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Visiting all of the MLB ballparks

MN-MomMN-MomHSBaseballWeb Owner
Next summer my hubby and I are planning to begin a quest to visit all of the MLB ballparks. We have been to a handful of them over the past few years, but thought it would be fun to work our way through all of them during the course of 5 or 6 summer vacations.

We plan to start with an East Coast tour next summer, probably visiting 5 or 6 parks during a 10-day vacation. Red Sox and Yankees will be tough tickets to get our hands on, but maybe we'll save those parks for the summer of 2010.

How many MLB parks have the rest of you visited? Which ones would you be sure to see first if you planned a multi-year tour like this?


Julie

P.S. Ballparks we've been to so far:

1. Minnesota Twins / Metrodome of course, many times...we can hardly wait for the new outdoor stadium in 2010!
2. Milwaukee Brewers / Miller Park
3. Chicago Cubs / Wrigley Field
4. Colorado Rockies / Coors Field
5. Kansas City Royals / Kauffman Stadium
6. St. Louis Cardinals / Busch Stadium
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08Dad08Dad1,000+ posts
I too want to visit them all- but with all the new parks, I feel like it is one step forward two back...

Of the current parks, I have been to:

1) SF Giants / AT&T
2) Oakland A's
3) LA Dodgers / Dodger Stadium
4) Angels / Anaheim
5) Padres / Petco
6) Seattle / Safco
7) Astros / Enron Smile
8) Rockies / Coors Field
9) Chicago Cubs / Wrigley Field
10) Chicago White Sox / US Cellular Field
11) Red Sox / Fenway
12) Braves / Turner Field

Ones I really want to get to next based upon history and reputed quality of the fields:

Yankees
Mets
Cards
Royals
Pirates
O's
Still LearningStill Learning100+ posts
Let's see;

1) Turner Field for the Olympics and the Braves
2) Joe Robbie / Marlins
3) Riverfront / Cincinatti
4) Miller Park / Brewers
5) Wrigley / Cubs
6) Busch / Cardinals

Biggest on the wish list is Pac Bell/ATT spouse grew up in Marin/Mill Valley going to the Giants games. Like Cool44 says "Ain't nothing like it." Also would like to get to Fenway, about too late for old yankees stadium.
fanofgamefanofgame5,000+ posts
Fields some I have been to all of the following my son and husband have been to:

AT@T (pac Bell) GIANTS
Oakland
Anaheim Angels
Turner field (Braves)
Texas (Rangers)
Cincinatti (REDS)
San Diego(Padres)
Shea Stadium(Mets)
Seattle (Mariners)
Camden Yards (Baltimore)
Have seen Fenway But couldnt get tickets
Have heard Wrigley is a must, but are they tearing that down?
infidel_08infidel_081,000+ posts
Been to:

DC Stadium / RFK Stadium (no baseball when it was RFK, though) - Senators
Memorial Stadium / Camden Yards - Orioles
Wrigley Field - Cubs
Comisky Park - White Sox
Fulton Co. Stadium / Turner Field - Braves
Jack Murphy Stadium / Petco Park (timing was always bad for a game, though) - Padres
Candlestick Park - Giants
The Ballpark in Arlington - Rangers (off-season)
SkyDome - Blue Jays
Royals Stadium - Royals
Miller Park - Brewers
both Busch Stadiums (or Stadia Razz) - Cardinals

If I had to name the corporate names of most of these ballfields, I'd be lost. Mad

I've driven by a few more. Do they count?
Milwaukee County Stadium, Veterans Stadium, Dodger Stadium, Citizens Bank Park, Yankee Stadium, and Angel Stadium of Anaheim


Been to bunches of minor league parks, too.

Would love to see a game at Fenway and more at Wrigley.
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L lafmom5,000+ posts
I just returned from a trip to Oklahoma where I was fortunate to sit by a HUGE baseball fan on the plane and also met a very nice couple from AZ who were big Cards fan. They were telling me about a female friend of hers that went with her mom over a two year period to every park in America. She received a large amount of money upon her dad's death and he'd always wanted to do this. So, it was a way to honor him as well as do something she wanted. What better way to see the US!!!

I haven't been to as many parks as lots of folks around here but out of the half dozen, Comerica Park in Detroit is probably my favorite. If I could go anywhere tomorrow, it would probably be Fenway.

One day I hope to do just like you Julie and hope you discover lots of beautiful and amazing baseball parks with many other adventures along the way too! Smile
H HaverDad500+ posts
Named as they known when I attended game.

