Let's See Who Has the Biggest One

[wings-pens2166]

I am too young, but I really wished to this day to have seen a game at Forbes Field but unfortunately all the memories are in Three Rivers growing up.
On top of that I think it would have been cool to see a game in the Polo Grounds with those weird dimensions.

As of other parks I been to:
Atlanta - SunTrust (now Truist) and Turner.
Fenway
Tropicana
Angels Stadium
Petco
Old Busch in St Louis
New Comiskey or whatever they call it now.
Rogers Centre (at the time the Sky Dome)
Oracle (Pac Bell at the time)
Progressive (Jacobs Field at the time)
Camden Yards (like you was my favorite)

And unfortunately I can't remember all the minor league parks my dad and Uncle (RIP to the both of them) were huge minor league baseball fans. So I went to a lot around the PA, OH, NY, MD, WV area.

To this day I thought Ainsworth Field in Erie was the coolest, too bad they don't use it anymore. It had cement bleachers behind home plate and the "locker rooms" were through a door in the right field wall into the adjacent school. And the most memorable thing about going there was we had to go watch Pete Rose Jr play just in case he "became" as good as his father, so we could have said we saw him play in the low minors.

oh yeah, would have loved to see a game a Forbes Field, but just like you, too young for that.


strangely, despite all the MLB parks I've been to, I've only been to 2 minor league parks...Harbor Park in Norfolk and Durham Park ( the new one, not the old one from the movie, though they do have the bull from it in the new one).

 

[wings-pens2166]

For MLB, just Safeco (was still called that last time I went), the Kingdome and Oakland Coliseum. The Oakland trip was the year of the earthquake.

last summer was supposed to be a father-son trip to SF, Oak and Safeco until COVID killed it...maybe next year

 

[naslundfan19]

Suppose I’ll add the rest. Never been to an NFL game. Been to a handful of Blazers games as a kid at Memorial Coliseum. Been to 3 Washington State football games, 2 to see them play my Ducks. Been to an Idaho football game at the Kibbie Dome, which is practice facility level for Power 5 teams. Also 3 Gonzaga games.

 

[thedddd]

oh yeah, would have loved to see a game a Forbes Field, but just like you, too young for that.


strangely, despite all the MLB parks I've been to, I've only been to 2 minor league parks...Harbor Park in Norfolk and Durham Park ( the new one, not the old one from the movie, though they do have the bull from it in the new one).

Yeah growing up it was way more Minor league parks since they were "cheaper" and most of my time at other MLB parks was thanks to work events and tradeshows except for Suntrust/Truist, Old Busch and the Sky Dome.

The greatest memory at Three Rivers was "Buc" night getting the dollar peanut heaven ticket, dollar pop and dollar hot dog.

 

[forty_three]

oh yeah, would have loved to see a game a Forbes Field, but just like you, too young for that.


strangely, despite all the MLB parks I've been to, I've only been to 2 minor league parks...Harbor Park in Norfolk and Durham Park ( the new one, not the old one from the movie, though they do have the bull from it in the new one).

I've been to a lot more minor league ballparks than MLB. Cooper Stadium and Huntington Park in Columbus. Lynchburg Va. And in Md: Aberdeen, Bowie, Hagerstown, Frederick, and Delmarva (Salisbury).

Huntington Park reminds me a bit of Camden Yards. I love that place.

 

[thedddd]

Suppose I’ll add the rest. Never been to an NFL game. Been to a handful of Blazers games as a kid at Memorial Coliseum. Been to 3 Washington State football games, 2 to see them play my Ducks. Been to an Idaho football game at the Kibbie Dome, which is practice facility level for Power 5 teams. Also 3 Gonzaga games.

I only saw an NFL games in Pittsburgh and college football at old Pitt Stadium and Beaver Stadium at Penn State.
As for the NBA never saw a game live but pre-covid saw Atlanta United FC at Mercedes Benz in Atlanta.
If anyone ever gets a chance to see a sporting event at Mercedes Benz you must go. They designed that stadium perfectly with no blind spots even while waiting at the concession stands.

