Favorite MLB Ballpark

Dirt Dogs · Post by **Dirt Dogs** » Fri Apr 23, 2010 6:05 am

Fenway

Wrigley

etc... a ballpark is like the holy grail. I love fenway because it is the only ballpark in the country that has wooden chairs still.

Chest Rockwell · Post by **Chest Rockwell** » Fri Apr 23, 2010 6:11 am

favorites

Boston, SF new, Pittsburgh (very underrated), Camden

newer parks that I really I am not real impressed with

Philly, Cinci, Atlanta, Houston

worst parks I have been in

Candlestick, Jack Murphy, the Vet, Metrodome

Parks I have yet to see a game:

KC, Toronto, Detroit, Cleveland, both new NY parks, new Minnesota. I do plan on trying to catch a game in Cleveland this year with my pal

less than Dave.

Favorite NFBC experience at a game. Oakland with bjoak and Turbes.

GOD Loves You · Post by **GOD Loves You** » Fri Apr 23, 2010 6:23 am

Kent, have you made it down to the new and improved Trop? It's no longer a dungeon and is much improved.

Chest Rockwell · Post by **Chest Rockwell** » Fri Apr 23, 2010 6:52 am

Originally posted by GOD Loves You:

Kent, have you made it down to the new and improved Trop? It's no longer a dungeon and is much improved. No I have not but plan to this year.

Navel Lint · Post by **Navel Lint** » Fri Apr 23, 2010 7:22 am

Well I might be a little biased, But Wrigley Field is Baseball.

I’m going to Safeco in Seattle in June and I’m looking forward to being there. I love watching their games on TV and hearing the train whistles in the background. I grew up about a block from a train crossing and I would hear the whistle three or four times a day thru my window. Couldn’t see them, only hear them, same as watching on tv.

Oaktown · Post by **Oaktown** » Fri Apr 23, 2010 7:39 am

Wrigley, Fenway, Old Yankee, Petco, AT&T/Pac Bell. Also think Arlington is underrated.

headhunters · Post by **headhunters** » Fri Apr 23, 2010 7:41 am

navel- i hope you at least heckle bradley some. by then he could be ready for a melt down. i envision him coming into the stands to get you. you should also watch the rest of the seattle team closely- they will be doing something very foreign to most cubs- playing defense.

husky88fan · Post by **husky88fan** » Fri Apr 23, 2010 7:44 am

I love fenway because it is the only ballpark in the country that has wooden chairs still.

True, but if you're anything over 5 feet and 100 lbs. you may need to see your chiropractor after the game.

headhunters · Post by **headhunters** » Fri Apr 23, 2010 7:45 am

pittsburgh. pretty sure a cub or mets fan could fly to pittsburgh to watch the cubs or mets play and save $ over watching them at home. 4 boxes at wrigley and "parking" and 10-20 beers is a $1000. might even take less time.

bjoak · Post by **bjoak** » Fri Apr 23, 2010 8:29 am

Originally posted by Chest Rockwell:

favorites

Boston, SF new, Pittsburgh (very underrated), Camden

newer parks that I really I am not real impressed with

Philly, Cinci, Atlanta, Houston

worst parks I have been in

Candlestick, Jack Murphy, the Vet, Metrodome

Parks I have yet to see a game:

KC, Toronto, Detroit, Cleveland, both new NY parks, new Minnesota. I do plan on trying to catch a game in Cleveland this year with my pal

less than Dave.

Favorite NFBC experience at a game. Oakland with bjoak and Turbes. I am still a little hungover from that game. Good times.

bjoak · Post by **bjoak** » Fri Apr 23, 2010 8:35 am

Originally posted by headhunters:

pittsburgh. pretty sure a cub or mets fan could fly to pittsburgh to watch the cubs or mets play and save $ over watching them at home. 4 boxes at wrigley and "parking" and 10-20 beers is a $1000. might even take less time. Yeah, you know, three times at a park and I don't even notice the environment anymore. But I keep on paying for it. I like to see a good product on the field for a price where I'm not going to break the bank going to 22 games a year. Hence, I am one A's fan who is happy at the Coliseum.

Glenneration X · Post by **Glenneration X** » Fri Apr 23, 2010 8:37 am

Citifield is the nicest park since.....

Shea.

Glenn

Navel Lint · Post by **Navel Lint** » Fri Apr 23, 2010 11:19 am

Originally posted by headhunters:

navel- i hope you at least heckle bradley some. by then he could be ready for a melt down. i envision him coming into the stands to get you. Look for me; I’ll be the one in the Sandberg jersey.

