Which Ballparks Have You Visited?
Tue, Jan 24, 2006
by Geoff Young
So, I finally made it out to Pt. Loma’s Carroll B. Land Stadium, and it lived up to its name of “America’s Most Scenic Ballpark.” The games that day weren’t real competitive so I took the time to draw up a list of ballparks I’ve visited over the years.
Feel free to leave your own in the comments, or maybe you have a good anectode or two about a place you’ve been.
Major Leagues
- Anaheim - can’t remember what the team or the stadium are called now, but I got Rod Carew’s autograph after a game here c. 1979
- Detroit - visited old Tigers Stadium back in 1984
- Oakland - ugh
- Toronto - Rogers Centre
- Los Angeles - the old stomping grounds
- San Diego - Qualcomm (my first ever game, c. 1977) and Petco, of course
- San Francisco - Candlestick Park
Minor Leagues
- Old Orchard Beach, ME (ballparkreviews.com) - Jay Buhner was a hot prospect for the visiting Columbus Clippers; I think Orestes Destrade was on that team as well
- Lake Elsinore - probably my favorite ballpark in baseball; the 2001 team is not one I’ll soon forget
- Rancho Cucamonga - The Epicenter, another Cal League beauty
- San Bernardino - Arrowhead Credit Union Park
- Adelanto - Maverick Baseball Stadium
- Lancaster - The Hangar (jethawks.com)
- Bakersfield - the oddly configured Sam Lynn Ballpark
- Modesto - John Thurman Field
- Visalia - Recreation Park
- Stockton - old (small-parks.com) and new (attheyard.com)
- Sacramento - Raley Field
- San Antonio - Nelson Wolfe Stadium
- [Update Jan 26, 2006, 8:04 a.m.] Las Vegas - Cashman Field
College
- SDSU - Tony Gwynn Stadium
- USD - John Cunningham Stadium
- Fresno State - Beiden Field (actually was here to see the Fresno Grizzlies before they moved to their new park)
- Long Beach State
- PLNU - Carroll B. Land Stadium
I’ve also been to many of the spring training facilities in Yuma, AZ, and the Phoenix area.
So, where have you been?
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January 24, 2006 at 8:24 am
San Diego Jack Murphy/Qualcomm Stadium
The Big A - Anaheim
Dodger Stadium
CandleStick Park
PacBell Park
NetAss Coliseum (Oakland)
Bank One Ballpark (D-backs)
Coors Field
Wrigley Field
Old Tiger Stadium
Olympic Stadium (Montreal)
Fenway Park
A few minor league parks:
Westgate Park - PCL Padres
Rancho Cucamonga
P.S. Oakland is definitely a dump, but the food is really good there.
January 24, 2006 at 8:24 am
Petco, too
January 24, 2006 at 8:52 am
Westgate Park? Very cool!
January 24, 2006 at 9:20 am
The Murph / Q / SD Stadium
Petco
Anaheim
Dodger Stadium
Candlestick Park
PacBell / Whatever phone company it is now
Seattle
(Only West Coast I’m missing is Oakland)
Arizona
Fenway
Shea Stadium (1999… rain delay for about an hour and a half. We brought our 98 NL Champ banner, went out to RF and hung it, and had my wife’s mother snap a photo of us. Had various ketchup’s, beers, etc thrown at us from NY fans. Good times).
Fenway
Baltimore
Going to Pittsburgh and Yankee Stadium this summer… can’t wait.
January 24, 2006 at 9:28 am
Hey, funkinstein. Good to hear from ya! Excellent Shea story. Maybe you’ll get to see Ollie pitch in Pittsburgh.
January 24, 2006 at 10:19 am
Petco
Q / Jack Murphy / SD Stadium
Dodger Stadium
Bank One Ballpark
Angel Stadium (after remodel)
Mile High (Rockies’ first year)
Wrigley Field
New Comiskey Park
Three Rivers
Veterans Stadium
Camden Yards
Yankee Stadium
January 24, 2006 at 10:20 am
Wow, I just realized my list is woefully lacking:
Fenway
Dodger Stadium
Los Angeles Angels Stadium of Anaheim
Qualcomm
Petco
Dukes Stadium in Albuquerque
Various spring training facilities in Florida
January 24, 2006 at 10:25 am
San Diego Stadium/The Murph/Qualcomm (attended games when it was called all three)
Petco
The Big A/Edison Field (attended a game at the Big A, and a few now it’s Edison Field)
dodger stadium
Safeco
Wrigley
Yuma - Padres
Peoria - Padres/Mariners
Scottsdale - Giants
USD
SDSU
PLC (before it became PLNU, but same field
January 24, 2006 at 10:37 am
In chronological order:
Jack Murphy Stadium
Angel Stadium
San Francisco (whatever they’re calling it today)
The Ballpark in Arlington, I mean We give anybody a mortgage Field, I mean Ameriquest Field
Petco Park
SF is the best I’ve ever been to because of that awesome view, but TBIA must get full props for selling beer for less than $5.