 

[wings-pens2166]

Suppose I’ll add the rest. Never been to an NFL game. Been to a handful of Blazers games as a kid at Memorial Coliseum. Been to 3 Washington State football games, 2 to see them play my Ducks. Been to an Idaho football game at the Kibbie Dome, which is practice facility level for Power 5 teams. Also 3 Gonzaga games.

NBA is the one thing I've not managed yet. Hell, I've even been to a MLS game and I don't really care about soccer.

 

[thedddd]

I've been to a lot more minor league ballparks than MLB. Cooper Stadium and Huntington Park in Columbus. Lynchburg Va. And in Md: Aberdeen, Bowie, Hagerstown, Frederick, and Delmarva (Salisbury).

Huntington Park reminds me a bit of Camden Yards. I love that place.

Never been to Huntington (looks very cool!) but was at Cooper unfortunately I don't remember it that much.

 

[forty_three]

Never been to Huntington (looks very cool!) but was at Cooper unfortunately I don't remember it that much.

There was not a lot to remember about Cooper. I went there the last season before they moved to Huntington. I thought it was a dump.

 

[wings-pens2166]

Yeah growing up it was way more Minor league parks since they were "cheaper" and most of my time at other MLB parks was thanks to work events and tradeshows except for Suntrust/Truist, Old Busch and the Sky Dome.

The greatest memory at Three Rivers was "Buc" night getting the dollar peanut heaven ticket, dollar pop and dollar hot dog.

my favorite memory of the Bucs at Three Rivers was one time some friends and I had some seats right on the railing in left field. Bucs were losing, but making a late rally in like the 7th or 8th inning. You remember John Cangelosi. He had just gotten called up when the Bucs had Buffalo as their AAA team. Well, in the mist of the rally, that dummy got thrown out to kill the rally trying to stretch a single into a double.

well, he was playing left field so when he came back out, I yelled at him he needed to get his ass back to Buffalo. I honesty didn't even think he'd hear me. but he turns round and yells "what you say to me?" so I yell back "what? you deaf as well dumb. get your ass back to Buffalo, ya bum." he freaking lost it, just starts yelling all kind of shit, challenging me to come fight him, etc. The whole section is just laughing our asses off. started chanting Buffalo, Buffalo, Buffalo...he was so pissed

 

[wings-pens2166]

I've been to a lot more minor league ballparks than MLB. Cooper Stadium and Huntington Park in Columbus. Lynchburg Va. And in Md: Aberdeen, Bowie, Hagerstown, Frederick, and Delmarva (Salisbury).

Huntington Park reminds me a bit of Camden Yards. I love that place.

wow, nice looking field. it really does have a Camden look to, doesn't it.

 

[thedddd]

There was not a lot to remember about Cooper. I went there the last season before they moved to Huntington. I thought it was a dump.

I was always a fan of the older quirky ones growing up and like you said not much to remember about Cooper hence why I don't remember much.

With that @sabresfaninthesouth I heard Flour Field in Greenville is pretty cool with a "Green Monster" and as they call it little Fenway.
Have you been there? Wondering if it would ever be worth the trip up to Greenville the next time I am in Atlanta.

 

[dare2be]

Three Rivers
PNC Park
Safeco Field 2004
Coors Field 1997
Alltel Stadium, now TIAABank
Raymond James Stadium, SB XLIII

 

[wings-pens2166]

the only college games I've been to I saw Vinny Testeverde whip the Mountaineers in Morgantown and I went to the Navy-Army game at FedEx whatever year that was during the Obama years.

