever you wanna call it)
City Field

Lafferty Daniel

12-27-2007, 01:23 PM

jimmyjimjimz

12-27-2007, 03:33 PM

That's because it's named after former Vice President/Senator Hubert H. Humphrey. Many Twins fans call it the 'Hump Dome.'

Oh, I thought it was named after Triple H, the wrestler. Seriously, that's who I thought it was named after.

Lafferty Daniel

12-27-2007, 10:56 PM

Oh, I thought it was named after Triple H, the wrestler. Seriously, that's who I thought it was named after.

That's funny. :)

jimmyjimjimz

12-28-2007, 12:09 AM

That's funny. :)

IT'S TIME TO PLAY THE GAME..........

catcher24

12-28-2007, 07:46 AM

I was also at that field next to the Hall of Fame. I forgot the name of it. Me and my brother just walked in while there was a game going on. We were really nervous because we thought we had to pay, and there was nowhere to buy tickets or pay. We had no money on us, too. It was a Mets farm team vs another farm team, I forgot who.

Doubleday Field, named after the alleged inventor of baseball, Gen. Abner Doubleday. One of the most beautifully situated small ballparks in existence!

Ballparks I'd like to go to:
Camden Yards
Jacobs Field
Nationals Park
Dodger Stadium
Turner Field
The Big BOB (Or whatever the Diamondbacks are calling their stadium these days)
Safeco Field (the home of Wrestlemania XIX)

Whatever you do, don't miss going to PNC Park in Pittsburgh. The best ballpark there is in the majors today, IMHO. And if you look back through this thread, you'll see I'm not alone.:twocents:

NineWorldSeries

12-28-2007, 08:41 AM

(not counting Minor Leagues)

Riverfront Stadium/Cinergy Field
Great American Ball Park
Three Rivers Stadium
PNC Park
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
Jacobs Field
Tiger Stadium
Comerica Park
County Stadium
Miller Field
Comiskey Park (new)
Fulton County Stadium
Kauffman Stadium
Busch Stadium (old)
Arlington Stadium

Lions/Tigers@Cubs.OhMy!

12-28-2007, 02:21 PM

I've been to 20 old and new parks and hoping to hit 1 or 2 more this summer

Wrigley Field
Comisky Park
US Cellular Field
Tiger Stadium
Comerica Park
Busch StadiumII
Busch Stadium III
Miller Park
County Stadium (Milwaukkee)
Jacobs Field
Veteran's Stadium
PNC Park
Yankee Stadium
Fenway Park
Kauffman
McAfee Coliseum (or whatever it's called today)
AT&T Park (or whatever it's called today)
Metrodome
Great American Ballpark
Oriole Park at Camden Yards

Seven Deep

01-24-2008, 12:42 AM

Cleveland Municipal Stadium
Tiger Stadium
Jacobs Field
New Comiskey (US Cellular)
Wrigley
The Astrodome
Ballpark at Arlington (Ameriquest)

Altitude

01-24-2008, 01:25 PM

MLB:
Mile High Stadium (Rockies)
Coors Field (Rockies)
Chase Field (The BOB) (Diamondbacks)
Camden Yards (Orioles)
Yankee Stadium (Yankees)
Fenway Park (Red Sox)
Angels Stadium (Angels)

MLB Spring Training:
Hi-Corbett Field, Tucson, AZ (Rockies)
Tucson Electric Park (Diamondbacks/White Sox)
Maryvale Baseball Park, Phoenix, AZ (Brewers)

Minor League:
Isotopes Field, Albuquerque, NM (Isotopes)

College:
Sancet Stadium (Arizona)
Packard Stadium (Arizona State)

This summer:
Wrigley Field (Cubs)
US Cellular Field (White Sox)

soxnut67

01-24-2008, 04:51 PM

Old Comiskey
New Comiskey
Wrigley Field
County Stadium
Riverfront Stadium
PETCO Park

Elfman stadium - Kane County Cougars

DownUnderDodger

01-24-2008, 05:26 PM

1978 - Montreal Stadium
1986/2001/2003 - Dodgers Stadium
2001 - Pac Bell
1999 - Sydney Olympic Park (Intercontinental Cup)
2000 - Baseball Australia Stadium (Olympic Games)

bnbusser

01-25-2008, 12:53 PM

RFK stadium
Memorial stadium Baltimore
The Vet in Philadelphia
Fulton County stadium
The Olympic stadium in Montreal (BY FAR the most god awful park)
Exhibition stadium Toronto
3 Rivers Pittsburgh
Riverfront in Cincinnati
Cleveland stadium
Tiger Stadium
County stadium Milwaukee
the original Comiskey park
Busch stadium
The astrodome
Comerica
Coors field
arlington stadium
Mile High stadium
the kingdome
Candlestick park
Qualcomm in San Diego
Fenway Park
Yankee Stadium
Shea Stadium
Citizens bank park
Camden Yards
Turner field (YUK)
PNC Park
Great America ballpark
Jacobs Field
Skydome (by default, saw a Raptors game there)
Miller Park
Metrodome
Royals Stadium
Ballpark in Arlington
Minute Made park
the Bob in Phoenix
Petco park
Dodger stadium
Anaheim stadium (over 400 games...)
Coliseum in Oakland
ATT park San Francisco

I think thats it....

