2025 MLB Season

[dgies9156]

Ok, I'll make the list of the five best and five worst I've been at

Best
AmFam Field — I may be unique but I really like the place. Reasonably priced, good sight lines and great fans. Park itself is nice without being overdone.

Oriole Park at Camden — The original new age park. Well done, love the warehouse and the place is clean and accessible.

Busch III — I'm a Cardinal fan. This is baseball heaven. At least baseball's version of the Vatican.

loanDepot Park — was at opening day this year. 84 degrees in Miami and the roof was open. Wonderful and tickets are cheap, cheap, cheap, just like the team.

Wrigley Field — On for two reasons. Saw my first baseball game there in 1966 and my Dad was a season ticket holder for decades after my Mom and Dad moved back to Chicago in 1980. Had tickets adjacent to those of Seka, a 1980s porn star, and sat next to all the scouts in Section 21.

Worst

The Metronome — What a slapped together dump. Glad that one is gone!

The Astrodome — the damn roof leaked!

Fenway Park — Sorry easterners. Wrigley is so much nicer. Thought the place was a dump when I was there. Sitting behind a post didn't help.

Candlestick Park — where every visit was an adventure.

Steinbrenner Field — Nice spring training park but I was there in May when it was 95 and there was NO shade. Blistering hot day game. Food is not bad though.

On my list of parks I'd like to visit is Dodger Stadium and Citi Field. Both are icons. Other existing stadiums I've been to include Safco Field, ATT Park in SF, whatever they're calling the Guardians home stadium, Houston's Enron Field and the Rate in Chicago.

[Uncle Rico]

Ok, I'll make the list of the five best and five worst I've been at

Best
AmFam Field — I may be unique but I really like the place. Reasonably priced, good sight lines and great fans. Park itself is nice without being overdone.

Oriole Park at Camden — The original new age park. Well done, love the warehouse and the place is clean and accessible.

Busch III — I'm a Cardinal fan. This is baseball heaven. At least baseball's version of the Vatican.

loanDepot Park — was at opening day this year. 84 degrees in Miami and the roof was open. Wonderful and tickets are cheap, cheap, cheap, just like the team.

Wrigley Field — On for two reasons. Saw my first baseball game there in 1966 and my Dad was a season ticket holder for decades after my Mom and Dad moved back to Chicago in 1980. Had tickets adjacent to those of Seka, a 1980s porn star, and sat next to all the scouts in Section 21.

Worst

The Metronome — What a slapped together dump. Glad that one is gone!

The Astrodome — the damn roof leaked!

Fenway Park — Sorry easterners. Wrigley is so much nicer. Thought the place was a dump when I was there. Sitting behind a post didn't help.

Candlestick Park — where every visit was an adventure.

Steinbrenner Field — Nice spring training park but I was there in May when it was 95 and there was NO shade. Blistering hot day game. Food is not bad though.

On my list of parks I'd like to visit is Dodger Stadium and Citi Field. Both are icons. Other existing stadiums I've been to include Safco Field, ATT Park in SF, whatever they're calling the Guardians home stadium, Houston's Enron Field and the Rate in Chicago.

I love Busch 3.  Won't find a better market for meth and other garbage based drugs

[TallTitan34]

Busch III — I'm a Cardinal fan. This is baseball heaven. At least baseball's version of the Vatican.

I think Busch is underrated on most lists I see.  Beautiful park. Nice view of the city.  Ballpark Village is the Wrigley rooftops on steroids.

Last Friday I went on a tour of Busch in my Cubs t-shirt.  Caught some fun jabs from the tour guide along the way.  We all agreed to hate on the Brewers.

[#UnleashSean]

The bleachers being a belligerent big ten frat bro fest with little interest in the game other than comparing whose dad got them the cushiest internship has nothing to do with the stadium. I agree

Weird take. Either you like to drink and hang out in the bleachers.... or you dont? You do you.

I'm guessing you've never been to the drinking spots at millers bleachers or the 400s? Because minus beer snakes, it's just as bad.



Regardless, my mention to Sultan had 100% to do with his pearl clutching after national marquete day, and zero to do with baseball.

[Billy Hoyle]

I think Busch is underrated on most lists I see.  Beautiful park. Nice view of the city.  Ballpark Village is the Wrigley rooftops on steroids.

Last Friday I went on a tour of Busch in my Cubs t-shirt.  Caught some fun jabs from the tour guide along the way.  We all agreed to hate on the Brewers.

Ballpark Village is awesome, it's the only good thing downtown St. Louis has going for it. As for the park itself, IMO the outfield is too cluttered, negatively affecting views of the diamond, and the lack of an open concourse is a major negative.

[GB Warrior]

Weird take. Either you like to drink and hang out in the bleachers.... or you dont? You do you.

I'm guessing you've never been to the drinking spots at millers bleachers or the 400s? Because minus beer snakes, it's just as bad.



Regardless, my mention to Sultan had 100% to do with his pearl clutching after national marquete day, and zero to do with baseball.

Agree. Bleachers of AFF are equally terrible because I'm spiritually a crotchety old man who vehemently disagrees that sports should be fun. 

I was not emotionally invested in the Brewers as a kid in the 90s when they were still at County but I imagine it was an absolute crap show. Different strokes for different folks.

[TallTitan34]

As for the park itself, IMO the outfield is too cluttered

I will agree I don't like how they have two large video boards immediately next to each other.  That does look cluttered.

[Billy Hoyle]

Agree. Bleachers of AFF are equally terrible because I'm spiritually a crotchety old man who vehemently disagrees that sports should be fun. 

