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Old 04-20-2025, 08:01 PM   #12
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Royals/Kaufmann - A bunch when I was a kid. Used to go over 4th of July weekend and the last homestand of the year close to my birthday. The last time I went was when I drove out in 2015. Went to a double header vs the Rays that we swept.

Mile High - For the first ever Rockies home game in 1993. Rockies beat the Expos.

Camden Yards - First time in about 98 or 99. Royals beat Mussina and the O's. I've been there a lot over the years including to see Moose drive in like 8 runs and when Ventura threw at Machado which almost got ME in a fight.

Fenway - Took my dad to a random Red Sox/Angels game for Fathers Day in 2002 just so we could say we've been. It was a real dump back then. Sox won but the loudest cheer was after the Yankees game had gone final with them losing. Crowd chanted "Yankees suck!" Pretty lame.

PNC/Pirates - Been there a lot over the years starting around 2002. While the ballpark is nice, I generally don't like Pittsburgh.

Old Yankee Stadium - Went to Yankees/Red Sox with a buddy on a whim around 2003. Sat in the centerfield bleachers. Police escorted someone out about once per inning. Got scammed by a guy who parked my friends car so nut to butt we had to nudge the cars in front and behind to get out. The guy took all of our cash.

Citizen's Bank/Phillies - Started going to games there in the early 2000s. For me it's an easy drive. Easy parking access/situation. Not bad if the Phillies suck, the dickhead fans don't bother much with you. Have taken my nephew there a lot as he's a Phillies fan.

Nationals Park - Took my nephew there a few times. Charmless ballpark without much going for it except you could take the DC Metro pretty much right to the outfield gate.

Progressive Field/Indians - My dad and I went there in 2016 to watch the Royals lose on a super hot day.

Wrigley - One of the best days of my life. "Friendly Confines" is not an exaggeration. It really is just plopped into the middle of a neighborhood. Game was the day before the Air and Water show and the Blue Angels/F-14s were buzzing the stadium and doing maneuvers over downtown Chicago which we could watch from our seats.

Bowman Field/Little League Classic - A day after getting home from Wrigley, my dad got passes for my GF and I to see the Pirates beat the Cardinals in Williamsport for the first Little League Classic. This one is special because I live about a 15 minute walk from Bowman. I can see the stadium lights from my front porch. Bowman is an old minor league park built in the 20's. They've had a minor league team in there for most of the 32 years I've lived here. They did major renovations to the playing surface and added proper bullpens and nicer seats/concourses when they started to do the Little League Classic. MLB put a lot of money into it which the Williamsport Crosscutters
(Draft League formerly NY/Penn League, Low A Summer League) and various local high school teams benefit from. Though for the MLB games they have to put up more light towers, a larger batter's eye, towers for cameras, and they build a bigger temporary video board. They also add bigger "clubhouses" in the form of those white tents you see at outdoor events like weddings. Anyway, it's a cool thing they do.
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