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Unfair Equity: Rockies Fans Deserve More From Ownership

Rockies fans deserve more than what they've received from ownership for 22 seasons of loyal attendance in Denver. Colorado has had some magic baseball moments[1995 and 2007] in the last two decades, but, over the long haul, Rockies pitching has been substandard for MLB competition.

By now, it is well known that the Brothers Monfort and Jerry McMorris, were not the original ownership group that was going to lead the Rockies. The Rockies were going to be owned by a group led by…

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Added by John Sears (1) on December 27, 2015 at 12:00am — No Comments

2016 Road Trip Vacation

Planning to visit 4 new MLB parks, and at least 4 new MiLB parks in June.

6/13- Reds at Braves
6/14 - Mariners at Rays
6/15 - Fort Myers at Lakeland
6/16 - Biloxi at Pensacola
6/17 - Oklahoma City at New Orleans
6/18-19 - Reds at Astros
6/20 - Corpus Christi at San Antonio
6/21-22 - Reds at Rangers
6/23 - Fort Wayne at Bowling Green
6/24-26 - Padres at Reds (Reds Hall of Fame weekend)

Added by Michael Riggs (18) on December 18, 2015 at 8:46pm — 4 Comments

New to the site, a little about me

I've been to 6 current MLB stadiums, 11 overall. I'm actually more interested in minor league ballparks than Major League. I've been to right around 70 MiLB ballparks.

I grew up in Arlington, TX, and my family had Texas Rangers' season tickets in the late 80's and early 90's. That's where I fell in love with baseball. During the same time period, my dad was living in Huntsville, AL. I'd go to visit him in the summer and he'd take me to Huntsville Stars' games, when they were the A's…

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Added by Jeff Perro on November 7, 2015 at 12:22pm — 2 Comments

New to the Chasers website...

I am new to this site. A friend found it and tipped me off. Wow, I wish I had known about it. I have been to 29 current parks, and 14 closed parks. It has been a life journey, with my first game at old Metropolitan Stadium in Minnesota when I was 5 (47 years ago). I will be going to D.C. in 2016 to complete the dream. Then, with Atlanta opening in 2017, I will be going there to keep the dream alive. This site makes me think about a lot of memories. I need to gather my thoughts and put them…

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Added by John Meinen on November 6, 2015 at 8:05am — 2 Comments

Post Season

So,

This year has not been a good year for me when it comes to seeing baseball. I have only been able to make it to five games this year and all to stadiums that I have already been to (Nationals, Padres, Athletics and Mariners), but......

I was able to get a ticket to the playoffs! I will be going to the Dodgers game on Friday against the Mets. This will be my first post-season game EVER, I don't know about you all, but I'm pretty excited about it!!!

Added by Sox Guy on October 5, 2015 at 8:45pm — No Comments

Marlins Park August 2015

Finally got to Marlins Park this month, and liked it a lot. We took a trip down to Miami for an overnight just to get to the park - although stayed in South Beach so did an Art Deco walking tour as well, absolutely worthwhile. I saw what I figured must be Marlins Park from the air as we were coming in for landing, and confirmed in the taxi on the way there that yes, that is what I saw. We thought it was big and flashy, and while it would look awful just about anywhere else, was absolutely…

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Added by Mary (17) on August 29, 2015 at 10:52am — 2 Comments

Summer 2015 - Ranking the Ballparks

So I've now been to 13 current MLB parks. I thought I'd try to rank them in this post. I'm not going to include Citi Field because I went in 2010, before I became a true "chaser." So there will be 12. I had a good time at each park and would go back to any of them, I just like some more than others. Bear with me, this is long - I bolded the parks if you just want to quickly see my rankings w/o all the commentary.

12. US Cellular Field (went once, in 2013). Easy to get…

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Added by Mike B on August 22, 2015 at 4:18pm — 12 Comments

Summer 2015 Ballpark Chasing, Pt. 2 - Chase Field

After the 2 games at Wrigley, I figured my next ballpark would be Chase Field in Phoenix, just after the All Star Break. I wanted to find out something about the park first, and that's when I came across Ballpark Chasers. This site has turned out to be an incredible resource!

In 2012, I was at a Tigers game with my dad when he asked me if I was going to try to get to all 30 MLB parks. That's when the idea started to really appeal to me. We had been to a few when I was a kid and I had…

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Added by Mike B on August 20, 2015 at 12:56pm — No Comments

Summer 2015 Ballpark Chasing

I recently got back from an awesome road trip in which I drove about 7,000 miles total. I visited a lot of friends and family, saw and did some incredible things, and of course, went to a bunch of different ballparks.

Coming into this year, I had seen 8 current MLB parks and no current minor league ones, plus 4 defunct MLB parks and 1 defunct MiLB park. On my trip I saw a total of 11 games in 10 different parks - 8 MLB, 2 MiLB. Of these, 5 of the MLB parks were new to me and both MiLB…

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Added by Mike B on August 19, 2015 at 5:38pm — No Comments

Any advice for a destination plan?

So I have seen now six ball parks where my beloved Redsox played in. I am wanting to see though if anyone has advice on what they do to see their games? Do you have certain cities in order? Do you go to certain ballparks due to vicinity or cost? My next stop will be Toronto next year. Then perhaps try to finish off all east coast in NY, Atlanta, Ohio's two, and Tampa bay. Sure would be open to any advice.

