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The park I really want to see is: The Railyards, I will buy Tray a ticket as a guest.

Nice try. You probably bought that carpet from the Target on Roosevelt instead of somewhere in Bridgeport.

Perfectly Fine Field.

How will you get him there? Helicopter or jet pack?

My list Old Comiskey Current Sox Park Tiger Stadium Comerica Park Old Busch stadium Current Busch stadium Great American Ballpark Original Arlington Stadium The Ballpark at Arlington Astrodome Minute Maid Park (whatever they call it today) Cleveland Municipal Stadium Jacobs Field The Skydome Washington Nationals Stadium Miller Park Tampa Dome Out of this list, there are things I liked at most of them. I think my favorite, mostly because of nostalgia is Comiskey Park. Out of the modern stadiums, I am big fan of Cleveland and Houston for different reasons. I really like the 2nd Arlington Stadium, except for the office building in RF that stopped all airflow through the stadium on 110 degree days, if not for that it might actually be my favorite. The sites and sightlines at Minute Maid were spectacular, and the flow of the stadium was excellent. The Crawford boxes, and the LF bleachers in Cleveland are just great OF seats and experiences. Cleveland municipal was gigantic shithole. Of the new stadiums, I think my least favorite was Detroit's Comerica. It was almost too gimicky, and they didn't do a great job with site lines. Could also be I was in a bad mood because I was in Detroit. Also the SkyDome was an underrated experience, though everything was just huge.

Better get him a premium experience, as it is the only way he goes.

No. Put every spare dollar available into the pitching staff. The Sox will have more than enough outfielders by the end of the season. Stay focused!!

What are you talking about? If Sam catches that fly ball with 2 outs in the 9th, Sox finish ahead of Cleveland.

I think you missed the joke based on an infamous Jerry quote. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_Flag_Trade

Dred Scott Courthouse Children's Museum if you have a family Ted Drews Frozen Custards Imo's ravioli and garlic cheese toast Anheuser Busch brewery tour Grant's Farm

Yeah, that makes no sense whatsoever. Not only is this totally inconsistent with the affordability issue, but there are likely only 20k to 25k seats in the 100 level. I don't know the exact number, but it's no more than that. Let's say it's 22k seats in the 100 level plus 3k in the Club Level. Is the argument then that the Sox attendance ceiling should be around 25k and any fans beyond that are not real fans, are total suckers for buying those tickets, and have absolutely no right to complain about their ballpark experience? On games that should be drawing bigger crowds, our ballpark design should only give a s%*# about the first 25k and screw everyone else.? Wonderful! That'll help us grow our fan base!

When I talk about sitelines, this is a big one. Are your seats facing the pitching mound/home plate?

Unlike several other parks I've been to, the 100 level seats at Rate Field do NOT angle toward the infield as you get past 1B and 3B down toward the foul poles. In fact, they had to come back about 10 years later and slightly angle the seats toward the infield in an attempt to correct this design flaw, but it's still not as good as other parks where the actual sections start to angle toward the infield. The outfield concourse is great, but TBH, I've been to other ballparks with a great outfield concourse that have a lot of area to stand and socialize too. This feature doesn't set Rate Field apart some other stadiums. People like to say the 100 infield concourse is great because you can see the game. Honestly, I don't get it. The area right behind the seats in the concourse is so filled with kiosks and food stands that I find it hard to see any game action from the infield area concourse. I had a much better view of the field from the PNC Park lower concourse. Plus unlike other ballparks, there aren't big screen monitors showing the game while I'm trying to get food. The concessions stands have tiny monitors showing the game that look like they'd be too small even in someone's home office, but that's basically it. I'd say one good thing about the 100 level at Rate Field is that the rows are only 8 seats wide. I don't know if any other park matches that. The Fan Deck and ivy on it are cool too.

Not at all lazy. Very much the same era, and the same type of experience. Went there the last season it was open, and it kind of felt like home, aka Comiskey Park.

It is a basic ballpark, with all of the normal amenities. There is literally nothing special, or stand out about it. There is no special experience, unique design, or oddity about the park that makes it stand out amongst its peers. Literally the thing that stands out more to me than anything else when compared to the other parks I have been to, is parking for cars. That's it. All of the things that other designers learned and improved on since this park was created are stark. -Entering at the top of the 100 section, versus the absolute bottom of the stadium. -Non-standardized walls and dimensions, including things like outfield seating designs. -Not completely removing the most upper levels from the ballpark experiences at the 100 level. -Some special attraction -Field level premium experiences -Ballpark village -Integration into a skyline -More integration for rideshare and transit experiences This current iteration of Sox Park is a sterile island in a neighborhood completely disconnected from the ballpark. We can do better next time.

