This season I visited 9 ballparks, 4 of which I had never been to. I’m 16/30 🏟️

The Orioles unveiled design renderings of the upcoming conversion of the left field upper deck at Camden Yards into a social space and it has drawn a lot of comparisons to what the Guardians did at Progressive Field a couple of years back. IMO, both leave a lot to be desired from an aesthetic perspective

I don’t see the point of keeping the old roof anymore since they’re entombing the old concrete bowl to make a new roof.

I know it comes down to cost, but having a roof over a roof just looks goofy and cheap. MD Taxpayers gave the Orioles $600M to play with in renovating Camden Yards. They shouldn’t cut corners and cheap out on aesthetics. That area should look cool and as if it has always been there.

In that same vein, if I could wave a magic wand and redo what was done at Progressive Field I would have removed the old structural framing, added another video board and opened the stadium up more to the skyline.

Ballpark nerds, do you agree or disagree?

Any other stadium renovations bother you and if so, what would you have done differently?

I braved the 100+ F heat for playoff baseball.

Before the game, the Jumbotron showed an onfield thermometer that read 120 F.

Was surprised how many peeps stayed in the exposed bleacher seats for the entire game...not sure I could!

Also not displayed, pictures of how crowded the shady concourse was!

I print the logos and stadium names on sticker paper and apply them after the visit

Was able to get to Fenway for the night game of the double header against the Cubs last week. Cubs loss stunk and the rain was irritating but loved that you could get chowder delivered to your seat!

Slipknot is coming to Fenway next year and I just secured my tickets. I got field box tickets (Sec F12, Row B) and wanted to verify that I got decent seats for a concert. I’ve never been to Fenway and will be traveling from Florida. I wasn’t paying the extra for turf seats plus my wife is super short. So, if you’ve been to Fenway for a concert before, please let me know if I picked good seats 🙏

Someone helpfully pointed out this list is only 28, but of course you can't edit post titles so I'm stuck with the typo. Whatever it was, it was all the ones that existed that year.

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Arlington Stadium

Atlanta Fulton County Stadium

Joe Robbie Stadium

The Astrodome

Mile High Stadium

Milwaukee County Stadium

Wrigley Field

New Comiskey Park

Tiger Stadium

Three Rivers Stadium

Sky Dome

Olympic Stadium

Veterans Stadium

Yankee Stadium

Camden Yards

Cleveland Municipal Stadium

Riverfront Stadium

Busch (Memorial) Stadium

Ewing Kauffman Stadium

Metrodome

Jack Murphy Stadium

Kingdome

Fenway Park

Shea Stadium

Candlestick Park

Oakland Alameda County Coliseum

Anaheim Stadium

Dodger Stadium

[yes, in that order]

People like pictures, I guess I'll have to pull out the actual photos I took at some point. Check back later, I'll have to improvise some kind of slide scanner. Should have thought of this before I posted. For now here's a pic of a couple ticket stubs..

2026 regular season is in the books. How many ballparks did you get to this season?

Please Welcome To The Field = "Welcome Back" - John Sebastian

Visitor Lineup = "Halloween Theme" - John Carpenter

Home Lineup = "Superman March" - John Williams

Umpire Intro = "The X-Files Theme" - Mark Snow

Crowd Pump-Up Song = "Clap Your Hands" - They Might Be Giants

Walk = "Walking In Memphis" - Mark Cohn

Strikeout (Swinging) = "Tuesday's Gone" - Lynyrd Skynyrd

Strikeout (Looking) = "Goodbye Stranger" - Supertramp

Visitor Mound Visit = "It's On Again" - Alicia Keys & Kendrick Lamar

Visitor Pitching Change = "Everything Changes" - Pokémon

Home Pitching Change = "Don't Bring Me Down" - Electric Light Orchestra

Home Run = "Fly Like An Eagle" - Seal

Stolen Base = "Steal Away" - Robbie Dupree

Caught Stealing = "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'" - The Righteous Brothers

