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John Cougar Lunchbucket Sep 06 2017 08:50 AM

1. Shea 2. Citi 3. The Vet 4. Citizen's Bnk 5. RFK 6. Nationals Park 7. Three Rivers 8. PNC 9. Wrigley 10. Municipal (Cleveland) 11. Skydome 12. Coors 13. Miller 14. Target 15. Busch II 16. Busch III 17. Comiskey II (or whatever the current one is called) 18. Memorial (Baltimore) 19. Camden Yards 20. Turner 21. Minute Maid 22. Arlington 23. Bank One (or whatevs they call Phoenix) I've never done any version of MFY Stadium (for baseball) or Fenway. I'm predicting the next new park I'll hit will be Miami, but Fens and Dodger Stadium are high on the wish list.

Benjamin Grimm Sep 06 2017 09:03 AM Re: Been There, Done That

These are the 17 parks in which I've seen a regulation major league game, along with the year of my first visit. One asterisk means I've seen games that involve the Mets as well as games that don't involve the Mets. Two asterisks means I've only seen Mets games there. I have no idea what might be next. It's not likely that I'd plan a trip around the Mets schedule (although I did do that with Puerto Rico in 2010), but if I happen to be on vacation somewhere where the Mets are playing (as happened with me in Seattle in 2014) then I'd certainly try to get to a game. The most likely baseball cities where I might vacation are Denver, Phoenix, and California, but nothing is planned. (EDIT: Make that 18 parks. I had forgotten about Olympic Stadium.) 1. Shea Stadium (1971) ** 2. Memorial Stadium (1983) 3. Yankee Stadium II (1984) 4. Veterans Stadium (1986) * 5. Fenway Park (1986) 6. Comiskey Park (1988) 7. Tiger Stadium (1988) 8. Olympic Stadium (1991) 9. Camden Yards (1992) * 10. Fulton County Stadium (1992) ** 11. Riverfront Stadium (1992) 12. Wrigley Field (1993) 13. Citizens Bank Park (2004) ** 14. Citi Field (2009) ** 15. Nationals Park (2009) ** 16. Hiram Bithorn Stadium (2010) ** 17. PNC Park (2014) ** 18. Safeco Field (2014) **

bmfc1 Sep 06 2017 09:04 AM Re: Been There, Done That

1. Shea Stadium 2. Citi Field 3. The Vet 4. Citizen's Bank 5. RFK 6. Nationals Park 7. Wrigley Field 8. Current White Sox 9. Memorial (Baltimore) 10. Camden Yards 11. Sun Trust (ATL) 12. Bank One (or whatevs they call Phoenix) 13. Current Marlins ("Jeterville"?) 14. Fenway 15. MFYS 1 15. MFYS 2 16. Dodger Stadium 17. Current SFG (ATT) 18. Current AZ (Chase Field)

Ceetar Sep 06 2017 09:07 AM Re: Been There, Done That

Let's see.. 1. Shea* 2. Yankee II* 3. Citi Field 4. Yankee III 5. Fenway 6. Citizen's Bank Ballpark 7. Oriole Park at Camden Yards 8. RFK 9. Dolphin Stadium* 10. Wrigley 11. PNC 12. AT&T 13. Oakland Coliseum 14. Dodger Stadium 15. Angel Stadium 16. Petco# 17. Coors# *closed #tours, no game It's been years since I added a new stadium. Minute Maid Park is probably next unless I stumble down to Nationals Park next season for some reason.

seawolf17 Sep 06 2017 10:36 AM Re: Been There, Done That

Not too many for me: Citi Field Citizens Bank Park Marlins Park Miller Park Nationals Park Fenway Park Whatever The White Sox Stadium Is Called Now tour, but no game: Wrigley Field plus: Shea Stadium Old Yankee Stadium Olympic Stadium The Vet

Benjamin Grimm Sep 06 2017 11:04 AM Re: Been There, Done That

Oooh! I forgot about Olympic Stadium! I'll have to amend my list. (I made my list while looking at the current standings, and obviously, there was no listing for Montreal to trigger my memory.)

