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How many MLB ballparks (current ones) have people been to?

A buddy and I have made it a point the last few years to go to a new park each summer. We will likely be going to both Camden Yards and Nationals Park this summer. Any recommendations for a good trip?

I have been to 8:
BOS - Fenway
NYY - Yankee Stadium
NYM - Citi Field
PHI - Citizens Bank Park
CIN - Great American Ballpark
CHC - Wrigley Field
LAA - Angels Stadium
SDP - Petco Park
 
Fenway
Old Shea
Old Yankees
New Yankees
Old Phillies
New Phillies
Camden
The one in San fran (pac bell?)
Tampa's hideous dome
St. Louis
Wrigley
 
San Fran is awesome. That should be a must on your list.

St. Louis was real easy/convenient. I randomly stayed in a hotel next to the stadium, had no clue there was a game going on and was able to just grab a ticket and check it out. St. Louis is like a midwest Baltimore, but it is a small city so it is easy to get around and the ballpark scene was fun.

Everyone who checks out pittsburgh's set up seems to be happy woth the experience.
 
Citizens Bank (Vet)
Citi (Shea)
New Yankees (Old Yankees)
Wrigley
AT&T
Chavez Ravine
Nats Park (RFK)
Camden Yards
Coliseum
Sky Dome
Seattle
Atlanta
Cleveland
Denver
 
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All except:

Denver
Toronto
Miami
Tampa

Most underrated park in all of baseball is Pittsburgh. The only one that is better IMO is Baltimore.
 
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No longer in use:
Vet
Fulton County Stadium
Yankee Stadium
Shea
Candlestick

Current:
Citizen's Bank
Oakland
Citi Field
Yankee
AT&T
Anaheim
PetCo
Wrigley
Busch
Great American Ballpark
Turner Field
 
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Shea (old Mets)
Citi (new Mets)
Yankee (only old never to new yet)
Fenway
Camden Yards
Veteren's Stadium (old CoP Phillies)
RFK (old Nats)
Nationals Park (new Nats)
Marlins Park
Wrigley
Candlestick Park (old SF)
AT&T (new SF)
Oakland Coliseum
Petco (SD)

Best: Camden and AT&T (new SF)

Oakland, Stick, RFK -- all real bad, by the end RFK was in horrendous condition so I'll go with that as worst, but it's close among those.

Marlins Park is interesting but it just has a weird feel to have baseball indoors.
 
RFK was so easy to get tickets though. This was pre-Strassburg and pre-Harper. You could buy a ticket for $6 at the box office and sit in the front row behind the dugout.
 
Fuddy Duddy;

Vet
Shea
Old Yankees - no beer in outfield seats after riot

Hippity Hoppity;

Camden Yards - after renovation
AT&T
Busch - there was a wedge of empty seats where it overlapped old stadium footprint and wasn't yet completed
Citizens Bank
Fenway
Nationals Park
PNC
Safeco
Wrigley

Favorite: Wrigley
Best Location: PNC/AT&T
Worst Location: CBP
Best Crowd: tie Wrigley/Busch
Weirdest Crowd: Safeco
Worst Park: Nationals - being newer, I guess I assumed they would take it up a notch and I walked away thinking it was totally unremarkable
Best Park: PNC/AT&T, Camden Yards, and Wrigley/Fenway (what can I say, good is good).

Here's the thing about PNC/AT&T, it's the location that puts them at the top of the lists. CBP is a way better building than PNC. There's nothing like walking over the closed bridge to go to a game at PNC, but once you're inside, I'd rather be in CBP.

Swap places, CBP/PNC, and CBP is the better park hands down, no?

Where would I go next?: Dodger Stadium
 
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Pittsburgh is a perfect ballpark. I just have a slight personal bias to Camden Yards.
 
Agree that Pitt is great, my favorite park.

My list:

Shea & Citi
Yanks (old & new)
The Vet & Citizen's Bank
Toronto Skydome
Olympic Stadium (Expos)
Fenway
Camden Yards
Tampa Bay
Wrigley
PNC
The Jake
Great American
Dodger Stadium
Petco
Anaheim
San Fran AT&T

Been to Safeco and Coors but not for a game.

Great way to see various parts of the country, have seem some cool spots hitting up these stadiums.
 