Millll-ton Millll-ton

billywaz · Post by **billywaz** » Fri Apr 23, 2010 1:22 pm

PNC Park is the best I have been to (of the new parks). Where else can you get the best sandwich ever made (Primanti's), and see a beautiful view of the city??

Once they get better than a AAA team in there, it will be that much better!

I plan to get to Nationals Park this year.

Went to Fenway last year, and the pregame party at Cask and Flagon is something that most likely isn't duplicated anywhere. Plus, it is AWESOME to be in the stands and not see ONE empty seat!

I thought Wrigley was a bit overrated myself. Kind of cramped, and the food sucked. Best part of Wrigley was the eye candy!

It was like being in college again!!

Back in the day, I went to Three Rivers, Municipal Stadium, Riverfront, Tiger Stadium (84 when they won the World Series), and Busch Stadium.

They were all about the same, except Municipal.....What a shitt hole!!

TOXIC ASSETS · Post by **TOXIC ASSETS** » Sat Apr 24, 2010 12:47 am

Citizens Bank Park. Only other current ballpark I've been to is Camden Yards, also nice.

Going to Boston this summer and a game at Fenway is on the agenda....gotta get there before they tear it down or something.

TOXIC ASSETS · Post by **TOXIC ASSETS** » Sat Apr 24, 2010 12:49 am

Wow...forgot I was also at Citi Field last season, love the scoreboard there. You really can't go wrong with any of the new ballparks.

dewskis · Post by **dewskis** » Sat Apr 24, 2010 5:49 am

Been to Miller Park, PNC, whatever they are calling it in SF now, Turner Field, GAB in Cincy, Petco, Dodger Stadium, Metrodome, Wrigley, And US cellular in Chicago, and I may be a homer but I love Miller Park, PNC comes in a close second with the Metrodome and Wrigley Field on the bottom, I dont care about history Wrigley is a dump.

chimpat · Post by **chimpat** » Sat Apr 24, 2010 8:54 am

Been to about 20 parks and I'd put PNC in Pittsburgh at the top. Absolutely awesome park.

Red Sox Nation · Post by **Red Sox Nation** » Sat Apr 24, 2010 2:52 pm

Best -Fenway

Worst by Far - Yankee Stadium

Navel Lint · Post by **Navel Lint** » Thu Jun 24, 2010 8:09 am

Originally posted by Navel Lint:

quote:Originally posted by headhunters:

navel- i hope you at least heckle bradley some. by then he could be ready for a melt down. i envision him coming into the stands to get you. Look for me; I’ll be the one in the Sandberg jersey.

Millll-ton Millll-ton

[/QUOTE]Well, I gave it a shot

. I was booing, along with about 10,000 other Cub fans

, but Bradley didn’t bite. It was funny. The first time he came up the home fans gave the usual polite hometown clap, but the boo’s totally drowned out any applause. It seemed like the booing sort of caught the Seattle fans by surprise, but each Bradley at-bat after the first one the booing was met with an equal amount of cheering. It was like, “Yeah, I know this guy is hitting .210 and sucks, but he’s our guy and you’re not going to boo him in our park”.

As for Safeco Field and Seattle, it’s the first time that I have ever been to either place.

Seattle is a beautiful city. I tried to take in the sites and the tourist spots while I was there. I went to the Space Needle and the International Fountain in the Seattle Center area. It was a perfect weather afternoon and the fountain area was crowded with families enjoying the water and fun. I was there with my sister, brother in-law, and their two kids. The kids (age 2 & 4) couldn’t get enough of the fountain. The Space Needle is cool and you really get a great panoramic view of the city.

I also went to the Seattle Art Museum (SAM) and to Pike Place Market. The museum featured an Andy Warhol exhibit (thumbs up) and a Kurt Cobain exhibit (thumbs down). Pike Place Market is a waterfront public farmers market famous for fresh fish and fish tossing

.

Safeco Field is really nice. At Wrigley Field I just don’t think about all the amenities a ballpark can have because we just don’t have them. At Safeco, they have all the amenities that you can think of. I went to the park two hours before game time and I walked around the entire park. You get a great view of the field from any seat, of course some views are better than others. My seats were field level, 8 rows back and it was a nice view.

I was walking the upper deck prior to the game taking pictures when an usher came over and asked if I needed help. I just told him it was my first time to the park and I was looking around. He then spent about the next 10 minutes telling me everything anyone one would like to know about the field. It was cool and I probably know more about Safeco now than do some of the season ticket holders.

