Favorite Parks, Stadiums or Arenas????

[Coach Deg]

Everyone loves going to sporting events and even though we go for the game the place it is played can add to it. I am leaving on Friday morning for my baseball trip with some buddies and my step-son.

We walk all over the parks , try the local foods and try to take it all in.

I'll give my opinion( Positive) and I would love to hear others.

Nicest Park(eliminate history just nice park and expierence) Miller Park and Comerica I thought were beautiful fun and friendly. Till we went to AT&T. My Nicest Park- AT&T in San Fran weather was great. Views were awesome Sat last row in Right field with back to McCovey Cove. Petco in SanDiego a close 2nd.

Best Park/ Stadium( Bring on History) Hate the RedSox, but standing next to the Green Monster was really cool, not really a Yankee fan, but monument park gave me the chills, Wrigley as advertised big party in an old stadium.
But my favorite there was nothing like walking into Lambaeu in late November with a minus 6 windchill.

Neatest food- Corn off the Cob at Cellular. Garlic Fries in AT&T( smelled like garlic for days). Dodger Dog. Brats in Miller Park.

Love to hear some stories!!! Not that I need help getting ready for the trip, but this will help.

[Volusianator]

Best Park/ Stadium( Bring on History)
But my favorite there was nothing like walking into Lambaeu in late November with a minus 6 windchill.


Of course living in Green Bay, home of Super Bowl XLV Champion Green Bay Packers I must concur. Fans are nice, will give the opposing team fans crap, but not in a violent or demeaning way. GREAT atmosphere and history. Nice to see a FL guy appreciate the cold weather!

[LostAbbott]

Quest Field. The place is insane, I was last there during a pre-season game. It was louder than a Led Zeppelin concert right next to the speaker. Everyone is screaming and the atmosphere is electric. Now only if they had somewhere I could have a cigar and watch the game...

[E.J.]

I have to admit that I am not experienced in major league stadiums/ballparks, but I spent 4 nights at Busch and thought it was great.

Was in St. Louis for a conference, did some serious damage those few days....good times. Bought tickets for one game before we ever left. The tickets were in "Homers Landing" and all the beer, dogs, nachos were free. Every other night, we had made "acquaintance" with a guy that would pester us all day, but we’d wait until after first pitch and get tickets for dimes on the dollar.

I stayed at the Hilton St. Louis at the Ballpark, this was the view from my room.

http://i1091.photobucket.com/albums/i397/EJB21/StLouis002.jpg
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[Coach Deg]

I have to admit that I am not experienced in major league stadiums/ballparks, but I spent 4 nights at Busch and thought it was great.

Was in St. Louis for a conference, did some serious damage those few days....good times. Bought tickets for one game before we ever left. The tickets were in "Homers Landing" and all the beer, dogs, nachos were free. Every other night, we had made "acquaintance" with a guy that would pester us all day, but we’d wait until after first pitch and get tickets for dimes on the dollar.

I stayed at the Hilton St. Louis at the Ballpark, this was the view from my room.

http://i1091.photobucket.com/albums/i397/EJB21/StLouis002.jpg
http://i1091.photobucket.com/albums/i397/EJB21/StLouis005.jpg


Really cool!!!! Busch was very nice! A lot like Philly's stadium.

[N2 GOLD]

Here is The BIG A

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[Volusianator]

Now Mike, you know you're going to get maybe 25% of people who actually give you a stadium other than their home stadium!

[Starscream]

I have to admit that I am not experienced in major league stadiums/ballparks, but I spent 4 nights at Busch and thought it was great.

Was in St. Louis for a conference, did some serious damage those few days....good times. Bought tickets for one game before we ever left. The tickets were in "Homers Landing" and all the beer, dogs, nachos were free. Every other night, we had made "acquaintance" with a guy that would pester us all day, but we’d wait until after first pitch and get tickets for dimes on the dollar.

I stayed at the Hilton St. Louis at the Ballpark, this was the view from my room.

http://i1091.photobucket.com/albums/i397/EJB21/StLouis002.jpg
http://i1091.photobucket.com/albums/i397/EJB21/StLouis005.jpg
I can not stand Larrussa and Carpenter, but I'm definitely jealous. The Cards ball park is beautiful and I wish I had a hotel room that I could watch a game from out of the window.

[Coach Deg]

Now Mike, you know you're going to get maybe 25% of people who actually give you a stadium other than their home stadium!

Giving your own stadium is fine with me, but let's here why????

I love The Trop, where the Rays play. -- 72 degrees, no rain outs, a cigar bar to have a pregame smoke or go to if we are getting our butt kicked.

[Volusianator]

a cigar bar to have a pregame smoke or go to if we are getting our butt kicked.

Ohhhh, that qualifies as awesome!

