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How many ballparks have you been to?

  • justincredible
    1a. Great American Ballpark (Cincinnati)
    1b. Riverfront Stadium (Cincinnati)
    2a. Jacobs/Progressive Field (Cleveland)
    2b. Municipal Stadium (Cleveland)
    3. PNC Park (Pittsburgh)
    4. AT&T Park (San Fran)
    5. O.co Coliseum (Oakland)
    6. Coors Field (Colorado)
    7. Wrigley Field (Chicago)
    8. US Cellular (now Guaranteed Rate Field? Seriously?) (Chicago)

    With the number of games I've been to in my life, this is a depressingly small list. I've been to over 200 games at Great American Ballpark alone.

    I'm going to a game at Target Field and Comerica Park in September. I might be going to a game at Miller Park as well.
  • Fab4Runner
    Jacobs/Progressive Field
    GABP
    Wrigley
    US Cellular
    Fenway

    Hoping to get to PNC this year, and Target Field is now on the table in September.
  • like_that
    justincredible;1862820 wrote:1a. Great American Ballpark (Cincinnati)
    1b. Riverfront Stadium (Cincinnati)
    2a. Jacobs/Progressive Field (Cleveland)
    2b. Municipal Stadium (Cleveland)
    3. PNC Park (Pittsburgh)
    4. AT&T Park (San Fran)
    5. O.co Coliseum (Oakland)
    6. Coors Field (Colorado)
    7. Wrigley Field (Chicago)
    8. US Cellular (now Guaranteed Rate Field? Seriously?) (Chicago)

    With the number of games I've been to in my life, this is a depressingly small list. I've been to over 200 games at Great American Ballpark alone.

    I'm going to a game at Target Field and Comerica Park in September. I might be going to a game at Miller Park as well.
    You didn't go to the Nats stadium or Camden yards while in DC?
  • like_that
    My list isn't exciting either:

    -The jake
    -Muni
    -Riverfront
    -GABP
    -Nats
    -Camden Yards
    -LA Dodgers (no idea what their stadium name is)
  • justincredible
    like_that;1862822 wrote:You didn't go to the Nats stadium or Camden yards while in DC?
    Well, I've taken batting practice in the indoor cages and have been on the field at Nationals Park, but I didn't go to a game because they were out of town.
  • arnie palmer
    1a. Jacobs/Progressive Field (Cleveland)
    1b. Municipal Stadium (Cleveland)
    2a. PNC Park (Pittsburgh)
    2b. Three Rivers (Pittsburgh)
    3a. Comerica Park (Detroit)
    3b. Tiger Stadium (Detroit)
    4. Riverfront Stadium (Cincinnati, hoping to get to GAB soon)
    5. Skydome (Toronto)
    6. Oakland Coliseum (Oakland)
    7. Petco Park (San Deigo)
    7. Fenway (Boston)
    8. Turner Field (Atlanta, planing on going to new Suntrust Park soon)
    9. Globe Life Park (Arlington)
    10. Tropicana Field (Tampa, St. Pete)
    11. Busch Stadium (St. Louis)

    I try to go to new stadiums when I travel for work or on vacations. Told my wife when I retire that I want to get an RV and travel around for a year to as many games/stadiums/races as I can (basketball, football, baseball, & NASCAR). She is not too thrilled about this idea.

    Besides Atlanta's new stadium and getting back to Cincinnati, trying to plan a couple weekend trips to get to see Yankee/Mets stadiums & Baltimore/Washington stadiums
  • justincredible
    Looking at the schedule, and given how much PTO I still have left this year, I might try to road trip to St Louis and Kansas City the last weekend of the season and mark two more parks off the list.
  • wkfan
    Municipal / Jacobs / Progressive Field
    Riverfront / GABP
    Old Yankee
    Fenway
    Wrigley
    Old Tiger
    Fulton County / Turner Field
  • arnie palmer
    justincredible;1862826 wrote:Looking at the schedule, and given how much PTO I still have left this year, I might try to road trip to St Louis and Kansas City the last weekend of the season and mark two more parks off the list.
    Busch Stadium was awesome! One of my favorite parks that I have visited. Make sure you go early and spend some time around the stadium as there are great bars and restaurants around it to pre-game.
  • Automatik
    Not many...

    Three Rivers
    PNC
    New Yankee Stadium
  • Fred Garvin
    Not many for baseball unfortunately.

    Cleveland Muni-Cle
    Jacob's/Progressive-Cle
    Riverfront-Cin
    Fenway-Boston
  • Zunardo
    like_that;1862823 wrote:My list isn't exciting either:

    -LA Dodgers (no idea what their stadium name is)
    Wasn't it originally Dodger Stadium? Did they sell the rights to someone?

    Here are mine in their entirety.

    -Riverfront in 1989 while I was courting my soon-to-be wife. She asked me to get her some ice cream in a batting helmet, and I missed all of the exciting plays while standing in line. Was worth it. The Beach Boys played afterward. Mike Love, Al Jardine, and Bruce Johnston came around in Corvette convertibles.

    -Great American Ballbark about 12 years ago - apparently the camera zoomed in on me during "God Bless America" because I was wearing my American-flag-and-eagle shirt. A buddy of mine back home snapped a photo on his TV for me. Wasn't pretty.

    -Old Comiskey Park in 1986, my first MLB game. First time in Chicago, took 3 hours to drive 10 miles. Missed half of the game. Red Sox were in town, some young whippersnapper named Clemens pitching. He covered the bag on a grounder in the hole, beat the runner, ump called safe. Clemens was spectacular in his response, got ejected. I was happy.
  • Ironman92
    Riverfront/Cinergy
    GABP
    Jacobs Field
    PNC
    Nats Stadium
  • queencitybuckeye
    Crosley Field
    Riverfront
    GABP
    Cleveland Municipal
    Progressive
    Fenway
    Fulton County
    Skydome
    Anaheim Stadium
    Arlington Stadium (business meeting, no game)
  • Laley23
    Quite a few, but still missing on a lot that I've wanted to hit, but always on road trips.

