cwsox Posted May 16, 2003 Share Posted May 16, 2003 I have been to: Wrigley - which i really hate - small, cramped, dirty, and horrible ingress and egress and lines Miller - which was ok but the traffic was horrendous and the upper deck seats suck Tiger Stadium - which was boring Comerica - which is ok and I might like if I were Tiger fan but I am not Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted May 16, 2003 Share Posted May 16, 2003 I have been to: Wrigley - which i really hate - small, cramped, dirty, and horrible ingress and egress and lines Miller - which was ok but the traffic was horrendous and the upper deck seats suck Tiger Stadium - which was boring Comerica - which is ok and I might like if I were Tiger fan but I am not Both Comiskeys, both Arlington's the old one sucked, the new one is OK, the Astrodome incredible size, really cool back then, now would be totally outclassed Minute Maid Park in HOU Incredible place to see a game, I loved it Busch Stadium in STL I was disappointed it was just a cookie cutter stadium with a couple extras, Tiger Stadium scary neighborhood and a classic stadium either you love em or hate em, Comerica Park some really good things like the brick walls and statuesand some really stupid stuff like the Ferris Wheel, and the SkyDome in TOR, cool place. I even took the full tour of the place and got to see them switching from baseball to football. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winning Ugly Posted May 16, 2003 Share Posted May 16, 2003 Comisky old and new Wrigley (High School Senior ditch days) Royals Stadium Qualcomm Stadium Edison Field Edison tops them all by a LARGE margin. Almost made me want to move to Anaheim and become an Angels fan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sox1422 Posted May 16, 2003 Share Posted May 16, 2003 Both Comiskeys Dodger Stadium The Jake Wrigley County Stadium Fenway Park Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted May 16, 2003 Share Posted May 16, 2003 I have been to: Wrigley - which i really hate - small, cramped, dirty, and horrible ingress and egress and lines Miller - which was ok but the traffic was horrendous and the upper deck seats suck Tiger Stadium - which was boring Comerica - which is ok and I might like if I were Tiger fan but I am not Both Comiskeys, both Arlington's the old one sucked, the new one is OK, the Astrodome incredible size, really cool back then, now would be totally outclassed Minute Maid Park in HOU Incredible place to see a game, I loved it Busch Stadium in STL I was disappointed it was just a cookie cutter stadium with a couple extras, Tiger Stadium scary neighborhood and a classic stadium either you love em or hate em, Comerica Park some really good things like the brick walls and statuesand some really stupid stuff like the Ferris Wheel, and the SkyDome in TOR, cool place. I even took the full tour of the place and got to see them switching from baseball to football. Ah I forgot Jacob's Field Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Critic Posted May 16, 2003 Share Posted May 16, 2003 Other ballparks I have been to: Wrigley Field - sorry, but I love that park - the old parks can't be beat - I couldn't care less about the toilets or the pillars or any of that crap - it's a real nice place to see a game Miller Park - not too too bad - kinda boxy, feels like a warehouse, but not terrible Busch Stadium - went there in the mid-80s, when they still had that faded green carpet on the field - didn't like it that much, even though I like the Cardinals a lot - it was kind of a dump Bank One Ballpark - I liked it a lot, actually - even though it felt a little like Miller Park, it had a nice vibe to it - unfortunately, nobody worth looking at in the pool that day!! and of course, REAL Comiskey - which I miss a LOT - the first ballpark i ever stepped foot in - refer to my Wrigley comments - REAL Comiskey was a BALLPARK Also been to a couple minor league ballparks, which serve their purpose very well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arneharris Posted May 16, 2003 Share Posted May 16, 2003 I haven't been to a park I didn't like. Regardless of the team, if it has hosted Major League teams, it's had GREAT ball played there. Even in Wrigley, if only by the opposition LOL....................although Busch w/turf was close....soooo hot. But it is truly classic w/the arches, some great teams, and of course, the Bowling HOF across the street To name a few: MKE County Stadium was pretty bad, but I couldn't hate IT with Bernie Brewer sliding into the brew mug (FOCK BERNIE IN MILLER PARK...NO MUG, JUST A SLIDE....GAAAAAAAAY!) Old Comiskey...if anything was better than Fenway/Wrigley, that was it. My strongest connection to the Pale Hose was going