themetfairy Sep 06 2017 11:27 AM Re: Been There, Done That

I've been to all of the current stadia. D-Dad and I are now on maintenance and keeping up with the new ones. Off the top of my head, I've also been to these that either don't exist anymore or aren't currently used for MLB games - Olympic Stadium (our first road trip - in 1986) Hiram Bithorn Stadium Turner Field Fulton County Stadium Astrodome Kingdome Jack Murphy Stadium Three Rivers Stadium Riverfront Stadium Metrodome Joe Robbie Stadium JFK Stadium Veterans Stadium Busch Stadium II Old Yankee Stadium If I've forgotten any I'll edit as they come to me.

Edgy MD Sep 06 2017 11:47 AM Re: Been There, Done That

Uh: Shea Stadium (New York City) Citi Field (New York City) Yankee Stadium II (New York City) Veterans Stadium (Philadelphia) Camden Yards (Baltimore) RFK Stadium (Washington) Nationals Park (Washington) Wrigley Field (Chicago) PNC Park (Pittsburgh) Harbor Park (Norfolk) NYSEG Stadium (Binghamton, they had nice eggs) Prince George's Stadium (Bowie, but I'm no royalist) Municipal Stadium (Hagerstown) Keyspan (now MCU) Park (Brooklyn) Hunter Wright Stadium (Kingsport) I'm sure there are others. I have completionist impulses but I resist them when it comes to ballparks.

themetfairy Sep 06 2017 11:50 AM Re: Been There, Done That Edited 2 time(s), most recently on Sep 06 2017 02:22 PM

If we're including minor league stadiums, I've been to - Trenton Binghamton (asterisk - we were in the park but the game was rained out) Buffalo Las Vegas Port St. Lucie (for Single A and for spring training) Scottsdale, AZ in 1995 (I can't remember which team) Lakeland, FL Lakewood, NJ Jupiter, FL Al Lang Field and wherever they played the games in St. Pete ON EDIT - Brooklyn Cyclones (have seen a game there and also run on the field) Independent League - Somerset Patriots

Benjamin Grimm Sep 06 2017 12:28 PM Re: Been There, Done That

I'll have to think about the minor league stadiums. I've been to a bunch, some for official minor league games, and some for spring training games, both in Florida and Arizona.

Ceetar Sep 06 2017 01:01 PM Re: Been There, Done That

been to the Cyclones and the Ducks. Had intentions of seeing the Rockland Boulders or (and now no longer possible) the Bridgeport Bluefish this summer, but didn't. Spring? I lose track. it's fluid. Pirates home old Red Sox home. Tigertown PSL Marlins home Nationals home. Cardinals home.

Benjamin Grimm Sep 06 2017 01:08 PM Re: Been There, Done That

These are, I think, all of the non-major league games that I attended. When I was in West Palm Beach in 1986 I attended home games for both the Expos and the Braves. For the Braves game, the Mets were the visiting team. I remember the Texas Rangers' facility in Pompano Beach as being a run-down out-of-the way dump. GRAPEFRUIT LEAGUE: West Palm Beach, Pompano Beach (1986) Port St. Lucie (2008) CACTUS LEAGUE: Phoenix, Scottsdale, Chandler (1988) INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE: Norfolk Tides (1997), Lehigh Valley Iron Pigs (2013) EASTERN LEAGUE: Reading Phillies (1990, 1991, 1992, 2011) SOUTHERN LEAGUE: Knoxville Blue Jays (1987), Memphis Chicks (1993), Tennessee Smokies (2005) NEW YORK PENN LEAGUE: Oneonta Yankees (1984), Brooklyn Cyclones (2009) CAROLINA LEAGUE: Carolina Mudcats (1987) INDEPENDENT LEAGUE: Camden River Sharks (2010)