    Current:
    - Jacobs Field
    - Comerica Park
    - New Yankee Stadium
    - Camden Yards
    - Wrigley Field
    - U.S. Cellular
    - Rogers Center
    - Tropicana Field
    - Ballpark at Arlington
    - Minute Maid Park
    - O.co Coliseum
    - GABP
    - Busch Stadium
    - Coors Field
    - AT&T Park

    Former:
    - Municipal
    - Turner Field
    - Tiger Stadium
    - Three Rivers Stadium
    - Riverfront (Old SF...I think that's the name??)
  • vball10set
    Municipal - Cleveland
    Jacobs/Prog - Cleveland
    Exhibition - Toronto
    Wrigley - Chicago
    Comiskey - Chicago
    Coors - Denver
    Camden Yard - Baltimore
    Fenway Park - Boston
    Tiger Stadium - Detroit
    Comerica - Detroit
  • GOONx19
    1. Jacob's Field
    2. PNC Park
    3. Comerica Park
    4. Camden Yards
    5. GABP
    6. Petco Park
    7. Fenway

    Planning to start knocking off one per year with a friend from school. We started with Fenway this year.
  • 4cards
    1. Forbes Field-- Pittsburgh
    2. 3 Rivers Stadium-- Pittsburgh
    3. PNC Park-- Pittsburgh
    4. Dodger Stadium-- Los Angeles
    5. Jack Murphy Stadium- San Diego
    6. Cleveland Municipal Stadium- Cleveland
    7. Jaccobs Field/Progressive--Cleveland
    8. Wrigley Field- Chicago
    9. Comerica Park- Detroit
    10. Anaheim Stadium- Anaheim CA
    11. AT & T Park- San Francisco, CA
    12. Busch Stadium- St. Louis, MO
    13. Camden Yards-Baltimore, MD
  • Wooball
    My wife has been to all 30 MLB parks, minus SunTrust in Atlanta which we will be hitting in August. I have been to 17.
    1 - Fenway Park
    2 - Wrigley Field
    3 - AT&T Park (Giants)
    4 - Jacobs Field
    5 - PNC Park
    6 - Camden Yards
    7 - Safeco Field
    8 - Yankee Stadium (New)
    9 - Kauffman Stadium
    10 - Comerica Park
    11 - Citizens Bank Park (Phillies)
    12 - Nationals Park
    13 - GABP
    14 - Turner Field
    15 - Marlins Park
    16 - O.Co Coliseum (A's)
    17 - Guaranteed Rate Field (White Sox)
    I've also been to Municipal, Three Rivers and Riverfront.
  • justincredible
    Wooball;1862886 wrote:My wife has been to all 30 MLB parks, minus SunTrust in Atlanta which we will be hitting in August. I have been to 17.
    1 - Fenway Park
    2 - Wrigley Field
    3 - AT&T Park (Giants)
    4 - Jacobs Field
    5 - PNC Park
    6 - Camden Yards
    7 - Safeco Field
    8 - Yankee Stadium (New)
    9 - Kauffman Stadium
    10 - Comerica Park
    11 - Citizens Bank Park (Phillies)
    12 - Nationals Park
    13 - GABP
    14 - Turner Field
    15 - Marlins Park
    16 - O.Co Coliseum (A's)
    17 - Guaranteed Rate Field (White Sox)
    I've also been to Municipal, Three Rivers and Riverfront.
    Impressive. How many years did it take her?
  • Wooball
    justincredible;1862888 wrote:Impressive. How many years did it take her?
    By her mid 20's she realized she had been to about a dozen ballparks and decided she wanted to get to them all by the time she was 30. Finished in Seattle last summer a few months after her 30th. The last few years we would plan vacations around getting to a few parks. Pretty cool way to see the country.
  • Dr Winston O'Boogie
    Jacob's Field
    Great American Ballpark
    Riverfront Stadium
    Turner Field
    Target Field (Minnesota)
    Fenway
    Comerica (White Sox) - Worst of the "new" parks by far.
    Old Busch Stadium
  • ernest_t_bass
    Riverfront
    Great American
    Wrigley
    Mile High Stadium (Rockies inaugural year)
    Comerica - Detroit
  • cat_lover
    Crosley Field- My first MLB game I was seven and got Pete Rose's autograph
    Riverfront
    GABP
    Cleveland Municipal Stadium
    Jacobs Field/Progressive
    Three Rivers
    PNC
    Tiger Stadium
    Comerica Park
    Fenway
    Veterans Stadium-Philly
    County Stadium -Milwaukee
    Miller Park
    Wrigley
    Comiskey
    The Ballpark at Arlington
    Busch Stadium
    Kauffman Stadium-KC
  • justincredible
    Wooball;1862889 wrote:By her mid 20's she realized she had been to about a dozen ballparks and decided she wanted to get to them all by the time she was 30. Finished in Seattle last summer a few months after her 30th. The last few years we would plan vacations around getting to a few parks. Pretty cool way to see the country.
    Nice. I'd love to visit every major league city by the time I'm 40, so I've got about 5 seasons left. After this season I will be up to at least 10, but potentially 13 cities. Just over 3 a season after that would put me there. Frontier just announced they are adding direct flights to Seattle and Miami, so I can cross off two more pretty easily next year. My job takes me to DC every year for a week in the summer so I'll be able to hit DC and Baltimore at some point soon if their home while I'm there.