RuthMayBond

01-25-2008, 01:02 PM

stejay

01-25-2008, 01:04 PM

Yankee Stadium
Wrigley Field
Comirskey Park
Dodger Stadium
Jacobs Field
Shea Stadium
Astrodome

bnbusser

01-25-2008, 04:16 PM

It would have been easier to say which parks you did NOT visit :bowdown:

Geez... since 1970, the only one's I havent seen games in are Jarry park, Metropolitan stadium, Dolphin stadium, the trop and Safeco field.... oh and municipal stadium in KC

Jpiarull

01-25-2008, 04:23 PM

I have seen ballgames at Yankee Stadium, Citizens' Bank Park, and Commerce Bank Park. Plan to visit Coors Field, Fenway, Wrigley (if ever with those 2), Citi Field when it opens and possibly Astros' Field in Houston. Any suggestions?

catcher24

01-25-2008, 07:46 PM

Great list, bnbusser, and one that most everyone here can forget about trying to duplicate, since a lot of those parks are gone. I hope to hit all the new ones, though.

bnbusser

01-26-2008, 11:58 AM

Thanks! LOTS of roadtrips. I hope to add the new Nats park and Safeco this year, and maybe the new Busch

AMAYSN 24

01-26-2008, 02:28 PM

shea
yankee
fenway
wrigley
camden yards
Dodger Stadium
Angel stadium
Petco
Citizens bank
the old Vet
this yr Washington Nationals and the Yankee Stadium tour. BTW the Fenway tour is awesome. highly recommend..
Also any NY/Long Islanders SouthWest to Chicago out of Macarthur airport $59. train from airport to Wrigley around 2-3 bucks. We flew in the am ,saw a day game flew back in the evening. Whole day cost like $125 dollars. can't beat it...

commishbob

01-28-2008, 09:49 PM

Yankee Stadium, pre and post renovation
Shea Stadium
Polo Grounds
Memorial Stadium-Baltimore
Jarry Park-Montreal
Arlington Stadium
Astrodome
Enron Field/Minute Maid Park
Fulton County Stadium
Camden Yards

Mjaybird

02-19-2008, 09:53 PM

Padres Petco Park
Royals Kaufman Stadium
Pirates 3-Rivers
Dodgers Chavez ravine
Giants Candlestick
Giants Pac Bell/AT&T
Mariners Safeco Field
Astros Old Astrodome
Cubs Wrigley Field
Nationals RFK
D'Backs Bank One Ballpark
A's Oakland Coliseum
Angels Big A
Rangers Texas Stadium
Cardinals Sportsman Park
Cardinals Old Busch Stadium
Braves Old Fulton County Stadium

Minor Leagues

Topeka Owls Farm team Of Cin. Reds in Topeka, Ks.
San Jose Giants Farm Team of SF Giants in San Jose, Ca.
Scottsdale Stadium Spring training facility for SF Giants
Ho Ho Kam Stadium Sprig training facility for Chic. Cubs

the_Bored

02-20-2008, 06:43 AM

PNC Park
Fenway
Camden Yards
The Jake
Yankee Stadium
Shea
SkyDome

Minor:
Frontier Field, of the AAA Rochester Red Wings

SwampBass

02-24-2008, 01:23 AM

Major Leagues
Crosley Field ***
Riverfront Stadium *** - 1975 World Series Game 4 - 1988 All-Star Game
Jacobs Field - 1997 All-Star Game
Tiger Stadium *** - 1984 World Series Game 4
Comiskey Park I ***
Comiskey Park II (US Cellular)
Wrigley Field
Busch Stadium II ***
Tropicana Field - Also saw the NHL and Arena Football played there.
SkyDome - Went to the Hard Rock Cafe there. No game was played.

Minor Leagues
Al Lang Field - St. Petersburg, Florida - Cardinals Florida State League team
Al Lopez Field *** - Tampa, Florida - Reds Spring Training
Jack Russell Stadium *** - Clearwater, Florida - Phillies Florida State League team
Baseball City Stadium *** - Haines City, Florida - Royals Florida State League team
Ed Smith Stadium - Sarasota, Florida - Reds Spring Training
Knology Park - Dunedin, Florida - Blue Jays Florida State League team
Hammond Stadium - Ft. Myers, Florida - Twins Spring Training
McKechnie Field - Bradenton, Florida - Pirates Florida State League team
Champion Window Field - Florence, Kentucky - Frontier League

Football
Riverfront Stadium ***
Tampa Stadium *** - NASL Tampa Bay Rowdies vs California Surf
Three Rivers Stadium ***
Municipal Stadium *** - Cleveland

Note: *** = Torn down/Demolished/No longer is use.

tdinan

02-26-2008, 07:45 AM

Yankee Stadium
Shea Stadium
Fenway Park
Olympic Stadium
RFK Stadium
Camden Yards
Veterans Stadium
Citizens Bank Park

tfc3rid

02-26-2008, 07:57 AM

MLB:
Shea Stadium
Yankee Stadium
Fenway Park
Veterans Stadium
Tropicana Field
Miller Park

Minor League Baseball:
Keyspan Park (Coney Island)

bleacherbum73

02-26-2008, 09:20 AM

Busch Stadium II
Busch Stadium III
SBC Park-San Francisco Giants
Kaufmann Stadium K.C. Royals
Wrigley Field
Comiskey Park I
Riverfront Stadium
Milwaukee County Stadium
Three Rivers Stadium
Minute Maid Park
Great American Ballpark
Turner Field
PNC Park
Comerica Park

Roger Dean Stadium- Jupiter, FLA (Cards Spring Training)
Port St.Lucie FlA and whatever the name of the Mets spring training home is

Went into but did not see a game at:

Fulton County Stadium
Tiger Stadium
Astrodome
Candlestick Park
U.S. Cellular Field

Yankees2k6

02-26-2008, 05:07 PM

That place was just AWFUL for baseball!

WE sat between Home and 3rd, but it was so hard to watch the game, everything seemed so "lopsided".

c.

