Open Thread: Ballpark Baggin'

by Dex on Dec 29, 2006 12:14 PM PST in News

Well the end of the year is upon us. Thanks to the fact that I was in my Sports MBA class full time, I got to do absolutely no ballpark baggin' this season. I'm sure other Gaslamp Ballers have done better.

Because of that, my lifetime list as it stands:

Major League
Petco Park
The Q-Murph
Dodgers Stadium
Telephone Park (SBC at the time)
Bank One Ballpark (For the 2001 WS. Now Chase)
Fenway
Wrigley (though the game we were going to see was canceled due to Darryl Kile passing away. RIP)
Yankee Stadium
The Jake

Minor League:
Wahconah Park in Pittsfield, MA
Dell Diamond in Round Rock, TX
LeLacheur Park in Lowell, MA
C.O. Brown Stadium in Battlecreek, MI

College Ball:
Tony Gwynn Stadium
Packard Stadium at ASU
Cal State Fullerton

Anybody get any good ones this season? Go ahead. Make me jealous. I can take it.

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Major League

Petco Park
Jack Murphy
Dodger Stadium
Old Busch
Yankee Stadium
Jacobs Field

College:
Tony Gwynn Stadium
Dedeaux Field

by jbox on Dec 29, 2006 12:21 PM PST reply actions

New Busch

I watched a WS clincher from the new stadium. Can't top that.

Also visited TR Hughes ball park, home of the independent River City Rascals.

Making a trip to Yankee stadium next year to see another game before they shut it down.

All time list:
Yankee stadium
Old Busch
New Busch
Dodger Stadium
Wrigley
Jacobs Field
Anaheim
Kaufman (Royals' stadium)

by thenerdhater on Dec 29, 2006 12:37 PM PST reply actions

major league list

qualcomm/murph
petco
angels stadium
the coliseum
SBC Park (telephone park)
dodgers stadium (rainout)
jacobs field
wrigley (just this past season)
fenway
BOB/Chase field (just visited..no game)

also a handful of the AZ spring training venues. i make a trip there every year.

by wait till next year on Dec 29, 2006 12:44 PM PST reply actions

Trade tree

Hey, I wasn't sure where to post this, but thought you guys might liek to check out this San Diego Padres Trade Tree:
http://reallyawesomethings.blogspot.com/2006/12/san-diego-padres-trade-tree.html

by bbbronks on Dec 29, 2006 12:59 PM PST reply actions

That's cool

I'll throw it up in a post, but for the future, this sort of thing is perfect for the diaries. Thanks!

by Dex on Dec 29, 2006 2:10 PM PST up reply actions

Stadiums

Lifetime:

Royals Stadium
Old Busch Stadium
Coors Field
Dodger Stadium
Jack Murphy/Qualcomm
Petco Park
Old Arlington Stadium
Wrigley
County Stadium
Metrodome
Fenway
Astrodome
Yankee Stadium
Edison Field of Anaheim
Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
Turner Field

College:
Tony Gwynn Stadium
Hoglund Maupin Stadium (University of Kansas)
Larks Park (Fort Hays State University)

by RoyalsFan on Dec 29, 2006 2:03 PM PST reply actions

the list...

the lifetime list isn't very impressive, but I saw the padres play twice at wrigley (including clay's gem when he stuck out every time he came to bat) & one at the ballpark in arlington.

by pjbno4 on Dec 29, 2006 3:01 PM PST reply actions

my list

Major League:
Anaheim Stadium
Tiger Stadium
Oakland Coliseum
Rogers Centre
Dodger Stadium
Qualcomm Stadium
Petco Park
Candlestick Park

Minor League:
The Ballpark at Old Orchard Beach, Maine (Phillies Triple-A affiliate in the mid-'80s)
Wolff Stadium (San Antonio)
Raley Field (Sacramento)
everything in the California League (including old and new parks in Stockton)
most of the Arizona complexes

College:
Tony Gwynn Stadium (SDSU)
John Cunningham Stadium (USD)
Beiden Field (Fresno State)
Blair Field (Long Beach State)
Carroll B. Land Stadium (PLNU)
Rainbow Stadium (U. of Hawaii -- now called Les Murakami Stadium)

That's lifetime. This past season it was just Anaheim, Elsinore, and four parks in SD.

Geoff @ Ducksnorts (and Knuckle Curve)

by Geoff on Dec 29, 2006 6:36 PM PST reply actions

four parks in SD

Which ones are you counting?

by Dex on Dec 30, 2006 1:13 AM PST up reply actions

oops, five in SD

Qualcomm Stadium
Petco Park
Tony Gwynn Stadium
John Cunningham Stadium
Carroll B. Land Stadium

Geoff @ Ducksnorts (and Knuckle Curve)

by Geoff on Dec 30, 2006 10:16 AM PST up reply actions

my list

Major League:
PETCO
Fenway Park
Camden Yards
Qualcomm
Wrigley
US Cellular Chicago
Milwaukee County Stadium
Chase Field
Oakland Coliseum
Angels Stadium
Citizens Bank Philly (opened same year as PETCO)
RFK Washington

Spring Training:
Fort Lauderdale Stadium (Orioles)

Minor League:
Metropolitan Park (Tidewater Tides 1969-1992) employed 1992
Harbor Park (Norfolk Tides 1993-present) employed 1993
The Diamond (Richmond Braves)
High Desert Mavericks
Portland Sea Dogs (Marlins AA at the time)

I worked for the Tides during their last season at the old ballpark in Norfolk and the new one in downtown Norfolk (also designed by HOK Sports Architects). Interestingly the Tides are no longer AAA for the Mets. In 2006 they begin a new affiliation with the Baltimore Orioles. I have made two trips to Cooperstown and visited the Hall of Fame. 1983 and 2002.

Relax, all right? Don't try to strike everybody out. Strikeouts are boring! Besides that, they're fascist. Throw some ground balls - it's more democratic.

by TheRevRun on Dec 29, 2006 10:53 PM PST reply actions

My all-time ballpark list

Major League:
Qualcomm
Angel Stadium
Petco Park
Dodger
Wrigley
Fenway
Yankee
Chase Field (the day it changed names from Bank One)
AT&T Park
Coors Field

Spring Training:
Peoria (where the Padres play)
Scottsdale (where the Giants play)

My top 3 are still Fenway, Wrigley & Petco, although AT&T park in SF is a close 4th and so is Angel Stadium.

by Cy Young 44 on Dec 30, 2006 2:38 PM PST reply actions

As I understand it...

You hit all of those ballparks in the space of what... eight weeks?

by Dex on Dec 30, 2006 4:27 PM PST up reply actions

Parks

Got two new ones this year:
RFK Stadium
Citizens Bank Park

to add to:
Petco Park
Chavez Ravine
AT&T Park
Chase Field
Network Associates (is it still called this?)(Oakland)
Wrigley Field
Angel Stadium
Miller Park
Ameriquest

and the defunct:
Candlestick Park
Kingdome
Quallcom

Spring Training:
Scottsdale (Giants)
Peoria (Padres/Mariners)
Tempe (Angels)
Phoenix (A's)
Surprise (Rangers/Royals)
Maryvale (Brewers)

Defunct Spring Training:
Yuma

Minors:
Memphis
Lake Elsinore

College:
SDSU
UCLA
UC Davis
Purdue

On the way:
Mesa and Tucson for Spring Training
Hoping to get Coors Field and possible Houston this year for majors.
Maybe San Antonio for minors.

by Wonko on Dec 30, 2006 8:22 PM PST reply actions