I agree, I LOVE the renovations that have been made to Wrigley Field to modernize the ballpark, but also maintain the classic look of the ballpark, the Cubs will be at Wrigley Field for many many many more years
@@saints093I hate them, although too be fair, I haven’t been since 2015. Growing up, there were no Jumbotrons, no visible advertising anywhere in the stadium, and mostly day games. It seems like they basically just tried to turn it into a modern stadium. If you want a modern stadium, there’s a perfectly terrible one a few miles away on the south side.
Wrigley Field has a unique place for Gen X baseball fans, as well. Growing up in the 80s, there was nothing cooler than the idea of day games at Wrigley for 2 reasons. One, because of the advent of cable TV, WGN had almost all Cubs games on, at a time that you watched many more of those than your hometown team (for me, the Cardinals). Two, Ferris Buehler. That scene from Wrigley was so cool to a 13yo.
Camden Yards is a perfect stadium. It helped bring in a new era of stadiums, like Jacob's Field, and the way they used the old railroad station is beautiful.
Ya I thought Camden would definitely be on this list but I think he is just in love with Corrs Field. I like it too but Camden was the first new stadium to incorporate the feel of an old school stadium. And it’s gorgeous with the warehouse out in right.
St. Louis' Sportsman's Park, Pittsburgh's Forbes Field, Baltimore's Camden Yards, and Houston's Astrodome (*before* the ugly renovations in 1988) deserve a mention
#8. Griffith Stadium was NOT "built around a tree" in center field. Homeowners there refused to sell, so the center field wall had to be built around the houses... one of which had a tree in the yard. ALSO -- #7 is not "Shribe: Park; it's SHIBE Park. No "R" in Shibe!
Cubs just did a huge renovation like 10 years ago to make up to date and modern but keeping the historic jewel box charm so I’ll disagree with you there haha
Another great show De. Love these older ballparks. Hey, you did forget a great one that I seen a few games, both football and baseball and that is Tiger Stadium in Detroit. Much better for baseball with that over the field upper deck. And yes, I did see a Lions game there as well. How kool is that?
Tiger Stadium really felt that you were almost on the field from the upper deck. Fenway was made for asses 110 years ago. Sure it’s great but imagine 81 games in very uncomfortable wooden seats.
Here we are in 2024, and there are still 2 active MLB stadiums that can boast the honor of seeing Babe Ruth hit a home run! I'm sure there are old sites across the country that held old ballparks with that same distinction. But they're mostly demolished. Kind of wish that in the near future, MLB built a temporary ballpark with faux exteriors that mimic the classic designs of yesteryear for a FIELD OF DREAMS game...❤
Hi Ginger, I agree with you about old Comiskey vs new Comiskey (now Guaranteed Rate). But in all fairness, everyone wants luxury boxes, wide concourses, no posts, etc, which precludes having the upper deck hanging out over the lower deck. The modern features also tend to preclude seating of 45,000 or more in a compact stadium like old Comiskey. That said, they should have done a better job making the upper deck closer to the field. First time I had seats in the upper deck, I needed an oxygen tank and a Sherpa guide it was SO high and steep. The new Busch Stadium in St. Louis does a pretty good job balancing functionality, modern convenience, sight lines, and good capacity (about 46K). I wish they’d have done that for the White Sox park.
New Busch is nice, but I wish the upper decks were closer to the field. I've sat in the front row of the second deck near first base, and I couldn't even read the names on uniforms. It just feels far away from the field.
@@kevinmiller6380 Kevin, I agree. They could have added a structure OUTSIDE the stands, which would add wider concourses, restaurants, etc, much the way they added onto Lambeau Field, Ohio Stadium, etc. That would have been relatively simple. I also wondered if they could have added suites on top of the upper deck, behind home plate, maybe from about 1st base to 3rd. That would have involved adding support beams, but should have been doable. I also wonder why they oriented the view to the SW rather than toward downtown. Lots of fails when they designed the current ballpark which were easy to spot, even without retrospect.