It's made for football, and olympics obviously, not baseball

Yankees2k6

02-26-2008, 05:08 PM

Well, I've only been to yankee stadium :(

catcher24

02-26-2008, 05:38 PM

Posted by Yankees2k6:
Well, I've only been to yankee stadium

Look at it this way - you have more to look forward to than those of us who've been to more ballparks!:)

Aurelius15

02-27-2008, 05:39 PM

Majors:
Shea Stadium
Rogers Centre
Tropicana Field

Minors:
Falcon Park (Doubledays)

jpi62

02-27-2008, 06:24 PM

Shea Stadium
Yankee Stadium
Old Yankee Stadium
Oriole Park (Cals first game at third base, Manny Alexander at short)
Fenway Park(Pedro plunks Piazza)
Skydome
Jacobs Field
PNC Park
Veterans Stadium
Citizens Bank Ballpark

cosmo34

02-27-2008, 06:44 PM

Majors-
Wrigley
Metrodome
Bank One Ballpark (don't know new name)

Minors-
John O'Donnell (Quad Cities Angels/River Bandits/Swing of the..)
Principal Park (Iowa Cubs)

Spring Training-
Braves/Astros at Wide World of Sports
Rangers/Royals in Suprise, AZ

Played in-
Metrodome
Rangers/Royals
Principal Park

Chevy114

02-28-2008, 08:29 AM

I feel bad I have only been to tropicana field, turner field, and the astrodome. I have also been to a handful of college, spring training, and minor league parks, but nothing big.

PhilaPhanDave

02-28-2008, 12:34 PM

Veterans Stadium
Citizens Bank Park
Memorial Stadium (Baltimore)
Oriole Park at Camden Yards
RFK Stadium
Yankee Stadium (1998)
Wrigley Field
US Cellular Field
Milwaukee County Stadium
San Diego Jack Murphy Stadium (now Qualcomm)
SBC Park (San Francisco)

Also:
LA Coliseum (concert, not baseball or football)
Anaheim Stadium (Rams games, 1986 & 1987, pre-renovation)
Lambeau Field (Packers game; not baseball, but hey, it's the "frozen tundra")

bigworm_122

02-28-2008, 01:18 PM

Yankee Stadium
Shea Stadium
Skydome
PNC Park
Citizens Bank
Jacob's Field
Comerica Park
Turner Field
Angel Stadium of Anaheim
Oriole Park
Fenway Park
McAfee Colesium
AT&T Park
Petco Park
Dodger Stadium
Coors Field
Wrigley Field
Miller Park
U.S. Cellular Field

J.R.

02-29-2008, 07:48 PM

Riverfront Stadium
Wrigley Field
Fulton County Stadium
Camden Yards
Fenway Park
Turner Field
Great American Ballpark
Dolphins Stadium

MiLB
Jackie Robinson Ballpark (Daytona Beach)
Cardinal Stadium (Louisville)
Applebee's Park (Lexington, Ky.)

Manhattan

03-01-2008, 11:43 PM

I have been at over 40 Dodgers games at Dodger Stadium from 1975 through 2007. I was at a San Diego Padres/Seattle Mariners baseball game at Safeco Field during June 2000 the San Diego Padres beat the Seattle Mariners 7 to 4 in Seattle for my 1 stime at Safeco Field. I was outside of Yankee Stadium on Wednesday,October 10th,2007 after the Cleveland Indians knocked out the New York Yankees 3 games to 1 game. I bought 1 2008 American League/National League All-star game Blue T-shirt at the Yankee Team store since the players cleaning out thier lockers. Next time I will be inside of Yankee Stadium for 1 or 2 New York Yankees baseball game. My favorite National League team are the Los Angeles Dodgers. And my favorite American League team are the New York Yankees.I am 41. I was born in Los Angeles,CA. on Tuesday,January 10th,1967 9:34 A.M. which says on my birth certificate. I hope I will see the Los Angeles Dodgers to beat the Boston Red Sox on Saturday,March 29th,2008 at the Los Angeles Memorial Colisuem. .:):):):):)

Rob You

03-03-2008, 11:29 AM

Let's see...I've been to:

Cleveland Municipal Stadium
Jacobs Field
Three Rivers
Riverfront Stadium
Fenway Park
Camden Yards
Wrigley Field

duckydps

03-03-2008, 11:34 AM

Yankee Stadium
Shea Stadium
Coors Field
Turner Field

Minors:
Capital City Stadium (former home of the Greenville Drive, then known as the Capital City Bombers)
West End Field (G'Ville Drive)
Riley Park (Charleston RiverDogs)
Disney Wide World of Sports Complex (Sping Home of the Braves, former home of the Orlando Rays)

Bernard Shakey

03-03-2008, 05:41 PM

Fun thread. I have seen games at:

Major League Baseball:
Cleveland Stadium
Jacobs Field
Houston Astrodome
Enron Field
Jack Murphy Stadium
Tiger Stadium
Wrigley Field
The real Commiskey Park
Fenway Park
Yankee Stadium
Baltimore Memorial Stadium
Fulton County Stadium

Minor League Baseball
Thurman Munson Stadium
Canal Park

Baseball (other)
Doubleday Field, Cooperstown, NY

NFL:
Cleveland Stadium
Cleveland Browns Stadium
Houston Astrodome

College Football
Ohio Stadium
LA Coliseum
Mount Union Stadium
Finnie Stadium
Salem Stadium
Akron Rubber Bowl

schnu

03-04-2008, 07:03 AM

MLB
Shea Stadium
Yankee Stadium
Veterans Stadium
Olympic Stadium
SkyDome
Fenway Park
Memorial Stadium
Oriole Park at Camden Yards
Wrigley Field
"New" Comiskey Park
Oakland Coliseum (in 1989 in the bleachers before the creation of Mount Davis)
Candlestick Park
Dodger Stadium
Anaheim Stadium (in both the enclosed setup in 1985 and during the renovation period in 1999)

NFL
Giants Stadium
Solider Field (pre-renovation)
Qualcomm Stadium

NBA
Brendan Byrne Arena/Continental Airlines Arena/Izod Center
Madison Square Garden
American Airlines Arena
Target Center
Charlotte Coliseum
The Palace at Auburn Hills
Nassau Coliseum

NHL
Madison Square Garden
Nassau Coliseum
Brendan Byrne Arena/Continental Airlines Arena/Izod Center
United Center
Hartford Civic Center

CFB
Orange Bowl
Superdome
Michie Stadium (West Point)
University Field, University at Albany (my alma mater)
Hofstra Stadium
Wien Stadium (Columbia)
Butterfield Stadium (Ithaca) - actually a very beautiful place to see a D-III game.