Padres are finally playing in Texas this year! Yay! (all 3 games are during the week…boo!)
Sorry for the pathetically short list, compared to y’all. Oh, and I went to the one at USD once or twice too.
January 24, 2006 at 11:15 am
Wow, that’s quite a list, Geoff.
MLB:
Jack Murphy Stadium/Qualcomm,
Petco Park (whatever happened to Aztecs Invitational?),
PacBell Park (Pretty) and Oakland Net (Ugly) on a day-night double-header trip to the Bay Area,
The Big Ed,
Dodgers Stadium,
BOB/whatever it’s called now,
almost Yankees Stadium, couldn’t get ticket that day David Wells pitched the perfect game cause of the stupid beanie baby giveaway, I’m still bummed.
MiLB:
Lake Elsinore,
the Epicenter.
Spring Training facility:
Peoria (Padres),
Hohokam (Cubs),
Maryvale (Brewers),
Scottsdale (Giants) where my friend got a ball off the batting practice and it was a World Series ball from previous season,
Tempe Diablo (Anaheim) where someone asked Mike Scioscia about the Dodgers and he said who cares about them to which the crowd applauded,
Tucson (White Sox),
Surprise (Rangers), where the day game against the Padres was rained out for 3 hours before being cancelled and the crew was slipping and sliding on the tarp in RF.
College:
Tony Gwynn Stadium,
USD,
PLNU,
UC Irvine (the new one with all the bells and whistles and the old one with just chain-link fences).
January 24, 2006 at 11:16 am
My list is woefully inadequate as well.
Qualcomm
Tiger Stadium
Enron Field/Minute Maid Park
Dodger Stadium
Camden Yards
Jacobs Field
Yuma
Peoria
January 24, 2006 at 11:22 am
Jack Murphy Stadium / Qualcomm Stadium
PETCO Park
Shea Stadium
Fenway Park
Veterans Stadium
Oriole Park at Camden Yards
January 24, 2006 at 11:44 am
Majors
Jack Murphy Stadium / Qualcomm Stadium
PETCO Park
Fenway Park
Oriole Park at Camden Yards
Yankee Stadium
Safeco
Pac Bell
County Stadium
Riverfront Stadium
Olympic Stadium
BOB
Spring Training Facilities
Yuma
Peoria -Padres and Mariners
Tucson Both Electric park and Hi-Corbett
Scottsdale Giants
Glendale and Chandler (before Glendale) - Brewers
Tempe - Angels and Mariners (before Peoria)
Surprise - Rangers
Mesa - Cubs
Phoenix - A’s
Minors
Phoenix Muni
Hi-Corbett
Cashman
College
ASU
January 24, 2006 at 1:05 pm
Ah, yes; I’ve been to Cashman, too. Forgot about that one.
January 24, 2006 at 1:09 pm
San Diego Jack Murphy/Qualcomm Stadium
Petco
Dodger Stadium
Fenway Park (amazing)
Yankee Stadium (I can see the all the Yankee revenue goes to payroll and not stadium improvements)
Hope to see this year,
The Big A
Bank One (or whatever its called now)
Peoria
Lake Elsinore
January 24, 2006 at 3:07 pm
San Diego/Murph/Q
Petco
The Big A - Anaheim
Dodger Stadium
Candlestick Park - August, 1989, a teary-eyed day of hope, Dave Dravecky’s triumphant return to baseball, the game before his last, awful one - also featured a certain Reds manager, name of Rose as I recall, getting tossed.
