SI's MLB Ballpark Rankings (1 Viewer)

[azgroover]

I thought of putting this in the baseball thread, but that seems to be mostly standings talk and rotisserie stuff. So here goes...

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Overall Scores:

1 CLE

2 MIL

3 PIT

4 DET

5 STL

6 SEA

7 COL

8 CHW

9 LAA

10 PHL

11 SD

12 KC

13 CIN

14 BAL

15 CHC

16 HOU

17 SF

18 TOR

19 ATL

20 NYY

21 BOS

22 LAD

23 OAK

24 TB

25 ARI

26 MIN

27 TEX

28 NYM

29 WAS

30 FLA

 

[urbanhack]

I thought of putting this in the baseball thread, but that seems to be mostly standings talk and rotisserie stuff. So here goes...

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Overall Scores:

1 CLE

2 MIL

3 PIT

4 DET

5 STL

6 SEA

7 COL

8 CHW

9 LAA

10 PHL

11 SD

12 KC

13 CIN

14 BAL

15 CHC

lol

 

[azgroover]

jeebus that was a fast move by the mods.

so, the tyler durden stuff can stay in the ffa but this has to go, huh?

 

[denveredge]

I thought of putting this in the baseball thread, but that seems to be mostly standings talk and rotisserie stuff. So here goes...

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Overall Scores:

1 CLE

2 MIL

3 PIT

4 DET

5 STL

6 SEA

7 COL

8 CHW

9 LAA

10 PHL

11 SD

12 KC

13 CIN

14 BAL

15 CHC

lol

That didn't seem right to me either. I am not surprised COL and SEA are near the top.

 

[trader jake]

Overall Scores:...2 MIL

:dancingbratwurst:

 

[Dexter]

I've been to a few of those parks and I guess it's just me, but I thought the Miller park was extremely overrated.

 

[Clifton]

21 BOS

Best park in the history of parks

 

[MAC_32]

Cleveland #1? I guess they don't mind being out numbered by Yankees, Red Sox, and Tigers fans when they're in town. To each their own.

 

[Limp Ditka]

I thought of putting this in the baseball thread, but that seems to be mostly standings talk and rotisserie stuff. So here goes...

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Overall Scores:

1 CLE

2 MIL

3 PIT

4 DET

5 STL

6 SEA

7 COL

8 CHW

9 LAA

10 PHL

11 SD

12 KC

13 CIN

14 BAL

15 CHC

lol

When you look at the catagories, it's a no brainer.

 

[Wrigley]

I thought of putting this in the baseball thread, but that seems to be mostly standings talk and rotisserie stuff. So here goes...

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Overall Scores:

1 CLE

2 MIL

3 PIT

4 DET

5 STL

6 SEA

7 COL

8 CHW

9 LAA

10 PHL

11 SD

12 KC

13 CIN

14 BAL

15 CHC

lol

When you look at the catagories, it's a no brainer.

It pains me to say, LD is right.

We weighed all 10 categories equally, which hurt some of the grand old ballparks such as Wrigley Field (15th), Yankee Stadium (20th), Fenway Park (21st) and Dodger Stadium (22nd) but rewarded franchises that offer a better all-around experience.

And after going to Wrigley Tuesday night, I can attest that the Cubs get killed by Affordability, Traffic, and Hospitality. It's nearly impossible to get in and out of the park in a timely manor. Going to Wrigley is a great experience. But, I'm one Cub fan that is ready for them to tear the old girl DOWN.

 

[Regular Crust Pizza]

SF is 17th?? That's ridiculous.

 

[Koya]

Baltimore is 17th for atmosphere? Worst poll ever.

 

[pantagrapher]

And after going to Wrigley Tuesday night, I can attest that the Cubs get killed by Affordability, Traffic, and Hospitality. It's nearly impossible to get in and out of the park in a timely manor. Going to Wrigley is a great experience. But, I'm one Cub fan that is ready for them to tear the old girl DOWN.

I go to games all the time and seldom have any problems. Is waiting a little longer to get through the turnstyles inconvenient enough to knock a whole ballpark? As far as traffic, that's not Wrigley's fault, it's the fault of people who don't use the ample public transportation in the area (especially all the game day shuttles). Irrespective of that, it's all part of having a famous stadium and tourist attraction in the middle of the third-largest city in the nation. I'd much rather deal with a few inconveniences at Wrigley than have to drive to a luxurious stadium with ample parking in Rosemont.

 

[B Maverick]

22 LAD

Seems about right since there are several new stadiums in the league. Dodger stadium is 49 years old. They have announced some renovations so hopefully it can get back to the top of the list where it belongs!Its a great place to see a game.

 

[Koya]

22 LAD

Seems about right since there are several new stadiums in the league. Dodger stadium is 49 years old. They have announced some renovations so hopefully it can get back to the top of the list where it belongs!Its a great place to see a game.