G-Fafif Sep 06 2017 01:43 PM Re: Been There, Done That

No longer with us (in the MLB sense)... Shea MFYS II The Vet The Big O Comiskey Park Old Busch Stadium County Stadium The Murph Tiger Stadium RFK The Ted With us still... Citi Field Fenway Park Kaufman Stadium (then Royals Stadium) Rogers Centre (then SkyDome) Oriole Park at Camden Yards Guaranteed Rate Field (then new Comiskey) Wrigley Field Coors Field Angel Stadium (then Anaheim Stadium, aka The Big A) Dodger Stadium Globe Life Stadium (then the Ballpark in Arlington) Chase Field (then Bank One Ballpark, aka The BOB) Progressive Field (then Jacobs Field, aka the Jake) Oakland-Alameda Coliseum (then Network Associates Coliseum, which a local friend referred to as "the Ass") AT&T Park (then Pac Bell) PNC Park Great American Ballpark Minute Maid Park Citizens Bank Park Busch Stadium Miller Park Nationals Park MFYS III Also, Grapefruit League games in St. Pete (Al Lang), Tampa (Al Lopez) and Plant City; minor league games in Haines City, Fla. (Boardwalk & Baseball), Coney Island and Central Islip; and whatever was going on at Doubleday Field in Cooperstown.

seawolf17 Sep 06 2017 01:56 PM Re: Been There, Done That

Minors/others for me: Rochester, Buffalo, Syracuse, Norwich CT, New Britain CT, Lakewood NJ, Somerset NJ, Brooklyn, and the Ducks.

HahnSolo Sep 06 2017 05:30 PM Re: Been There, Done That

1. Shea 2. Citi 3. YS 2 4. YS 3 5. Veterans Stadium, PHA 6. Olympic Stadium, Mon 7. Fenway Park 8. RFK Stadium 9. Nationals Park 10. Atlanta Fulton County Stadium 11. Oriole Park at Camden Yards 12. PNC Park, Pitt 13. The Big A * 14. Petco Park * 15. Coors Field * * visited / or toured Stadium without seeing a game there

Centerfield Sep 07 2017 07:40 AM Re: Been There, Done That

1. Shea 2. Citi 3. YS II 4. YS III 5. Three Rivers 6. Olympic Stadium 7. Camden Yards 8. Fenway 9. Citizen's Bank 10. Marlins Park 11. Wrigley Field 12. PNC 13. Busch Stadium 14. Dodgers Stadium 15. Angels Park 16. Petco Park

seawolf17 Sep 07 2017 07:46 AM Re: Been There, Done That

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41Forever Sep 07 2017 03:21 PM Re: Been There, Done That Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Sep 08 2017 11:50 AM

I love the Pass Port. And the guy who runs the business is really nice! Attended games at parks no longer with us: 1) Shea 2) MFY II 3) Veterans Stadium 4) Comiskey Park 5) Riverfront Stadium 6) County Stadium 7) Cleveland Stadium 8) Busch Stadium 9) Memorial Stadium 10) Tiger Stadium 11) Joe Robbie Stadium Snuck into former park and took photos 1) Astrodome Walked around outside closed former park and took photos 1) Turner Field 2) Three Rivers Stadium Attended games in active parks 1) Citi Field 2) PNC park 3) Comerica Park 4) Citizen Bank Park 5) Fenway 6) Wrigley 7) Guaranteed Rate 8) Miller Park 9) Great American Ballpark 10) SkyDome 11) Coors Field 12) New Busch 13) Progressive Field 14) Marlins Park 15) Nationals Park Got ballpark tour of active park when team was on road 1) Minute Maid Park 2) Dodger Stadium (Upper Deck only) Walked around active park, took photos, went in gift shop that is part of stadum 1) Target Field 2) Kaufmann Stadium 3) Angels Park Got hard hat construction tour of active park: 1) Oriole Park at Camden Yards Minors: 1) Bee Hive Field in New Britain (No longer with us) 2) Fifth Third Park in Grand Rapids 3) Fifth Third Park in Dayton 4) Cooley law School Stadium in Lansing 5) Ned Skeldon Stadium in Toldeo (NLWU) 6) Victory Field in Indianapolis 7) Roger Dean Stadium in Jupiter, Fla. 8) St. Lucie, Fla. 9) Peoria, Ill. 10) C.O. Brown Stadium in Battle Creek, Mich. 11) Fort Wayne, Ind. 12) South Bend, Ind. 13) Silver Stadium in Rochester, N.Y. (NLWU) 14) LaBatts Park in London, Ont. 15) Franklin County Stadium in Columbus, Ohio. 16) Springfield, Ill. (NLWU) 17) Dodgertown, Vero Beach 18) West Palm Beach Stadium, West Palm Beach, Fla.

