Best Ballpark experience...

[Mike in Cincy]

For me, my favorite ballpark trip was to Lexington, KY (Lexington Legends). I've been to 4 games there. Good ticket prices, good food, all the seats are nice and up close. Parking was a breeze as well (if you get there in time).

For a Bull Durham experience, it was the Richmond (IN) Roosters, formally of the Frontier League. Hardly anyone was in attendence, $3 tickets, $1 coke and hotdogs. Made for a nice, lazy evening.

 

[JoshuaNY]

Sounds like a good time. And you cant beat those prices for a ball game.

Although I do love going to a Yankee game, the energy of it and the grandness (is that a word?). I like going to the Long Island Ducks games. A little pricier then the Legens at 15 bucks a ticket, but it beats the prices at yankee stadium
It only holds 6,000 people so every seat is a good one. Makes for a fun time.

 

[Mike in Cincy]

Yes, you're right. The energy at an MLB game can't be matched. That's the one thing the minors can't replicate.

 

[jazzman]

August 13, 1969: Jim Palmer throws the only no hitter of his career and hits a home run.

 

[Mike in Cincy]

August 13, 1969: Jim Palmer throws the only no hitter of his career and hits a home run.

NICE!!!

I was at Riverfront Stadium the night after McGwire hit 62. Same night JD Drew made his MLB debut. That place was packed for McGwire, 3 standing ovations that night.

 

[blary54]

Game 1 of the NLDS at Miller Park last year vs Arizona. Brewers won 4-1.

Opening day at Lambeau Field vs the Bears in 2009. Going to Lambeau Field for the first time is like a religious experience.

 

[Hirsute]

Fenway Park. Sox vs. A's, and it's Nomar's first appearance back at Fenway since leaving. 5 minute standing ovation when he comes up to bat; Nomar tears up.

Boston fans will love you or hate you. There's nothing in between.

 

[Mike in Cincy]

Fenway Park. Sox vs. A's, and it's Nomar's first appearance back at Fenway since leaving. 5 minute standing ovation when he comes up to bat; Nomar tears up.

Boston fans will love you or hate you. There's nothing in between.

5 mins is probably how long it took Nomar to readjust his batting gloves after each pitch. I kid!!!

 

[Cochese2323]

Game 1 of the NLDS at Miller Park last year vs Arizona. Brewers won 4-1.

Opening day at Lambeau Field vs the Bears in 2009. Going to Lambeau Field for the first time is like a religious experience.

+1 Game 7 was even better. But Lambeau (about 6 blocks from my house) is the best sporting venue on the planet!

 

[BladeDE40]

While I call the Oakland Coliseum home, I like getting up to Scaramento to check out a Rivercats (A's AAA team) every now and then.

 

[Argonaut]

My first game at Yankee Stadium when I was 13, I got Rickey Hendersons autograph. He led off the game with a homerun, Ed Whitson retired 19 straight batters. The Yankees won.
From my office wall;

 

[Argonaut]

2nd best, taking my kids to Yankee Stadium in '07. The Yankees won that one too.
Also from my office wall;

 

[Ollie4ISU]

I saw A-Rod hit his 500th home run in old Yankee Stadium. My birthday was later in the week so my wife had them put my name and "Happy Birthday" up on the scoreboard. That was pretty dang cool. I have never bothered to see what that cost....

I have also been to new Yankee Stadium for the Pinstripe Bowl. It looks like an excellent baseball park, but is so-so at best for football.

 

[cluelessdude]

Ya'll are lucky. Unfortunately I've only been to the Rogers Centre (home of the Blue Jays). I don't think it's a great ballpark and hence to be honest id rather watch at home.

 

[GFlanagan3]

July 22nd 2012 Pirates Vs Marlins...Pirates sweep at the first ever MLB game I and my family have been to. It was great and the seats were good. PNC is a great park.

 

[NE_Sue]

I have spent many wonderful days at Fenway Park, but the absolute best day was when I was 10 years old.
My Dad took me to my first Red Sox game. We sat in the grandstand at the 1st base side, and he patiently explained the game to me. It was the start of my lifelong love of the game and home town sports. It was also the last game we attended together. He died suddenly 2 years later. But every time I have walked into Fenway Park since that day, I hoist a bag of peanuts to the sky to thank my dad for giving me a day that I will never forget.

Sue

 

[jpakstis]

Yes, you're right. The energy at an MLB game can't be matched. That's the one thing the minors can't replicate.

Unfortunately, +1 on this one. Unfortunate because there were so many good independent leagues (Pacific Coast League especially) prior to the implementation of the farm system where they almost matched the MLB for attendance and passion. Bill James did a great job cataloguing this in his New Historical Baseball Abstract. Now, I can't attend a minor league game and think that its just not as good as the majors. But a nice, pastoral experience for me is to go to Cape Cod Baseball League games. Sit on the grass (or bring a lawn chair) and watch college kids play. Plus the players are no slouches; I've seen Frank Thomas, Nomar, J.T. Snow, and Todd Helton play for my "home team" (Orleans).

Going to a game at Fenway is a royal pain, but there is still nothing like coming out of the concourses and seeing the field for the first time. Every time its like I was 8 years old and going to my first game again.

 

[jpakstis]

Ya'll are lucky. Unfortunately I've only been to the Rogers Centre (home of the Blue Jays). I don't think it's a great ballpark and hence to be honest id rather watch at home.

I had a strange experience there; we went to a twi-night doubleheader there during the last weekend of the season in 2001, which was about a month after 9/11. For the first game, at first pitch, there might have been about 50 fans in the seats; you could hear all the players talking to each other. But in a weird way, it made it more interesting and we were really able to explore the park.

I think its a nice park; nice sight-lines and modern amenities. But then Camden Yards came not too long after and revolutionized everything.

 

[JoshuaNY]

I have spent many wonderful days at Fenway Park, but the absolute best day was when I was 10 years old.
My Dad took me to my first Red Sox game. We sat in the grandstand at the 1st base side, and he patiently explained the game to me. It was the start of my lifelong love of the game and home town sports. It was also the last game we attended together. He died suddenly 2 years later. But every time I have walked into Fenway Park since that day, I hoist a bag of peanuts to the sky to thank my dad for giving me a day that I will never forget.

Sue

That is a very touching story, thanks for sharing

 

[jamesj1578]

wow these are some great stories. It really is a shame that the "average fan" is being priced out