[Coach Deg]

Ohhhh, that qualifies as awesome!



In the Reds fan thread I posted a pic of me having a pregame smoke, with a cigar city maduro, in a nice leather chair, all at 72 degrees in the Trop.

[Starscream]

Everyone loves going to sporting events and even though we go for the game the place it is played can add to it. I am leaving on Friday morning for my baseball trip with some buddies and my step-son.

We walk all over the parks , try the local foods and try to take it all in.

I'll give my opinion( Positive) and I would love to hear others.

Nicest Park(eliminate history just nice park and expierence) Miller Park and Comerica I thought were beautiful fun and friendly. Till we went to AT&T. My Nicest Park- AT&T in San Fran weather was great. Views were awesome Sat last row in Right field with back to McCovey Cove. Petco in SanDiego a close 2nd.

Best Park/ Stadium( Bring on History) Hate the RedSox, but standing next to the Green Monster was really cool, not really a Yankee fan, but monument park gave me the chills, Wrigley as advertised big party in an old stadium.
But my favorite there was nothing like walking into Lambaeu in late November with a minus 6 windchill.

Neatest food- Corn off the Cob at Cellular. Garlic Fries in AT&T( smelled like garlic for days). Dodger Dog. Brats in Miller Park.

Love to hear some stories!!! Not that I need help getting ready for the trip, but this will help.
I hate the Yanks, the Red Sox, and the Cubs I have a love/hate relationship with. Despite that, I'd love to go to their ballparks/stadiums. Boston and Chicago are the only remaining teams that play in historic stadiums. I know NYY fans are happy they got their new park b/c of all the upgrades for fans, but old Yankee Stadium was hallowed ground, and should never have been demolished. Detroit and the Yanks should be kicked out of baseball for getting rid of these historic sites (hyperbolicly speaking). I know that many other places have been demolished over the years (Crosley Field was torn down in the 70s, home of the Cincinnati Reds and the FIRST NIGHT GAME), but baseball to me is all about reminiscing the past. That's why it's a slow and methodical game. It always brings you back to the good old days, regardless of where it's played.


I realize my post is hypocritical, and this statement will add to it, but I wish we had some more of the cookie cutter stadiums right now (astroturf, like Riverfront, the old Busch stadium, Veterans Stadium, Fulton County, and the Astrodome).

[Starscream]

Here is The BIG A

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Meh...

:D

[Coach Deg]

I hate the Yanks, the Red Sox, and the Cubs I have a love/hate relationship with. Despite that, I'd love to go to their ballparks/stadiums. Boston and Chicago are the only remaining teams that play in historic stadiums. I know NYY fans are happy they got their new park b/c of all the upgrades for fans, but old Yankee Stadium was hallowed ground, and should never have been demolished. Detroit and the Yanks should be kicked out of baseball for getting rid of these historic sites (hyperbolicly speaking). I know that many other places have been demolished over the years (Crosley Field was torn down in the 70s, home of the Cincinnati Reds and the FIRST NIGHT GAME), but baseball to me is all about reminiscing the past. That's why it's a slow and methodical game. It always brings you back to the good old days, regardless of where it's played.


I realize my post is hypocritical, and this statement will add to it, but I wish

we had some more of the cookie cutter stadiums right now (astroturf, like Riverfront, the old Busch stadium, Veterans Stadium, Fulton County, and the Astrodome).


I kind of made the separate categories for that reason. For the history Yankee, Fenway, Wrigley, old Tiger stadium, Soldier Field, Texas Stadium, and
Lambeau can't be touched. But truth be told other then Lambeau, they are absolute dumps. The history is what us real fans want.

As far as cookie cutter to me it's the new parks. They all are a spinoff of Camden yards. Beautiful and they all have their touch, but no history.

[Starscream]

I kind of made the separate categories for that reason. For the history Yankee, Fenway, Wrigley, old Tiger stadium, Soldier Field, Texas Stadium, and
Lambeau can't be touched. But truth be told other then Lambeau, they are absolute dumps. The history is what us real fans want.

As far as cookie cutter to me it's the new parks. They all are a spinoff of Camden yards. Beautiful and they all have their touch, but no history.
I can agree with that. It's nice to see the retro look, but they all copied Camden b/c it was the first to do so.


Nowadays, I just wish one park would bring back the astroturf. Yes, it could be detrimental to players careers, especially outfielders, but the hop the ball brought just isn't there anymore. I miss the mix between grass and astro. Toronto and Tampa Bay have fake grass, but it's not anything like the old astroturf.

[jsnake]

I haven't been to many places but there is nothing like catching a Kansas City Chiefs game at Arrowhead Stadium. It is the atmosphere that is amazing. An old stadium that was made right. So loud you can't hear squat.