My second favorite, personally (Camden is first)

 

[Limp Ditka]

22 LAD

Seems about right since there are several new stadiums in the league. Dodger stadium is 49 years old. They have announced some renovations so hopefully it can get back to the top of the list where it belongs!Its a great place to see a game.

My second favorite, personally (Camden is first)

Going in June.Will be hitting Chavez, The Big A and Petco

Can't wait

 

[Wrigley]

And after going to Wrigley Tuesday night, I can attest that the Cubs get killed by Affordability, Traffic, and Hospitality. It's nearly impossible to get in and out of the park in a timely manor.

Going to Wrigley is a great experience. But, I'm one Cub fan that is ready for them to tear the old girl DOWN.

I go to games all the time and seldom have any problems. Is waiting a little longer to get through the turnstyles inconvenient enough to knock a whole ballpark? As far as traffic, that's not Wrigley's fault, it's the fault of people who don't use the ample public transportation in the area (especially all the game day shuttles). Irrespective of that, it's all part of having a famous stadium and tourist attraction in the middle of the third-largest city in the nation. I'd much rather deal with a few inconveniences at Wrigley than have to drive to a luxurious stadium with ample parking in Rosemont.

This is the part that makes me want them to tear it down.I'm a Cub fan first!!!!! If they tear it down, I'll still go to games.

Im sick of not being able to get tix, or paying way to much for them.

Don't get me wrong, I love Wrigley and the Cubs.

I just wish it wasn't a hassle to see my beloved play

 

[pantagrapher]

And after going to Wrigley Tuesday night, I can attest that the Cubs get killed by Affordability, Traffic, and Hospitality. It's nearly impossible to get in and out of the park in a timely manor.

Going to Wrigley is a great experience. But, I'm one Cub fan that is ready for them to tear the old girl DOWN.

I go to games all the time and seldom have any problems. Is waiting a little longer to get through the turnstyles inconvenient enough to knock a whole ballpark? As far as traffic, that's not Wrigley's fault, it's the fault of people who don't use the ample public transportation in the area (especially all the game day shuttles). Irrespective of that, it's all part of having a famous stadium and tourist attraction in the middle of the third-largest city in the nation. I'd much rather deal with a few inconveniences at Wrigley than have to drive to a luxurious stadium with ample parking in Rosemont.

This is the part that makes me want them to tear it down.I'm a Cub fan first!!!!! If they tear it down, I'll still go to games.

Im sick of not being able to get tix, or paying way to much for them.

Don't get me wrong, I love Wrigley and the Cubs.

I just wish it wasn't a hassle to see my beloved play

Yeah, that does suck. I remember just 20 years ago my dad and I could walk from our apartment to Wrigley and get a couple tickets to that day's game. It sucks that it'll never be like that again ... even if the Cubs lose 100 games for 10 years straight. But I still love Wrigley.

 

[Wrigley]

And after going to Wrigley Tuesday night, I can attest that the Cubs get killed by Affordability, Traffic, and Hospitality. It's nearly impossible to get in and out of the park in a timely manor.

Going to Wrigley is a great experience. But, I'm one Cub fan that is ready for them to tear the old girl DOWN.

I go to games all the time and seldom have any problems. Is waiting a little longer to get through the turnstyles inconvenient enough to knock a whole ballpark? As far as traffic, that's not Wrigley's fault, it's the fault of people who don't use the ample public transportation in the area (especially all the game day shuttles). Irrespective of that, it's all part of having a famous stadium and tourist attraction in the middle of the third-largest city in the nation. I'd much rather deal with a few inconveniences at Wrigley than have to drive to a luxurious stadium with ample parking in Rosemont.

This is the part that makes me want them to tear it down.I'm a Cub fan first!!!!! If they tear it down, I'll still go to games.

Im sick of not being able to get tix, or paying way to much for them.

Don't get me wrong, I love Wrigley and the Cubs.

I just wish it wasn't a hassle to see my beloved play

Yeah, that does suck. I remember just 20 years ago my dad and I could walk from our apartment to Wrigley and get a couple tickets to that day's game. It sucks that it'll never be like that again ... even if the Cubs lose 100 games for 10 years straight. But I still love Wrigley.

I hear yea......$5 bleacher seats. And they were first come first served. oh well, I'll be in St. Louis for this weekends series.

Excited to see the new stadium(and a couple Cubs victories)

 

[=Smackdown=]

How is Shea stadium not in last place?

There are bigger dumps than Shea stadium?

 

[Limp Ditka]

And after going to Wrigley Tuesday night, I can attest that the Cubs get killed by Affordability, Traffic, and Hospitality. It's nearly impossible to get in and out of the park in a timely manor.

Going to Wrigley is a great experience. But, I'm one Cub fan that is ready for them to tear the old girl DOWN.

