There are some great looking ballparks, past and present. Wrigley Field and Fenway Park are on the list as is Dodger Stadium and Coors Field. Ballparks that are gone or no longer used for baseball that were sights to behold include Tiger Stadium, Old Comiskey Park, Forbes Field, Crosley Field, Ebbets Field and Sportsmans Park.
But the best looking stadium of all time, bar none in my estimation, is the original Yankee Stadium.
I'm looking at a website now, www.baseball-fever.com, and checking out the ballparks section. Looking at pictures of the original Yankee Stadium thread, I am reminded of what a grand yard that was.
I am fortunate to have attended many games at the original Yankee Stadium, including in 1964. I have the ticket stub. The Yankees beat the Orioles 2-0 on July 15th. Whitey Ford got the win (12-2), going the distance while allowing just 3 hits. Dave McNally took the loss and Joe Pepitone drove in both Yankees runs in the second inning. The attendance was 26, 476. There were four future Hall of Famers in the game...Luis Aparicio and Brooks Robinson for the Baltimores, Mickey Mantle and Whitey Ford for the Yankees. I'd like to say I remember this particular game but I don't. I was two years old.
I do remember many games at the old place and looking at the pictures today of The Stadium brings back a lot of vivid and wonderful childhood memories.
It's funny, when you say "The Stadium" it only refers to Yankee Stadium. In my neighborhood, if you said, "I'm going to The Stadium next week" it meant Yankee Stadium of course, not Shea or some other stadium.
The new Yankee Stadium has the famous frieze surrounding the roof. It kind of looks like a cheap, plastic knock off to me. While they tried to make the new stadium look like the original one, I don't think they came close.
Yes, you have great old and new parks but there is only one greatest park of them all...the original, 1923-1973 Yankee Stadium.
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