PacBell/SBC Park
Coliseum - Oakland - bitterly cold April night, 1998, at most 300 fans remain after KC scores 3 in the top of the 12th to go up 4-1 - bottom of 12th, teeth-chattering, with almost a whole section to myself, the only foul ball of my life lands a full section away from me, bounces about 30 times, and into my hands - and, yes, it’s off Rickey Henderson’s bat.
Safeco
BOB
Wrigley Field
New Comiskey
County Stadium
Miller Park
Olympic Stadium (Montreal)
SkyDome (now Rogers Centre)
Fenway Park - sweltering July night, 1995, Wakefield throws butterflies past Twins; half-blind Puckett pinch-hits, as the tieing run in the ninth, lines a rocket to SS for game-ending DP - after the game, on a packed, 110 degree T, we witness a quick community beatdown of a loud drunk and ponder his fate if the Sox had lost - good times, indeed.
Lake Elsinore - yes, a gem
PGE Park (Portland Beavers) - not so much, but I love the city
January 24, 2006 at 3:12 pm
A Rickey foul ball? Sweet. I couldn’t even get one of those at a Surf Dawgs game last year.
I’m hoping to get up to Portland sometime this season, maybe out to Wrigley.
January 24, 2006 at 5:32 pm
Jeez there are some good lists on here.
Here’s mine:
Fenway (on the day they fired Jimy Williams)
Wrigley (on the day Darryl Kile died… game cancelled obviously)
Yankee Stadium
The Jake for some brown mustard
SBC
Dodger Stadium
The BOB (for 6 and 7 of the 2001 World Series)
The Q
Petco
Dell Diamond (Round Rock Express)
Wahconah Park
Elsinore (but haven’t seen a game)
LeLacheur Park (Lowell Spinners)
USC
Fullerton
SDSU
ASU
UCSD
Doubleday Field in Cooperstown
various little league diamonds…
various high school fields as a member of the Fighting Catfish Baseball Club
etc etc
January 24, 2006 at 6:25 pm
–WRIGLEY FIELD—
… Nowhere else matters!
January 24, 2006 at 6:28 pm
Major League Parks:
Exhibition Place (Toronto Blue Jays)
SkyDome
Kingdome
Safeco Field
Angel’s Stadium
Dodger Stadium
Minor League
PGE Park in Portland
Spring Training
Peoria Sports Training Complex (Padres & Mariners)
I hope to hit Petco sometime this year.
January 24, 2006 at 8:06 pm
My List
Yankee stadium — stephen cook is right, I’ve never been that impressed with the place.
Shea — a total dump. Haven’t been there since 1999, when Mets fans harassed my wife and threw things at us.
The Vet
Citizens Bank park — a very nice place
Camden Yards — awesome park. Gorgeous.
Fenway Park — very small box seats. If you don’t know the person next to you, it could be, well, unpleasant.
Three Rivers
Qualcomm — In 2000, my wife suprised me for my 30th birthday and took me to SD. Very bad baseball (for one of the games Kory DeHann started in RF), but I LOOOOOVED it.
In the Minors:
Yale Field (New Haven, CT)
Bluefish Stadium (Bridgeport, CT)- Atlantic League — I love indy ball
Albequerque — last summer, very cool place
Dodd Field (Norwich, CT)
Sec Taylor Stadium (Des Moines, IA) — home of the I-Cubs
Memorial Stadium (Boise, ID) — worked there for a year, they pack the house every night.
January 24, 2006 at 9:23 pm
“anectode???”
My recent most memorable anecdote was that time I was in Lake Elsinore, and they launched rolled up shirts into the crowd (as giveaways). One was launched in the air and came down right in my direction (I felt like I should signal for a fair catch) until the guy next to me bumped in me right when when I was about to make the catch, and some kid in front of me got it instead.
Blargh.
Medea’s Child
January 24, 2006 at 11:15 pm
Now really, what kind of cad would do such a thing?
January 25, 2006 at 5:14 am
Yakima — I’ve also been to the park in Yakima, WA. Not that anyone cares, but I thought of it on the commute into work this AM.
January 25, 2006 at 7:36 am
Off the topic
John Weisman from SI previews the NL West
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.c.....ect/1.html
Predictably, Bruce Jenkins of the SF Chronicle picks the Giants to win the West:
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/.....GS5QL1.DTL
January 25, 2006 at 8:03 am
Weisman’s writing for SI.com also? Good for him. He’s a thoughtful writer; this is a solid preview.
