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What would you say is the worst of the so-called Retro Stadiums?
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75Comerica Park - Detroit8.00%6Camden Yards - Baltimore0.00%0Progressive Field - Cleveland6.67%5Rangers Ballpark - Texas2.67%2Safeco Field - Seattle1.33%1Target Field - Minnesota0.00%0Yankee Stadium - New York10.67%8AT&T Park - San Francisco0.00%0Busch Stadium - St. Louis1.33%1Chase Field - Arizona8.00%6Citi Field - New York16.00%12Citizens Bank Park - Philadelphia0.00%0Coors Field - Colorado1.33%1Great American Ballpark - Cincinnati8.00%6Miller Park - Milwaukee5.33%4Minute Maid Park - Houston5.33%4Nationals Park - Washington4.00%3Petco Park - San Diego1.33%1PNC Park - Pittsburgh0.00%0Turner Field - Atlanta8.00%6Marlins Ballpark - Miami12.00%9Holding a pitcher accountable for how many runs his team scores is like holding the designated hitter accountable for how many runs his team allows.
An individual statistic is meaningful only if it is based strictly on what the player does and not on what the other players on his team do.
Contrary to what most baseball fans claim, a pitched ball which is hit into play is not a strike. -
I wouldn't call Marlins Park a retro stadium.
Let me rephrase that. Marlins Park is not a retro stadium. -
Comiskey II/US Cellular and Yankee Stadium are pretty similar, IMHO. Any reason Chicago is not listed? It opened in 1990.Comment
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How exactly is "retro stadium" defined?Originally posted by The Old Ballpark View PostHolding a pitcher accountable for how many runs his team scores is like holding the designated hitter accountable for how many runs his team allows.
An individual statistic is meaningful only if it is based strictly on what the player does and not on what the other players on his team do.
Contrary to what most baseball fans claim, a pitched ball which is hit into play is not a strike.Comment
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The Mets have the best, smartest fans in baseball.Comment
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US Cellular was built before the retro craze, I don't think it would be considered in that group. I don't think Yankee Stadium II would be one either.Originally posted by mandrake View Post"(Shoeless Joe Jackson's fall from grace is one of the real tragedies of baseball. I always thought he was more sinned against than sinning." -- Connie Mack
"I have the ultimate respect for Whitesox fans. They were as miserable as the Cubs and Redsox fans ever were but always had the good decency to keep it to themselves. And when they finally won the World Series, they celebrated without annoying every other fan in the country."--Jim Caple, ESPN (Jan. 12, 2011)Comment
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New, but made to look old. That's pretty much the dictionary definition, isn't it?Originally posted by BiZmaRK View PostComment
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Target Field not retro either. Also, I can't see putting anything with a retractable roof in a retro category.
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Originally posted by chicagowhitesox1173 View Post
I like the way both places look. Some of the retro places are too contrived.Comment
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Not only is the poll flawed, for among many of the reasons already given (and I'm sure a few more), but much like the other poll that asks members to choose the "Best Current Ballpark," I personally find it impossible to answer, for I've been to a mere six MLB parks in my entire life, four of which still exist. How is one to know or opine about a ballpark one has never experienced?
Put it in the books.Comment
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I agree I used to not like US Cellular too much but it's got a scary look to it especially at night. Yankee Stadium II is reminds me of the same way.Originally posted by mandrake View Post"(Shoeless Joe Jackson's fall from grace is one of the real tragedies of baseball. I always thought he was more sinned against than sinning." -- Connie Mack
"I have the ultimate respect for Whitesox fans. They were as miserable as the Cubs and Redsox fans ever were but always had the good decency to keep it to themselves. And when they finally won the World Series, they celebrated without annoying every other fan in the country."--Jim Caple, ESPN (Jan. 12, 2011)Comment
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I think the architects, ball clubs, and publicity around Miller Park, Enron Field and Safeco Field certainly referred to them as retro.Originally posted by alpineinc View PostComment
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Comerica Park hands down.LONG LIVE THE POLO GROUNDS 1891-1964
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Of the 5 newer parks I've been to, Great American Balpark in Cincinnati has disappointed me the most.Comment
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