Can type out details later but: Citi Field The Cell (this is its name as far as I'm concerned). Obvious bias, but the concourse, dining options and lower level boost it hard. Busch Stadium Chase Field Fenway Park Camelback Ranch (Spring Training) Sloan Park (Spring Training) Tempe Diablo Stadium (Spring Training) Kauffman Stadium New Yankees Stadium

I have been fortunate enough to visit more than a handful of MLB ballparks...I just can't come up with a single "unique" thing about the Rate. It might not be THE worst ballpark and yes the 100 level provides a great view of the game...but it is not unique! It is as standard as a ballpark can be...even the 100 level!

Stadiums I've been to: Three Rivers Stadium PNC Park Camden Yards Wrigley Field Great American Ballpark Progressive Field American Family Field Comerica Park Busch Stadium The Rate PNC Park was one of may favorite parks. It's small but beautiful with great views of the city. The river beyond right field is really cool. It's in a decent area with a nice selection of bars and restaurants. I think the best area around a ballpark is at Busch Stadium. The Ballpark Village is awesome, and that's what I'd like to see around a new Sox park. Comerica Park is another nice stadium with decent surroundings. American Family Field is a nice park with absolutely nothing around it. Wrigley is a dump surrounded by TONS of bars and restaurants. Parking is ridiculous. Much better off taking public transportation. I lived in Baltimore for about a year and a half, and I kick myself for not going to more games. From what I remember, it's a beautiful park. I honestly love The Rate. And I have not driven to the park in years. We always take the Metra to 35th Street and walk over. So much easier.

Ballparks I have been to: Comiskey Rate Wrigley New Tiger County Miller/American Family Metrodome New Twins ballpark Old & New Busch Coors Field Dodger Anaheim (old and new configurations) Petco St Pete Petco and Coors Field in the modern era have provided experiences for my family that are off the charts great! Those ballparks are cool! Just a blast and wonderful customer service! Great fans...respectful and fun! But nothing tugs at my heartstrings like thoughts/dreams of Comiskey (for a lot of reasons)! Seriously...Comiskey still makes appearances in my dreams!

I want Sam as the everyday leadoff hitter even against LHP. I think Sam will bust his butt to become a better left fielder and also to hit LHP. His work ethic and drive to succeed is off the charts.

Ballparks I’ve been to, first year visiting and number of times. Comiskey July 15, 1955, 200+ games including 1959 World Series game 2, my all time favorite, very close to the action. Worked at Comiskey and Wrigley as a vendor in 1962. Wrigley Field 1955, 30 games, great for Bears games Yankee Stadium 1965, once, the original house that Ruth built Metropolitan Stadium 1966, once, giant erector set, wasn’t impressed Shea Stadium 1967, once, big and dual purpose with baseball suffering Connie Mack Stadium 1967, once, a real dump Anaheim Stadium 1975, at that time it was pretty bland, 3 more times after the remake, much better. Fenway Park 1978, once, cramped and old with some seats with bad sightlines Milwaukee County Stadium 1978, 3 times, pretty nice ballpark Comiskey Park ll 1991, 10 times, pretty bad when it opened but now pretty good. Pro Player Park 1997, 3 times including 2 World Series games, made for football Tropicana Field 2000, 10 times, not all that bad, pretty dark, the rings are the problem, when it’s full, it’s loud. Dodger Stadium 2009, once, great setting but as a ballpark no better than the Rate, still looked like new as it was built in 1962.

I see what you did there.