Manhattan

03-06-2008, 03:50 PM

NBA
The Great Western Forum
Staples Center
The Kingdome
NHL
The Forum
Staples Center
NFL
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
College Football
The Rose Bowl
MLB '08
Dodger Stadium
Yankee Stadium
Angel Stadium
MLB '09
New Yankee Stadium

Kentucky Bomber

03-06-2008, 07:06 PM

Defunct:

Polo Grounds
Memorial Stadium (Balt)
Tiger Stadium
Cleveland Municipal
Arlington Stadium
Kingdome
Jack Murphy Stadium
Candlestick Park
Fulton County Stadium
Busch Stadium II
Milwaukee County Stadiium
Original Comiskey Park
Three Rivers Stadium
Veterans Stadium
Yankee Stadium Pre-1973 renovation
RFK

Current:

Fenway
Yankee Stadium
Camden Yards
Skydome
Progressive (Jacobs)
US Cellular
Kaufman
Metrodome
Comerica
Anaheim
Safeco
Oakland Coliseum
Shea
Marlins Park (whatever it is now)
Wrigley
PNC
GABP
Miller Park
Busch III
Dodger
ATT
Coors
Chase Field

Have tickets for Arlington and Minute Maid for this summer

Minor Leagues:

Lots including Louisville (2 parks), Indianapolis (2 parks), Columbus, Memphis, San Jose, Syracuse, Rochester, Knoxville, Greensboro, Danville, Trenton, Norwich, Portland (Maine), Utica, Oneonta, San Bernadino, Omaha, Beloit, Rockford, Dayton, Lexington

Saw a ST game in Palm Springs

Manhattan

03-06-2008, 11:40 PM

[QUOTE=Manhattan;1130311]NBA
The Great Western Forum
Staples Center
The Kingdome
NHL
The Forum
Staples Center
NFL
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
College Football
The Rose Bowl
MLB '08
Dodger Stadium
Yankee Stadium
Angel Stadium
MLB '09
New Yankee Stadium
College Basketball
Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
Pauley Pavalion
World Wrestling Entertainment
Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena- Wrestlemania VII

BradC34

03-07-2008, 01:53 AM

Ballpark in Arlington (2)
Minute Maid Park (2)
Coors Field
Mile High Stadium

catcher24

03-07-2008, 05:03 AM

VERY impressive list, Kentucky Bomber! :bowdown:I've got a couple you haven't (Forbes and Exhibition Stadium), but you have MANY that I don't and of course never will!

Kentucky Bomber

03-07-2008, 06:58 AM

VERY impressive list, Kentucky Bomber! :bowdown:I've got a couple you haven't (Forbes and Exhibition Stadium), but you have MANY that I don't and of course never will!

Well, that's the advantage of being relatively old, I guess. :)

I was in Toronto and was supposed to go to Exhibition Stadium, but it was 1981, and they were on strike. And my biggest miss was Ebbetts Field. My sister got to go, but I was still a pre-schooler. That one hurts. :(

I've been in the LA Coliseum, but long after the Dodgers stopped using it, and I was in Houston while the Astros were still in the Astrodome, but not baseball season.

I am in admiration of those guys who have seen 'em all, and they're out there. It's getting to the ones that are remote from you that are tough. I would have to make a real effort to see Tropicana, for instance.

bnbusser

03-07-2008, 12:17 PM

Do other venues count? I listed my ballparks (major league) and the list is at 44 and counting. For other major sports it tops out at 106.
Boston garden, Fleet center, montreal forum, maple leaf gardens, the aud, spectrum, madison square garden, Hartford civic center, US air arena, Omni, alexander coliseum (hawks played there), Orlando arena, miami arena, superdome, joe louis arena, palladium in Ottawa, Chicago stadium, united center, Mecca, bradley center, met center bloomington, lambeau field, soldier field, market square arena, arrowhead stadium, texas stadium, reunion arena, the summit, mile high stadium, pepsi center, mcnichols arena, delta center, the OLD seattle coliseum, rose garden, memorial coliseum portland, pacific coliseum, oakland oracle arena, san jose arena, the forum, la coliseum, honda center, sports arena LA, sports arena san diego, staples center, america west arena, the coliseum in phoenix, savis center st louis, arco arena I, and arco arena II in sacramento, old tampa stadium, and the skydome for basketball... minor leagues and spring training and college arent on here... but they number around 30 more....

Great One

03-07-2008, 12:28 PM

I say we just keep it to baseball only. Although it is really fun and interesting to see who went where and as to how many parks/arenas one has attended.

Looking forward to adding Nationals Park in April and Safeco Field in August. Hopefully I can finally get up to Boston for a game either in June or July.

catcher24

03-07-2008, 04:53 PM

I am in admiration of those guys who have seen 'em all, and they're out there. It's getting to the ones that are remote from you that are tough. I would have to make a real effort to see Tropicana, for instance.

I plan on making it to all of the active ones when my wife retires in a couple of years. The tough ones for me, being in western New York, will be the west coast, Arizona and Colorado - but hey, what better reason to go to those places!

We must be about the same age. I'll be 57 this May. Did I see Cleveland Municipal on your list? That's where I saw my first major league game. Then dad took us to one each summer, either Cleveland or Pittsburgh (hence, Forbes Field).

Kentucky Bomber

03-07-2008, 06:02 PM

We must be about the same age. I'll be 57 this May. Did I see Cleveland Municipal on your list? That's where I saw my first major league game. Then dad took us to one each summer, either Cleveland or Pittsburgh (hence, Forbes Field).