I'm hoping to get to San Fran, Safeco in Seattle, PNC Pittsburgh, and Miami Marlins Park relatively easily. I'm impressed with everyone's lists...curious why some of you were ever in Kansas City (BBQ?)!
 
I have been to all in the NE Corridor and CHI, PIT, TOR, TAM.

They had an article in the inky this week about the what ifs of having CBP in center city/30th st/n broad. Would have been so solid after the riot fires died down in S Jersey.
 
Defunct:
Vet (CoP)
Three Rivers Stadium (Pittsburgh)
Riverfront Stadium (Cincinnati)
Memorial Stadium (Baltimore)
Fulton County Stadium (Atlanta)
Old Yankee Stadium (NYY)
Shea Stadium (NYM)
Candlestick Park (SF Giants)
Old Busch Stadium (St. Louis)

Current:
Citizens Bank Park
Fenway Park
Oriole Park at Camden Yards
Wrigley Field
Safeco Field (Seattle)
 
TheJoker203 said:
I'm hoping to get to San Fran, Safeco in Seattle, PNC Pittsburgh, and Miami Marlins Park relatively easily. I'm impressed with everyone's lists...curious why some of you were ever in Kansas City (BBQ?)!
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I missed this trip but some of my buddies did KC/St Louis stadium trip. Previously we did Cinci/Cleveland/Pitt and San Fran/Anaheim/San Diego.
 
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Been to most.
Favs: Wrigley, PNC Pitt, ATT SF
Worst: Kingdome Sea, Humphreydome Minn
Current least: New Comiskey
Bucket: Dodger Stadium, Petco SD
 
current--
wrigley
fenway
camden yards
comerica park

past--
thee veterans stadium
exhibition stadium
memorial stadium
 
The best concession prices I've seen were at Texas Rangers ballpark. Almost too good to be true. Hotdogs were like $3, beer was like $5. This was 3 years ago.

The only time I've been to Safeco in Seattle was 2003 but I remember the food prices being astronomical. Everything was overpriced there. They had these cool-looking old skool Mariner shirts for like $45.
 
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Pittsburgh, CoP, Old Yankee Stadium, Cleveland. Not a whole lot considering how much I enjoy baseball.

I've been to the following minor league facilities as well: Altoona, Williamsport, Pawtucket, Delmarva, Erie, and Portland.
 
Sky-dome
Old Yankees Stadium
Fenway
Tampa's Stadium (whatever it is now called)
Camden Yards
Vet
CBP
Current Braves Stadium (last year)
Wrigley
Metrodome
Twins new stadium
Pittsburgh (my favorite over all others)
Padres old stadium
Washington's new stadium
Astors
 
How was the new Twins stadium? What's the area like around there? I know they were trying to pull off a Wrigleyville type thing.
 
Fenway
Old & New Yankee Stadiums
Shea & Citi Field
Camden Yards
Vet
Wrigley
Whatever the White Sox stadium is called
AT&T (Best one of the bunch IMO)
Old Angels Ballpark
Chavez Ravine
Oakland Coliseum (shittiest of the bunch)
 
My CoP roots are deep.
Connie Mack
Vet
CBP
Wrigley
Fenway
Old Yankees
Old commiskey
Old Marlins (Joe Robbie)
New Tigers
Old Orioles
New Orioles
 
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Defunct:
Vet (CoP)
Three Rivers Stadium (Pittsburgh)
Riverfront Stadium (Cincinnati)
Memorial Stadium (Baltimore)
Fulton County Stadium (Atlanta)
Old Yankee Stadium (NYY)
Shea Stadium (NYM)
Candlestick Park (SF Giants)
Old Busch Stadium (St. Louis)

Current:
Citizens Bank Park
Fenway Park
Oriole Park at Camden Yards
Wrigley Field
Safeco Field (Seattle)
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Forgot Olympic Stadium (Montreal).

What a dump.
 
Pac bell
Oakland
Arlington
Wrigley
Kauffman
Cbp
New Yankee
Citi
Fenway
Great American

On my to do list: Pittsburgh (for some reason Giants always seem to play there mid week), Camden, Dodgers, San Diego. Not a huge desire to go to many others. Maybe Safeco, busch, Minnesota. Heard they did a nice job with new tiger stadium, but except that its in Detroit.
 
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