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The Mets officially open Citi Field

The Mets officially opened Citi Field last night and I was there to participate in the festivities. If you are interested in my experiences, they can be found at "Citi Field is Now Officially Open". I'd also like to hear from any Mets fans that have visited Citi Field and what they think about the new home of the Mets - I express my opinions in "OK Mets Fans -… Continue

Added by Roger Ratzenberger (44) on April 14, 2009 at 6:00pm — No Comments

My Favorite Yankee Stadium Memory

I grew up a Mets fan in a Yankees household. I'm the youngest of three, and my older brother and father are both huge Yankees fans. I think the little brother mentality is why I associate more closely with the Mets, who have always played second fiddle in the Big Apple. Despite my allegiances, I'm a baseball fan first. I never turned down tickets to a Yankees game, because I knew I was very fortunate to grow up just an hour from the Colesium of baseball.

I got to maybe 15-20 Yankees… Continue

Added by Dan Casazza [24] on April 14, 2009 at 2:00pm — 3 Comments

Cincinnati

Over the first week of the season, my wife graciously let me drive up to Cincinnati to catch a couple of Mets/Reds games at Great American Ballpark for my 3rd anniversary. It might be the only park I'll end up getting to in 2009 considering it is the closest MLB city to Atlanta (Tampa is the other one and I've already been to that) and my schedule is up in the air. Next year it's either the Cell or Kauffman.

The funny part is, when it comes to new stadiums and these "reviews" I have… Continue

Added by Tim on April 13, 2009 at 7:00pm — 7 Comments

Cincinnati - Here we come

We'll be at Great American Ballpark on Sunday. We're really looking forward to seeing Cincinnati, but there will be a little detour to Louisville for a Bats game on Friday and the Louisville Slugger Museum on Saturday.

Added by Madura Family on April 10, 2009 at 5:00am — 4 Comments

Do you go to the ballpark to watch the game?

Well, as I said in my last post, I have started a blog, Roger's Baseball Blog, with the intent of sharing baseball experiences. I think of myself of more of a baseball traditionalist and in that vein, my latest post, "My first opinion piece - why do you go to a baseball game?" intends to spark some discussion about the focus of a visit to the ballpark. Take a look and… Continue

Added by Roger Ratzenberger (44) on April 7, 2009 at 6:49pm — 1 Comment

Down to one again

Thanks to my second visit to Citi Field (I also went to the Georgetown/St. John's game on March 29) my magic number is back down to one. Of course, it was just an exhibition game, but I'll be there on Opening Day as well. I have a new favorite stadium in Citi Field which is a great place to see a game, if not expensive. Sure it doesn't have the view of PNC and AT&T nor the history of Wrigley and Fenway but Citi Field is now at the top of my list (OK it could be partly due to the fact that… Continue

Added by Roger Ratzenberger (44) on April 4, 2009 at 11:41am — No Comments

NY stadiums

Check out these panoramic views of the new NY stadiums:

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/03/arts/design/03stadia.html?_r=1&ref=sports

Added by Tom on April 3, 2009 at 7:51am — 3 Comments

Greetings

Glad to see there's a whole site for ballpark enthusiasts! My friends are going to travel, by car only, to all 30 ballparks in 30 days, and make a documentary about the whole thing. They leave in mid April, and the first game they are going to is at the new Citi Field. Much of the money they raise from the DVD will go to The Boys and Girls Club of American. Check out the website:

http://30ballparks30days.com/

Added by Tom on March 30, 2009 at 6:10pm — 1 Comment

My Trip to Nationals Park

It was a Saturday afternoon, and I was in Greenbelt, Maryland on some business that never took place, due to circumstances that were apparently way beyond my control. So, with my business plans for the day up in smoke, I decided to take the rest of the day, and go sightseeing. One of the places I knew that I wanted to go was to Nationals Park, being that Washington, D.C. was only 15 minutes from where I was in Greenbelt. So, off I went to see one of the newer ballparks in MLB, at the tender age… Continue

Added by Korbid Thompson on March 29, 2009 at 11:35pm — 4 Comments

Robison Field - St. Louis

Robison Field was the home of the St. Louis Cardinals from 1893-1920. The site is just a few blocks from where Sportsman's Park (there four on the same site) was located at and sits just a couple miles north of downtown St. Louis. On the site today is Beaumont High School (pictured).

I was recently in Indianapolis… Continue

Added by Matt Nelson (35) on March 22, 2009 at 10:00pm — No Comments

The summer of 2009

Hey all you ballpark chasers.