to games there as a kid, going to the outfield bar area watching thru the screen, the little umbrella stand lady in the park selling roast/corned beef sammiches - TOP NOTCH! Astrodome...still have my comemorative ball from my first visit there: http://home.attbi.com/~wavelandave/pics/Astrosball.jpg That place was amazing.....OK, not for baseball, but itself, period. What was the highest seating, a 700 level? Was that like the 700 Club? Seemed like you were half way to heaven looking up there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zach23 Posted May 16, 2003 Share Posted May 16, 2003 Both Comiskeys, Wrigley (ugh...my wife got free tickets back in the early 90's), Miller, Camden Yards, PNC, County Stadium. I stood just outside Coors, Pac Bell, and Jacobs field when there was no game going on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chisoxfn Posted May 16, 2003 Share Posted May 16, 2003 Comisky old and new Wrigley (High School Senior ditch days) Royals Stadium Qualcomm Stadium Edison Field Edison tops them all by a LARGE margin. Almost made me want to move to Anaheim and become an Angels fan. Edison is nice, but I love the Q. I'm gonna be there around June 1st. Not sure who they are playing, I just know my friends getting me a free ticket and when its free it don't matter when they are playing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chisoxfn Posted May 16, 2003 Share Posted May 16, 2003 Edison Field (As well as Anaheim Stadium ) Dodger Stadium The A's Colliseum Qualcomn Metrodome Skydome Comiskey (New) Wrigley Tiger Stadium (Old) Miller Park Old Brewer Park Yankee Stadium Fenway Camden Yards Jacobs Field Pirates Stadium (Old One) Cinncy (Old One) The Vet Went to most of them on a roadtrip a few years back. Went to I think 10 stadiums in 11 days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1549 Posted May 16, 2003 Share Posted May 16, 2003 Comiskey I (too young to remember) Comiskey II 2.5/5 ah...home Tiger Stadium (too hard to judge that stadium) Comerica Park 2.5/5...worst of newest parks I've seen Wrigley Field (sox vs cubs...loved seeing the sox flag haning from one of the roof tops) County Stadium 1.5/5...very sterile Miller Park 4/5 I had good seats and loved the place Busch Stadium 2/5 just a cookie cutter Fenway Park 5/5 great seats, saw Knoblauch's wife, love the place Yankee Stadium 4/5 if Ruth hadn't played there, it would suck Shea Stadium 1/5 very sterile, right next to airport, planes fly over loud and low Camden Yards 5/5 loved it Veterans Stadium 2/5 people say it is the worst...actually it is cleaner than Shea and I didn't mind the vet at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cwsox Posted May 16, 2003 Author Share Posted May 16, 2003 Wrigley Field - sorry, but I love that park - the old parks can't be beat - I couldn't care less about the toilets or the pillars or any of that crap - it's a real nice place to see a game when I went in 2001 to see the Sox play there, I hadn't been there in literally 30 years plus - and was amazed at how much I hated the place - it wasn't just my Sox bias memory, I really hate it - I do not think it is a great place to see a ball game - I felt crowded and cramped and too many seats just don;t have that good of a viewing perspective - and pillars do tend to get in the way - and I care about toilets because those are a part of life and time in and time out of them determines how much game I miss and how grossed out I may get I also missed the feeling of being outside two of the three games I was there in 2001. Under the stands kind of behind home plate in one game and in the upper deck with a roof for another - I don't like things being over my head at a game - at the Cell, I feel like I am outside, and I like that - I just felt cramped the entire time at Wrigley - Comerica does not have that cramped in feel at all, you know you are outside, same as the Cell - but Miller left me feeling I was inside a building too. I just really hated Wrigley Field. I saw my first ball game there - went there a lot as a kid since I ahd friends whose fathers played for the cubs - and my last ballgame with my grandfather was there (I cheered for the cards and vbroke his heart, but I could never cheer for the cubs even as a child) and I hated the place in my memories and I hated in 2001 and I haven't gotten tickets for a Sox game there since because I just don't want to go to Wrigley. And the lack of parking, the inadequte public transportation - just hated the whole thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CubKilla Posted May 16, 2003 Share Posted May 16, 2003 Damn..... I feel like a loser. Old Comiskey, USCF (of course), and Wrigley Field. Hoping to go with Guido to a few other parks this year..... we're thinking Twink Dome, Comerica, and maybe Fenway or Yankee Stadium. