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New York Yankees Thread (THIS THING OF OURS) (pg. 55)
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| djstopngo |
| quote: | Originally posted by southbound24
Best stadium as far as Im concerned (I know this is herecy) is Fenway, thers just such an old time feel, and the bars nearby, Landsdown ST , the seating, it just has a great feel. Most of the Boston fans are just plain funny, when they abuse us Yankee fans they come out with some great lines. |
Agreed. The Fens is #1 and the only stadium that can legitimately challenge it's greatness is Wrigley.
RFK used to be very similar in terms of energy - my Dad always said that in the late 80s, early 90s there was not a louder venue in sports. With the fans jumping up and down on the steel seats screaming "We Want Dallas!" Of course now the Skins have moved to an abominable stadium and haven't been legitimately good for 15 years while RFK remains old, outdated and only used for MLS games. |
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| verndogs |
| quote: | Originally posted by southbound24
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now i'm compelled to rank and describe every ballpark i've been to
this will take a while :toothless |
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| verndogs |
if I had to rank all the active ballparks that I've been to
1. PNC Park: Pittsburgh Pirates
2. AT&T Park: San Francisco Giants
3. Oriole Park at Camden Yards: Baltimore Orioles
4. Wrigley Field: Chicago Cubs
5. Citizens Bank Park: Philadelphia Phillies
6. Petco Park: San Diego Padres
7. Dodger Stadium: Los Angeles Dodgers
8. Busch Stadium: St. Louis Cardinals
9. Turner Field: Atlanta Braves
10. Jacobs Field: Cleveland Indians
11. Angels Stadium: Anaheim Angels
12. Fenway Park: Boston Red Sox
13. US Cellular Field: Chicago White Sox
14. Miller Park: Milwaukee Brewers
15. Chase Field: Arizona Diamondbacks
16. Yankee Stadium: New York Yankees
17. Shea Stadium: New York Mets
18. RFK Stadium: Washington Nationals
19. Tropicana Field: Tampa Bay Devil Rays
20. McAfee Coliseum: Oakland A's
edit: after further thought, angel stadium is better than fenway park IMO |
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| phoenixBEBE |
lol
uve been wanting to do that for awhile now, havent u Vern? :p
Yes ive passed by PETCO *and* AT&T Park by car when I visited both areas -- pretty good areas for the stadium to be located at. :toothless |
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| jerZ07002 |
| quote: | Originally posted by verndogs
if I had to rank all the active ballparks that I've been to
1. PNC Park: Pittsburgh Pirates
2. AT&T Park: San Francisco Giants
3. Oriole Park at Camden Yards: Baltimore Orioles
4. Wrigley Field: Chicago Cubs
5. Citizens Bank Park: Philadelphia Phillies
6. Petco Park: San Diego Padres
7. Dodger Stadium: Los Angeles Dodgers
8. Busch Stadium: St. Louis Cardinals
9. Turner Field: Atlanta Braves
10. Jacobs Field: Cleveland Indians
11. Fenway Park: Boston Red Sox
12. Angels Stadium: Anaheim Angels
13. US Cellular Field: Chicago White Sox
14. Miller Park: Milwaukee Brewers
15. Chase Field: Arizona Diamondbacks
16. Yankee Stadium: New York Yankees
17. Shea Stadium: New York Mets
18. RFK Stadium: Washington Nationals
19. Tropicana Field: Tampa Bay Devil Rays
20. McAfee Coliseum: Oakland A's |
Damn you get around. You've already been to the new busch stadium?
what exactly is your criteria? Apparently you are giving higher ratings for newer parks, presumably with more modern amenities (except tampa).
Shea is a -hole and should be nowhere near yankees stadium, for that matter, i thought mcafee was better than shea, much better. |
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| trunks1022 |
| quote: | Originally posted by jerZ07002
Damn you get around. You've already been to the new busch stadium?
what exactly is your criteria? Apparently you are giving higher ratings for newer parks, presumably with more modern amenities (except tampa).
