What is your favorite all-time place to see a baseball game, past or present...?

Question

... MLB or otherwise? and.... WHY?

I think I would like to see a game at Fenway Park... but I have never seen a live baseball game in the U.S. of A. Woe is me.

Answer 1

wriggley on wed afternoons

Answer 2

Yes, I'm a Red Sox fan, so you can accuse me of being biased -- but regardless of who your team is, I honestly feel EVERY true baseball fan would love the experience of a game at Fenway Park! There is something about the atmosphere there that just sets it apart from any other stadium -- the proximity to the players, the hand-operated scoreboard, passionate & knowledgeable fans, all the greats who've played there since the early 1910's...every single game I've seen there has been a rush! On the down side, tickets are expensive & difficult to obtain, the seats are not wide & legroom not plentiful, a hotdog is $4.50 and a beer $8.50, so a game is not an inexpensive, relaxing "night-out". But for lovers of the game, it is a great experience. Most desired stadium to visit? Chicago's Wrigley Field. Would LOVE to see a game there and hob-nob with their passionate, long-suffering fans! Another place steeped in tradition, and looks like a lot of fun! Honorable mention to Camden Yards in Baltimore. I would have recommended Yankee Stadium (I attended one game there (undercover!) and loved the history / atmosphere there as well) but alas, it's getting levelled! Sincerely would have loved to see a game at the old Tiger Stadium as well. Wish both were still around. The worst I've personally visited has to be the old Veteran's Stadium in Philadelphia (NOT the new park they now have). Something about playing on a vast electric-green carpet made the game feel artificial as well. And the fans were surprisingly derogatory toward their own team that night, which for me was a turn-off. Other stadiums that struck me as among the worst were the Kingdome in Seattle, Candlestick Park in San Francisco (both no longer used) and the original Dodger Stadium when the team first moved to LA (not the present one). The left field line was 250 ft, and the right field line stretched 390 feet! This fundamental design flaw must have wreaked havoc for Dodger players & opponents! Thankfully, no such issues in their present stadium! A lot of questions; I hope I answered all of them!

Answer 3

Fenway is a great choice!

However, my favorite baseball memory is where my dad liked to sit in the old Yankee Stadium. His favorite place was in right field right next to the Yankee bullpen, right at field level. Now, granted as I've grown older and learned more about baseball, I've come to see that is probably a terrible place to see a game, staring at the back of Hank Bauer. But at the same time, you could peer at the bullpen guys, the playing field was 5 feet away and when you are 8, it was great. Also in those days, you could go on the field after the game to see the monuments in the outfield. It was a great time for baseball and an 8 year old kid.

Answer 4

Shea Stadium. My uncle took me when i was little and Eddie Murray hit a walkoff dinger in the 9th and everyone chanted "Eddie! Eddie!" all the way out to the parking lot.

Close 2nd is Yankee Stadium. I was lucky to catch Game 1 of the '96 World Series there. Unfortunately a rookie Andruw Jones and the Braves slaughtered the Yanks so it was a big disappointment. The experience was still awesome though.

Answer 5

Besides Fenway which you mention, if you every visit New York, try to get to Coney Island to Keyspan Park to see the minor league Brooklyn Cyclones- June, July, or August. A great ballpark- best atmosphere in the minors. That is one of my favorite plaves to see a game.

Answer 6

Fenway Park is the most amazing venue I have ever been in. Then again, I'm a Red Sox fan. Where else would I want to be? the only problem is that ticket prices are very expensive, and tickets are nearly impossible to get.

Answer 7

Well, I have been to Shea Stadium, Fenway, Orioles Park (Forget the Name), Nationals Stadium (Once Again Forget), then some minor league stadiums, and the nicest one I have been to has been Orioles Ballpark, BUT I like Yankee Stadiums nostalgia so I have to say Yankee Stadium. Fenway is nice, I got Zito's autograph there a few years back but, since theres only ground level seats, you get some bad views.

Answer 8

Fenway Park. You can't get any closer to the game than being at it

Answer 9

Favorite places:

Fenway Park-Old school park. One of the best! Tough to get tickets but you can find them on ebay or outside the stadium. Yankee Redsox matchups will cost alot.

Wrigley Field- Another old fashioned park. Easy to get to. I froze there last may!

Yankee Stadium- Classic Stadium. NY fans are great!

Seattle-Retractable roof. Really nice stadium and field. Free bus takes you from tourist areas to ballpark.

I see many Florida Marlins games. Not the best baseball stadium but cheap tickets, easy to get in. Many giveaways for fans.

Tampa Bay-Indoors. One of the strangest places to see a game..But it wont rain and its cool..

Answer 10

Coors Field. Lotta homeruns, and you can't beat watching baseball and seeing the Rocky mountains in the background.

Even though I hate the team going to Camden yard is also great.

Answer 11

Too easy- Yankee Stadium. No other place has the history. Visit Monument Park and find out.