This came up in the new stadium thread. I thought it would be a good discussion among people here who have been to multiple MLB parks outside of Chicago to get everyone's thoughts, likes, dislikes, observations, etc. about other ballparks. I'd like to limit this to MLB ballparks only (past and present). Discussing stadiums in other leagues (including minor league baseball) will end up with apples to oranges comparisons. I've been to a dozen of the current MLB ballparks. I think it'd be too arbitrary for me to simply rank them 1 to 12. Instead, I'm going to give some general observations. I'm going to start off with the ballparks that I think are top-tier. Oracle Park: Nice ballpark, but location, location, location. The backdrop view is incredible and from the concourse, I got a great nighttime view of the Bay Bridge. The outfield concourse is pretty good too. I was able to take light rail from my hotel right to the park, so transit access was good in my experience. PNC Park: The best designed ballpark of all the parks I've been to. Nice simple layout with only 2 decks, great views of the field from the lower concourse (much better than at Rate Field) and great outfield concourse with a view out onto the Alleghany River. Food was really good with some local favorites: pierogis, Primanti Bros sandwiches, and a a concession stand operated by Manny Sanguillen. Backdrop is top-notch with the Clemente Bridge and the city skyline. Location is great with the riverwalk right there and downtown right across the bridge. I was able to walk from my downtown hotel to the ballpark. The area around the park seemed fine with some bars, restaurants, hotels, and residences, but it wasn't nearly as bustling as i've seen around other ballparks. Too bad the Pirates are so perpetually bad. This place could be electric if the organization could field a more competitive team. I think they've made the playoffs only 3 times (3 years in a row) in the 25 years since this place opened. Petco Park: I'd say this one is the best overall of the ones I've been too. Great ballpark. The backdrop isn't as stunning as the other two above, but the historic warehouse in the LF corner is a nice touch. There's a city park just beyond CF that is part of the gated ballpark area during games, but then it appears to be a public park all other times. Hard to beat that beautiful San Diego weather. Location is great in the Gaslamp District. Food was really good too. It's no surprise to me that the Padres draw 3M a year here. I was able to take light rail from my hotel in Old Town to the stadium, so again transit access was good for me.

I thought the arch was cool. Seeing Busch and the Dred Scott courthouse imo was worth it. The museum underneath the arch I think makes the entire experience though. Lots of good history that one can spend a lot of time learning about down there.

We went in July and it had to be 120 degrees plus in the trams. It was soooooo miserable. Then to get to the top and need the Catholic school kneelers to get a view of nothing was the topper.

Can confirm this about t-mobile. My wife and I went this year and saw the Sox play there. It was a Monday night and also happened to be Josh Naylor bobblehead night. We arrived at the park in the morning for a ballpark tour which ended like 3 or 4 hours before gates opened. We went and did some exploring around the city and decided to come back about a half hour or so before gates were scheduled to open. I thought to myself “Monday night, and who the f*** cares about Josh Naylor. We’ll get in no problem.” Holy s%*# was I wrong. Lines were insane. They actually moved fairly decently but I couldn’t believe how long lines were on a Monday night just for a Josh Naylor bobble head.

Pope Leo is having surgery this week to have a nodule removed from one of his lungs. I will be praying that everything goes well.

I stayed at the Drury Plaza Hotel, which is right across park space from the Hyatt. It was a great hotel, but I'll have to check out the Hyatt next time. For anyone visiting St. Louis, I recommend visiting the Gateway Arch at least once. Even if you don't pay to go up to the top (especially if you're claustrophobic), there's a pretty good and free history museum at the base of the arch plus it's worth walking the grounds of the arch and it's really something to stand at one of its bases and look up.

They prioritize the T-Mobile gate (requires T-Mobile service) and all the other gates are a complete s%*# show. I was there for Ichiro bobblehead in the T-Mobile line last year and it took roughly an hour to enter. The non T-Mobile gate looked about two hours, the line was wrapped around 3-4 city blocks at that point. Part of this is just PNW culture. It's slow. People do not respect others' time like say in Chicago or LA or NYC. In many ways Seattle is still a sleepy logging town compared to a lot of other metros.

The views are amazing at T-Mobile but the gate we went into went through the gift shop and it was terrible. Super crowded and slow to move through and if the intent was to encourage shopping it encouraged the opposite. I just wanted to get the hell out of there.

Here's the next set of observations from ballparks I've been to. These are post-Camden, open-air ballparks just below my top tier (see first post of the thread). Busch Stadium: The ballpark is really good - just a step below the top-tier ones. The iconic Gateway Arch (which is walking distance from Busch) is part of the backdrop. Public street-level view inside the ballpark in left field. It's a great way to enter the stadium. You're on the city street, you go through security and the scan your tickets and boom - you're right in the outfield concourse. The Ballpark Village is great. They pack a lot into a relatively small area. It's not just bars and restaurants, but a big public plaza/open space, and a Cardinals museum. One or two bars at the baseball village have rooftop seats from where fans can watch the game. They do a good job of recognizing Cardinals history outside the park. Lots of statutes and a Cardinals "walk of fame". I'd say the biggest downside of Busch is that the rest of downtown St. Louis is pretty dead outside of the ballpark and baseball village area. Hopefully they can breathe some life into it. Citi Field: Again, another really good ballpark. The Jackie Robinson rotunda, which is an homage to Ebbets Field, is cool. They have a nice "bridge" in the outfield concourse. Concessions were very good. I was able to get there from my hotel in Manhattan via subway no problem with the train stop right at the stadium. The downside is that there's not much right around the stadium as far as I remember. I believe they're now planning to build a stadium district on the parking lots. Nationals Park: Of this set of ballparks I've been to, this one is the most "meh". It's a nice enough stadium and I didn't dislike it. There are ones I'd rank lower, but it's not that memorable IMO and not as good as the other two I listed above. I liked the entrance from centerfield that lets you into a centerfield plaza. One thing I liked about the concessions is that they features an item that's a local specialty from the city of the visiting team. I was there more than 10 years ago, and they may have built up the area outside the ballpark since then. Transit access was good. My hotel was in Arlington, VA and I was able to take the Metro to about a block from Nats Park no problem.

