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Let's get the ball rolling on this new Forum by talking about which BALLPARKS, major league or minor league, YOU have personally seen a game.
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Ebbets Field, Polo Grounds, Yankee Stadium, Roosevelt Stadium, Shea Stadium, Shibe Park, Memorial Stadium (Baltimore), Fulton County Stadium, Los Angeles Coliseum, Chavez Ravine, Candlestick Park, Pac Bell Park, Oakland Coliseum, Wrigley Field, Sportman's Park, Busch Stadium, Briggs Stadium, Municipal Stadium (Cleveland), Texas Stadium, Kaufman Stadium, Metrodome, Crosley Field, Riverfront Stadium, Astrodome
The minor league parks are not as memorable or as numerous, but Columbia, S.C. , Columbus, O, and Charleston W VA stand out. Of course that's only the Cs.After 1957, it seemed like we would never laugh again. Of course, we did. Its just that we were never young again. -
Great topic, Deb. Thanks for initiating it!
1. New York: Yankee Stadium, Shea Stadium
2. Baltimore: Memorial Stadium, Oriole Park at Camden Yard
3. Washington: RFK Stadium
4. Pittsburgh: Forbes Field, Three Rivers Stadium
5. Cleveland: Municipal Stadium
6. Anaheim: The Big A(?) in the mid 1970's
7. San Diego: also mid-1970s
8. Toronto: Exhibition Stadium (I have great memories of this one. Went to Toronto on vacation and caught an Angels/Blue Jays game. When the gentleman seated next to me found that I was from the US and had come to see a game he was apologetic that we couldn't buy beer at the game-this was in the late 1970's-so he kept my companion and me well fortified with rum & coke from a Bacardi bottle his girlfriend has smuggled in hidden in an oversize purse.)
Minor League parks in Jamestown, NY (NY-Penn League), Alexandria, VA (Carolina League), Bowie, MD (Eastern League), Richmond, VA (International League).
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"People ask me what I do in winter when there's no baseball. I'll tell you what I do. I stare out the window and wait for spring." Rogers Hornsby.Comment
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Hm. Let's see. In order of how many games I've seen there...
Shea Stadium, Queens
Yankee Stadium, Bronx
Tiger Stadium, Detroit
Fenway Park, Boston
Camden Yards, Baltimore
Skydome, Toronto
Exposition Stadium, Montreal
Candlestick Park, San Fransisco
Veterans' Stadium, Philadelphia
Astrodome, Houston"Simply put, the passion, interest and tradition surrounding baseball in New York is unmatched."
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Here's my list of ballparks I've been to.
Chicago; Old Comiskey,US Cellular Field,Wrigley Field
Cincinnati; Riverfront Stadium,Great American Ball Park
Milwaukee; County Stadium
Denver; Mile High Stadium(1977 Denver Bears)
Kansas City; Royals Stadium(1977)Last edited by Chisox73; 05-24-2006, 05:44 PM.Comment
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County Stadium
Miller Park
The Metrodome
Wrigley Field"It's fun, that's what it is, it's fun. Baseball is more fun than anything else. You can watch it and just love it and enjoy it. I don't think that there's anything tremendously philosophical about it. I don't think there's anything metaphysical I just think its so much fun to watch." - Robert CreamerComment
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Let me chime in here, as to the ballparks in which I have seen a game, or two, or three, or more.....
EBBETS FIELD - Brooklyn
ROOSEVELT STADIUM - Jersey City
POLO GROUNDS - Manhattan
YANKEE STADIUM - The Bronx
SHIBE PARK/CONNIE MACK STADIUM - Philadelphia
FORBES FIELD/THREE RIVERS STADIUM - Pittsburgh
WRIGLEY FIELD - Chicago
CROSLEY FIELD/RIVERFRONT STADIUM - Cincinnati
SPORTMAN'S PARK - St. Louis
COUNTY STADIUM - Milwaukee
OLD MINICIPAL STADIUM - Kansas City
FENWAY PARK - BOSTON
MEMORIAL STADIUM - Baltimore
GRIFFITH STADIUM/RFK STADIUM - Washington DC
MUNICIPAL STADIUM - Cleveland
BRIGGS STADIUM - DETROIT
DODGER STADIUM/LA COLISEUM - Los Angeles
CANDLESTICK PARK - San Francisco
JACK MURPHY STADIUM - San Diego
FULTON COUNTY STADIUM - Atlanta
SHEA STADIUM - Queens
EXHIBITION PARK (?) - Toronto
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in order of games seen
san francisco giants: candlestick park, pac bell
oakland a’s: oakland coliseum, network
los angeles dodgers: dodger stadium
san diego padres – jack murphy stadium, petco park
anaheim angels: anaheim stadium, edison field
baltimore orioles: memorial stadium, oriole park
atlanta braves: atlanta-fulton county stadium, turner field
boston red sox: fenway park
colorado rockies: mile high stadium, coors field
chicago cubs: wrigley field
arizona diamondbacks - bank one ballpark
seattle mariners: safeco field
houston astros – astrodome
new york mets – shea stadium
new york yankees – yankee stadium, shea stadium
st. louis cardinals – busch stadium II
cincinnati reds – riverfront stadiumLast edited by west coast orange and black; 07-23-2007, 08:07 AM."you don't have to burn books to destroy a culture. just get people to stop reading them." -ray bradburyComment
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That's an impressive list there Deb.Originally posted by DODGER DEB
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Thanks, Chisox73. Each park was unique, and something to see.Originally posted by Chisox73That's an impressive list there Deb.
And, Aa3rt, glad you are enjoying it.....have fun!
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Just curious,where did you sit at the LA Coliseum? That place looked like it didn't have many great seats there out of the 92,000 seat capacity.But then again,that place was never intended for baseball.Comment
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That place was just AWFUL for baseball!Originally posted by Chisox73
WE sat between Home and 3rd, but it was so hard to watch the game, everything seemed so "lopsided".
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Yankee Stadium
Ebbets Field
Polo Grounds
Sportsmans Park
Griffith Stadium
Forbes Field
Milwaukee County Stadium
Fenway Park
Metropolitan Stadium
and many Amateur ballparks across the midwest and northeastMickey Mantle 1956 Triple Crown WinnerComment
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Busch Stadium, St. Louis
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I've never lived anywhere with either a team or a stadium. I had to drive 3 hours just to get to St. Louis for a game. My old hometown (Springfield, Missouri) just got AA Cardinals ball. Too bad that I now I live in Utah. The closest team is the Stingers (AAA Anaheim), but I haven't had the chance to go to one of their games. Hopefully I'll be able to this spring. Last summer I missed a game I sorely wanted to see--Andres Galarraga on our side, Hideo Nomo on the other.
If I were any more green I'd have voted for Nader.Comment
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Chicago-Wrigley Field, Comiskey I and Comiskey II
Detroit-Tiger Stadium and Comerica Park
Cincinnati-Riverfront StadiumComment
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