Fenway
Wrigley
Tiger Stadium
Busch I
Cleveland Municipal
Dodger Stadium (as Chavez Ravine)
Candlestick
AT&T
Riverfront
Kauffman
PNC
The Vet
Citizens
Yankee Stadium
Astrodome
Tropicana
Rangers Parkin Arlington
Robbie/ProPlayers.. etc
SkyDome
The Big A
Coors
Metrodome
Olympic Stadium
New Comiskey (before corporate branding)
Jack Murphy

(for football)
Kingdome
LA Collesium
Baker Bowl

and finally, next month.... Shea
F fsmjunior100+ posts
Expos - Olympic Stadium
Yankees - Yankee Stadium
Red Sox - Fenway Park
Rays - Tropicana

Talk about both ends of the spectrum!

Olympic Stadium was a horibble baseball park, front row seats were a long way from play due to the track all the way around the field from the 76' Olympics. The only plus was the fact that when we took our son there he was 5, 6 and 7 at the time, he walked away with multiple baseballs every time (no kidding); there were only 4 or 5 kids sitting on the dugout roof for BP.

Tropicana... this place is a joke. The Rays may be upstart but the majority of the fans there are bad baseball fans and the idiots with the cowbells should be shot!

Fenway & Yankee Stadium... Cathedrals, enough said.
Bulldog 19Bulldog 195,000+ posts
quote:
Busch I


Sportsman's Park? Busch Stadium, built in 1963 (or thereabouts), is actually the second Busch Stadium. Before it was built, the old stadium was known as Busch Stadium. Sportsman's Park was renamed Busch Stadium in 1953.

So, with the new stadium that opened in 2006, the Cardinals are actually on Busch Stadium #3. My dad has actually been to all three.

I've also been to Yankee Stadium and Kauffman in KC. My parents made the trip out to PNC I believe it is in Pittsburg this summer when the Cardinals were out there.
O Orlando1,000+ posts
"They" (meaning Auggie) may have renamed Sportsman's Park, but I don't know of anyone (unless employed by AB) who called that wonderful, funky, ridiculous old shrine anything other than Sportsman's Park.

I was amused when people in STL started talking about the "new" stadium. To those of us who still have our First Nighters certificates, the recently demolished bowl WAS the "new" stadium! Big Grin

Bulldog! "My dad has actually been to all three." Ouch! That hurt! Razz
J JT1,000+ posts
Old Busch Stadium
Memorial Stadium (Balt)
Camden Yards
Veterans Stadium
Riverfront Stadium
Great American Ballpark
Shea Stadium
Dodger Stadium
Atlanta-Fulton Co. Stadium
Turner Field
RFK Stadium (to see exhibition football, though)
Comerica Park
Old Arlington Stadium
Kauffman Stadium (ate in stadium club one March, so no game).
RJMRJMHSBaseballWeb member since 2007
(not keeping up with name changes)

Fenway Park
Yankee Stadium
Shea Stadium
Jarry Park
Olympic Stadium
Exposition Stadium
Skydome
Veterans Stadium
Citizens Bank Park
Nationals Park
Memorial Stadium
Camden Yards
Three Rivers Stadium
Riverfront Stadium
Jacobs Field
Wrigley Field
Comiskey Park (new)
Metrodome
Candlestick Park
Alameda County Stadium
Dodger Stadium
Angels Stadium
San Diego (Jack Murphy) Stadium
BOB (Bank One Ballpark)
Astrodome
Coors Field

I used to travel a lot on business. I spent a lot of evenings at ball parks. I've also lived in Boston, New York, Philadelphia, San Diego, LA and San Francisco.
DB Danny Boydston1,000+ posts
Tguf's son started his stadium tour this Summer.
Not knowing the names, I'll give the teams.

Of course the Ballpark in Arlington-
Atlanta Braves
New York Mets
Washington Nationals
Arizona Diamondbacks
Cleveland Indians.

He actually met Carlos Zambrano's agent in Atlanta, had breakfast with him and talked for about thirty minutes. They were in line and he noticed son had UTA shirt on and struck up a conversation. Son said nice guy and gave him a card and told him to call if he ever needed anything. Kinda neat.

He is also a huge hockey fan and started the arena tour this past Winter. I won't bore you with all those names. Fortunately, I work for an airline and he usually just goes out to the airport, goes to a game and fly's back. Lucky him!
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