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soxfaninbeverly Posted May 16, 2003 Share Posted May 16, 2003 I don't know who is was who mentioned Bank One earlier in this thread, but I have to disagree. Bank One Ballpark is absolutely horrible. The pool is lame. Phoenicians are the worst fair weather fans in the world. I dislike the Bank one b/c nowhere can you look around the field, in the mezzane, on the scoreboard, in the parking lot, anywhere you look, is over-saturation of corporate sponsors. It makes me sick. As much as I hate the Cubs, Wrigley and Fenway still show how the game can be pristine. Bank One is the complete opposite. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soxfest Posted May 16, 2003 Share Posted May 16, 2003 Comiskey's both Wrigley field Old cleveland stadium Jacob's field Tiger stadium Comerica Park Riverfront stadium Kauffman field Metrodome Busch stadium Coors field Turner field Yankee staduim Shea stadium Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heads22 Posted May 16, 2003 Share Posted May 16, 2003 Comiskey Park II County Stadium Metrodome Busch Stadium Coors Field Going to Turner Field in a few weeks... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steff Posted May 16, 2003 Share Posted May 16, 2003 Both Comiskeys Wrigley County Stadium & Miller Park Jacobs Field OP@CY Shea Yankee Stadium Toronto Arlington Tampa Miami Safeco Anaheim Astrodome Minute Maid Cynergy Old and New Detroit Busch Boston Coors Arizona These are the ones in my "ticket collage" which I just unpacked - I hate moving... I think I missed a few. I thought there were more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest wsc425 Posted May 17, 2003 Share Posted May 17, 2003 Minute Maid US Cell Wrigley Comiskey Park Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supernuke Posted May 17, 2003 Share Posted May 17, 2003 Tiger stadium, Safeco field and I guess I'll throw in the Skydome even though it doesn't even resemble a ballpark. Damn my list is kinda pathetic, Guess I'll have to work on that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YASNY Posted May 17, 2003 Share Posted May 17, 2003 Comiskey US Cell Wrigley Tiger Stadium Busch And I did drive past Riverfront in Cinci while a game was going on. LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steff Posted May 17, 2003 Share Posted May 17, 2003 Tiger stadium, Safeco field and I guess I'll throw in the Skydome even though it doesn't even resemble a ballpark. Damn my list is kinda pathetic, Guess I'll have to work on that. Not pathetic at all nuke!! My list is so long because I was extremely fortunate and in the right place at the right time. Had circumstances been different I never would have traveled so much. And hey.. it gives you something to look forward to doing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Critic Posted May 17, 2003 Share Posted May 17, 2003 cwsox, I completely respect your opinion, and I'm sorry that your experience at Wrigley was bad. I'm usually pretty lucky to get decent seats when I go there. I agree that it's kinda cramped, but I just go in knowing that, and when I think I might be particularly bugged by that, I get an extra ticket for a "buffer seat". I don't stress about the toilets because I'm just in and out, and I go when the Cubs are batting so the lines are shorter - they're the shortest when SamMe is due up! US Cellular is definitely a more comfortable park, with better variety and availability of food, better sight lines in the lower bowl, and better, cleaner johns. It's also MUCH closer to where I live, so THAT's good too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sox4lifeinPA Posted May 17, 2003 Share Posted May 17, 2003 Dodger Stadium The Vet Minute Maid DS is hugeeee...minute maid was the nicest...and well, if you've been to the Vet I shouldn't have to say much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soxplosion Posted May 17, 2003 Share Posted May 17, 2003 Camden Yards, Candlestick Park, Network Colliseum, the Brewers old stadium, Comiskey, Fenway, Wrigley, and I think thats it... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SI1020 Posted May 18, 2003 Share Posted May 18, 2003 Comiskey I First Game 1958 Comiskey II ( But not The Cell ) Wrigley (It's True) Forbes Field Three Rivers PNC Park Shea Stadium Fulton County Stadium Turner Field Tiger Stadium Comerica Park ( I Like it Merry Go Round and all ) Municipal Stadium PNC is the best of the above IMO. I also really enjoyed the city of Boston and the Fenway experience. Fenway is a real dump, but a charming dump nonetheless. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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