Wednesday, March 29, 2006

Ballparks (updated 3/30)


Here are the MLB ballparks I've seen a game at in chronological order:

1. Busch Stadium (now a parking lot)
2. Tiger Stadium (now vacant)
3. Anaheim Stadium (now remodeled)
4. Arlington Stadium (now a parking lot)
5. The Ballpark at Arlington
6. Turner Field

Here are the minor league ballparks I've been to in chronological order (I'm going by the team names because I don't know the names of all the stadiums):

1. Columbus, GA Astros (AA)- has since been rebuilt
2. Midland Angels (AA) - has since been replaced
3. Johnson City, TN Cardinals (A)
4. Kingsport, TN Mets (A)
5. Jacksonville, FL Suns (AA) - Wolfson Stadium, now a parking lot
6. Jacksonville, FL Suns (AA) - The Baseball Grounds of Jacksonville
7. Vero Beach (FL) Dogders (A) - Holman Stadium (for a Spring Training game)

Ballparks (major and minor) I hope to someday visit:
1. The New Busch Stadium - Have tickets for August 1st against the Phillies
2. Knoxville Smokies - Smokies Park in Sevierville, TN; Cardinals AA affiliate
3. Memphis Redbirds - AutoZone Park; Cardinals AAA affiliate; many say that this is the best minor league park around.
4. Wrigley Field - OK, the truth be known, this is probably very near the top of the list, but let's just say we won't rank these in order of importance!
5. Fenway Park - Dad's already been there and I'm pretty ticked that he didn't take me! He didn't even get me a t-shirt.
6. Roger Dean Stadium - Spring training ballpark for the Cards.
7. Dodger Stadium
8. Camden Yards
9. Jacobs Field
10. Any and every minor league stadium I can get near. MLB is great; but nothing can beat the experience, ambience, atmosphere, price, proximity to the action, purity of the game, of the minor leagues. OK, spring training is close.

2 Comments:

At 30.3.06, Blogger Matthew Westerholm said...

Nice, Brett. Opening day is almost here. Can you feel it coming?

 
At 30.3.06, Blogger Brett said...

Oh yeah! Do I ever! One of the greatest sports times of the year:

Final Four (April 1,3)
Opening Day (April 2)
The Masters (April 3-9)

Can it get any better?

Hmmm...good content for a post!

 

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