SF Giants Archives - Ballpark Nerd

Nine with the Nerd: Kathleen Burt

1st Inning – When did you become a baseball fan?

During childhood.

2nd Inning – What was your first MLB game?

1998, Dodgers @ Cardinals, the year of Mark McGwire. [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...]

Tropicana Field

April 8, 2005: St. Petersburg, Florida For the second leg of our Sun Belt Ballpark Tour, Mike and I drove 240 miles northwest along Florida’s Alligator Alley to St. Petersburg, home of the Tampa Bay Devil Rays. The Devil Rays make their home in … [Read More...]

Yankee Stadium II

June 18, 2009: Bronx, New York If the original Yankee Stadium was The House that Ruth Built, the new Yankee Stadium is The House that Jeter Built. Derek Jeter became the Yankees full-time shortstop in 1996. His arrival launched what the Yankee … [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...]

Angel Stadium of Anaheim

September 4, 2006: Anaheim, California Orange County, California…the OC, surf and sand, horrendous housewives, a ridiculous FOX melodrama and baseball. Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim baseball isn’t the first thing most people think about when the … [Read More...]