 

[thedddd]

my favorite memory of the Bucs at Three Rivers was one time some friends and I had some seats right on the railing in left field. Bucs were losing, but making a late rally in like the 7th or 8th inning. You remember John Cangelosi. He had just gotten called up when the Bucs had Buffalo as their AAA team. Well, in the mist of the rally, that dummy got thrown out to kill the rally trying to stretch a single into a double.

well, he was playing left field so when he came back out, I yelled at him he needed to get his ass back to Buffalo. I honesty didn't even think he'd hear me. but he turns round and yells "what you say to me?" so I yell back "what? you deaf as well dumb. get your ass back to Buffalo, ya bum." he freaking lost it, just starts yelling all kind of shit, challenging me to come fight him, etc. The whole section is just laughing our asses off. started chanting Buffalo, Buffalo, Buffalo...he was so pissed

Ah yeah sadly I remember him. And I am not surprised with him because you could always tell he had small mans disease.

As for my memories of heckling we tried, Bob Kipper in the bullpen but he just ignored us.
And the ONLY ball I ever caught was a foul ball from Orestes Destrade.

God those names bring back even more bad memories of how bad they sucked back in the mid 80's.

 

[wings-pens2166]

Ah yeah sadly I remember him. And I am not surprised with him because you could always tell he had small mans disease.

As for my memories of heckling we tried, Bob Kipper in the bullpen but he just ignored us.
And the ONLY ball I ever caught was a foul ball from Orestes Destrade.

God those names bring back even more bad memories of how bad they sucked back in the mid 80's.

damn, those names are a blast from the past. the only foul ball I've ever caught was just a couple years ago. When the Pirates were in SD, I caught one off David Freese.

I think that was the first and only time I've ever heckled a player. I think what made it so funny to me was the absurdity of it. You're a MLB player (barely) and you're going to get in to it with some 18/19 year old dope in the stands? come on, man

 

[sbb122]

my favorite memory of the Bucs at Three Rivers was one time some friends and I had some seats right on the railing in left field. Bucs were losing, but making a late rally in like the 7th or 8th inning. You remember John Cangelosi. He had just gotten called up when the Bucs had Buffalo as their AAA team. Well, in the mist of the rally, that dummy got thrown out to kill the rally trying to stretch a single into a double.

well, he was playing left field so when he came back out, I yelled at him he needed to get his ass back to Buffalo. I honesty didn't even think he'd hear me. but he turns round and yells "what you say to me?" so I yell back "what? you deaf as well dumb. get your ass back to Buffalo, ya bum." he freaking lost it, just starts yelling all kind of shit, challenging me to come fight him, etc. The whole section is just laughing our asses off. started chanting Buffalo, Buffalo, Buffalo...he was so pissed

How dare you insult Jim Leyland’s little buddy.

Full disclosure I hated both of those fuckers equally.

 

[thedddd]

damn, those names are a blast from the past. the only foul ball I've ever caught was just a couple years ago. When the Pirates were in SD, I caught one off David Freese.

I think that was the first and only time I've ever heckled a player. I think what made it so funny to me was the absurdity of it. You're a MLB player (barely) and you're going to get in to it with some 18/19 year old dope in the stands? come on, man

Funny I think the same with me on Kipper. At that point you realize they don't give a s**t about some young punk the stands.
With that I remember being at PNC sitting in the left field bleachers, they were playing the Giants. This one guy brought photos of Barry Bonds (pre steriods) and handed them out to a lot of folks to heckle him. Yeah, that was a mitigated disaster because his first time up after the heckling he parked one right in the left field bleachers.

 

[sbb122]

Funny I think the same with me on Kipper. At that point you realize they don't give a s**t about some young punk the stands.
With that I remember being at PNC sitting in the left field bleachers, they were playing the Giants. This one guy brought photos of Barry Bonds (pre steriods) and handed them out to a lot of folks to heckle him. Yeah, that was a mitigated disaster because his first time up after the heckling he parked one right in the left field bleachers.

There’s a pretty cool story I remember about Bonds and his first 5 MLB home runs. I’ll see if I can find a link. If not I’ll be back if you’re interested in hearing it.

 

[thedddd]

There’s a pretty cool story I remember about Bonds and his first 5 MLB home runs. I’ll see if I can find a link. If not I’ll be back if you’re interested in hearing it.

Totally!