#25 – Guaranteed Rate Field – 3 games attended

The last ballpark built before the retro-classic revolution Guaranteed Rate Field (formerly U.S. Cellular Field and new Comisky Park) opened to poor reviews and a 16-0 loss to the Tigers in 1991. The White Sox have since refurbished the ballpark by removing 6,600 Upper Deck seats, adding Fan Decks, statues of White Sox greats and other modern amenities. Originally named after its predecessor Comiskey Park the White Sox brought some traditions across the way including the exploding Scoreboard and arched windows.

Globe Life Park

August 30, 2003: Arlington, Texas Everything is bigger in Texas, even the ballpark. Built in 1994 as a mixture of Fenway Park (LF Green Monster), Ebbets Field (CF), and Tiger Stadium (RF Overhang HR Porch), Globe Life Park solidified Arlington, … [Read More...]

Turner Field

April 10, 2005: Atlanta, Georgia I am not sure if it was the decade of Atlanta Braves dominance over my New York Mets or the Mets 0-5 record, but I wasn’t very excited to visit Atlanta during the Sun Belt Ballpark Tour. All of these notions were … [Read More...]

RFK Stadium

September 24, 2005: The District of Columbia Baseball is America’s game, whose capital city, Washington, D.C., was without the game for 33 long years. Much has changed in the game of baseball and the country since September 30, 1971, the day the … [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...]

PNC Park

September 19, 2004: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania With Great American Ballpark and Jacobs Field behind us, Mike and I had one more city to visit on our September Central Division Ballpark tour. After visiting the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, we set out … [Read More...]