@@DrewClark-ov5up Drew, I agree. That’s the only thing I don’t like about Busch 3. But again, as I mentioned in my first response, when you don’t use support beams (posts), you can’t cantilever the upper decks as far out toward the field. This is something that drives me nuts. If you use posts, sure, you’ll have a few seats in the back of the lower deck with obstructed views. But you’ll produce far more seats in the upper decks with primo views!
Seating at Fenway is horrible. No way I want to spend the entire time looking over my shoulder at home plate for $$$. Wouldn’t put it in top 25 and I’ve been there over 50x
I would LOVE to go back in time to the 1950s and take in a ballgame at both Ebbets Field and the Polo Grounds. But unfortunately, there's no such thing as a time machine, plus ➕ New York City is much too dangerous, especially if you're in the wrong neighborhood.
Wrigley should at least be No. 2, if not Co-No. 1 w/ Fenway. There’s a reason they’re both still standing long after the other greats have come and gone within their lifetimes. C’mon man. They have both even reached national monument status. What more do you want?
I'm so glad that you didn't include Dodge Stadium (affectionately know by us locals as Chavez Latrine, and for good reason!). Dodge Stadium is a disgrace and NEEDS to be torn down!
I wish someone would make a series of videos about all the MLB parks down through the decades, along with the old Negro League parks, some of which were also epic. That way, none of the beauties of the long ago past would be left out. Opinions are nice, but they always leave some viewers feeling neglected. A series of videos starting on the east coast of the U.S. and working westward would be amazing. I love all the old jewel boxes, and many of the new ones, too. Thanks for making this video. As a White Sox fan, of course, I have to tell you it's COMISKEY PARK, but you're forgiven because I think you otherwise did a really nice job with this.🙂
Wow, that is a bad list. How can anyone rank stadiums that have so many obstructed view seats as some of the best. When you are sitting behind a beam you can't see the anything, that makes them the worst stadiums. Of course it is completely subjective but 1. T-mobile park in Seattle is the best baseball stadium ever built. 2. Minute Maid Park is close, 3. Chase Field is up there with 4. Marlins Park and 5. Globe life field.. 5. PNC in Pittsburgh is the best open air stadium ever with 6.Petco in San Diego. 7. Oracle in SF 8. 9. Tie, Target Field in Minnesota and New Busch in St. Louis 10. Camden Yards as an old timer. Anything before Camden Yards except maybe Kaufman stadium even comes close (haven't seen the Dodger stadium renovations yet). Haven't seen the Nippon Ham Fighters stadium either but that would probably be in the top 5. Hope the Las Vegas could be a small version of T-mobile, Minute Maid and Target Field with views of the Strip, it would be the best stadium of all time.
NGL The should’ve never major renovated the Original Yankee stadium in the first place. That what caused it to age like milk. They should’ve preserved some features like wrigley and Fenway did.
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The exterior of Comiskey was beautiful with its Roman style arched windows. Just speculation on my part but I truly believe if Comiskey had been saved that by now, they would’ve sand blasted the white paint off and restored the natural red brick aesthetic. If the White Sox do build a new park in the south loop, idk how the interior would look, but one of the best things they could do is directly copy the red brick exterior from Comiskey
Dodgers Stadium should be here. The stadium was carved into the hills that surround downtown Los Angeles. Also, the first baseball stadium that didn’t need to use columns as support.
People always say stuff like “you’d never see a park like this today” or say how silly stuff like the ivy at Wrigley or just Fenway in general is and how we wouldn’t tolerate them without the history to them. But the fact that these are parks that are not only extremely memorable but also play in interesting ways (and people love them for it) really shows that future stadium designers should lean into that sort of stuff. I’m so tired of homogenization when it comes to baseball fields.
