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Posted 18 April 2006 - 07:00 PM

IMHO, nothing is better than Safeco on a sunny summer evening in Seattle. (Yes we do get sun, but don't let it get out, we already have too many people moving here!) :club:
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Posted 19 April 2006 - 05:22 AM

View Postaadams_22, on Tuesday, April 18th, 2006, 6:00 PM, said:

The same can be said about U.S. Cellular when it comes to people not paying attention. I went to my first game at U.S. Cellular last year. It was an interleague game between the White Sox v. Dodgers...the one where Pierzynski hit the walk-off homerun in extra innings. I can personally tell you that not a single peep was made in that stadium until that homerun was hit. The fans in our section were too busy heckling the guy wearing a Cub hat (no it wasn't me). The stadium is nice, but dull. The fans are quiet and seem preoccupied with everything but the game itself.
Okay, so you've been to one WHOLE game? That's probably a pretty good sample size. Lol. Anyway, we'll agree to disagree. Here's one thing we can all agree on, though: The Cubs are not a good baseball team. :club:

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Posted 19 April 2006 - 11:54 AM

I am by no means a baseball park afficionado as I had only ever been to Yankee Stadium and Sky Dome, but this past weekend I went to Camden Yards for the first time. Beautiful. Everything about the look and feel of the place was top notch. Didn't hurt that it was sunny and 80 degrees at game time.
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Posted 19 April 2006 - 12:06 PM

View Postaadams_22, on Tuesday, April 18th, 2006, 6:00 PM, said:

The same can be said about U.S. Cellular when it comes to people not paying attention. I went to my first game at U.S. Cellular last year. It was an interleague game between the White Sox v. Dodgers...the one where Pierzynski hit the walk-off homerun in extra innings. I can personally tell you that not a single peep was made in that stadium until that homerun was hit. The fans in our section were too busy heckling the guy wearing a Cub hat (no it wasn't me). The stadium is nice, but dull. The fans are quiet and seem preoccupied with everything but the game itself.
You can't judge on one game.. but I'm really not surprised that you would say this because you are biased, like me. Tear down Wrigley and contract the cubs..

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Posted 19 April 2006 - 01:03 PM

View Postwsox8, on Wednesday, April 19th, 2006, 3:06 PM, said:

You can't judge on one game.. but I'm really not surprised that you would say this because you are biased, like me. Tear down Wrigley and contract the cubs..
I live in southern Illinois...the White Sox/Cubs rivalry means nothing to me. it's all about the Cubs and Cardinals down here...the White Sox are just another team. My brother (who goes to numerous White Sox games every year...mainly because tickets are so easy to come by) took me to a game up there last year because he wanted me to judge for myself whether he was right about the lack of passion at U.S. Cellular. After that game I found out that he wasn't wrong. It was a dead atmosphere, so unlike what I am used to at Busch Stadium where the fans are on top of everything. I'm not bashing the Sox or 'the Cell'...I'm just telling the truth.
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Posted 19 April 2006 - 01:56 PM

View Postaadams_22, on Wednesday, April 19th, 2006, 4:03 PM, said:

I live in southern Illinois...the White Sox/Cubs rivalry means nothing to me. it's all about the Cubs and Cardinals down here...the White Sox are just another team. My brother (who goes to numerous White Sox games every year...mainly because tickets are so easy to come by) took me to a game up there last year because he wanted me to judge for myself whether he was right about the lack of passion at U.S. Cellular. After that game I found out that he wasn't wrong. It was a dead atmosphere, so unlike what I am used to at Busch Stadium where the fans are on top of everything. I'm not bashing the Sox or 'the Cell'...I'm just telling the truth.
Busch Stadium is on a level of its own. You can't compare any other stadium's fans to that. I do not sense any lack of passion at U.S. Cellular. Think as you want, but obviously I won't agree..

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Posted 05 May 2006 - 12:21 PM

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Posted 05 May 2006 - 01:08 PM

Heh....Buerlhe vs. Lima. How'd that rank compared to Tyson vs. McNeely?
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Posted 05 May 2006 - 01:14 PM

We actually lost that game and the next day's game I went to. We were 10-0 or 11-0 vs. Royals last year before I went to see the first two loses. It was horrible. Seeing Buehrle lose to Lima Time, ugh

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Posted 09 May 2006 - 02:25 PM

PNC Park.I'm from just outside Pittsburgh, so I've been there plenty of times. The best time being for Pearl Jam/The Rolling Stones though. Great park, great food selection....always hot girls there too.I'm sure all baseball fans will see your share of it for the All-Star game.Posted ImagePosted ImagePosted ImagePosted Image

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Posted 11 May 2006 - 02:12 PM

Ive been to san fran, oakland, kc, boston, both new yorks, and chicago (white sox)not bad, considering how young i amthe one that i really didnt like was shea. what a piece of ****...

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Posted 11 May 2006 - 06:13 PM

View Postfryer98, on Tuesday, May 9th, 2006, 5:25 PM, said:

PNC Park.I'm from just outside Pittsburgh, so I've been there plenty of times. The best time being for Pearl Jam/The Rolling Stones though. Great park, great food selection....always hot girls there too.I'm sure all baseball fans will see your share of it for the All-Star game.Posted ImagePosted ImagePosted ImagePosted Image
nice pictures. I hope I can make it out there soon.I'm planning on going to the Rangers and Astros stadiums this summer. :club:

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Posted 15 May 2006 - 09:33 AM

It's not a major league park, but I'll post a picture anyway. It's taken from a camera phone, so it's not the greatest.This is PGE Park in Portland, Oregon. Home of the Portland Beavers, AAA affiliate for the San Diego Padres. It's a nice place to watch a game.Posted Image

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Posted 15 May 2006 - 10:14 AM

How much does that stadium hold and I think it looks cool in the outfield with the very tall wall..

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Posted 15 May 2006 - 10:31 AM

View Postwsox8, on Monday, May 15th, 2006, 11:14 AM, said:

How much does that stadium hold and I think it looks cool in the outfield with the very tall wall..
It's not a lot. I think there were about 5,000 at this particular game, they average about 4,000. Capacity is probably around 15,000.

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Posted 15 May 2006 - 12:42 PM

View Postwsox8, on Friday, May 5th, 2006, 1:14 PM, said:

We actually lost that game and the next day's game I went to. We were 10-0 or 11-0 vs. Royals last year before I went to see the first two loses. It was horrible. Seeing Buehrle lose to Lima Time, ugh
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Posted 20 May 2006 - 02:52 PM

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Posted 09 July 2006 - 05:37 PM

Posted ImageI went to Citizens Bank Park in Philly today and it was a very nice stadium but the fans were very quiet. Quietest fans I've ever seen.

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Posted 09 July 2006 - 06:46 PM

I'd like to visit all the stadiums some day. So far I've been to 2, Yankee Stadium and Angel Stadium. If you haven't been to Anaheim you have to check it out. It's a nice ballpark. I went to Disney Land during the day and the Yankee-Angels game at night. It doesn't get much better than that.

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Posted 09 July 2006 - 06:59 PM

I've been to 3 major league stadiums.Exhibition Stadium in Toronto. It sucks, but surprisingly I liked it the best of the 3.Rogers Centre/Skydome in Toronto. It sucks.Olympic Stadium in Montreal. I remember it sucking. It was almost 20 years ago, and the Expos beat the Braves 9-2 (guessing) and Rex Hudler stole home.
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