I’ve been to all of the NL central and AL central parks minus KC, plus Seattle and Colorado. All visits to current ballparks. Loved them all. Yes even Wrigley. PNC far and away the best one out of them all however. Oh, I didn’t like progressive field. Hate that place. Cleveland sucks. I stood outside Petco while visiting San Diego but it was the offseason and I didn’t experience a game there so I don’t count that one. And unfortunately the one time I was in KC and could have caught a game, the Royals weren’t playing at home.

Them's fightin words

One of many PR disasters during Jerry's ownership.

Son, I have been to hundreds of baseball games in Chicago. I have literally sat everywhere in the new stadium from the 550s all of the way down to right behind homeplate, and every premium experience offered by the team. I am not going to be gaslit by your attempted fake "I AM A BIGGER FAN THAN YOU BECAUSE I GO TO GAMES!", when I have a great personal history, plus about 20 OTHER ballpark experiences around the country to compare it to. My favorite part is you missing the irony of "if you don't like it, just spend more money" while claiming to care about the common man is not lost on me.

Sheesh can’t even roll out the red carpet for a guy

What is this about? Another foolish attempt at a personal dig? Yea, we don't sit in the nose bleed seats and then complain about our seats or play the wealth inequality card over seats at the ballpark. Truly, one does not have to be wealthy to sit in the 100 level which is unique and fantastic at the Rate. Of course I love premium seating when my group has them, but most of the time the 100 level works out great - that at is where fans can enjoy walking all around the park, meeting friends in the OF concourses and enjoying beers and concessions out there. Of course, if you never or almost never attend games, have never gone to a Home Opener, tailgated with friends, or found a few extra dollars to sit in the 100 level, I understand, but IMO, you are missing out.

I’ll stick to current stadiums: Safeco/T Mobile Oracle Petco Coors Kauffman Miller/American Family Wrigley Rate Busch Comerica Great American Progressive PNC Rogers Nationals Camden Fenway Favorites: Petco, PNC, Oracle, Fenway, Camden, Wrigley (fight me) Meh: Nationals, Rogers, Progressive, Rate (fight me again)

Comiskey New Comiskey, US Cellular, GRF County Stadium (Brewers) Wrigley Jack Murphy Stadium (Padres) Dodger Stadium Big A original stadium (Angels) Big A (reconfigured for Rams) HHH Dome (Twins) Tiger Stadium Comerica (Tigers)

White Flag season/JR jokes…

Safeco Oracle Park Dodger Stadium first two Rangers Comiskey & GRF Wrigley new Twins Busch II StL 20ish games Royals/Kauffman 50ish games Tiger Stadium & Comerica Memorial Stadium Cleve Memorial Stadium Baltimore Atlanta Fulton County Three Rivers & PNC Yankee Stadium LAA

This post needs more love.

Well played.

He’s just an analyst for the MLB Network as far as I know.

They should just take Getz.

I used to go to the Club Level for years - before and after they enclosed/climate-controlled the concourse. Not every game I attended, but once in a while as a splurge and I thought it was worth it. While the food at the 100 level has always been good, the 300 level was just that much better. But then, IMO, the quality went downhill. It's not that the food was bad, but the food/experience wasn't really any better than the 100 level to be worth the extra cost and I haven't been there since Covid. I don't know if it's improved since then. They also didn't have enough tables and chairs such that it was often hard to find a seat in the concourse if the weather was bad. I went to the Club Level in at PNC Park and there were plenty of places to sit inside their larger concourse. Since the heat index was around 100 that evening, it was a good place to go in for a half inning to cool off and watch the game on a big screen TV before returning to my seat. Also, since the club level at PNC (Busch Stadium too) is bigger, I felt like I was still there with a sizable number of fans and I didn't feel as cut off from other fans as the 300 level at Rate Field.

Gotta be one of the worst trades in MLB history.

Turns out Getz wasn't wrong to get Booser, we just suck at developing pitching.