I was not emotionally invested in the Brewers as a kid in the 90s when they were still at County but I imagine it was an absolute crap show. Different strokes for different folks.

in 1995 and 1996, the bleachers were awesome. The Brewers would have dollar games - $1 tickets, hot dogs and sodas. The bleachers would be sold out and the rest of the park rather empty. I remember an April 1996 game against the Yankees when my buddies and I counted 42 total fans in the upper deck.

[TSmith34, Inc.]

I was not emotionally invested in the Brewers as a kid in the 90s when they were still at County but I imagine it was an absolute crap show. Different strokes for different folks.

Mid-90s Brewers team + County Stadium + Notre Dame logo...

It was the Brewers' Dukiet years.

[Uncle Rico]

in 1995 and 1996, the bleachers were awesome. The Brewers would have dollar games - $1 tickets, hot dogs and sodas. The bleachers would be sold out and the rest of the park rather empty. I remember an April 1996 game against the Yankees when my buddies and I counted 42 total fans in the upper deck.

For sentimental reasons, I miss the County Stadium bleachers but it was a prototypical cookie cutter municipal stadium and one of the originals in that genre.  It had that Wrigley "charm" but was an architectural relic of an era that prioritized functionality over comfort

[MU82]

I loved loved loved going to Brewers games when I was at Marquette. They had an incredibly fun team to watch - Bambi's Bombers/Harvey's Wallbangers. Lots of HR hitters and crazy characters.

Several games I went to had scores like 12-10 and 11-8, especially before they acquired better pitching. Then the Brewers actually got good ... and that was fun too.

We'd sit in the RF bleachers for $2.75 or whatever it was. We often didn't tailgate as freshmen and sophs because none of us owned cars yet - we had to take the bus. So we'd go in early to watch BP.

We went to one game vs the Yankees. They had Reggie, Nettles, Chambliss and Gamble, and the Crew had Benji and Cooper - and the RF bleachers was HR heaven. My buddies and I still talk about that game - we ended up with more than a dozen BP home runs between us. So much fun.

Loved tailgating, of course. We only failed to actually make it into the ballpark one time, so not bad!

[Shaka Shart]

Weird take. Either you like to drink and hang out in the bleachers.... or you dont? You do you.

I'm guessing you've never been to the drinking spots at millers bleachers or the 400s? Because minus beer snakes, it's just as bad.



Regardless, my mention to Sultan had 100% to do with his pearl clutching after national marquete day, and zero to do with baseball.

"Zero to do with baseball" on the baseball thread. Mods?!?!

Rockies outfield deck was the worst ive encountered as far as frat parties

[Uncle Rico]

Brewers getting Danny Jansen from the Rays.  Contreras has been bad for a month with his injured finger.  Guess he's getting some rest time

[The Sultan]

Regardless, my mention to Sultan had 100% to do with his pearl clutching after national marquete day, and zero to do with baseball.

The fact that you still think that 14 students getting transported to the hospital for alcohol was "normal" is beyond insane. The most I've seen in my 30 year career is one or two a week at schools larger than MU.

And how is this "pearl clutching?" It's flat out truth that it's an outlier. By Marquette's own admission. 

[GB Warrior]

Brewers getting Danny Jansen from the Rays.  Contreras has been bad for a month with his injured finger.  Guess he's getting some rest time

If he needs a healthy finger he should go to a Phillies-Yankees game

[GB Warrior]

Surely the bad missed strike 3 on Suzuki won't come back to bite the Brewers

[TallTitan34]

Surely the bad missed strike 3 on Suzuki won't come back to bite the Brewers

Evened out with the badly missed strike 3 on Kelly.

[tower912]

Will Vest just hit Suarez on the hand in the 9th inning of a 5-1 game.  A whole lot of teams (including the Tigers) are crapping themselves.

[TallTitan34]

Will Vest just hit Suarez on the hand in the 9th inning of a 5-1 game.  A whole lot of teams (including the Tigers) are crapping themselves.

Didn't sound or look good.

But either did the one in the All-Star Game and he was fine.

[Billy Hoyle]

For sentimental reasons, I miss the County Stadium bleachers but it was a prototypical cookie cutter municipal stadium and one of the originals in that genre.  It had that Wrigley "charm" but was an architectural relic of an era that prioritized functionality over comfort

In no way was County some legendary stadium, but as a college kid, the bleachers were a lot of fun, especially on a warm spring day. It was strange how they were completely separate from the rest of the stadium.

[TallTitan34]

RIP Ryno. Favorite player when I was a kid.

[tower912]

Suarez says x rays were negative.   More tests tomorrow.

[GB Warrior]

Suarez says x rays were negative.   More tests tomorrow.

Brewers should buy low

[JWags85]

Rich Hill DFA'd by the Royals.  Pretty sure he's tied for the MLB record for teams played for with 15, so you gotta hope someone else picks him up to get the record.

But if not, what a bizarre and remarkable career. Debuted in MLB 20 years ago.  Has won 90 games and made $80MM.  But almost 70 of those wins and $70MM of his earnings came after the age of 36.

But even more amusingly, he's played for 20 years but only been a good pitcher for probably 3-4 years in his late 30s and it extended his career a long time.  One good season with Boston, the first good season he had in decade, got him the big contract with the Dodgers.  Then after his time with the Dodgers, he's been mediocre and just plodding along off that reputation and post season performance for 5-6 years.

[MUBurrow]

Seranthony Dominguez with the ol' walk across the diamond from one clubhouse to the other trade.