BALLPARK HISTORY

Ballparks are full of history. They each have thier own distinct features, The bricks and ivy in Wrigley, monument park and the mystique of Yankee stadium, the warehouse at Camden, the green monster at Fenway, and more, but when you go to a park its more than to see the game, its to take in the environment. As much as I dislike it, part of going to Turner is listening to the fans do that tommohawk chant. I also enjoy seeing the statues or plaques of players who have contributed to all that history.

Each ballpark also gives you a different perspective of the game. What might be a HR at one park is just a fly ball in another. The site lines, angles and views of a game vary from park to park, even if your sitting in the same general area. Also the in game extras , like the mascot races, or singing the stretch at Wrigley, Sweet Caroline at Fenway, or the 7th inning God Bless America at Yankee stadium.

Another great thing about parks is visiting the local bar near the stadium. Harry Carays and Murphy's in Chicago, Pickles in Baltimore, Hockeytown Cafe in Detroit, Hooters in Anaheim, Rock Bottom Brewery in Denver (and Cinci), Harpoon Brewery in Boston, and Billys sports bar in the Bronx.

Wednesday, March 2, 2011

Bethany's Parks

Here is a list of the parks Bethany has been to. These are in the order she visited them, not in any type of rank.

1. Turner Field
2. Wrigley Field
3. Coors Field
4. Citi Field
5. Nationals Park
Thats more than a lot of people can claim. For a chaser, its not a lot, but for a casual fan it's pretty good.

I have seen all 30 teams play live, although not all at their home park. That will come in time. Bethany has seen 11 teams play live. Hopefully she can someday see all 30 teams play live. Here is who she has seen so far.

NL
Cubs
Braves
Mets
Marlins
Nationals
Rockies
Padres

AL
Red Sox
Twins
Mariners
Orioles

As of the end of the 2012 season, she has been to 18 ball games total. 

Shawn's Rankings

This is a list of the parks Shawn has been to and his Rankings. I will keep this updated as he adds more parks.



1. Wrigley Field- Awesome location awesome feel very small seating.

2. Yankee Stadium- History otherwise a dump.

3. Fenway Park- Great overall, a little tight, awesome grass, Yawkey Way.

4. Camden Yards- GREAT ALL AROUND!

5. PNC Park- The approach, the skyline view, not a bad seat in the house.

6.  Busch Stadium III - interchangeable with 7& 8, awesome cityscape with arch, great oldtime architecture pretty women second to Kauffman.

7.  Comerica Park- great approach,  beautiful park great cityscape.

8. Kauffman Stadium- surprised by this stadium really enjoyed the Dry Duct and fountain, great walkway in outfield, best scoreboard!

9. Citizen Bank Park- Nice scoreboard, a couple of obstructed views, awesome concourses, didn't like moving around the city.

10. Turner Field- old faithful fun for playoffs pretty southern girls, great patio.

11. US Cellular Field- Lower bowl cool not fan friendly seating policy dont get caught down here at night.

12. Progressive Field (The Jake)- good downtown location been so long since there.

13. Great American Ballpark -nice location nice exterior cool steamboat very sterile feel.

14. Miller Park- beautiful outside boring inside.

15. Skydome- dome, enough said... cool location next to CN tower easy access to a fantastic downtown.

16.  Exhibition stadium - multipurpose stadium was there when I was 12.

17. Tropicana Field - I didn't even have to ask Shawn how he felt about this one. I'm quite sure it was gonna be at the bottom.



Shawn on our trip to the old Yankee Stadium in its final season.

Chris's Rankings

This is the list of parks Chris has been to, and his ranking. It was a long time ago that he was at Yankee Stadium, and someday he might understand what it stood for and the history of it.



1. Comerica Park - Tiger statues, beautiful park set up, and scoreboard.

2 Wrigley Field - Classic feel, park layout, don't like obstructed views.

3. AT&T Park - Coke & glove statues, bay atmosphere, awesome layout.

4. Progressive Field - Light stansions, cool graphics, great park set-up.

5. Angel Stadium - Awesome outside structures, rock structure in outfield, tailgating.

6. Dodger stadium - Gorgeous inside, blah outside, secluded from city, restricted movement.

7. Miller Park - Sweet park, the home run slide, awesome tailgating.

8. Oakland Coliseum - Beautiful inside, had a great baseball feel.

9. Petco Park - Beautiful inside and out, warehouse, "park inside the park".

10. U.S. Cellular One Ballpark - Restricted movement in park.

11. Turner Field - It might be higher ranked if I didn't hate the braves so much.

12. Yankee Stadium(old) - Hard to remember, I was just a kid