The Jenkins piece is interesting. It’s good to know how folks with a little more distance view the situation. For example, calling the acquisition of Dewon Brazelton ridiculous is a little, you know, ridiculous. His arrival generates little more than an “eh” from me.
January 25, 2006 at 8:06 am
Speaking of OT, for those of you in the area, there’s a Tommy’s Burger now open on Clairemont Mesa:
http://www.originaltommys.com/maps/san_diego.php
It’s across the street from the parking lot that contains Lolita’s Taco Shop and the excellent (and relatively new) Teri Cafe. Bon appetit!
January 25, 2006 at 8:17 am
Geoff — I agree. I didn’t think Jenkins’ assessment of the Brazelton deal was on target. I didn’t think it was wrong of the Pads to take a chance on him. I mean, he’s one of those guys that has “great stuff” but has some head problems to go along with it.
I think a good case can be made for the Giants, Dodgers or Pads to win it this year. I think it’s going to be wide open.
January 25, 2006 at 8:38 am
From Buster Olney’s blog today:
Heard yesterday that San Diego is the front-runner for Piazza if the Yankees decline the chance to sign Piazza (and they are leaning against signing him).
January 25, 2006 at 10:33 am
If we can get Piazza on the cheap, I would be all for it. As long as we pay him about 2-2.5M for a year, maybe with some incentives thrown in, I have no problem bringing him in. He’s still an above average hitting catcher and could make up for some of the loss of losing Ramon. Having Mirabelli around as a late inning replacement and to give him some needed rest is a plus. Plus he could fill in against lefties for Klesko at first. Anything to keep Jeff Blum out of the lineup.
The important thing is it would give the lineup a credible jolt in my opinion and provide a better option in the middle of the order besides Vinny Castilla (I still have trouble mentioning his name).
January 25, 2006 at 11:04 am
Sweet! Tommy’s is right around the corner from where I work. Sounds like I need to check out Teri Cafe, too.
Piazza would be an interesting signing. He needs lots of rest, but could still be productive in the right situation. Perhaps this was the plan behind signing all of our backup cathers in the first place.
January 25, 2006 at 11:14 am
Wow! A Tommy’s in SD. Lived in LA in the ’70s and it was by far my favorite place to eat. Stopped eating beef about 10 years ago. Now reconsidering…
January 25, 2006 at 11:21 am
As I found that update on Olney’s blog, I found something else on SI.com. According to the NY Post, Piazza has told friends he’s close to signing with an AL team (probably Toronto).
I don’t know which source is more reliable. I guess we’ll see. I must admit, I’d be happy with a Piazza signing. He’s really streaky, but he can still hit, and it would give the Pads a legit #1 catcher.
January 25, 2006 at 11:21 am
Yes, I am ancient.
January 25, 2006 at 12:05 pm
Our friends at Oleanders and Morning Glories are rating the MLB mascots. The Swinging Friar checks in at #10:
http://www.all-baseball.com/ol.....21654.html
January 25, 2006 at 1:31 pm
I too am enthusiastic about a potential Piazza signing. I think that he complements the existing Padres well. I see a situation where Piazza plays 60-80 games at catcher and 30ish games at first. He’s a tremendous bat off of the bench in late inning situations. We’ll think of him as a 6 or 7 inning a game guy who will benefit from the extra rest that an exceptional backup (who we had anticipated to be the starter) can provide. He’s a good complement to Gonzalez/Klesko at 1st base as well.
I’m pretty optimistic about this signing, I think it provides a missing piece to this roster. If we can sign him for less than 3.5/year, I vote we do it.
January 25, 2006 at 2:42 pm
One little perk of signing Piazza…he absolutely owns Trevor.
Quick blurb on Walter Young (behemoth we just imported from baltimore for 20K, which is, coincidentally, what it will cost to feed him)from Jim Callis of BA linked to espn.com. He basically says the guys is a wasted talent and completely one dimensional. Sorry, link was taken down to replace with today’s chat as I was writing this.
January 25, 2006 at 2:53 pm
Being a cheap bastard, I generally attend games in which the tickets are free.
The Q
Aztec Bowl
Petco
SBC Pac Bell Park-my sister is a big salesperson up there and has great seats.
Candlestick Park
Peterson Gym
Cox Arena
Piazza to the Pads, hmmmm, Bochy and Mike would have a lot, and I mean a lot, in common.
