Phillip Black, Author at Ballpark Nerd

Mets Fan at Phillies/Braves – How Can I Lose?

First, a disclaimer…I am a New Yorker by birth and lifelong Mets fan that now lives amongst Phillie/Flyer/Eagle fans in Fleetwood, Pennsylvania, about an hour and a little from Philadelphia.

After a nice bicycle ride on a beautiful late summer day, September 2nd, 2016, I decided on the spur of the moment to head down to Citizens Bank Park to check out the Phillies/Braves game. Perfect weather day, and I figured the Phillies are playing the one team that I dislike more than them, so I can actually root for the home team…my upbringing taught me to dislike all the Philly teams, but being a Mets fan the one team I dislike even more is the Braves. I’m embarrassed to say this is my first time to the Park…my “nerdiness” for ballparks has just been rekindled in the past couple years after being dormant for a while. [Read more…]

Busch Stadium II

September 5, 2005: St. Louis, Missouri Mike and I had not planned on visiting Busch Stadium during the 2005 season. It was a 1960’s cookie-cutter stadium entering its final season. We had originally hoped to visit St. Louis in 2006 when the new … [Read More...]

Dolphins Stadium

April 6, 2005: Fort Lauderdale, Florida Heading down to Florida in April sounded like a great idea for the 2005 Ballpark Tour. Mike and I started to plan our trip in early December. What better way to ring in the 2005 season than spending time … [Read More...]

Rogers Centre

May 30, 2004: Toronto, Ontario There was a day when America’s pastime was ruled by an organization north of the border. This organization drew over 4 million fans for 3 consecutive seasons (1991 through 1993) and won back-to-back World Series … [Read More...]

Fenway Park

July 27, 2002: Boston, Massachusetts “Oh I love that dirty water, Boston you’re my home!” Fenway Park, named after the Fens wetlands the ballpark was built in, has been home to the Boston Red Sox since April 20, 1912. Over the past 93 seasons, … [Read More...]

Target Field

May 23, 2010: Minneapolis, Minnesota Minnesota, Land of 10,000 Lakes and one of the finest ballparks in Major League Baseball. Target Field made its debut in 2010 and ushered in a return to open-air baseball for the Minnesota Twins. The Twins’ … [Read More...]