Best ballpark? Right here(ballparks rated)

Chicago Tribune ^ | April 22, 2003 | Paul Sullivan

[pnz1]

How close is it to the old Tiger Stadium? We went to the old one, but haven't been to the new one yet.

[anncoulteriscool]

***i am listening on line weei best baseball announcers around.***

I wished I could listen online but MLB.com has made it impossible. You have to have atleast windows98 to get it now.

[Ciexyz]

Yes, PNC Park on the no'side of Pittsburgh PA. Park on one of the side streets and take a leisurely and healthy stroll down to the stadium. I'm looking forward to my first visit this year.

[Cap'n Crunch]

LOL, with the then bottom dwelling Indians at Municipal Stadium... couple guys I work with were at the infamous 10 (or 25) cent beer night against the Rangers. They said it was ugly.

I went to a few games when Mike "The human rain delay" Hargrove played for the Tribe. Man, could he make you mad.

[Vigilanteman]

Bill Buckner was one of the finest gentleman to ever play the game of baseball. The Sox wouldn't have even been in that series without him. As I recall, he had a subpar year and still batted in nearly 100 runs. No one felt worse about that error than him, but everyone forgets it wasn't the deciding game. The deciding game was two days later when the Sox blew a 3-0 lead in the 7th inning.

[TheRedSoxWinThePennant]

I've never understood why people say Buckner lost the series.....when that ball was hit to him the game was tied. If he fields it and touches 1st base then its still tied and we go to the 11th inning. No sure thing the red sox would have won.

You are correct but you have to be a boston sports fan to understand the love new england has for its teams, I am convinced there is no other sports market like it. But boston has a history of being good but just not good enough and to have that series in the bag (dont forget we were leading by 3 runs in the 7th in game seven) was just devastating. Look what happened to that town when the pats won the super bowl 1,000,000 people showed up for the rally. this town is starving for a winner and will not tolerate losing. thats why people are hesitant to play in boston the fans dont like underperformers

[Cap'n Crunch]

The new one is, if I remember right, about a 10 minute drive on the freeway from the old one. The old stadium was still standing when we went, I don't know if they are leaving it up or tearing it down.

[TheRedSoxWinThePennant]

I have never been there but my freind has and said it was very nice

[AuH2ORepublican]

Thanks for posting this. Fred McGriff is my favorite player, and it was a pleasant surprise to see his name on FR. Here's to the Crime Dog not only hitting a dinger in 42 parks, but reaching 500 before the end of August.

[Windcatcher]

Has anyone heard what the name for the Phillies' new stadium will be next year? I hate the Vet (it truly is a dump), but I like the idea of a meaningful name instead of just plastering a company's name on it. I heard once that "Freedom Field" was once considered, but haven't heard anything since.

[nutmeg]

1. Fenway, Boston
2. Wrigley Field, Chicago
3. Camden Yards, Baltimore

Coors Field in Denver is very nice. We haven't been to Pac Bell yet in SF, but it looks beautiful on TV. I suspect it's even nicer than Camden Yards.

[Cap'n Crunch]

Angel stadium was fun, especially when they had Nolan Ryan and Frank Tanana pitching for them.

The Ryan Express, those were the days.

[TheRedSoxWinThePennant]

while I think freedom field or independence park would be great, I fear you will get a corporate logo. just like what will happen in boston if they ever build a new fenway

[Cap'n Crunch]

I may be mistaken but hasn't Ellis Burks of the Indians already hit a home-run in all the parks?

[nutmeg]

And now you can peer over the "Green Monster".

We were at the Red Sox-Blue Jays game on Sunday... it is SO strange to see people up on the Green Monster! ;-)

[Jimmyclyde]

I agree with everything you just said...

But damn...that series was tough to take...

So close, but yet so far away...

[RonPaulLives]

Does anyone remember the FR general login that some freeper did? There's some name/password combo that works on almost all news sites.

Yeah, what was that login ?? If anyone recalls, please post it here. Thanks. (Lifelong Dodgers and Dodger Stadium fan here)

[TheRedSoxWinThePennant]

really mlb.com made me upgrade my real player but I have windows xp. thats too bad I think its a good deal 11.95 a year to listen to the red sox

[Senator Pardek]

All Yankees fans believe The Cathedral of Baseball - the Home Office for Baseball (not that bad of a park) - is #1 because the only other stadium they've ever seen is in Flushing.

[yarddog]

I have only been to three major league games.

I much prefer minor league parks. No traffic jams, you sit close to the action, and the lady who plays the organ will take requests. The food is cheap and if you buy a program, you have about a 50/50 chance of winning a prize even if it is only a two liter coke.

I can remember watching the Panama City, Flyers while just a kid. Their player-coach was named Chase Riddle and he was a real star. After retiring from the St. Louis Cardinals organization, he became coach at Troy State University where he won at least two national championships.

I then began to watch the Asheville Tourists/Orioles/Tourists again. I remember Sparky Anderson was their coach, then Cal Ripkin Sr. and his Son was batboy and his daughter swept the bases in the 7th inning stretch.

Babe Ruth played at beautiful McCormick field and it was also seen in "Bull Durham."

Once they had the best outfield in minor league history. Royal Stillman, Mike Reinbach and a third one who I think was named Jim Fuller, or maybe it was Jim Turner. I watched Denny McClain give up 12 runs to the Asheville players. They left him in the whole game, I guess they had orders from above to keep him in the game.

The players cut up and played games before the game because most of them were little more than kids. It was good baseball played by players who had not yet become spoiled.