d'Kong76 Sep 07 2017 03:34 PM Re: Been There, Done That

I told KB last night I want to go to at least one or two Mets games on the road next couple of years. She said alright; then she turned her head, smirked and rolled her eyes. Sometimes you don't have to see things to know they've happened. My lists are short: RFK Camden The Vet Orig Yank Second Yank Fenway Whatever Pac Bell is Called Now Arlington Dutchess Lowell Binghamton Syracuse

themetfairy Sep 07 2017 05:17 PM Re: Been There, Done That

We'll be heading back to Texas in a few years when the Rangers get their new place.

Mets Willets Point Sep 07 2017 09:12 PM Re: Been There, Done That

Roughly in chronological order of first visit. Places I've seen the Mets play a game are marked with a + Current MLB parks: * Camden Yards + * Fenway + * PacBell + * Citizens Bank + * Wrigley + * Comiskey II * Miller + * Petco + * Dodger + * Citi + * YSIII Retired MLB parks: * Shea + * YSII + * Veteran's + * Olympic + * Tiger * RFK + Minor League: * Met Memorial, Norfolk * Harbor Park, Norfolk + * The Diamond, Richmond * Dodd Stadium, Norwich * LaLacheur Park, Lowell * McCoy Stadium, Pawtucket * KeySpan Park, Brooklyn * Hadlock Field, Portland, ME Spring Training: * JetBlue Park, Ft. Myers

Fman99 Sep 08 2017 05:43 AM Re: Been There, Done That

Major league parks, current and former: Citi Shea YSII Fenway SkyDome Olympic Stadium RFK (Nationals game pre Nationals Park) Nationals Park Camden Yards Tons of minor league parks and spring training games, too many for me to want to try and tabulate.

Gwreck Sep 08 2017 02:17 PM Re: Been There, Done That

Still missing a few of the current ones, unfortunately. I'd rank them as follows: 1. PNC Park, Pittsburgh 2. Safeco Field, Seattle 3. Target Field, Minneapolis 4. Pac Bell Park, San Francisco 5. Minute Maid Park, Houston 6. Miller Park, Milwaukee 7. Comerica Park, Detroit 8. Camden Yards, Baltimore 9. Petco Park, San Diego 10. Citi Field, New York 11. Citizens Bank Park, Philadelphia 12. Fenway Park, Boston 13. Nationals Park, Washington 14. Busch Stadium, St. Louis 15. Rangers Ballpark, Arlington 16. Wrigley Field, Chicago 17. Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles 18. Kaufman Stadium, Kansas City 19. Bank One Ballpark, Phoenix 20. Comiskey Park, Chicago 21. Yankee Stadium, New York 22. Great American Ballpark, Cincinnati 23. Angel Stadium, Anaheim 24. SkyDome, Toronto 25. Oakland Coliseum, Oakland

Gwreck Sep 08 2017 02:18 PM Re: Been There, Done That

themetfairy wrote: I've been to all of the current stadia. D-Dad and I are now on maintenance and keeping up with the new ones. How would you rank them?

themetfairy Sep 08 2017 02:50 PM Re: Been There, Done That

PNC is by far my favorite, followed by San Francisco. Tampa is my least favorite. Perhaps one day I'll rank them all, but I'm not in a position to do that right now.

themetfairy Sep 08 2017 09:24 PM Re: Been There, Done That Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Sep 09 2017 10:17 AM