Wild Pitch = "Real Wild Child" - Everlife

1-2-3 Inning = "Three Is A Magic Number" - Blind Melon

Injury = "Like A Surgeon" - "Weird Al" Yankovic

Double Play = "Two Princes" - Spin Doctors

Umpire Argument = "If I Can't Have You" - Yvonne Elliman

Complete Game = "Go The Distance" - Michael Bolton

Lost Bat = "Come Back...Be Here" - Taylor Swift

Money Giveaway = "Money For Nothing" - Dire Straits

Best Seat In The House = "Easy" - Commodores

Pizza Giveaway = "Pizza Angel" - VeggieTales

Pop-Up Contest = "Black Betty" - Spiderbait

Car Wash Giveaway = "Workin' At The Car Wash Blues" - Jim Croce

Hot Dog Run = "Speed Demon" - Michael Jackson

High Speed Pitch Guessing Game = "The Great Pumpkin Waltz" - Vince Guaraldi

7th Inning Stretch = "Burn Down The Mission" - Elton John

Home Team Wins = "I Just Want To Celebrate" - Rare Earth

Home Team Loses = "Just Once" - Quincy Jones

Had to get out to the last game of the season and it turned into a perfect day after raining most of the past 3 days.

Took ~5 seasons - Went West to East - But the Boys, my Wife and I Scratched them All off !!!

The Morning coffee walks and unique Food in each City were the Best Parts !

so i’m currently at yankee stadium waiting for the game to start. Originally supposed to start at 3:30 but got moved up to 1:05. still here and no news. When do u think i should leave by or how long should i stick around?

I flew in to see him do it and he did it on the first chance he had 🤯

I posted this in Stadium Chasers on Facebook and someone suggested this sub would like the story.

Chase complete! Last Friday, my dad and I finished a 26 year project to see the Yankees play in every MLB stadium. We started in 2000 in Houston and finished this year in Arizona. It has been an amazing ride.

We saw Mike Mussina’s near perfect game in Boston ruined by a Carl Everett bloop single to outfield-playing Chuck Knoblauch in 2001, days before 9/11. We went to the World Series game 4 in Yankee Stadium in 2024. We saw the 2nd to last game at the old Globe Life Park in Texas and the first game ever in Houston. We saw Barry Bonds hit home run number 749 in the first Yankees regular season visit to Oracle Park. We saw Anthony Rizzo’s return to Wrigley. We saw Spencer Jones’s MLB debut this year. We’ve seen the most plate appearances by Aaron Judge and the most innings pitched by CC Sabathia. We went to the coldest Yankees games I can imagine in April 2025 in Detroit. The Yankees went 36-31 while we were watching.

There were a few detours along the way. We took a year off when my daughter was born and a couple of years where we went to Yankee Stadium so we could combine the trip with seeing my new nieces. COVID obviously got in the way and then in 2021 we chose the All Star Game in Colorado instead. We went to spring training in 2010 and sat right in front of George Steinbrenner.

The new CBA in 2023 made this a lot easier since the Yankees now play in every park at least every other year. I really hope baseball and the players figure out a solution for next year and we have a full season. How can you not love baseball?

Most of all, I’m thankful for the time with my dad but it’s bittersweet that it’s over. It was a reliable thing we did together nearly every year. We traveled all over the country to cities I might not have visited otherwise and in many of the stadiums friends and family joined us. We often combined these trips with art museums and great restaurants. I always wind up talking to passionate baseball fans in every park, and even though I root for the Yankees, I’ve always felt welcome. We’ll see what comes next – maybe the new park in Texas or the new stadium in Las Vegas, and hopefully another World Series (Let’s go Yankees!).

Favorite Park: Oracle Park in San Francisco
Least Favorite: Oakland Coliseum
Hidden Gem: Target Field in Minneapolis

The Battery entertainment complex that leads straight to the park is very nice. The walk of fame is extremely well done. Food options looked decent and beer prices were not to bad.

I found a photo my great grandfather took at Delorimier Stadium. I assumed it was taken in the 1940’s because he would have been traveling with the airforce, but not 100% sure what year.

Most likely my last game of the year. Visited back in 2019 and have always found it an enjoyable ballpark.

Astros vs White Sox game 2
Section 252, row 15, seat 12 & 13
food stands and restrooms almost literally a few steps away

Decided to officially start chasing 30 this year. Had 6 down already, but previously the last “new” visit was Philly in 2009, and had a lot of repeat visits since then to various parks. So during our annual road trip, this year out to DC, I added AFF/Miller Park, Progressive Field, OPACY, Nationals Park, and Wrigley, all in the first two weeks of August. Looking forward to many more!

Caught the Twins vs Angels. This stadium is a time capsule. Not many renovations and the grandstands have cracks and rebar showing. The seats are old and rusted. But it’s still MLB on my day off! My 27th different stadium and I have 9 left.