Rieber here. I’ll be your Yankees correspondent this weekend from Baltimore.
Ah, Baltimore. If there are any Yankees fans left who haven’t been to Camden Yards, you really should make the effort. In my opinion, it’s the best ballpark in America: great atmosphere, great concessions, great proximity to other fun stuff to do. Which leads us to . . .
The Ballparks I’ve Been To List (in order of preference, current ballparks only, and I refuse to update their names, for example, SkyDome is SkyDom e, not PennyPackerDome or whatever they’re calling it now):
1. Camden Yards (Baltimore)
2. Fenway Park (Boston)
3. PNC Park (Pittsburgh)
4. Pac Bell Park (San Francisco)
5. Wrigley Field (Chicago)
6. Dodger Stadium (Los Angeles)
7. Yankee Stadium (Yankees)
8. Coors Field (Colorado)
9. Angels Stadium (Anaheim)
10. Bank One Ballpark (Arizona)
11. Great American Ball Park (Cincinnati)
12. Citizens Bank Park (Philadelphia)
13. The Ballpark at Arlington (Texas)
14. Kauffman Stadium (Kansas City)
15. Jacobs Field (Cleveland)
16. Miller Park (Milwaukee)
17. SkyDome (Toronto)
18. Joe Robbie Stadium (Florida)
19. The Metrodome (Minnesota)
20. Shea Stadium (Mets)
21. RFK (Washington)
22. Oakland Coliseum (Oakland)
So that’s 22 of the current 30 ballparks. I’ve been to several defunct ones (Old Comiskey, Old Busch, Veterans Stadium in Philly, Memorial Stadium in Baltimore, Kingdome in Seattle). I once saw a hockey game in the Devil Rays’ dump before the Devil Rays existed. I once drove by Turner Field in Atlanta. And don’t even get me started on minor-league parks.
If time, money and geography were not factors, here’s the order that I would go see the other eight:
1. Safeco Field (Seattle)
2. PETCO Park (San Diego)
3. Minute Maid Park (Houston)
4. Comerica Park (Detroit)
5. New Busch (St. Louis)
6. New Comiskey (Chicago)
7. Turner Field (Atlanta)
8. Tropicana Field (Tampa Bay)
Your thoughts? Either on my list or your own?
Comments (2)
The only other stadium I've been to, besides the two in NY, is Safeco Field. I definitely recommend it. I was surprised it was a lot smaller than it looks on TV. However, the concourse was very wide so you don't feel crowded walking around. And what a food selection! I don't like beer, but I wanted some alcohol, so I was delighted they had Sake at the sushi place.
I feel you have Jacobs field WAY too LOW, and Citizens Bank WAY to HIGH. Have not been to any of the west coast ball-parks, but here is my list.
1 Fenway
2 Jacobs Field
3 Yankee
4 PNC
5 Camden Yards
6 US Cell.
7 Wrigley
8 Miller
9 Great American
10 Busch (Retired)
11 Citizens Bank
12 Tropicana
13 Skydome
14 Comerica
15 Olympic (retired)
16 Shea
17 Metrodome
18 The Vet (retired)