Added by Robyn Ryan on August 13, 2015 at 2:19pm — 6 Comments

Ballpark 4!

Visited Wrigley (2nd time for me, first for the wife and kids) on Saturday. We sat low in the upper deck, as far right as you can go. Here's my thoughts:

-Sound is not great - could hear all of the players names, but if they played music or other things, I couldn't hear what they were saying.

-New video boards. I have seen the stadium before and after, and I have no problem with them. Since my seats did not have the best sight lines, it was nice to have the boards for a replay of a…

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Added by Nate Stroup (4) on August 10, 2015 at 8:00am — No Comments

Ballpark Chasers Weekend - Need a Grill Man!

HI Chasers,

The ballpark chasers weekend is 3 weeks from now, so of course we are making moves to ensure a weekend of fun.

We are looking for an experienced grill person to help us out cook some of the delicious hot dogs and hamburgers we will be doling out. We will kick in a free Manfish brewing T-shirt for your help.

Reply to mlbreports@gmail.com or ken@manfishbrewing.com

So all of us know that the schedule

Friday - nothing planned, but the select few…

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Added by Chuck Booth (35) ALL 30/23 DAYS! on July 31, 2015 at 9:55am — 1 Comment

Baseball Hall of Fame

I've never been to the Baseball Hall of Fame and was thinking of going. Have any of you been? What did you think? Is induction weekend great or an overpriced madhouse? Is that the time to go or should I go another time? What minor league ballparks nearby did you go to?

Added by David Lasdon on July 26, 2015 at 10:16pm — 4 Comments

Safety At The Ballpark: Is Expanded Safety Netting Necessary?

Recent injuries at MLB ballparks have renewed discussions of expanded safety netting at the major and minor league level.  Some have suggested netting from dugout to dugout while others have taken it one step further and would like to see netting from foul pole to foul pole.  A class action law suit by an Oakland A's season ticket holder contends that Major League Baseball has been negligent in terms of guaranteeing fan safety and has demanded further safety netting.

Those who…

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Added by Michael J. Torson on July 25, 2015 at 7:20pm — 1 Comment

Yankee game Wed

Flying into Newark Wednesday and hitting Yankee game Wednesday night as well as Met game Thursday night.

Can anyone advise me on the best course of transportation? Taking train in? Is driving to parks a nightmare? Any help would be appreciated.

Kemo

Added by Kemo O'Sullivan on July 20, 2015 at 5:23am — 1 Comment

My Upcoming Schedule...

Here are the games I have scheduled for the rest of the year, I am sure there will be more, but as of now these are the ones I know of for sure. If you plan to be at any of these, and want to say "HEY!", let me know :)

July 8th - Tigers vs Mariners @ Safeco Field

July 11th - Angels vs Mariners @ Safeco Field

July 23rd - Marlins vs Padres @ Petco Park

July 24th - Marlins vs Padres @ Petco Park

July 25th - Marlins vs Padres @ Petco Park

July 26th - Marlins vs…

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Added by Ken Lee (30/43) on June 27, 2015 at 9:00am — No Comments

Saturday vist to DC - Pirates vs Nationals!

Just back from visiting my 7th ballpark. This past Saturday was treated to near perfect game! Max Scherzer's no hitter was bitter-sweet. Great seeing a no-hitter, but no against my Pirates. Impressed by the ballbark and what appears to be development in the area surrounding the ballpark. Was fairly easy to get to and from the park despite a sellout game. And the home fans and concession attendants were all very friendly to us out of towners! Overall I great day at the park!

--Greg

Added by Greg Lee on June 22, 2015 at 7:33am — No Comments

Washington trip

I'm brand new to the site and it is awesome to have people as baseball sick as myself to chat with. This will be year 4 of th tour for me. Me and a couple buddies (this year just two of us) have been doing 3 ballparks in 3 days. Little change up this year. We are doing Yankee stadium on Thursday June 18, then nationals park fri the 19ty and Saturday the 20th. I can't wait. We live in upstate ny and are making the drive this year. Anyone who has any suggestions on where to eat or drink in… Continue

Added by Joe Glendenning on June 14, 2015 at 6:06pm — No Comments

My MLB Ballpark History

Updated 7/18/2021

 

MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL Ballparks attended (46)

Current MLB Ballparks (29)

I have been to all MLB ballparks with the exception of Globe Life Field in Texas

 

Past MLB Ballparks (17)

Milwaukee County Stadium; Milwaukee, WI (former home of the Milwaukee…

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Added by Jim Wood (46 MLB) on August 30, 2015 at 10:00pm — No Comments

tickets

I am very excited to do a three game trip to the east coast with my father this year. He has no intention on achieving all 30 stadiums like I do, but this will be the 7th, 8th, and 9th ballpark i have dragged him to and will be my 22nd, 23rd, and 24th ballparks. The greatest stadium was Tiger Stadium! I respect all stadiums, but there was nothing more special than my grandfather taken my dad and I to a ballpark that his grandfather would take his father and him to when he was a kid! The new… Continue

Added by Jay on May 8, 2015 at 8:50pm — 2 Comments

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