OK - Let me give this a try. 1. PNC Park. It's simply a beautiful place to watch a game. 2. AT&T Park. Best food in the majors. 3. Citi Field - There's no place like home. 4. Coors Field 5. Busch Stadium 6. Arlington 7. Petco Park 8. Miller Park 9. Citizens Bank Ballpark 10. Angels Stadium 11. Chase Field (especially if you stick around to experience the roof opening after the end of a game) 12. Nationals Park 13. Progressive Field 14. Target Field - I found the seating bowl to be way too narrow. 15. Minute Maid Park 16. Fenway Park. I'm not a huge fan of the older parks, but the renovations make it a better place than it used to be. 17. Kauffman Stadium - Everything they say about Dodger Stadium, but much prettier 18. New Comiskey 19. Comerica Park 20. Wrigley Field - the lower bowl is much nicer than the upper deck. It's an experience, but not the most comfortable one. 21. Great American Ballpark 22. Safeco 23. Camden Yards - the seats angled away from the diamond are a major negative. 24. Marlins Park. Although I give it credit for owning its quirks. 25. SunTrust Park - it would rate higher if it had any kind of mass transit options, but the post-game madhouse is horrible. 26. Dodgers Stadium - a bit overrated 27. MFY III - Too much concrete. 28. Rogers Center. It just doesn't feel like a baseball stadium, and the food choices are lacking. 29. Oakland Alameda Stadium. Despite the crumbling structure, it's nonetheless a really fun place to watch a game. 30. Tropicana Field. It's not horrible, but simply nondescript A lot of these numbers could shift depending on my mood on a given day. I love the top five, the bottom three aren't great, and I generally like most of the modern ballparks.

Gwreck Sep 09 2017 09:52 AM Re: Been There, Done That

Nice! I think you're spot-on about Kauffman/Dodger Stadium - definetly KC underrated and LA overrated for similar parks.

themetfairy Sep 09 2017 10:16 AM Re: Been There, Done That

Yes - Kauffman was unexpectedly lovely.

MFS62 Sep 11 2017 08:32 PM Re: Been There, Done That

As I posted in the thread suggesting this forum: Stadia no longer there: YS YS II Polo Grounds Ebbets Field Shea Stadium The Ted RFK Stadium. At RFK, I saw Washington play the Minnesota Twins, which probably qualifies as some kind of incest. Places still in use: Citi Camden Yards. Fenway Park - my impressions of Fenway Park inspired my story parody "Anne Rice Reports the Ballgame" which I've probably posted in the CPF. I've also visited, but no ball game was being played that day: Hi(ram) Bithorn stadium (San Juan, Puerto Rico) Skydome Jarry Park (Montreal) Later

Ashie62 Oct 11 2017 07:40 PM Re: Been There, Done That

Saw a game at. Shea Old Yankee Stadium Tiger Stadium Jarry Park vs. Seaver Forbes Field Busch Stadium That be it.

RealityChuck Nov 17 2017 12:18 PM Re: Been There, Done That

I haven't been to many. In order. 1. Yankee Stadium 2. Shea Stadium 3. Fenway Park 4. Remodeled Yankee Stadium. I actually ran onto the field before the 1977 All-Star Game and got in no trouble whatsoever (I had press credentials). 5. Wrigley Field

Vic Sage Nov 17 2017 01:09 PM Re: Been There, Done That

Mets (Shea, Citifield) Yankees (YI, YII) Phils (Veterans) Expos (Olympic) Cubs (Wrigley) Boston (Fenway) Oakland (Coliseum) SF (Candlestick) Baltimore (Memorial, Camden) Padres (J.Murphy, Petco) + numerous minor league parks

DocTee Dec 31 2017 10:43 AM Re: Been There, Done That

Shea Stadium Citi Field Yankee Stadium II Yankee Stadium III Stade Olympique Candlestick Park Fenway Park Oakland Coliseum AT&T Park By far, the best experience was at AT&T-- that stadium is gorgeous, and they got everything right.

sharpie Jan 16 2018 09:52 AM Re: Been There, Done That

14. 6 not longer extant. Shea Stadium (1964) Yankee Stadium (old) (1969) Candlestick Park (1975) Oakland Alameda Coliseum (1977) Busch Stadium (old) (1980) Fenway Park (1999) Stade Olympique (2002) Minute Maid Park (2004) Metrodome (2004) Wrigley Field (2008) Petco Field (2008) Citifield (2009) Yankee Stadium (current) (2010) Safeco Park (2012)

metsmarathon Jan 19 2018 11:56 AM Re: Been There, Done That

I have a rather short list, I think. in no particular order: 1. shea 2. citi field 3. YS3 4. RFK 5. metrodome 6. chase field 7. dolphin stadium 8? ys2 (er, at least.. I think I went to a game there freshman year.... some impression it made, eh?)

