So the Angels managed to stay alive last night by winning in 12 innings against the Red Sox. At least for one more night, as it will be John Lackey opposite Jon Lester today. Since the game went so long, my early story explored whether it's worth giving Francisco Rodriguez all that money.
Thoughts?
So now that the National League Division Series are over, I know that I'll be assured of seeing a new stadium if I cover the NL portion of the World Series. The stadiums I've never been to are Dodger Stadium, Petco Park (Padres), Great American Ballpark (Reds), Citizens Bank Park (Phillies), and Miller Park (Brewers). Oh, and I've also not been to the Nationals' new stadium, National Ballpark. Has anyone been to more than 24 current stadiums?
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I'm hoping both underdogs win today.
Let's keep significant games going!
I have more than enough baseball-free days coming all too soon, and I don't follow any of the more thuggish sports, so that will be it for me -- I'll be reduced to following politics.
So keep it up as long as you can, guys!
Kat you will love Citizens Bank it is a beautiful stadium. Cant tell you what it is like underneath in terms of working amenities but fan amenties are great. In addition to my Yankee tickets we have season tickets there and our seats are right below the press box which is very roomy and wide open spaces.
The Angels are underdogs?
I've been to:
Yankee Stadium
Shea Stadium
Fenway Park
Veterans Stadium
Wrigley Field
Dodger Stadium
Anaheim Stadium (1977 before it was remodeled and named Edison Field)
Edison Field
Qualcomm Stadium
AT&T Park
Safco Field
McCafee Coliseum
That's it.
Hey John G.,
Quite an impressive list...now sing it to Johnny Cash's " I've Been Everywhere Man"...;-)
Been to all 30 current parks, plus a few of the old ones:
http://www.teresco.org/pics/baseball.html
Just about all of the new ones are great, but nothing compares to Yankee Stadium.
That's pretty good John G
I’ve been to 22 ballparks
Now that Yankee Stadium and Shea Stadium are kaput,
11 of those stadiums are either torn down or no longer in use
and 2 have been totally rebuilt.
Fenway Park
Yankee Stadium
Shea Stadium
Veterans Stadium – Philadelphia
Memorial Stadium – Baltimore
Stade Olympique – Montreal
Skydome (now the Rogers Centre) – Toronto
Turner Field – Atlanta
Three Rivers Stadium – Pittsburgh
Cleveland Stadium
Jacobs Field – Cleveland
Riverfront Stadium – Cincinnati
Tiger Stadium – Detroit
New Comiskey Park (now US Cellular Field) – Chicago
Wrigley Field - Chicago
Milwaukee Country Stadium
Kaufmann Stadium – Kansas City
Candlestick Park – San Francisco
Oakland Alameda Coliseum (now McAfee Coliseum) – Before and after renovation
AT&T Park – San Francisco
Dodger Stadium
Anaheim Stadium - Before renovation
Stadiums names when I was there..
Yankee Stadium (pre and post refurbishing)
Shea Stadium
Cleveland Municipal Stadium.
Tiger Stadium
Busch Stadium (STL)
The HHH Metrodome
Oakland Coliseum
Candlestick Park
Bank One Ballpark
Ballpark in Arlington
Coors Field.
Isotopes Park? (DOH!!)
Sully,
That's a great list that you have. It's fun to go to other parks and see their teams and eat the food. (my personal favorite is the chow at Safco.)
Realist,
The Johnny Cash honor goes to Sully. He's doubled the number of parks that I've been to and Jim has been to all of the current parks.
Watching that Cub/Dodger series, I couldn't believe how tight the Cubs seemed to be. They were a better team than they showed in the post season and I feel really bad for Cub fans.
What was the name of the old one in Milwaukee? Went to see the Yanks there about 20 years ago. Had to stand up and drink hot chocolate the whole time. It was way too cold for beer. Luckily, someone in the group had a flask. Don't remember too much about it.
Otherwise, my record's not that impressive, though I did hit the old stadium in Toronto for a ball game and my first concert (The Clash and Black Uhuru), both Comiskeys, Wrigley, Dodger, Fenway, Shea many times (including The Who and The Clash, again), Camden and the new corporate thing in Philly. Oh, and the old Twinkie-dome, where I saw Kirby hit a walk-off dinger. I also once saw Roy White play in Tokyo.
The Philly stadium is nice, if a bit anti-sceptic--which is strange for Philly. I find the air in Camden to be so still that you can't really breathe. The Metrodome was like watching a ballgame in a swimming pool. Wrigley is gorgeous, like Fenway; and its fans are just as obnoxious as the ones at Fenway, but not nearly as knowledgeable. Shea is a mistake--an eyesore inside and out. Good thing they're building a new one. Likewise the Milwaukee park.