I go to games all the time and seldom have any problems. Is waiting a little longer to get through the turnstyles inconvenient enough to knock a whole ballpark? As far as traffic, that's not Wrigley's fault, it's the fault of people who don't use the ample public transportation in the area (especially all the game day shuttles). Irrespective of that, it's all part of having a famous stadium and tourist attraction in the middle of the third-largest city in the nation. I'd much rather deal with a few inconveniences at Wrigley than have to drive to a luxurious stadium with ample parking in Rosemont.

This is the part that makes me want them to tear it down.I'm a Cub fan first!!!!! If they tear it down, I'll still go to games.

Im sick of not being able to get tix, or paying way to much for them.

Don't get me wrong, I love Wrigley and the Cubs.

I just wish it wasn't a hassle to see my beloved play

Yeah, that does suck. I remember just 20 years ago my dad and I could walk from our apartment to Wrigley and get a couple tickets to that day's game. It sucks that it'll never be like that again ... even if the Cubs lose 100 games for 10 years straight. But I still love Wrigley.

I hear yea......$5 bleacher seats. And they were first come first served. oh well, I'll be in St. Louis for this weekends series.



Excited to see the new stadium(and a couple Cubs victories)

It's a nice place. I went last year to see a game with a group that rented out the Party Deck in Center Field and came away really impressed. Make sure you do the walk around underneath and see how they have the old pieces of the old scoreboard on display. It's a cool, unique way to remember the past.ETA: If you were ever at old Busch, it's such an improvement. Old Busch was baseball hell.

 

[dugout]

Obviously based on last year.

 

[thecatch]

22 LAD

Seems about right since there are several new stadiums in the league. Dodger stadium is 49 years old. They have announced some renovations so hopefully it can get back to the top of the list where it belongs!Its a great place to see a game.

My second favorite, personally (Camden is first)

Going in June.Will be hitting Chavez, The Big A and Petco

Can't wait

IMO, Dodger Stadium isn't even the 2nd best stadium of those 3.

 

[Black&Gold]

Can we trade our stadium for a REAL MLB team?

PNC Park is sweet though. You should see the ads the Pirates put out to sell tickets. A year or two ago, the teams sig was "Come hungry". LOL. Better come to eat, because you won't be seeing a good team.

 

[Limp Ditka]

Can we trade our stadium for a REAL MLB team?PNC Park is sweet though. You should see the ads the Pirates put out to sell tickets. A year or two ago, the teams sig was "Come hungry". LOL. Better come to eat, because you won't be seeing a good team.

I've been to about 10 ballparks (old and new) and if I were just rating the ballpark itself, PNC is my favorite as of now.

 

[MrPhoenix]

STL at 5 is about right.

 

[Koya]

22 LAD

Seems about right since there are several new stadiums in the league. Dodger stadium is 49 years old. They have announced some renovations so hopefully it can get back to the top of the list where it belongs!Its a great place to see a game.

My second favorite, personally (Camden is first)

Going in June.Will be hitting Chavez, The Big A and Petco

Can't wait

IMO, Dodger Stadium isn't even the 2nd best stadium of those 3.

To actually watch the game? Great sightlines. Built into the hillside. Climb up from your parking then walk DOWN to your seat. Blue skies. Green mountains/hills beyond. Perched up in the air at Chavez Revine, up in baseball ####### heaven.

 

[thecatch]

To actually watch the game? Great sightlines. Built into the hillside. Climb up from your parking then walk DOWN to your seat. Blue skies. Green mountains/hills beyond. Perched up in the air at Chavez Revine, up in baseball ####### heaven.

Have you been to Petco? No comparison there. The stadium itself is a lot nicer in Anaheim than at Dodger Stadium (unless they've rennovated it since I've been there), but Dodger stadium probably beats ANA for atmosphere and scenery, your right.

 

[Master of Past and Present]

Miller Park is nice but hard to believe it is #2. Haven't been to a ton of the parks but I'd think a few more would rise above it as nothing really stood out there. Safeco Field certainly should be higher. Awesome place.

 

[Koya]

To actually watch the game? Great sightlines. Built into the hillside. Climb up from your parking then walk DOWN to your seat. Blue skies. Green mountains/hills beyond. Perched up in the air at Chavez Revine, up in baseball ####### heaven.

Have you been to Petco? No comparison there. The stadium itself is a lot nicer in Anaheim than at Dodger Stadium (unless they've rennovated it since I've been there), but Dodger stadium probably beats ANA for atmosphere and scenery, your right.

Havent been to Petco yet... I can say I definately preferb Dodger Stadium to watch a game compared to San Fran - although San Fran is a "nicer ballpark" and better ballpark experience. But actually in the seat, watching the game, Dodger Stadium is special. Petco would almost have to be better than Camden because it is the unique qualities of Dodger Stadium that are different from anywhere else - just being up in the sky, baseball heaven.