A little over 2 weeks until the Cubs start our 101st attempt at winning our next championship.

This summer I am going to attempt to see a game in all 30 stadiums. I have published a website for the Quest - 30ballparks-in-1season.com. Please check it out - I am working on a links page on the site and will reference this site for everyone to register.

Hope everyone has a great 2009 season!!!!

Bob

Added by Bob DeVries (30 all in 09 & 10) on March 18, 2009 at 5:18pm — 4 Comments

yankees ticket drawing

Today is the last day to register for a chance at pre-season and opening day tickets at the new Yankee stadium. I am sure I wont win but its worth a shot.

http://newyork.yankees.mlb.com/nyy/ticketing/2009_opportunity.jsp

Added by Jack (6) on March 17, 2009 at 10:19am — 1 Comment

Tiger Stadium seats available for purchase!

S&S Seating, Inc. is making our limited inventory of historic Tiger Stadium seats available for purchase!

We have three types of seats available: Blue plastic, Orange plastic and the rare Tiger Den seats. In the original auction in 2007, only the blue seats and the Tiger Den seats were made available for purchase. The 200 Tiger Den seats sold out within 3 hours. The hard to find Orange seats were not made available to the general public. If you missed out in 2007, now is your… Continue

Added by S&S Seating on March 16, 2009 at 2:26pm — No Comments

Huntington Avenue Grounds - Boston

(I will try to periodically update this blog with a profile of a lost ballpark site that I've been to)

Huntington Avenue Grounds in Boston is a conveniently located, easy-to-find, and notable lost ballpark site.

It was home to the Boston Red Sox from 1901-1911 and hosted the first modern World Series game in… Continue

Added by Matt Nelson (35) on February 25, 2009 at 11:03pm — 1 Comment

Gearing up for the 2009 Ballpark Road Trip! (Updated: 3/27/2009)

The schedule is set:

June 15th - Lv Sea @ 10:30am Non-Stop to BWI Ar @ 6:29pm

June 16th - Orioles vs Mets - 7:05pm @ Camden Yards

June 17th - Phillies vs Blue Jays - 7:05pm @ Citizens Bank Park

June 18th - Yankees vs Nationals - 1:05pm @ (new) Yankee Stadium

June 19th - Mets vs Rays - 7:10pm @ Citi Field

June 20th - Nationals vs Blue Jays - 7:05pm @ Nationals Park

Got tickets to the first 2 games already. Just waiting for the others to go onsale to… Continue

Added by Ken Lee (30/43) on February 25, 2009 at 9:30am — 3 Comments

Ball Park Tour

Currently Been to 27 Ballparks

After 2009 season will be 30 or 31 (depending if get to Mets Game)

After 2009 season there will be 7 stadium i have not been to

With new ballpark in Minnesota and possible new ballparks in Oakland and Florida it would be 10

AL EAST

(1) Yankee Stadium - attending first game at new stadium 6/6/09

(2) Fenway Park

(3) Camden Yards

(4) Tropicana Field

Have not been to Rogers Centre in Toronto

AL… Continue

Added by Doug on February 19, 2009 at 5:03pm — 1 Comment

Rogers Centre

Does anyone happen to know where the Red Sox stay while visiting Toronto? Appreciate the help.

Added by Grace Bergman on February 14, 2009 at 2:53pm — 3 Comments

Lost Ballparks

I have added a Lost Ballparks map that includes the sites of 44 Lost Ballparks I have visited (Braves Field in Boston pictured at left).

It doesn't look like there are that many on the map, but if you zoom in, they're all there. With many of the sites there were multiple ballparks on the same piece of property (Sportsman's Parks I-IV for… Continue

Added by Matt Nelson (35) on February 14, 2009 at 12:00pm — 7 Comments

The Deconstruction of Shea Stadium

For anyone interested in the deconstruction/demolition of Shea Stadium, you can check out some photo galleries from my visits at:

Deconstructing Shea

Added by Roger Ratzenberger (44) on February 13, 2009 at 5:08pm — 6 Comments

Passing Time in the Winter, Waiting for Opening Day

How to pass the dreary and cold winter days? Thinking about baseball of course, that's how!

I've been busy looking at online schedules, planning, and repeating that over and over. Trying to figure out the right baseball trip for Summer 2009!

I just discovered Ballpark Chasers yesterday, what a great concept for a ballpark site! There are so many ballpark sites that are the same. Chasers is unique!

Added by Matt Nelson (35) on February 6, 2009 at 11:53pm — 2 Comments