I've got about 6 months on you.

I got to Cleveland about 1990 or 91. Saw the Yankees paly the Tribe in a double header (remember those?). Everything you need to know: Deion Sanders hit a homer for the Yankees. Didn't do a lot of traveling until the '80's so I didn't see Forbes or Connie Mack, etc. But I married a woman whose idea of a good time includes travelling to a ballgame, so most of those ballparks I've listed have been with her and my kid.

catcher24

03-07-2008, 06:54 PM

But I married a woman whose idea of a good time includes travelling to a ballgame, so most of those ballparks I've listed have been with her and my kid.

Amazing! How do you get a woman like that? My wife goes to the games, but she really doesn't understand the game, and she sure hasn't ever been the one to suggest going to a ballgame!

ALL my games were Cleveland or Pittsburgh until the late 70s, when I got up to Toronto (Exhibition). So far, those are my only three cities. Surprisingly, although only three cities, it totals seven ballparks! I also drove past Crosley on my trips home from Fort Knox, but never had time to stop and catch a game, so I don't count it. Same thing for New York - was there on a trip as a kid (after going to the Hall of Fame in Cooperstown for the first time:dance) and saw both Yankee Stadium and the Polo Grounds on the way in.

Manhattan

03-07-2008, 10:33 PM

Pepperdine University's basketball arena in Malibu,CA. and California State University Northridge's basketball arena.

Kentucky Bomber

03-08-2008, 01:13 PM

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Amazing! How do you get a woman like that? My wife goes to the games, but she really doesn't understand the game, and she sure hasn't ever been the one to suggest going to a ballgame!

Dumb luck, my friend, dumb luck. True story...in the 1996 World Series I watch Kenny Rogers stake the Braves to a 6-0 lead and figure that's all she wrote, so I go into the bedroom and close the door. A half hour later, my wife, who didn't give up, drags me into the living room in time to see Leyritz hit the tying homer. I got much better than I ever deserved.

catcher24

03-08-2008, 05:54 PM

Well, Bomber, the best to both of you :waving(even if you are a Yankee fan!:o).

Milwaukee T

03-11-2008, 07:59 PM

Wrigley Field - Nothing beats a game there in the sun...other than one under the stars

Fenway - Just like stepping back in time.

Memorial Stadium - The Royals have some of the best seats and nicest fans

RFK - felt like watching a game played on the streets between the brick houses of th neighborhood

Shea - You know you have are there once you hear your first jet and see that blue train supports in the parking lot

County Stadium - If you approached from the wrong direction it did seem like you were walking up to a very tall sheet metal house just south of the border.

Olympique Stadium - The sound was great, access was easy, and seats were great. That was a bad wrap on that grand place.

Busch III - I just wasn't impressed. I t was neat to climb to the top though and see the Arch.

HHH - It's not a bad place. Just amazingly loud. It was an odd sensation created by that roof design though.

Miller Park - A very nice place, but it always feels like you are inside. And that roof creates a bizzare green tint to everything in the place.

PNC - Really, a generic stadium.

Yankee Stadium - A great place if you like to smell urine, chase rats, and hear some of the most oddly pronouce profanities. All that and you never even have to leave the bleachers.

I've also been to over forty minor league parks.

The must sees are:
Bridgeport, CT
Pawtucket, RI
Appleton, WI
Burlington, VT
and the old Field in Chattanooga, TN

If you like historic fields check out the Yale's in West Haven, CT. Once you sit down though it is nothing much as the history is all behind you assuming you can see it through the never ending repairs to a rotting roof.

catcher24

03-12-2008, 06:02 PM

PNC - Really, a generic stadium.

I would have to vehemently disagree with you here. This ballpark incorporates the history of the city and the team into the park better than any I've ever been to. The city skyline hanging over right field and the Clemente Bridge in center make this far from generic. Toss in the blue steel girders that reflect the city's steel history and this park is great.

You are certainly entitled to your opinion. I just believe it is wrong.

Milwaukee T

03-13-2008, 08:06 PM

Let me say that I love Pittsburgh and the people there. I have had no better meals than in some of the family places on the south side. Sitting down either of the lines in the park and looking at the game doesn't really give youmuch of sense of the city. Looking out towrds the river has some great views. Just looking at home plate though; not much there to say wow.

catcher24

03-14-2008, 05:57 PM

DMR67442

03-16-2008, 08:03 PM

Fenway Park At Least 100 Times(none Better)

Yankee Stadium Once ,twice If The Tickets Come Through For The April Red Sox Game ( Even As A Sox Fan I Respect The Tradition) I Would Have Loved To Been Able To See A Game Before 1973

Montreal Once, Indoor Game Was Differnt 5,000 People In Stadium That Holds 50,000

Camden Yards 6 Times , All Red Sox Games ,beautiful Park

Coors Field Once (sf Giants 2001)

Safeco Field 2005 Saw Palmerio Get #2999

Ballpark @arlington 2006 Interleague Game Against Houston:

catcher24

03-17-2008, 04:44 AM

I Would Have Loved To Been Able To See A Game Before 1973

Agreed. I've never been to the Stadium, but I'm sure it's not the same. Hope to get there this year before it's gone, but I'm not really counting on it.

Milwaukee T

03-17-2008, 06:17 PM

Each person has a favorite, but I would suggest that Yankee Stadium as it is is not worth the effort. I have lived in the Midwest and grew up a huge baseball fan. I have had a list of must sees since I was little. Fenway, Wrigley, Tiger, Yankee, and Memorial in Baltimore. I moved to New England for a few years and checked Boston and New York off the list and was able to do so a couple of times. Yankee Stadium did nothing for me.

