Baseball season isn't just about the game, it's about
the experience. And the ballpark is a huge part of that. We put together fun
facts about the top 10 MLB ballparks to improve your experience:
1. Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles Dodgers
Other than being a beautiful ballpark, Dodger Stadium
has showed up in Star Trek, The Fast and Furious, Transformers, and Fantastic
Four.
2. Fenway Park, Boston Red Sox
The oldest MLB ballpark in history. Not too shabby for
being 104 years old.
3. Chase Field, Arizona Diamondbacks
This ballpark has a swimming pool that fits 35 people
located 415 feet from home plate behind the right-center outfield fence.
4. AT&T Park and McCovey Cove, San
Francisco Giants
Only Barry Bonds could make McCovey Cove an attraction
unto itself, hitting home runs out of the park to fans clustered in boats and
rafts in the bay. These days there’s a bit more room out on the water, but that
doesn’t stop the occasional left-handed slugger from drilling home runs into
the open water.
5. Petco Park, San Diego Padres
Some of the stadium seats have computer technology so
the fans can look up stats, browse the web, and order food - all without moving
from his or her seat.
6. Crosley Field, Cincinnati
Reds
The original idea for the hill in Houston’s ballpark
is said to have been inspired by the Crosley Terrace at the now demolished
Croslery Field in Cincinnati. All across the outfield was a long 15-degree
grass terrace. It served as temporary seating for fans, but mostly it just
frustrated visiting outfielders. Crosely Terrace lives on in memorandum at
Cincinnati’s Great American Ballpark as a fan attraction decorated with iconic
statues and imagery of the famous old field.
7. Miller Park, Milwaukee Brewers
After every HR and victory, the mascot, Bernie Brewer,
makes a splash into "Kalahari Splash Zone" sending splashes of water
into the air.
8. AT&T Park, San Francisco Giants
AT&T Park understands how high the cost of living
is, so they offer fans a free admission section.
9. Camden Yards, Baltimore Orioles
Designed by the public submissions, the visitors’
bullpen is tiered above the home bullpen.
10. Wrigley
Field, Chicago Cubs
One of the most iconic images in baseball is the ivy
covered walls at Wrigley Field. The brick walls were added to Wrigley Field in
1937 when the outfield bleachers were built. The ivy was added by Bill Veeck,
not as a safety feature, but in an effort to beautify the new bleachers. We
can only hope that at least the ivy helps soften the blow of running into the
brick wall. At the very least it’s an attractive feature, even if balls
routinely get stuck in it.
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