This one is a tough one as it could go many ways.
I could talk about covering minor league baseball for six seasons at Damaschke Field, a place where barnstorming teams went through in the first part of the 1900s. Legendary players graced that field. John Elway played his lone season of baseball on that field.
The Bank.
There’s Coca Cola Park in Allentown, which might be the nicest minor league park I’ve been to. So many amazing food options and what a place to watch a game.
What about Camden Yards? Talk about an amazing place. From the outfield area to where you watch the game, it’s fully a fan-friendly stadium and one where you feel like you are part of the action and the food there? Oh my.
There are so many other great parks — in Scranton/Wilkes-Barre or Rochester, New York. From Lakewood, NJ to State College, PA. Citi Field in New York is pretty amazing. Old Yankee Stadium was something else.
In the end, it came down to two for me — one MLB, one MiLB.
The MiLB stadium was great. It sits on the campus of the University of Vermont. Centennial Field is pretty awesome. It’s old, and it feels it. The stands are all outside of the main field area. But people packed it in for a short-season Single-A team. They loved their baseball and the stadium was really interesting and unique.
Then there’s the one I like the best and this shouldn’t come as a shock — Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia.
I was at the first regular season game at the stadium and I’ve loved it ever since. An open concourse, great food offerings, pretty comfortable seats, and not really a bad place in the house to watch a game. I’ve had seats all over the place in that stadium and I’ve loved it every time.
I think of all the games I’ve seen there and know it’s my favorite place. I’ve seen games all over the place and every stadium has something I can take away with me for a memory. But Citizens Bank is something a tad more special. And being a Phillies fan definitely makes me biased, but I’m ok with it.
How about you? What’s your favorite baseball stadium? If you’ve blogged about it, link up below. If not — what are you waiting for?
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The people — both fans and the workers — can definitely make or break a ballpark experience. I think maybe that’s part of why I actually liked going to Candlestick; we were usually sitting near other fans who were fun to watch games with.
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That is absolutely true. I think most places I’ve been, the workers are usually friendly. The fans, I can’t always say that!
Hoping to finally get to CB this year. Maybe a nice CB and Camden Yards weekend would be fun. Have you ever been to Reading to see the Fightin’s? Finally enjoying baseball again. Go Phils!
Citizens Bank is a nice park. I always liked the Vet, too, but the Bank is a nice place to watch. Camden is awesome, too. As for Reading, I haven’t been there since they did the renovations. I’m planning on hitting a game there in early June on my way back from the DC area.