I wanted to see and feel the history and traditon. I love New York City and though Shea was a nice place. I was thinking YS was going to be a lot like Fenway and Wrigley. I was SO wrong. Thos two just ooze tradition from the moment you walk in. YS felt like you were walking into a 1978 NYC buisness. It just didn't feel like there was a past nor that much of a sporting venue.

Then there is the neighborhood that wasn't great, the smells that almost take your breath away on a hot summer night, and the other fans that are either obnoxious due to thier wealth or obnoxious due to excessive drinking.

I realize that it is going away, but if you aren't a nut about wanting to get to every stadium whie they are there; I would say make the trip to Fenway or Wrigley, head to Kansas City or Baltimore.

With all that said: I did make the treck to Montreal just to say that I did and I would be one of those people wishing that I had been to YS just as I still feel about missing out on Tiger Stadium.

If you are going to go with loved ones; Shea is a much better crowd for that setting. A bunch of guys looking for an outing: YS is the place to go.

hofflalu

03-17-2008, 06:59 PM

Metrodome (at least 12 times for MLB games from 1988-2005; plus other visits for football, basketball, college baseball & other)
Milwaukee County Stadium (6 times from 1984-2000)
Miller Park (3 times from 2001-2007)
Wrigley Field (once in 1999)
Busch Stadium (once in 2005)
Midway Stadium (St. Paul Saints) (once in 2000)

Nutriaitch

03-17-2008, 07:50 PM

Saw the Rangers and Reds at Arlington a fews years ago.
If things go right, I'll take the trip to Minute Maid to see the Sox/Astros at the end of June.

NickHanson

03-17-2008, 08:05 PM

City of Palms Park (Fort Myers, FL- Boston Red Sox) 2x, Rays 2008 Marlins 2007
Ed Smith Stadium (Sarasota, FL- Cincinnati Reds) Braves 2008
Charlotte County Sports Park (Port Charlotte, FL- Future spring home of the Rays, former home of the Rangers)

Milwaukee T

04-08-2008, 06:44 PM

You were just in the wrong location. I was in the upper deck, behind home plate, and the view alone was worth the price of admission. But regardless, I still like the interior of the park as well. We'll just agree to disagree.

I wanted to take a moment and amend a statement that I had made in the past and to conceed it to you. In the past; we were only able to see games in Pittsburgh from the outfield seats and it really wasn't much of anything. Opening Day I was to see the game the third base side. That place rocks! The view was amazing. I have been to nummerous parks and sat in multiple places at most of them, but I have never seen such a dramatic differance simply based upon the seat.

Please go to Pittsburgh and see this gem.

dbacksfan95

04-08-2008, 06:46 PM

Citizens Bank Park
Camden Yards
Alttona Curve
Commerce Bank Park

catcher24

04-09-2008, 04:51 AM

I wanted to take a moment and amend a statement that I had made in the past and to conceed it to you. In the past; we were only able to see games in Pittsburgh from the outfield seats and it really wasn't much of anything. Opening Day I was to see the game the third base side. That place rocks! The view was amazing. I have been to nummerous parks and sat in multiple places at most of them, but I have never seen such a dramatic differance simply based upon the seat.

Please go to Pittsburgh and see this gem.

Thanks for posting that. I agree about the difference in location making a huge difference in the viewing experience at Pittsburgh. If you go there, try to get a seat anywhere from behind home plate down third base side to left field, if you want to appreciate the entire experience. Did you happen to visit the store in the stadium - seems like it was near the gate coming in off the Clemente Bridge - that sells the autographed sports photos/art? It's worth a visit.

For me, part of the PNC experience is approaching the park from across the Clemente Bridge. On game days, they close it and it's a party atmosphere - vendors,musicians. You can look directly in from center field crossing the bridge. You can walk along the river if you want before or after games. And watching the riverboats go up and down the river during games can't be matched at any other park, I don't believe. I simply enjoy the entire experience at PNC.

ZeoBandit

04-09-2008, 11:56 AM

I have been to:

Wrigley Field
Old Comiskey Park
US Cellular Field
Yankee Stadium
Shea Stadium
Camden Yards
Fenway Park
Turner Field
New Busch Stadium (First night game)
Miller Park

btown12

04-09-2008, 12:58 PM

Not as impressive of a list as some here, but I was surprised I had been to as many as I have once I wrote the list.

Citizens Bank Park
Veterans Stadium
PNC Park
Three Rivers Stadium
RFK Stadium
Camden Yards
Fenway Park
Chase Field
AT&T Park
West Palm Beach Municipal Stadium (Expos/Braves ST)
Waterfront Park (Trenton Thunder)
Campbell's Field (Camden RiverSharks)
PNC Field (SWB Red Barons)

Will also be going to Yankee Stadium and Nationals Park this year.

No Pink Tea

04-09-2008, 01:18 PM

In order I think:
Kingdome
Safeco Field
Cheney Stadium (Tacoma Rainiers)
Chase Field (or BOB)
Angel Stadium
Dodger Stadium
Wrigley Field
New Comiskey (US blah blah)
AT&T Park
Comerica Park
Rosenblatt Field (Omaha Royals)
Metrodome
New Busch Stadium
Miller Park
Coors Field
Petco Park
Lindquist Field (Ogden Raptors)

I've seen a few more minor league parks but they were tours.

Bravesfan1984

06-16-2008, 10:17 PM

Atlanta-Fulton County - Atlanta Braves

Pro PLayer Stadium Florida Marlins

DiggerODell

06-16-2008, 10:35 PM

In chronological order: Names of ballparks provided as they were refered to then.