Shea is a -hole and should be nowhere near yankees stadium, for that matter, i thought mcafee was better than shea, much better. |
i can't stand either of the new york stadiums. agreed that shea stadium is a pisshole but yankee stadium isn't that great a place to view games either. the concourses are narrow and you really feel that when leaving the stadium. the seats are a bit cramped. i think new yorkers have been kind of cheated out of a great baseball experience for a long time. |
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| verndogs |
| quote: | Originally posted by djstopngo
Agreed. The Fens is #1 and the only stadium that can legitimately challenge it's greatness is Wrigley.
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have you been to wrigley? |
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| southbound24 |
Favorite Stadiums
1. Fenway
2. Yankee
3. Skydome-toronto
4.Wrigley
5.Baltimore
6.Staten island
7. Brooklyn
8. Trenton
9.Newwark
10. Old Philly
11. RFK
12. Shea |
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| verndogs |
| quote: | Originally posted by jerZ07002
Damn you get around. |
I plan on visiting all of them and the new ones that pop up. I try to go to 3-5 a year.
| quote: | Originally posted by jerZ07002
You've already been to the new busch stadium?
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Yes. It's nice, but it lacks character. They really did a half ass job when building the stadium. However, my opinion may change since I eventually plan on visiting it again when they finish up building the "Ballpark Village".
However, the fans are the best in baseball. Not even debatable. They literally live and die off baseball.
| quote: | Originally posted by jerZ07002
what exactly is your criteria? |
Seat/comfort is #1, then in no particular order, neighborhood, access to the ballpark, outside architecture, view you see past center field, anything memorable about the ballpark for the most part.
| quote: | Originally posted by jerZ07002
Apparently you are giving higher ratings for newer parks, presumably with more modern amenities (except tampa).
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Not quite.
I have wrigley as my #4 favorite ballpark. They actually get the concept of leg room. Plus Wrigleyville is a phenomenal neighborhood to be around before and after the game.
| quote: | Originally posted by jerZ07002
Shea is a -hole and should be nowhere near yankees stadium, for that matter, |
Yankee Stadium is no better. It's narrow and cramped, plus you got eye sores between the left field boxes and the bleachers. (The garbage collector).
| quote: | Originally posted by jerZ07002
i thought mcafee was better than shea, much better. |
It has the charm of Rikers Island and the center field seats, affectionately known as "Mount Davis", is a killer. However, the fans are phenominal. Oakland fans are great. |
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| djstopngo |
| quote: | Originally posted by verndogs
have you been to wrigley? |
Yeah, I go to school in Chicago - the two times I've gone we had seats in right field. Really cool area, stadium, people and atmosphere. Great place to catch a ballgame in my opinion. |
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| steven-neil |
| quote: | Originally posted by verndogs
if I had to rank all the active ballparks that I've been to
1. PNC Park: Pittsburgh Pirates
2. AT&T Park: San Francisco Giants
3. Oriole Park at Camden Yards: Baltimore Orioles
4. Wrigley Field: Chicago Cubs
5. Citizens Bank Park: Philadelphia Phillies
6. Petco Park: San Diego Padres
7. Dodger Stadium: Los Angeles Dodgers
8. Busch Stadium: St. Louis Cardinals
9. Turner Field: Atlanta Braves
10. Jacobs Field: Cleveland Indians
11. Angels Stadium: Anaheim Angels
12. Fenway Park: Boston Red Sox
13. US Cellular Field: Chicago White Sox
14. Miller Park: Milwaukee Brewers
15. Chase Field: Arizona Diamondbacks
16. Yankee Stadium: New York Yankees
17. Shea Stadium: New York Mets
18. RFK Stadium: Washington Nationals
19. Tropicana Field: Tampa Bay Devil Rays
20. McAfee Coliseum: Oakland A's
edit: after further thought, angel stadium is better than fenway park IMO |
That's impressive..I've only bin to Fenway,,Shea and Yankee Stadium...I'm surprised that Camden Yards aint top however...Most people that I speak to would put it as number one.. |
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| verndogs |
| quote: | Originally posted by djstopngo
Yeah, I go to school in Chicago - the two times I've gone we had seats in right field. Really cool area, stadium, people and atmosphere. Great place to catch a ballgame in my opinion. |
I swear, old style beer is only good in the bleachers at wrigley field. I can't explain it |
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