BTW, I’m a cheap bastard because I’m afraid of being poor like I was as a kid…go figure.
January 25, 2006 at 4:39 pm
I hear ya, Mike. Free tickets are always the best. On another note, there’s a nice article on Nady at Scout.com:
http://mets.scout.com/2/492921.html
January 25, 2006 at 10:46 pm
Jack Murphy Stadium
Petco Park
The Big A
Dodger Stadium
Oakland Alameda Coliseum
Candlestick Park
Pac Bell
Busch Stadium
New Comisky Park
Jacobs Field
Yankee Stadium
Shea Stadium
Fenway Park
What would we do with Piazza? Don’t we have nine catchers already? I’d also rather see Adrian Gonzalez get more of a look at 1st than he will with Piazza there. And then there is the Waltrus.
January 26, 2006 at 4:48 am
Based on Piazza’s performance at first a couple of years ago, I don’t think he’ll be playing there.
Plus, he doesn’t like playing 1b.
January 26, 2006 at 9:15 am
San Diego - Jack Murphy, Petco
Anaheim
SF - PacBell (but only for a tour)
Denver - Mile High, Coors
Cleveland - Jacobs
Cincinnati - Riverfront, GABP
Pittsburgh - PNC
Baltimore - Camden
Boston - Fenway
Chicago - Old Comiskey, Wrigley
NY - Shea
Montreal - Olympic (wandered in during a youth tournament)
Minors:
Lake Elsinore
Columbus, OH (played there in high school)
Norfolk (rainout)
Richmond
Dayton
Charleston, WV
Spring Training:
Scottsdale (SF)
Peoria (CHI)
Plant City (old Reds)
Lakeland (DET)
St. Pete (old StL)
January 26, 2006 at 11:38 am
Hey, I take a day off and youse guyse launch a way cool thread!!! Thanks for all your inputs … fun to read about the places and your memories!
I’m pretty sure my first games were in Washington DC to see the Senators play in the mid-60s … would that have been RFK Stadium? Ah yes, but was called “DC Stadium” then … http://www.retrosheet.org/ballparks/dc_stad.htm
I know I was at the Padres’ home opener, http://www.retrosheet.org/ball.....o_stad.htm … good ol’ Dick Selma and Ed Spezio!
Didn’t get to the Murph/Q very often … but of course my most memorable games I’ve ever attended were games 4 & 5 of the 1984 NLCS … just 2 amazin’, Cub-bustin’ games!!! http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/VSDN21984.htm
Just made my first game at Petco for the Pizza Feed last summer …
My first post-season game was at Memorial Stadium … http://www.retrosheet.org/ball.....l_stad.htm … to see Orioles in ALCS vs A’s in 1971 …
Many games featuring Lou Brock and Bob Gipson at what’s now “old” Busch Stadium
My most memorable day at that stadium was the day Nate Colbert hit 5 HRs for Padres @ Atlanta … Nate’s a St. Louis native and so it make headline news there too … http://www.retrosheet.org/boxe.....TL1972.htm … http://www.retrosheet.org/boxe.....TL1972.htm
Many games at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium … most memorable of which was Game 5 of the 1974 World Series … http://www.retrosheet.org/boxe.....AK1974.htm … after which, in celebration of A’s winning, I jumped off the Dodger’s dugout and ran out on the field wearing my Dad’s dress-white gloves … so that I could find myself in the picture in the newspaper the next day … it worked
… next most memorable was a day Bo Jackson put on a show, hitting a HR (bomb) and throwing a guy out at the plate from LF … least favorite game was one that I was late … missed a first inning HR by Canseco, final score was 1-0 …
Many games at Candlestick … saw Winfield, batting in the 4-spot, hit a 1st inning Grand Slam
… saw Mike Ivie get 5 doubles in a DH … went to Candlestick’s (then known as 3Com) last opening day … http://www.retrosheet.org/boxe.....FN1999.htm … a game that Tony Gwynn played in … but was a classic cold/dreary/foggy/wet/misable day … didn’t help that the Padres got pounded … went to my first game at SBC last year … nice statue of Willie Mays out front …
1 game at BOB … http://www.retrosheet.org/boxe.....RI2001.htm … which I remember as being amazed at how good Paul LoDuca was … and being pissed that if I’d known it a week earlier, I’d have been able to get him cheap on my roto team …
