I was referring to the design, architecture and engineering. I would get into that further but fvk it, not worth the effort here.

51 minutes ago, AntMan26 said:

I just love the game of baseball and I find that scoring the game can help tell the story in a different/better/more nuanced way, both while the game is happening and when reflecting on it afterward. I also feel more intimate with the game when I score

Of course, there are also times where I just enjoy a nice cold beer and simply watch the game as well.

Sorry, I should have also said impressive as well. I have never scored a game, but I always figured that would be something that one would learn from their grandpa, father, and so on. My dad never did it, so I never learned it. I would be surprised if many people still do it today. I think it has unfortunately aged out, due to stat tracking. But your first sentence provides the explanation.

Edited yesterday at 01:08 AM1 day by WhiteSox2023

16 minutes ago, tray said:

I was referring to the design, architecture and engineering. I would get into that further but fvk it, not worth the effort here.

@tray, I don’t bust your balls much anymore and I agree with you on a lot of things but you can’t have it both ways.

5 hours ago, WestEddy said:

kaufman (royals)
Big A (recent reno)
Oakland Coliseum
Previous Arlington
Safeco (Seattle)
Olympic Stadium (Atlanta)
RFK (DC)
Shea (previous)
Both Milwaukees
Wrigley
Old Busch
Riverfront (Cincinnati)
Dodger
Coors Field (Colorado)
Whatever San Francisco's called

Milwaukee's old park had a great vibe to it. I believe you couldn't see the field from either Arlington or Cleveland's concourses. Dodger Stadium and Kaufman were both cool in that I always saw them on TV as a kid and visiting was a life's dream. Safeco is cool walking by the bullpens. RFK sucked in that from the middle tier, you couldn't see popups for the upper deck overhang.

Riverfront and RFK both sucked in that they were old, worn down, the astroturf in Cincinnati had patches and was fluorescent. The RollerDome sucked, too. Magglio Ordonez left our group comp tickets, as we kept running into the White Sox at the hotel we stayed. That didn't suck. I mostly just remember the seated game experience for most of these. There's often drinking involved, which limits the note-taking. San Fran and Fenway have great neighborhood experiences, as does Seattle, Wrigley. I never got to the Bowling HOFs across from Busch stadium.

Riverfront was one of the cooler fan experiences, everybody dressed in red crossing the Ohio River bridge. Sat near Joe Crede's aunt and cousin at the Sox game in St. Loo.

Great food in Seattle, one real option in Dodger stadium (King Tacos?). If you walk from the Embarcadero in SF, Red's Java Hut was a must stop. My wife and I drank beers in their parking lot during their first modern World Series run, and we fell in love with that team. Rooted for them that year. Saw Curt Schilling no-hit the As into the 9th until Shannon Stewert broke it up with 2 outs.

Milwaukee can heat the stadium to about 30 degrees warmer than the outside temperature. Whenever I joke that I bet they can get it up to about 120 in the summer, whoever I tell that to corrects me that they probably don't have the heat on in the summer.

Do you mean Turner Field? How was it? Interesting that they converted the actual olympic stadium into the Braves new ballpark. I saw a good YouTube clip a while back that explained the factors that led to the Braves abandoning Turner Field after only 19(?) seasons. Amazing.

I'd like to see a game at Kaufmann before the Royals move to their proposed downtown stadium. I only have a few years left to do that.

Edited yesterday at 02:45 AM1 day by 77 Hitmen

3 hours ago, tray said:

Was at the new Ryan Field - an architectural and engineering feat. Go Cats.

It’s a nice stadium for almost a billion dollars. But damn is it loud. You literally can’t have a conversation with the people around you with how loud it is.

I’ve been to the Rate all my life and haven’t had any issue with it. The tailgating is nice since I think ballpark prices are outrageous. I can sit in the outfield, upper deck, infield and shop for the best value seats. It’s fine for what it is.

Wrigley is ok but my guess is Fenway is better. I didn’t care for it when I went in 2014 and in 2016 before and during the renovations.

I really enjoyed Tropicana Field with my dad and son earlier this year. We sat in the section behind the plate and saw the Rays and Detroit play. The concourse isn’t much and gives off United Center vibes, but the in game lighting and music is fun to be around. Sting rays in center field are a nice touch.

Miller Park was interesting to watch a game at, but it was far more interesting to umpire my twin brothers’ game in the field next to it. Got to call my brother out on strikes as my younger brother pitched to him (ABS challenge would not have upheld that call 😂).

10 hours ago, The Beast said:

I’ve been to the Rate all my life and haven’t had any issue with it. The tailgating is nice since I think ballpark prices are outrageous. I can sit in the outfield, upper deck, infield and shop for the best value seats. It’s fine for what it is.

Wrigley is ok but my guess is Fenway is better. I didn’t care for it when I went in 2014 and in 2016 before and during the renovations.

I really enjoyed Tropicana Field with my dad and son earlier this year. We sat in the section behind the plate and saw the Rays and Detroit play. The concourse isn’t much and gives off United Center vibes, but the in game lighting and music is fun to be around. Sting rays in center field are a nice touch.

Miller Park was interesting to watch a game at, but it was far more interesting to umpire my twin brothers’ game in the field next to it. Got to call my brother out on strikes as my younger brother pitched to him (ABS challenge would not have upheld that call 😂).

I was at the Trop to see the White Sox Friday night game in the series this summer (we won)! I had a better experience at the Trop than I would have guessed. It is sterile. It is odd. The bullpen situation is just...strange! But...customer service was outstanding! People were friendly! We hit some BOMBS that night (so did Junior)! Interesting that you mentioned the lighting...one of my takeaways from that night was how easy it was to see the ball. The lighting was great for what I thought was going to be a subpar experience. I enjoyed watching a game at the Trop way more than I ever guessed I would. Although it had a very different feel to it when compared to attending an outdoor game!

12 hours ago, 77 Hitmen said:

Do you mean Turner Field? How was it? Interesting that they converted the actual olympic stadium into the Braves new ballpark. I saw a good YouTube clip a while back that explained the factors that led to the Braves abandoning Turner Field after only 19(?) seasons. Amazing.

I'd like to see a game at Kaufmann before the Royals move to their proposed downtown stadium. I only have a few years left to do that.

Yes, Turner Field. I remember little. The parking lot was on the old stadium's footprint. They left the outfield wall. Was not digging the tomahawk chop.

11 hours ago, WestEddy said:

Yes, Turner Field. I remember little. The parking lot was on the old stadium's footprint. They left the outfield wall. Was not digging the tomahawk chop.

I heard they changed the name of it to the “Indigenous Peoples’ Chop”, so it is now fully PC.

43 minutes ago, WhiteSox2023 said:

I heard they changed the name of it to the “Indigenous Peoples’ Chop”, so it is now fully PC.

"Since 2020, however, Kansas City Chiefs cheerleaders have been required to lead the chop with a closed fist rather than the traditional open palm."

Was looking up what FSU does now...apparently KC has to play the FSU band's rendition on the PA.

weird.

Edited 9 hours ago9 hr by caulfield12

On 10/22/2026 at 8:09 PM, WhiteSox2023 said:

@tray, I don’t bust your balls much anymore and I agree with you on a lot of things but you can’t have it both ways.

Both sides of what? This thread ostensibly was about the aesthetics of mlb stadiums. I attended a game at a new football stadium. I found that the architectural design and the engineering to create that structure was impressive. Not sure why that is/was controversial.