[KurtBevacqua]

Camden Yards, Baltimore - Beautiful stadium, pleasant local fans, good food, great view of the game even for an upper deck seat. But getting there was difficult and downtown Baltimore isn't exactly the nicest place to visit, although this particular part of town is better than others (within Baltimore).

Busch Stadium, St Louis - Easy access via train, but I can imagine it's a nightmare by car, great local fans, decent view of the game, right in the middle of the city business areas so neighborhood quality not an issue. However the stadium, well frankly it was a dump. If I were a Cardinal fan I wouldn't shed many tears over its passing

The Ballpark in Arlington - beautiful stadium, easy highway access (although the parking arrangement is messed up with too many chokepoints), out in the middle of nowhere, good view of the game. Now for the bad, horrible weather and the fans, while nice enough, really aren't into it. Clearly not a baseball town.

Municipal Stadium (the old mistake by the Lake) in Cleveland - I grew up going to games in this stadium and loved it, I really didn't know any better and I have lots of pleasant childhood memories of it. It was huge and to be honest the best thing I can objectively say about it. It smelled bad, the size made you feel like you were a mile away from the action, there was little to no parking, you had to walk a mile or two to get to it, and it was in a difficult part of town to get too. The seats were also mighty uncomfortable and you had to walk forever to find a bathroom or concession stand. That said, for football it was actually an excellent venue. The seats were arranged for football.

The Jake (I refuse to call it Progressive Field), Cleveland - Most similar to Camden Yards in design and seat layout. Not a bad view in the house. Food is very good, the staff is very helpful, bathrooms and concessions are everywhere, easy access from the highway,like Busch in the business area of town so no neighborhood problems, great parking garage arrangement that was very easy to get in and out of. I'm admittedly biased as an Indians fan, but they really thought of everything for the fan when they built it. Unfortunately Cleveland is justly known for obnoxious fans and you will get the nearby loudmouth drunk cursing a storm so you want to cover your kids ears. I never got that in St Louis or Baltimore (a little of it in Texas). From just a stadium vs stadium perspective I think The Jake and Camden Yards are virtually identical. But the Jake is much easier to get in and out of while Baltimore has nicer fans. Pick your poison.