My Rankings of Yards Past Visited

Goodbye San Diego/Jack Murphy/Qualcomm/SDCCU Stadium My journey to visit all 30 MLB parks and take in a game or two started two months after high school graduation and days before CC life in 1992 when I took in a Sunday Night game at the Oakland Coliseum between the Red Sox and A’s. Days before this…

Yankee Stadium: New York Yankees 1923-2008

Visited: May 11-12, 2006 It’s the House That Ruth Built. So much history inside the hallowed walls. So many hearts broken inside that historic structure if you’re not a fan of the pinstripes.  I made it a point to pay a visit to one of baseball’s hallowed cathedral’s before meeting it’s fate with the wrecking…

Candlestick Park: San Francisco Giants 1960-1999

Baseball Visits: July 25-27, 1994 Over the years my trips to The ‘Stick have been mostly pleasant. One of my favorite memories witnessed live took place at The ‘Stick during the 1998 NFC Wild Card game between the 49ERS and Packers when Terrell Owens caught a Steve Young 25-yard TD pass with 3 seconds remaining…

Veterans Stadium: Philadelphia Phillies 1971-2003

Visited: September 17, 2003 My visit to Veterans Stadium would be two weeks prior to the Phillies final game before moving to Citizens Bank Park. Unfortunately I don’t have any pictures from my visit to The Vet thanks to the film not developing for whatever reason. One of the last multi-use stadiums still standing The…

San Diego/Jack Murphy/Qualcomm/SDCCU Stadium: San Diego Padres 1969-2003

Last Baseball Visit: October 3, 2001 My first visit to what was then known as Jack Murphy Stadium was for a football game on December 11, 1994 for the 49ers-Chargers game. After that I would make at least 1 trip a year to see the Dodgers take on the Padres.   Prior to the stadium’s…

Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome: Minnesota Twins 1982-2009

   Visited: June 28-29 2008  After calling Metropolitan Stadium their home in neighboring Bloomington from 1961-1981 the Twins and the NFL’s Minnesota Vikings would take shelter under the roof of the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome. To date, both the Twins and Vikings have had their longest tenure under the Metrodome with the Twins leaving after…

Turner Field: Atlanta Braves 1997-2016

Visited- May 5-6, 2017 Converted as a baseball facility in time for the 1997 season, Turner Field was used for the 1996 Summer Olympics.  During the ’96 Summer Olympics the facility, known as Centennial Olympic Stadium, had a capacity of 85,000 seats. Centennial Olympic Stadium would be the host to track and field events as…

Busch Stadium II: St. Louis Cardinals 1966-2005

Visit: May 9-12, 2005 REFLECTIONS OF MY VISIT “Much has been said about the ardent baseball fans of St. Louis.  But words alone don’t exactly describe the true feel of the quintessential baseball experience in America’s Gateway to the West.  Last season was circular Busch Stadium’s last season in existence.  And of all the circular…