I’ve been to Wrigley … but in February … just had to get near it while I was in Chicago on a busines trip
I’ve looked down into the ball park in Toronto from the CN Tower … that was mid-80’s so it must have been Exhibition Stadium … with rumors of SkyDome coming …
I’ve driven by Kauffman Stadium in KC
Ah, here’s a good one … my one time at the Big-A was in ‘69-ish … got an autograph of the manager for the visiting Washington Senators = Ted Williams
I’m a bit proud to say that I’ve never been to Dodger Stadium
I got in the Kingdome, but not for a baseball game … and haven’t made it up to SafeCo yet …
Minor leagues …
I saw Juan Eichleber pitch against Bob Welch in Amarillo, Texas … Juan pitching for the Gold Sox, Welch for San Antonio … still got the scorecard …
Many games down in Eugene (Emeralds), up in Salem (Volcanoes), and Portland (Beavers) … and Stockton (both the old Billy Hebert Field and their new stadium … and just went to a hockey game in their new adjoining arena) … and San Jose (Bee’s) … got to a Lake Elsinore game last summer …
Oh ya, I went to see Ricky and the Surf Dawgs last year at Tony Gwynn Field …
Spring …
Many at Peoria … at least one at Surprise, Scottsdale, Phoenix … went to a game in Palm Springs back when I think it was the Angles did their ST there …
College …
Stanford’s Sunken Diamond … and Oregon State’s Goss Stadium at Coleman Field (I think they claim that Coleman Field is the oldest college field on the west coast?) …
OT: the most exotic sporting event I’ve ever attended was the Malaysia Cup soccer finals in Kuala Lumpor, Malaysia … 1995 … http://www.fortunecity.com/wem...../main.html … Pahang vs Selangor … I was a bit afraid … I was in the first taxi out after the game ended … saw a good fireworks show looking out the back window
January 27, 2006 at 12:11 pm
…not many…
Kaufman
not a ballgame)
Big A (for a convention
Oakland
Qualcomm
Petco
Dodger
Kingdome
January 29, 2006 at 7:40 pm
hmmmm…I don’t think I should report college or low minors…
AAA
only two: Las Vegas and Sacramento
Bigs:
Anaheim
Dodger Stadium
Q/Murph/San Diego
Pac Bell/ SBC
Candlestick
Bank One
Wrigley
Old Comiskey
Metrodome
had a trip to Fenway/Yankee planned a couple years ago and had to cancel…Damn!
BTW, never seen a pro game at the Metrodome; played there in a college tournament.
February 1, 2006 at 6:07 am
Forgot — I’ve been to the Metrodome too. Weird place to watch a ballgame.
October 2, 2007 at 7:25 pm
This is the name of the ballparks at the time I attended in order (regular & post season games only):
1. Anaheim Stadium (Angels)
2. Dodger Stadium (Dodgers)
3. Jack Murphy Stadium (Padres)
4. Oakland Alameda County Coliseum (Athletics)
5. Bank One Ballpark (Diamondbacks)
6. Coors Field (Rockies)
7. Kingdome (Mariners)
8. Wrigley Field (Cubs)
9. Fenway Park (Red Sox)
10. Yankee Stdium (Yankees)
11. Pacific Bell Park (Giants)
12. Petco Park (Padres)
13. Safeco Field (Mariners)
Regretfully never got to Candlestick Park to see the Giants back in the day. Looking to get to 3 more ballparks next season to 16 total.
October 2, 2007 at 8:16 pm
In terms of minor league ballparks’ games I’ve attended in years past in order with their names, affiliates, & areas at the time:
1. Angels Stadium (Angels) - Palm Springs, CA
2. Cashman Field (Padres) - Las Vegas, NV
3. The Diamond (Angles) - Lake Elsinore, CA
4. Scottsdale Stadium (Giants) - Scottsdale, AZ
October 2, 2007 at 9:36 pm
Pro Ball Parks
The Big A
Chavez Ravine
Oakland Collesium
At&t Park
Petco
Wrigley
The Ballpark in Arlington
Fenway
Coors
Seattle Kingdome
Torotno
Minor league/ST parks
Lake Elsinore
Kane County
Padres/Mariners Peoria
Rangers in Suprise
Cubs in Mesa
I am still young and hope I can get around to seeing many more… cool thread
October 5, 2007 at 9:10 am
Not too many places for me, since I have been overseas and mostly in the the middle of BFE, But I have seen the Pads at Peoria and at Kaufman.