TransMonk Jan 19 2018 03:30 PM Re: Been There, Done That

Shea Citi Wrigley Milwaukee County Stadium Miller Park Old Comisky Comiskey II (or whatever the current one is called) Old Busch Stadium (but not the new one) Safeco Field I'm hoping for a trip to Coors Field during the 2018 season.

Chad Ochoseis Feb 16 2018 01:10 PM Re: Been There, Done That

Defunct: Shea Pre-'74 YS Pre-'09 YS Municipal Olympic County Comiskey Old Busch Still around: Citi Jacobs Field (yeah, I know what the actual name is) Wrigley Miller US Cellular Nats Park Safeco Ballpark at Arlington Camden Yards Toured Coors, but didn't see a game there

Mets Willets Point Feb 20 2018 08:16 AM Re: Been There, Done That

I'll be returning to Wrigley Field with my family in August to see the Cubs play the Mets. The next day we'll be seeing the White Sox play the Red Sox on the South Side.

Rockin' Doc Jun 01 2018 11:10 AM Re: Been There, Done That

Metropolitan Stadium Comiskey Park (The old one) Wrigley Field Shea Stadium Jack Murphy Stadium Fenway Park CitiField RFK Stadium Camden Yards

Centerfield Sep 10 2018 10:28 AM Re: Been There, Done That

My Updated Rankings: 1. Petco Park - San Diego 2. PNC Park - Pittsburgh 3. Camden Yards - Baltimore 4. CitiField - NY 5. Fenway Park - Boston 6. Dodger Stadium - Los Angeles 7. AT&T Park - San Francisco 8. Wrigley Field - Chicago 9. Busch Stadium - St. Louis 10. Citizen's Bank Park - Philadelphia 11. Globe Park in Arlington - Texas 12. Yankee Stadium III - NY 13. Angels Stadium - Anaheim 14. Minute Maid Park - Houston 15. Oakland Coliseum - Oakland 16. Marlins Park - Miami Rankings are based on the stadium itself, the city, the surrounding area, the team and fans.

MFS62 Sep 11 2018 07:36 AM Re: Been There, Done That

Centerfield wrote: My Updated Rankings: 1. Petco Park - San Diego 2. PNC Park - Pittsburgh 3. Camden Yards - Baltimore 4. CitiField - NY 5. Fenway Park - Boston 6. Dodger Stadium - Los Angeles 7. AT&T Park - San Francisco 8. Wrigley Field - Chicago 9. Busch Stadium - St. Louis 10. Citizen's Bank Park - Philadelphia 11. Globe Park in Arlington - Texas 12. Yankee Stadium III - NY 13. Angels Stadium - Anaheim 14. Minute Maid Park - Houston 15. Oakland Coliseum - Oakland 16. Marlins Park - Miami Rankings are based on the stadium itself, the city, the surrounding area, the team and fans. Many reports I've read come close to comparing the Oakland Alameda County Stadium to Dante's Seventh Circle of Hell (or was it the other way around?). Marlins Park is lower than THAT? Wow! Later

Centerfield Sep 19 2018 02:51 PM Re: Been There, Done That

I'm probably being too tough on Marlins Park. It's not that bad. But generally I like outdoor stadiums. I feel like baseball should be watched either under the lights, or with a hot sun beating down on you. And in our particular seat at Marlins Park, there was a leak, so I spent the game getting dripped on. It was a Mets game, and after jumping out to the lead, they lost, and the empanadas we had been looking forward to getting were underwhelming.