Ok, so the other day i talked about Peter Gammons and his derogatory remarks about Wrigley Field. This blog is going to be about my last two years and the baseball stadiums i have seen thus far. I will comment on each stadium and what i liked about each one and what i disliked about each one and rank them sort of. So heres what i've got so far and ill mix in some funny stories.
Last year i came up with what i think was one of my most brilliant ideas ever. I started an annual baseball trip. The first year was small and i don't know whether my best friend ryan, or my wonderful family realized it or not but it was a test run for future trips and it worked out well. So year one was actually two seperate trips one with my family and one with my best friend in this world Ryan Salley en route to North Carolina for a week of seeing my family and friends.
The first trip we took was a short one but it started with one in Detroit with the Tigers playing the Royals this game was decent and a good starter game. The next 2 days would be spent on the North Side of Chicago at Wrigley and included 2 games, one versus the brew crew, and the next day playing the Astros. I had been to Comerica before this so i knew what to expect and i must say Detroit you have a JEWEL of a ballpark. I love games at Comerica. There is an undeniable charm about the place. You have a beautiful scoreboard. Good overpriced food. Finally, what i really love about the place is all of the history you find all over the place. The statues in left field are awesome and the kiosks surround the park are really fun to read and check out. i highly recommend it.
Let me talk about Wrigley now. I LOVE WRIGLEY FIELD. Its Wrigley. Its not just Wrigley its the Wrigley experience. I don't think its a dump like Peter Gammons does at all. Its a piece of American history. Its the place i used to project myself too when i was small and would close my eyes and listen to Harry Caray call games on WGN. It honestly took all of my emotions as a man and balled them up threw them away and made me feel like a child again. Its baseball passion. People aren't just Cubs fans they are family. You feel it. It all makes sense when you are in the middle of it. Win. Lose. They drink and sing and boo and cheer and they do it all in unison. It makes me smile thinking of it. Please do yourself a favor and go see it. If you go please call or message me and know that if i can get a way to go with you i will do it.
Later last year Ryano and i went to Cincinnati on the way back to NC. I like the Great American Ballpark. I think its a nice stadium. I don't however believe that they use all of their potential in this ballpark. The river is a beautiful back drop to the place. I love the touch of the riverboat in center.... if only you could get on the thing to watch the game? Why would you put a great piece in the ballpark and NOT make it accessible to people who wanna buy a beer and a dog and stand there for a couple of innings. You missed the mark here Cincy... again i say i like the stadium but like in Comerica where you have the Jungle under the Pepsi Porch where you can watch the game from a bird's eye view or the batters eye in Wrigley where you can stand and have an Old Style, you need to have a place like that in your ballpark Cincy. They have one tiny little deck in left field thats not very big for you to stand on and you can't see all of right field from it. The coolest part of this day was seeing Willie Mays being honored for his contributions to the Civil Rights movement. I have pictures of Willie and i thought that was awesome he was honored. Also, for what its worth, the game was very exciting and ended in a relay play at the plate to throw out the tying run. Fun game, slightly disappointing ballpark for me.
There are two other ballparks im gonna talk about now. One is Turner Field in Atlanta, I love Turner field. Its great. It has the Chophouse where you can get a steak and a beer and stand on the deck and watch the game... very nice. It has the coca cola deck where kids can run the bases and it also has alot of history around the place to look at... Fun park to see i recommend it.
Now let me talk about Miller Park. Me, Adam, Ryan, and Scotty D all went to Miller Park last month and it was absolutely INCREDIBLE. It's not Wrigley which is tops for me but let me tell you it is well worth your time to see this unbelievable modern marvel. It honestly is overwhelming. The roof is crazy, the scoreboard blows anything ive ever seen out of the water, and there is good food, beer, whatever you can think of. If you love baseall you owe it to yourself to go see this place. I would go back next weekend if someone had tickets... If you have any questions about it all just ask me... and if you want in on the next baseball trip let me know...
P.S. next month ill be going to Cleveland to see Progressive Field and the Rock N Roll Hall of Fame... i will write a post on that as well.... ENJOY!!!
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