The food was good and there were plenty of concession stands. The lines were short and the service was fast. I like the fact that you can still see the field from the concourse level as you are in line. At Wrigley, when I go get nachos and run down the concourse under the stands to the bathroom, I miss at least an inning. At Safeco there are plenty of restrooms and I could run in and out between batters and never miss a pitch.

One of the things Safeco is famous for are their Garlic Fries. I had an order, but couldn’t finish them. Man, you really better be into garlic. I’m not talkin’ about garlic powder or garlic salt. These things are coated with light oil and then smothered with raw chopped garlic, and lots of it

. You can smell these things from two rows over

. A thought my sister was going to ask me to leave the area until I was finished

.

I kept forgetting about the jumbo scoreboard. I’m just not used to looking for it. It wasn’t till about the third inning when I would start looking at the scoreboard for batter info and replays and blooper reels.

The roof was open for the game, but about ten minutes after the game ended they closed the roof. I’m not sure why they closed it, but it was cool to watch and it took about five minutes.

All in all, other than the fact that the Cubs lost, it was a fun trip and I would recommend Seattle and Safeco to anyone that has a chance to go.

[ June 24, 2010, 02:37 PM: Message edited by: Navel Lint ]

Walla Walla · Post by **Walla Walla** » Thu Jun 24, 2010 3:57 pm

Great review of Safeco! I grew up watching games in LA. Dodgers and Angels. Both nice parks. Also candlestick. Nice during the day. And Oakland

under rated! It really is a good park. But Safeco is at the top of my list. Good fans, great park!

Cocktails and Dreams · Post by **Cocktails and Dreams** » Thu Jun 24, 2010 8:02 pm

I am not a big buck team guy at all, but I went on a trip the last go round of yankee stadium and it was a dump in many ways, besides the fact so many great players played there. Was glad I went before it closed. Got to pay my respects to those that lost there lives on 9-11 and see a couple Pearl Jam shows at the garden and My Morning Jacket at radio city to boot. And we sprinkled in a short trip for a night to see Fenway. I will never watch a baseball game in a better place than that. Was blown away by that place. I thought it would be cool, but old and dumpy. Not at all correct. It was old and cool, but very nice. The best ball park by a lot in my opinion.

A very underrated ballpark, which will be showcased in a couple years for the All-Star game is the K in KC. It has always been one of the best yards, and was way ahead of it's time, but with the fix up they did, it is a very nice yard. When your team plays there, make a trip sometime. You will enjoy it.

Good luck to everyone as you enter the 2nd half of the season.

rkulaski · Post by **rkulaski** » Fri Jun 25, 2010 12:34 pm

I've only been to:

KC, Tampa, Cincy (Riverfront), St.Louis (old Busch), Oakland, White Sox (old and new), and Cubs.

Of those, Wrigley is the best. It did not disappoint.

BEST Stadium I've been to in all of professional sports:

LAMBEAU FIELD... and nothing is a close second.

Including collegiate sports:

Allen FieldHouse and I'm a little bias but Memorial Gymnasium in Nashville. It gets pretty loud there, and nothing like seeing the benches on the baselines of the court.

BEF · Post by **BEF** » Mon Jun 28, 2010 4:18 pm

I've been to 36 major league ballparks, and Petco will be #37 in August. Only other ones I've missed so far are Tampa, Arlington, new Minnesota, and ironically enough since I live 30 minutes from each, both of the new New York parks (I refuse to fund the Yankees $80 million infield, but that's another thread for another time...).

I lived in Boston for a dozen years and went to lots of games at Fenway (including the Bucky Dent game) but the place is a hellhole. Small, uncomfortable chairs, bad sightlines, lousy food, smelly bathrooms. But still, what history; everybody should see a game there once in their life. Was in Wrigley just last week and it was a lot of fun (and that previous comment about the eye candy is absolutely true...gorgeous women swarming all about). But of all the old time parks, the one I liked best was Tiger Stadium; sitting in the upper deck behind home plate was just like sitting in a front row seat nowadays. What a memorable place. The absolute worst, without a doubt, was the Metrodome. Horrible, horrible, horrible place to see a baseball game.

Of the new parks, I really like Phoenix. And not because of the great amenities, or the fact that it's 72 degrees inside and 110 outside, but because they've actually got great baseball things stuffed into every nook and cranny. You can't walk 20 feet without seeing another plaque with some interesting historical tidbit, or participating in some interactive display or game about the sport itself.

I agree about Pittsburgh and also like Denver (now that's a view!), Camden (Boog's BBQ! Crabcakes!) and Safeco. Both Kansas City and Atlanta are underrated (really good food at Turner). But someone needs to explain to me the appeal of Dodger Stadium...