Bob Busser: Ballpark Guy

Bob Busser has a great ballpark website at www.ballparks.phanfare.com. Not only are there incredible pictures of ballparks but of arenas too. I'll focus on ballparks for now. Bob has been a guest on our radio show, "Artificial Turf," a couple of times now and we'll have him often in the future, hopefully in studio whenever he visits Denver.
He's been to 42 different Major League ballparks, 44 if you count the two remodelings of Anaheim Stadium.
I sent Bob a "stadium questionaire" and here are his responses.
Thanks Bob!

Favorite current ballpark that you've seen a game in? Fenway Park. First game there, 7-11-76, Twins-Red Sox.

Number one current ballpark that you want to see a game in that you haven't already? Target Field in Minneapolis. I would love to see outdoor baseball in Minnesota.

Which deceased park did you see a game in that you miss the most? This is a tie between Tiger Stadium in Detroit and old Comiskey Park in Chicago. If I had to pick, slight edge to Tiger Stadium.

Which torn down park would you have liked to have seen a game in? Connie Mack / Shibe Park in Philadelphia. There is something magical about that place at 21st and Lehigh.

The all-time best baseball park, past or present, in your opinion? Fenway Park. It has stood the test of time. It has been reborn with new ownership and is better than ever. And you still have all the tradition.

Which was/is the best domed stadium? Probably the Metrodome in Minneapolis. No place was louder especially when the Twins were in the playoffs.

Which was/is the worst domed stadium? Hands down the WORST was the big OWE in Montreal. Just a God awful place to watch baseball. Dark, dank, lifeless and miserable.

Which was the most unique ballpark of all time? Polo Grounds in New York. From the bathtub shape, to the cheap left and rightfield home runs, to the Grand Canyon centerfield.

Which was the worst ballpark of all time? The worst at one time was the best. Baker Bowl in Philadelphia. It was literally crumbling while the Phillies played there.

Which is the nicest of the ballparks built post Camden Yards? Nicest would have to be telephone park here in San Francisco, ATT. You can't beat the views. Close second would be Citizens Bank in Philadelphia.

Which stadium will be torn down first...Wrigley Field or Fenway Park?
In my opinion, Wrigley will go down first. Fenway has been improved structurally as well. New concourse concrete and seating bowl concrete. Wrigley has infrastructure problems. Sooner or later, the Cubs are going to have to move. From what I have read, Fenway can last another 50 years or more.