Actually, the Game at the K was my best sports memory ever. I had my (at the time 3 year old) daughter for the weekend, got to take her to the Saturday game of interleague play, and saw Gant rob a home run in the bottom of the 9th, hit a GS in the top of the 10th, and see Hoffy shut em down (with the usual single before 3 straight outs) to seal the deal. We were in the LF GA and wearing our Pads gear and cheering like crazy (Although I’m sure she was doing it more cause Daddy was), and a bunch of KC fans were glaring at me. But, besides Yankee or Raider fan, who’s going to say anything bad to a guy cheering while holding up his little girl.
BTW, this is a great place Geoff. I’ve been coming here for a few months, but this is the first time I decided to actually comment. Although, I was close on the last KG Holy War.
October 5, 2007 at 9:20 am
Hey Charles, thanks for saying hey. Great story about the game in KC. I’m sure that having a 3-yo in tow helped your cause!
October 5, 2007 at 11:11 am
You are quite welcome Geoff. And I’m sure it did. But, I like to think of her as my sporting good luck charm as well. After all, it just so happened to be the only game out the series that they actually won. Mastercard couldn’t make a better priceless comercial, unless it would have been against the Yankees.
October 5, 2007 at 6:52 pm
Qualcomm/The Murph
Petco
The Big A
Dodger Stadium
Safco
The BOB/Chase Field
Arlington**
Old Busch Stadium
Wrigley
New Comisky
Fenway Park
Yankee Stadium
Joe Robbie
RFK
Jacobs Field
Tiger Stadium
Citizens Bank Park
Minute Maid/Enron
I think that is all of them, but I lost count…I do have a hat from every Major League Field I have been to.
Every Spring training field in Yuma and Phoenix…and way to many minor league fields to count…
**My favorite ballpark!
October 5, 2007 at 8:09 pm
Impressive list Coronado Mike! I envy you. Want to catch up to your league on seeing ballgames in various parks (18 MLB). I should get to 16 total MLB stadiums next season, if all goes right.
Chris from entry #42, I would imagine the list’s intent was ballparks that you’ve attended for ballgames, so Pac Bell Park on a tour shouldn’t really count…
October 5, 2007 at 9:06 pm
Have a feeling Coronado Mike that if you attend a ballgame at AT&T Park in San Fran, that it’ll take over as your favorite. it’s pretty special with the amenties, ambiance, & scenic view.
October 6, 2007 at 12:17 am
Majors
SafeCo
Jack Murphy
King Dome
Dodger Stadium
The Original Big “A”
Minors
Civic Stadium, Eugene Oregon
Volcanoes Stadium, Salem Keizer Oregon
Avista Stadium, Spokane Washington
PGE Park, Portland Oregon
April 4, 2008 at 9:24 pm
Late to this party, but worth a post.
1. Petco – probably my favorite of all. Love going to a downtown park.
2. The Murph – unforgettable when 55,000 had it rocking.
3. Dodger Stadium – hard to beat it and a Dodger dog on a warm summer evening (well, except for the traffic).
4. Angel Stadium – saw the Padres’ first ever interleague game, in June 1997. Also went when it was the “Big A”.
5. Pac Bell / SBC / AT&T Park (SF) – great food and setting. An old employer had a box, and we used it a lot. Saw Bonds hit #680.
6. Oakland Coliseum – great atmosphere, felt like a college football game
7. Shea Stadium – saw Piazza hit a walkoff against Trevor in May 1999. The stadium is a dump.
8. Yankee Stadium – many times, most notably the first time Clemens pitched against the Sox & Pedro in 2000. As a facility, it’s the most overrated park in the bigs.
9. Fenway Park – sat on the first base roof and got to see a lightning storm blow in off the Atlantic. Spectacular.
10. Turner Field, Braves – only been once, but will be going more often.
11. The capper….Olympic Stadium in Montreal, for a real live game with about 7,000 people in the stands. What a hole.
Never been to a minor league game, or college, or to spring training…
May 17, 2008 at 9:15 pm
Can add Kaufmann Stadium to my list now. Which makes #14 on my list. Nice 35 year old stadium with cool fountains in sync of color & direction. Will go for the new Busch Stadium in 2009 for #15.