Florida Baseball Archives

The Tampa Rays Ballpark Future 2.0

On Friday I wrote about the Tampa Bay Rays Ballpark Future and questioned the viability of Major League Baseball in Florida. I shared these opinions in the Effectively Wild Facebook group and received the following feedback: [Read more…]

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...]

Oakland Coliseum

August 28, 2007: Oakland, California The Oakland Coliseum, also known as the Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum (1968-1997, 2009-2010, and 2016-present), Network Associates Coliseum (1998-2004), McAfee Coliseum (2005-2008) and O.co Coliseum … [Read More...]

Busch Stadium III

May 26, 2007: St. Louis, Missouri Having visited Busch Stadium II during its final season in 2005, it would be only a matter of time before Mike and I made a return to the Gateway City for another installment of our Ballpark Tour. Busch Stadium … [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...]

Veterans Stadium

September 8, 2002: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Although Mike and I have visited Veterans Stadium, home of the Philadelphia Phillies from 1971 to 2003, my first visit was with Rachel. Rachel had never attended a baseball game before that … [Read More...]