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texasmame · 05-01-2008, 09:27 PM

In no particular order:

Fenway Park - born and raised up there and it is my fav. Sure, the seats are small and uncomfortable and some don't even face the field directly but. . . that park IS baseball. You can't help but be in awe of the place. And Fenway Franks are STILL the best weenie in baseball!

Olympic Stadium - Typical cookie-cutter dome. Went there in late 80's. Coolest thing about it was, we took a subway and that took us right into the ballpark (or something like that - I was 19 and drunk in Canada!)

Ballpark at Arlington - Nice place, friendly staff, sucky team. Been there about 3 times in my 4 years here in Texas. Going again in Sept. when the Sox come to town. Ticket prices are reasonable, as is parking pricing - overall, I'd recommend taking in a game there (as long as it's not a day game in July or August. Hell, June and Sept. can be hot as hell sometimes here, too!)

Oriole Park at Camden Yards - pretty good park but, for my money, it was overhyped. Nothing wrong with it but. . . eh.

Kaufman Stadium - Went there to catch the Sox in August last year, IIRC (or was it two years ago). Anyhow, this is probably my favorite park I've been to besides Fenway - and I have no idea why. Maybe it was seeing the fountains in person. Maybe it's because we got in there well prior to gametime, took the tour and basically loitered in the park without being hassled by security. Maybe it was Brett's statue. Maybe it was being able to go to the grass berm behind the big "R" and get pieces of old fireworks off the grass. Dunno - we just had a great time there.

Petco Park - We went to a night game and were not dressed for the occasion - it was COLD that night and we left about 4 innings into it - sadly the weather really took away from the experience. The warehouse being built into the park was a nice touch and I'm fairly certain it's also the only place in the world that has a two story high picture of Trevor Hoffman. Looked like a cool place but the lack of "history" kinda killed it for me.

Hmm. . . what else. . . tried to get in the Kingdome but they were closed on my one visit to downtown Seattle so I just stood next to it

. The next year, they tore it down. Oh, and I was on the subway in ChiTown with Wrigley off in the distance once.

We also went to Yankee Stadium on a whim since we were in Ct. to visit someone but there was no game that day.

Minor league parks: Nashua Pride, Lowell Spinners, PawSox and saw Portland Sea Dogs park from the outside.

05-01-2008, 09:27 PM	#1 (permalink)
texasmame Major Leagues Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Planet Texas Posts: 417	Which MLB Parks have you visited and your impressions In no particular order: Fenway Park - born and raised up there and it is my fav. Sure, the seats are small and uncomfortable and some don't even face the field directly but. . . that park IS baseball. You can't help but be in awe of the place. And Fenway Franks are STILL the best weenie in baseball! Olympic Stadium - Typical cookie-cutter dome. Went there in late 80's. Coolest thing about it was, we took a subway and that took us right into the ballpark (or something like that - I was 19 and drunk in Canada!) Ballpark at Arlington - Nice place, friendly staff, sucky team. Been there about 3 times in my 4 years here in Texas. Going again in Sept. when the Sox come to town. Ticket prices are reasonable, as is parking pricing - overall, I'd recommend taking in a game there (as long as it's not a day game in July or August. Hell, June and Sept. can be hot as hell sometimes here, too!) Oriole Park at Camden Yards - pretty good park but, for my money, it was overhyped. Nothing wrong with it but. . . eh. Kaufman Stadium - Went there to catch the Sox in August last year, IIRC (or was it two years ago). Anyhow, this is probably my favorite park I've been to besides Fenway - and I have no idea why. Maybe it was seeing the fountains in person. Maybe it's because we got in there well prior to gametime, took the tour and basically loitered in the park without being hassled by security. Maybe it was Brett's statue. Maybe it was being able to go to the grass berm behind the big "R" and get pieces of old fireworks off the grass. Dunno - we just had a great time there. Petco Park - We went to a night game and were not dressed for the occasion - it was COLD that night and we left about 4 innings into it - sadly the weather really took away from the experience. The warehouse being built into the park was a nice touch and I'm fairly certain it's also the only place in the world that has a two story high picture of Trevor Hoffman. Looked like a cool place but the lack of "history" kinda killed it for me. Hmm. . . what else. . . tried to get in the Kingdome but they were closed on my one visit to downtown Seattle so I just stood next to it. The next year, they tore it down. Oh, and I was on the subway in ChiTown with Wrigley off in the distance once. We also went to Yankee Stadium on a whim since we were in Ct. to visit someone but there was no game that day. Minor league parks: Nashua Pride, Lowell Spinners, PawSox and saw Portland Sea Dogs park from the outside. __________________ Thank you, Curt, for 2004. Without you, we would still be looking. . . GM, Manager and clubhouse attendant - GRANITE CITY KRAZY KATS - World Champs 2000, 2003 and 2004; Pennants in 2001, 2005. A.L. East Champions 2010. (No seasons 2002, 2006-2009) ". . .at the moment, I'm trying to hurt Toby Hall." - Eriqjaffe Last edited by texasmame : 05-01-2008 at 09:37 PM.