Harbor Park; A Spactacular Triple A Venue

Despite the major leagues presenting the grandest of ball parks, Harbor Park in Norfolk, VA is of major league caliber just like the many players on the Tides’ squad. The home of the Norfolk Tides (Triple A of Baltimore Orioles) is 24-years-old, but still looks brand new. It may only hold 11,500, but is very roomy including a picnic area in left field and a party deck in the right field corner. There may be a lack of extra circular activities/details other than the game, but that is the beauty of Harbor Park; it keeps the fans eyes on the Continue reading Harbor Park; A Spactacular Triple A Venue

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Kauffman Stadium: The 8th Wonder of America

Baseball is America’s most treasured form of entertainment, so it’s only right that it’s most recent champ gets the grandest stage to play on. Usually a fan has a reason for his/her respect of a certain ballpark, but with Kauffman stadium, it is hard to pinpoint that certain reason. The home of the Kansas City Royals is nothing short of an entertainment capital, nevertheless a must see when sightseeing around America. Forever Royal may just be a slogan for the defending champs, but the stadium holds true to it as well. Unlike most Major League Baseball venues, the front of Continue reading Kauffman Stadium: The 8th Wonder of America

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Miller Park: A Fashionable Modern Stadium

Since the opening of Camden Yards in Baltimore, most teams have followed suit in building new state of the art venues with the modern look to appeal to the 21st century fans. One of those franchises is the Milwaukee Brewers who opened their spectacular indoor/outdoor super dome in 2001. The most challenging part of constructing a modern style park is keeping the morality of the national past time in tact, meaning giving the stadium a slight flavor of history to stir in with the new era. Miller Park is an outstanding modern style stadium, but lacks the national past time Continue reading Miller Park: A Fashionable Modern Stadium

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Wrigley Field; Representing the Beautiful History of Baseball

Wrigley Field is just over 100 years old and sure shows it’s age, so it hardily has any modern era twists, which makes it unique and true to baseball history. Despite the game adapting to the new modern styles and young fans, the game still needs to be preserved, so when the true fan who respects baseball as America’s past time, walks into Wrigley Field, it’s a breath of fresh air. Yes, Wrigley Field has several areas of the stadium that are decrepit, and several parts that are awkward/odd, but walking around Wrigley Field makes one feel as if they Continue reading Wrigley Field; Representing the Beautiful History of Baseball

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