Candlestick Park, San Francisco Giants; 1963-1981, 1999
Oakland-Alameda Coliseum, Oakland A's; 1970-1981
Arlington Stadium, Texas Rangers; 1982
Mile High Stadium, Colorado Rockies; 1993-1994
Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium, Atlanta Braves; 1993
Coors Field, Colorado Rockies; 1995-2008
Bank One Ballpark, Arizona Diamondbacks; 1998
PacBell Park, San Francisco Giants; 2000
Turner Field, Atlanta Braves; 2001
Camden Yards, Baltimore Orioles, 2005
Shea Stadium, New York Mets; 2008
Yankee Stadium, New York Yankees; 2008

OBomb

06-17-2008, 12:12 AM

Here's my list, two I've seen both baseball and football games in.

Shea Stadium
Yankee Stadium
Safeco Field
Kingdome (baseball and football, miserable for both)
Anaheim/Edison/Angel Stadium (pre and post renovation)
Jack Murphy/Qualcomm Stadium (pre and post expansion)
Petco Park (my true home park)

The list isn't that great, especially considering what's been posted, but I at least feel fortunate to have seen baseball on both coasts and, in particular, to have seen two games at Yankee Stadium. My immediate to do list includes Dodger Stadium, Chase Field, and, especially, AT&T Park. When I finally hit up AT&T Park, I'd like to head to the East Bay and see a game at McAfee Coliseum or wherever the A's are playing at the time.

TnNYYfan

06-17-2008, 07:32 AM

The Vet
Atlanta Fulton County
Riverfront Stadium
U.S. Cellular
Yankee Stadium
Turner Field
Great American BP
Several minor league parks too.

AMDG

06-17-2008, 11:14 AM

In order of 1st Attendence

1. Fenway Park:
Highlight - making Reggie Jackson laugh when I heckled him from the RF Grandstand.
Lowlight - Game 7, 75 World Series.
Comment - It is amazing that as a kid I could go to almost any game I wanted to and buy a ticket. the concourse smells like stale beer. Waliing through the portal from the dank concourse to the sea of green is unforgetable.

2. Shea Stadium
Highlight - saw Willie Mays hit a homer
Comment- I was amazed by the size (Fenway being my only point of comparison at the time).

3. Oakland-Alameda Coliseum (Pre Mount Davis)
Comment - Lots of foul territory making the seats (upper deck 1st base side) too distant.

4. Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
Highlight - Game 7, 1992 NLCS. I remember screaming at people who left early.
Lowlight - Jim Leyritz, 1996 WS.
Comment - Although it looked like a cookie cutter it was most closely related to Oakland in terms of foul territory (Football field went foul to foul pole).

5. Anaheim Stadium (Enclosed version)
Comment - Sat along the RF foul line. Sight lines were great - limited foul territory.It was wierd having a big scoreboard mounted above home plate.

6. Dodger Stadium
Comment - Great layout, although there was more foul territory than I expected. No out of town scoreboard. Laid back crowd.

7. Turner Field
Highlight - Daughter's first game. Braves beat the Red Sox in extra innings on the 4th of July.
Lowlight - Saw the Braves lose two playoff series.
Comment - It's a big park (50,000 seats). I like that it is not gimmicky (Minute Maid Park) and it is fair to both pitchers and hitters. Designers did a great job considering it was once the Olympic Stadium.

8. Wrigley Field
Comment - Much better than Fenway. It might be considered an apostacy but my only complaint is with the scoreboard. It does not tell you how many errors there are nor is there any line-up listing. Go to a day game (which I did) and 80% of the board is for out-of-town games that all start at night. Fenway does a great job providing info to the fans - Wrigley should to.

Minor League Parks
1. Durham Athletic Park (old)

Gooseamania

06-17-2008, 11:26 AM

Fenway Park, Boston MA
Yankee Stadium, Bronx NY
Safeco Field, Seattle WA

and multiple minor league stadiums

yankies4life

06-17-2008, 11:51 AM

Current Yankee stadium
Shea Stadium
Citizens Bank Park
Nationals Park
Turner Field

jC...

06-17-2008, 12:37 PM

Mount Faye Fish and Game Club
SkyDome
Olympic Stadium
Yankee Stadium

flasah

06-19-2008, 08:23 AM

Astrodome - 1981 vs. Dodgers - Jose Cruz Homer
Busch Stadium - 1986 vs. Braves - Dale Murphy homer
Arlington Stadium - 1989 - Nolan Ryan pitched
New Comiskey - 1990
Wrigley Field - 1990 & 1992 vs. Pirates & Expos
Ballpark at Arlington - 1995

AAA Principal Park in Des Moines in 1990s
AA Wolff Municipal in San Antonio in 2000s

JasonNewEra

06-19-2008, 09:14 AM

Joker Marchant Stadium
Tiger Stadium
Comerica Park
Yankee Stadium
Minute Maid Park
Tropicana Field

Philtration

06-19-2008, 09:18 AM

Major leagues
Wrigley Field - Cramped and old but looking out at the field from your seat is about as good as it gets. Really close to the field. Lots of places to go to before and after the game

Comiskey Park - Also old but bigger than Wrigley. Great site lines and you were right on top of the field for a big park. Kind of like Tiger Stadium in many ways.

U.S.Cellular Field - Much better after renovations. Nice wide concourses and real restrooms compared to the old parks here. Should have had the outfield facing downtown for a better view. Mores bars and food in the area would be nice. Under rated.

County Stadium - Old but a nice park. Still reminds me of Wrigley in a way due to the upper deck where I sat twice.

Miller Park- Nice and clean but feels a little dark to me. Don't like the glass in the outfield too much.

Bush Stadium - Okay for a cookie cutter but very different than what I was used to in Chicago.

Minor Leagues
Harbor Park (Norfolk Tides Class AAA) Norfolk Va. - Nice park with a cool upper deck down the lines.

Slugger Field (Louisville Bats Class AAA) Louisville KY. - Really liked this place. Almost major league feel and a great view of the Louisville skyline.

Elfstrom Stadium (Kane County Cougers Class A) Geneva Il. - Very good for A ball and a great time for the money. Baseball at its purest.