There's probably no way to separate team bias from your favorite ballparks; but I'd rather watch a ballgame in Yankee stadium than anywhere. I sure hope I have the same feeling about the new park.
Quick addendum: not exactly sure what year that Toronto game was, probably '80 or '81. But the only thing I remember about it is that the Jays' 3B was Danny Ainge. Weird.
Only 3 but great ones - Yankee Stadium, Fenway Park - and the Polo Grounds!
I'm getting a little tired of all the "Yankees are obviously idiots for getting rid of Torre...look at him now"
Torre's Dodgers were .500 at the end of July. He didn't become a genius until after Manny and Casey Blake arrived in Dodger Blue.
More from Rosenthal on a possible Cano to the Pirates move:
PIRATES: LOOKING FOR BATS
The idea of the Pirates adding Yankees second baseman Robinson Cano makes sense; the team could attempt to reconstruct its entire middle infield this offseason, trading both shortstop Jack Wilson and second baseman Freddy Sanchez.
The Pirates, however, would not deal center fielder Nate McLouth for Cano, and they will not move McLouth at all unless it was for "a dramatic overpay," according to a baseball executive with knowledge of the team's plans.
Nyjer Morgan, who batted .347 in August and September, is a more likely trade candidate among the Pirates' center-field types — Morgan is 28, and the team's top outfield prospect, Andrew McCutchen, is nearly ready for the majors.
First base and left field are two other positions the Pirates could address. Third base is set long-term now that the team has signed No. 1 draft pick Pedro Alvarez, who eventually figures to pass Andy LaRoche and Neil Walker.
First baseman Adam LaRoche batted .304-.361-.613 after the All-Star break, but the Pirates could trade him and acquire another player at the position; LaRoche's salary could jump to $7 million-plus in his final year of arbitration, after which he will become a free agent.
Left field is open because Brandon Moss will need at least four to six months to recover from micro-fracture surgery on his left knee. The Pirates, however, figure to be careful in free agency, avoiding mediocre veterans who would only block younger players.
More from me now in reaction:
If McLouth isn't on the table, would the Yankees do Cano for LaRoche, Morgan, and Maholm? That is, if Tex doesn't come here - as Tex being here would negate the need for LaRoche.
Wow, Jon K.
Would have loved to see the Polo Grounds. Also Ebbetts Field.
I know I'm a hopeless romantic and it'll never come true, but if everything were right in the world, there'd be a team in Brooklyn and one on the north tip of Manhattan again.
Heck, we can keep the ones in Queens and the Bronx where they are. Florida doesn't even want its teams. Let's move 'em to Washington Heights/Inwood and Red Hook.
NYC: the first 4-team city. How's that for revenue sharing? ;)
DC,
Wasn't it "County Stadium" that the Brewers used to play in?
Chip: The fact is Joe Torre went further in the playoffs than the Yanks and no matter how any of us feels about it, he has the right to crow right now and the Yanks can say nothing. His team beat the best team in the NL in a sweep so you have to give him some credit and no, I would not trade Cano for McClouth, or the other kid. I would not give up on Cano right now unless it was for a front line pitcher.
The Stadiums I've been to:
Yankee Stadium
Shea Stadium
The Vet in Philly
Three Rivers in Pittsburgh
The Jake in Cleveland
Memorial Stadium (O's)
Camden Yards (O's)
RFK and Nationals Park- Nats
Jack Murphy in San Diego
Chavez Ravine (sp?)- Dodgers
The Big A in Anaheim
Pac Bell or whatever it's called now: San Francisco
I think that's it.....I need to get an RV and travel around the USA and take in ball games every where I can. I want to see every stadium I can, even the spring training ones.
Chip,
What's a dramatic overpay? Cano and ... IPK and Melky? Cano and Hughes? I think Cash is going to wait to see which pitchers he can sign before making any deal with Cano. If CC is clearly off the table, I would imagine any deal with the Bucs is kaput, because he's either going to keep Cano or use him as a chip for a front-line SP, like Peavey.
If the Yanks sign CC, on the other hand, they might be more ready to deal Hughes. Would the Bucs turn down Cano and Hughes for McLouth and a prospect? Would Cash make that deal? Figuring they can sign Hudson for 2b, the rotation begins with CC, Wang, Joba and Pettitte/Mussina. Then they go looking for Lowe/Burnett or even Perez, or fill out the rotation from within. Is that totally nuts? Is that too much money?
I realize it doesn't leave a ton of funds or leverage for trades for 1B and the bench. But I'm not crunching numbers right now, just looking at possible fits.
That's right, Jim A. Thanks. Memorable name for a stadium, huh? No one wonder I couldn't remember it. That, and the schnapps in my hot cocoa when I was there, freezing my tush off.
DC Yank.
"The Metrodome was like watching a ballgame in a swimming pool"
I found it to be more like a movie theater.
Yeah, 505. An IMAX theater.