Minor League Stadiums

[cubsfan1073]

hey what are some of your favorite and least favorite [I]minor league[I] parks
we always hear bout the bigs but the minors have some good (and bad) ones

[cubsfan1073]

i will start us off
dayton dragons stadium is fantastic
the savannah sandknats stadium is old and looks like it could fall and die any second

[PJ-34]

Well Since I am a Skychiefs fan I have to say I love Alliance Bank Stadium, good atmosphere, quite big for a minor league stadium, and I love the Artifitial turf. My least favorite would have to be Hooker field(ya thats what its called) It was the worst stadium in its time in the Apalachin league.

[milladrive]

I've been to Keyspan Park in Coney Island (Mets single-A Brooklyn Cyclones). It's relatively new, so I'm imagining it's comparably enjoyable. It's the only minor league stadium I've been to, though, so I can't be sure. heh.

[DevilRays1969]

Tough question considering I live in Tampa and have at least a dozen spring training/single A parks within a couple hours' drive but I'll take a shot anyway:

Favorite: Joker Marchant Stadium (Tigers spring training/Lakeland Tigers single A) or Tradition Field (Mets spring training/St. Lucie Mets single A).

Least favorite: Legends Field (Yankees spring training/ Tampa Yankees single A). Nothing wrong with the place but with 10,000 seats it's more suitable for AAA than single A.

[cubsfan1073]

another good one is louisville bats
they have a real nice stadium

[PJ-34]

Mhmm darn tooten about that, I've been there, its reaaaaally nice.

[bluezebra]

There are two ridiculous ballparks that I have seen in the California League.

Bakersfield..Sam Lynn Ballpark. No roof, and the dimensions are 328 down the foul lines, and a "distant" 354 in center. I've seen high school fields with longer centerfields. It opened in 1941, and looks it. But the most endearing quality is that the fools who designed and built this place, laid it out BACKWARDS. The batter faces west, and there are no designated starting times, other than sundown. The locals want a new park built, but the city and Kern County are at odds where to build it.

Visalia..Recreation Park. That's just what it looks like, a local park where recreation leagues play. It was built in 1946, and looks older. There is no roof, and has a seating capacity of 1,612, with most attendance figures in triple digits.

Bob

[Elvis]

http://baseball-fever.com/showthread.php?t=51727

[driver62]

i will start us off
dayton dragons stadium is fantastic
the savannah sandknats stadium is old and looks like it could fall and die any second

I agree about the Dayton Dragons stadium. The team is a low Class A affiliate of the Reds and seats around 8000. They have sold out every game since the stadium opened in 2000.
It is one of the few lower minor stadiums that have an upper deck and also has luxury boxes.
Other than the boxes, the most costly ticket is $12.
You can't beat it.

[Rockhound]

Well I've only been to one Minor League stadium and that's the one here in Albuquerque.....Isotopes Park. It was built in 2003 for the new Albuquerque Isotopes and it's beautiful. The previous minor league team were the Albuquerque Dukes who moved to Portland. The old Dukes stadium was ALL seats!!! The consessions were behind the stadium which made room from a lot more attendence. The new Isotopes park still holds a lot of people but it now has private suites, a picnic pavilion, and grass lawn for spectators. I'd like to do more traveling to see the different stadiums, but I don't travel much.

www.albuquerquebaseball.com

[callingit]

Waterfront Park in Trenton, NJ is the home of the Trenton Thunder, the Yankees AA affiliate. it is a beautiful place to see a game, on the banks of the Delaware River and a very fan-friendly ballpark. The Thunder were voted Minor League Franchise of the Year (2005). It's a single-level concourse with full-service concession stands along the back wall and single-cart specialty vendors lining the concourse just above the stands as well as hawkers roaming the seats throughout. The ballpark is intimate, seats about 7500 and every seat provides a pretty good view of the field. My kids were able to see a lot more of the game action at Waterfront and get a good look at the players, as opposed to our upper deck experiences at Yankee Stadium.

There is a contest or event of some sort every half inning, they make a great effort to keep the kids involved and have a 'run the bases' feature (for the kids only!) at the conclusion of every home game. The place is a media circus whenever a big-name Yankee comes by for a rehab assignment, but going to a game a Waterfront is as enjoyable as playing the game itself.

[Yankeebiscuitfan]

There is a thread like this in the Minor League section already. Maybe we can merge these two.

What is your favorite minor stadium (http://www.baseball-fever.com/showthread.php?t=30087).

Even though I have never been to any Minor League Stadium, I have seen a lot of pictures. Especially these two sites have some good ones:

digitalballparks (http://www.digitalballparks.com/)

Unclebobsballparks (http://http://community-2.webtv.net/UNCLEBOBSBALLPARKS/UNCLEBOBSBALLPARKS/)

I like Riverwalk Stadium in Montgomery AL the best.

The worst stadium in my opinion is Recreation Park in Visalia CA.

Isn't Riverwalk a beauty?

[cubsfan1073]

There is a thread like this in the Minor League section already. Maybe we can merge these two.

What is your favorite minor stadium (http://www.baseball-fever.com/showthread.php?t=30087).
how can i merge 2 threads

[Williamsburg2599]

how can i merge 2 threads
Send a Private Message to a mod asking them to.

[catcher24]

A couple of favorites:

Dunn Tire Park, Buffalo, NY, home of the Buffalo Bisons, Cleveland's AAA affiliate. A beautiful park, with all the amenities since it was originally constructed with the hope of bringing major league baseball to Buffalo. Some photos HERE (http://www.ballparkreviews.com/buffalo/buffalo.htm)



Jerry Uht Park, Erie, PA, home of the Erie Seawolves, AA affiliate of the Detroit Tigers. A marvelous ballpark built to fit into a city block, ala many of the oldtime ballparks. Some photos HERE (http://www.small-parks.com/Uht.htm)

And I'm pretty partial to Russell Diethrick Stadium, formerly College Stadium, in Jamestown, NY,home of the Jamestown Jammers, short season A league affiliate of the Florida Marlins. I've played there and attended many games there. An older park for sure, extensively refurbished in the late 1990's, and what a ballpark ought to be. For $2, you can get a bleacher seat which is directly behind the firstbase or thirdbase dugouts, and your kids (or you) can walk down and chat with the players in the bullpens. Probably give you a baseball, too.

[cutchemist42]

http://www.ballparkwatch.com/visits/winnipeg.htm

CanWest Global Park in Winnipeg is a beautiful facility. If only you guys could see the beautiful site the park was built on. It's right by one the more culturally diverse areas of Winnipeg for shopping and congregating.

Always a sellout, just amazing for minor league.