Paul W

07-03-2008, 12:50 PM

parks for majors games...
shea, yankee (original/'76+), olympic, fenway, skydome,
memorial/oriole pk., vet/citizens park, fulton county/turner, joe robbie,
astrodome, wrigley, sox park, tiger, s.f. telephone pk., 3 rivers, oak. mausoleum, arlington, rfk

visited...
dodger, big "a", jarry, tropicana, exhibiton

parks for minors games...
brooklyn (keyspan), staten island (rcb), newark (riverfront), somerset (commerce), montclair st. (yogi), augusta n.j. (skylands), new britain (beehive, n.b. stad.), norwich (dodd), new haven (yale), pittsfield (wahconah), long island (citibank), bridgeport (harbor), burlington vt. (centennial), hudson valley (dutchess), buffalo (pilot), niagara falls (sal maglie), wilmington del. (frawley), scranton (Lackawanna), lakewood (1st energy), trenton (waterfront), tidewater (turnpike), hagerstown (muni),
burlington n.c. (ath. field), jacksonville (wolfson), port st. lucie (t.j.white),
jupiter (dean), w. palm bch. (muni), ft. lauderdale (ft. laud.), vero beach (holman), clearwater (bright house), montgomery al. (riverwalk),
san jose (muni), stockton (banner isl.), modesto (thurman), fresno (chukchansi), sacramento (raley), tacoma (cheney), vancouver (bailey)

visited...
birmingham al. (rickwood), orlando (tinker), camden (campbell's), binghamton n.y. (muni), syracuse (macarthur), durham (ath. pk),
harrisburg (riverside), reading (muni.), salt lake city (buzz), richmond va. (diamond), oneonta n.y.(Damaschke), asheville n.c. (mccormick)

more to come...

mybaseballcardspace

07-03-2008, 02:45 PM

I have only been to the Skydome in Toronto quite some time ago and the ballpark was incredible. The seats we had were in the upper deck so the view was not so great. Juan Guzman was pitching and he was their dominant pitcher back then.

mybaseballcardspace

07-03-2008, 03:06 PM

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Danielh41

07-08-2008, 11:51 AM

I've added a couple of minor league parks since I last posted in this thread, so I'll list out mine again in chronological order with my own ratings ( and with minor league parks in italics)...

Municipal Stadium (Kansas City Royals) - ca. 1970. I have no memory of this at all since I was only three years old, but I thought I'd list it anyway since I did go to a game there. But I'm not counting it though...

1. Arlington Stadium (Texas Rangers) 1978-1993 **
2. Candlestick Park (San Franscisco Giants) one game in 1992 ***
3. Shea Stadium (New York Mets) five games from 1992-1993 **
4. Yankee Stadium (New York Yankees) four games from 1992-1993 ****
5. Mile High Stadium (Colorado Rockies) several games 1993-1994 *
6. The Ballpark in Arlington (Texas Rangers) first game ever played and many more thereafter 1994-2008 ***
7. Astrodome (Houston Astros) one game in 1994 **
8. Sky Sox Stadium (AAA - Colorado Springs Sky Sox) two games 1994-1995 ***
9. Coors Field (Colorado Rockies) first game ever played and several more thereafter 1995-2007 ****
10. Bankone Ballpark (now Chase Field) (Arizona Diamondbacks) first game ever played, 1998 ***
11. LaGrave Field (Independent League Fort Worth Cats) 2002-2008 ***
12. Minute Maid Park (Houston Astros) a few games 2004-2008 ***
13. Kauffman Stadium (Kansas City Royals) one game in 2006 ****
14. Quicktrip Park (Independent League Grand Prairie Airhogs) first game ever played, 2008 ***
15. Dr. Pepper Ballpark (AA - Frisco Roughriders) 2008 *****

I made my first trip to Frisco's Dr. Pepper Ballpark this past weekend, and I loved that park. It's too bad that it's so difficult to get out to Frisco from where I live...

NYFan1stYankFan2nd

07-08-2008, 02:36 PM

Embarassing, but here are my three. At least I've been to both MLBs:

1. May 2005 - ?(poor memory) @ Bridgeport Bluefish.
2. July, 2006 - TB Devil Rays @ YS.
3. May, 2008 - LA Dodgers @ Shea.

Thanks for the memories...:baseball:

giantsrule

07-08-2008, 02:41 PM

the stick and AT&T...

DiggerODell

07-08-2008, 10:15 PM

the stick and AT&T...

You need to get out . . . more . . .smile. But I do love the way you referred to the "stick". I grew up there.

giantsrule

07-08-2008, 11:55 PM

yeah i grew up in daly city, im livin in sac now and dont have a car anymore so i could only make it out to like one or two games a year...

i do want to go to a whole bunch of different parks tho'...

Coach Bombay

07-09-2008, 12:00 AM

Metrodome
Wrigley Field
Comiskey Park
U.S Cellular
Miller Park
Roger Centre
Olympic Stadium
Yankee Stadium
Fenway Park
Shea Stadium

JeepingBaseball

07-09-2008, 12:12 AM

In no particular order:

In the Majors:

Shea Stadium
Yankee Stadium
Fenway
Jacobs Field
Comisky Park
The Cell
Wrigley Field
Camden Park
The Vet
Citizens Bank
The Ballpark in Arlington
Bank One Ballpark - Chase

Other parks - team, location or park name (names keep changing, i cant keep up):

Long Island Ducks - Central Islip, NY
Brooklyn Cyclones - Keyspan Park
Rome Braves in Rome, Georgia
Electric Park - Tucson, AZ
Scottsdale Stadium, Scottsdale, AZ
Dialbo Stadium, Tempe, AZ
Lee County Stadium - Ft Myers, FL
Boston Red Soxs ST stadium - Ft Myers, FL
Quicktrip Park - Grand Prairie, TX
LaGraves Field - Ft. Worth, TX

I think that's it. Might have forgotten a few smaller parks.