My dad was born in Brooklyn in May of 1936. He was the third of four boys born to Antonio and Theresa Lorenzo. They lived in the Sunset Park section of Brooklyn, an Italian neighborhood at the time. Brooklyn has always been a melting pot with immigrants from all over the globe settling in to start their new lives in America. With all the nationalities bringing their own traditions and customs to the borough the one uniting factor at the time was the Brooklyn Dodgers. Following America’s Pastime helped many acclimate to their new home. My dad and his family were no different. [Read more…]
Nola’s a Nightmare for Mets Lineup in Flux
I usually wait to purchase baseball tickets until game day but when the Phillies 2017 promotions schedule was released I knew if I wanted good seats for the August 12th Wall of Fame night against the Mets I had to act fast. Thanks to StubHub I was able to find first row tickets in the Terrace Deck on February 10th; now the only thing to find out was who would be inducted into the Wall of Fame. [Read more…]
The Circle of (Baseball) Life
When I moved from Brooklyn to Pennsylvania in 2007 I could purchase Phillies tickets day of the game at Citizens Bank Park. Practically any game I wanted to attend, mostly when the Mets were in town, I could plan on finding a good seat at face value. I took advantage of this when Reaghan was little; she was 5 during the 2007 season. We went to a few games, sat on the Field Level and enjoyed watching what would become a championship team. Ryan Howard, Chase Utley, Cole Hamels and Jimmy Rolllins would lead the Phillies to five consecutive National League East titles. In 2008 they defeated the Tampa Bay Rays to win their first World Series title in twenty-eight years. The days of walking up to the box office and buying a ticket were over. Throughout the Phillies run of division titles Citizens Bank Park was the place to be, selling out 257 consecutive games from 2009-2012. For once Philadelphia wasn’t an Eagles town, the city fell in love with those Phillies teams. [Read more…]
A Shot Heard Round Section 227
For some fans Opening Day is the start of the baseball season, but for me the announcement of the next season’s schedule is when I start thinking about the upcoming season. The release of the MLB schedule, usually in September, offers 2,430 opportunities to plan time out at the ballpark six to twelve months in advance. [Read more…]
Ballpark Nerd Game 200: Mets Slam Phillies at Citi
I’ve always been interested in numbers. It’s why I became a Financial Analyst and enjoy balancing my checkbook. I love baseball because it’s rich in statistics, whether it’s ERA, xFIP, OPS+ or WAR the game is a treasure trove for fans like myself who continue to learn more about the game each day. [Read more…]
Citizens Bank Park Concierge
Ballpark Nerd Rank: 11
Opened: 2004 Capacity: 43,651
Schedule and Promotions
Seating Chart, Ticket Prices & Ballpark Nerd Recommendations
- Baseline sections 114 & 133
- Terrace sections 312-329
- Terrace Deck sections 419-422
Getting to the Park
Address: 1 Citizens Bank Way, Philadelphia, PA 19148
Ballpark Nerd recommends taking SEPTA’s Orange Line if you are staying in Center City, Regional Rail if you are staying in a Philadelphia Suburb or driving if you want to pay for parking. Citizens Bank is conveniently located off I-95 and is in a sea of parking lots. [Read more…]