[Volusianator]

I haven't been to many places but there is nothing like catching a Kansas City Chiefs game at Arrowhead Stadium. It is the atmosphere that is amazing. An old stadium that was made right. So loud you can't hear squat.

Never been, but I've heard Arrowhead is pretty cool.

[GTsetGO]

Quest Field. The place is insane, I was last there during a pre-season game. It was louder than a Led Zeppelin concert right next to the speaker. Everyone is screaming and the atmosphere is electric. Now only if they had somewhere I could have a cigar and watch the game...

ummm, it's not qwest field anymore. ;)

my wife and i like to go to a baseball game whenever we are in a city that has a team. I must say, they nicest ballpark that i have seen thus far is Camden Yards in Baltimore.

[Coach Deg]

Never been, but I've heard Arrowhead is pretty cool.
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[Starscream]

As far as my favorite, the only stadium I've been to that still is in existence, is BOA Stadium in Charlotte. Good place, but it's always overrun with opposing team fans. I've been to Fulton County Stadium, but it's been gone for years.


If you want to count NASCAR tracks as stadiums, I've been to Rockingham, Darlington, and Charlotte.



Never been but my favorite stadium of all time is:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VQyNYq1gHFM I lived nearby for two years when I was a wee lad, but I never made it there to a game. Too late now. :sad

[icehog3]

R.I.P. 1929-1994 ;)

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[elderboy02]

I went to Wrigley Field when I was a kid. I loved it. The ivy is simply awesome and you don't see that anywhere else.

I also love the Reds stadium, Great American Ball Park. You can look out onto the river and see the boats go by.

[jledou]

I haven't been to many places but there is nothing like catching a Kansas City Chiefs game at Arrowhead Stadium. It is the atmosphere that is amazing. An old stadium that was made right. So loud you can't hear squat.

Even being a Raiders fan I love going out to Arrowhead to watch the games.

You're in the minority if you don't have a grill going before the game, fans are "football" fans and for the most part are 100% respectful to everyone minus the occasional bad egg you get in every crowd.

We will be out there again this Christmas Eve to watch the Raiders v Chiefs game (assuming it happens ;) ) because nothing says Love, Peace and Goodwill like a heated Rivalry!

Favorite game I have been to out there so far was the Chiefs/Raiders Christmas game about 6 years ago for the same reasons above.

[357]

Although Comerica is nice, Tiger Stadium held some good memories. Not a lot of them, but a few good ones. I loved that centerfield was 440 ft. You just don't see that anymore.

[baddevildog82]

I like Camden Yard in Baltimore. It is a nice stadium with good views of the Baltimore skyline. The best part though, is that it is in the middle of downtown and you can go to a ton of great bars and restaurants before or after the game.

AT&T park is another great park. My family and friends used to take our boats from Stockton, CA in to the SF bay and stay at Pier 40 which is right next to the stadium. The stadium is great and they sell day of game tickets in the outfield cheap!

[Kneo]

I haven't been to a lot, but I love Kinnick.

[Coach Deg]

I haven't been to a lot, but I love Kinnick.

Why?

[kaisersozei]

I like Camden Yard in Baltimore. It is a nice stadium with good views of the Baltimore skyline. The best part though, is that it is in the middle of downtown and you can go to a ton of great bars and restaurants before or after the game.


I'll throw another vote this way. Went there for the first time a few weeks ago--awesome venue, very clean, not a bad seat in the house from what I could tell, and great food. Being right down the street from the Inner Harbor is a big plus, too.

For football, I've been to plenty of Redskins' games at FedEx--it sucks. Can't even compare to the old RFK Stadium, where the bleachers would sway & the entire stands would vibrate when the fan's intensity got too loud. Superdome is nice as well, but only for big Bowl games.

For concerts & performances, the nicest place I've been to is the Kennedy Center.

[Smokin Gator]

The Swamp!!!

[icehog3]

The Swamp!!!

Definitely my favorite football venue!! http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa73/icehog3/gators-5-1.gif

[Kneo]

Why?


Not sure. Home of the Hawkeyes, the music played before a game, just like the feel of the place.

[Stephen]

The ones I've been to that I've thoroughly enjoyed:

Camden Yards
At&T Park
PNC Park (too bad they can't field a team to match their stadium, I think it's one of the best in baseball)
Lambeau Field
Soldier Field (before the renovation)
M&T Bank Stadium

[Coach Deg]

Sitting at the Holy Grail( sports bar right across) from great American ball park. Did a stadium tour and reds hall of fame. Really neat stadium on the water. A lot of building going on around the park( micro brewery will be done in October.)

Reds hall of fame was very cool.

They don't mention Pete much but have a lot of references to him.

I can't upload pictures till I get home next Thursday.

[area51]

I love Fenway and Yankee probably followed by Citi