Not sure why they make ballparks open ended..Fans are at the stadium to take in the game.They can sight-see before and after the game. Bring back the cookie cutter design
Some honorable mentions: Crosley Field in Cincinnati, OH Historic Tiger Stadium in Detroit, MI Camden Yards in Baltimore, MD Forbes Field in Pittsburgh, PA and the Original Busch Stadium in St Louis, MO.
It’s crazy how Griffith Stadium looks like a mirrror image of Fenway. If centerfield was a triangle going out instead of in, it would be almost identical but in reverse.
I’ve been to Coors Field a couple times. It’s perfectly OK, but nothing all that special or distinctive. It’s too far from the mountains to have a spectacular view of the Front Range.
As long as the current trend of replacing stadiums every 25-30 years continues, it will be impossible to knock Fenway off it's top spot. IMO, just when a stadium starts to get some character, we tear it down and build something new. Fenway Park and Wrigley FIeld won't last forever, but I hope they outive me.
As a reds fan I do enjoy looking at pictures of Crosley field from back in the day, very nice park also for its time. I can't complain about your list at all Fenway is fantastic
You obviously like to hit the dispensary to help with your depression before catching a game at Coors but the rest of the list was insightful! I've always had a thing for Forbes Field. Probably wouldn't make the list but is was perfectly tucked right into the local neighborhood. I feel like the 30s-50s was the golden era for ballparks.
It definitely counts to me. I give extra points to places like Wrigley and Fenway for being so integrated into their neighborhoods. Better than, say, Kaufmann Stadium.
Can u do video of things that these current stadiums missed on their design /construction to make it better. Basically got it wrong . For example, marlins stadium 🏟 Basically got it all wrong in all phases
Is there a stadium more tied into a city's identity than the SkyDome in Toronto? It may not be the greatest in some respects but it is arguably one of the most iconic stadiums built in the modern age.
Cubs should not look for new stadium
I agree, I LOVE the renovations that have been made to Wrigley Field to modernize the ballpark, but also maintain the classic look of the ballpark, the Cubs will be at Wrigley Field for many many many more years
Yeah there's a great video on what they did
same with the red sox
@@saints093I hate them, although too be fair, I haven’t been since 2015. Growing up, there were no Jumbotrons, no visible advertising anywhere in the stadium, and mostly day games. It seems like they basically just tried to turn it into a modern stadium. If you want a modern stadium, there’s a perfectly terrible one a few miles away on the south side.
@@saints093 Well I hate to pop your balloon, but eventually Wrigley Field (as well as Fenway Park) will come tumbling down-nothing lasts forever.
They should build a new version of the Polo Grounds for an HRD
Tiger Stadium. Always an adventure parking in the neighborhood but, Lord, the smell of the fresh cut grass.
Fenway shouldn’t be no higher than 5. It’s a way overrated park. How was Tiger Stadium is not on the list?
Wrigley Field has a unique place for Gen X baseball fans, as well. Growing up in the 80s, there was nothing cooler than the idea of day games at Wrigley for 2 reasons. One, because of the advent of cable TV, WGN had almost all Cubs games on, at a time that you watched many more of those than your hometown team (for me, the Cardinals). Two, Ferris Buehler. That scene from Wrigley was so cool to a 13yo.
Camden Yards is a perfect stadium. It helped bring in a new era of stadiums, like Jacob's Field, and the way they used the old railroad station is beautiful.
Ya I thought Camden would definitely be on this list but I think he is just in love with Corrs Field. I like it too but Camden was the first new stadium to incorporate the feel of an old school stadium. And it’s gorgeous with the warehouse out in right.
No Tiger Stadium on here i love the outfield upper deck overhanging the outfield
I was hoping to see it on here too
Pittsburgh's new park over denver, other wise I agree with the others
St. Louis' Sportsman's Park, Pittsburgh's Forbes Field, Baltimore's Camden Yards, and Houston's Astrodome (*before* the ugly renovations in 1988) deserve a mention
i think this video is his favorites.
Cleveland's League Park, Metropolitan Stadium, & Petco Park deserve an honorable mention too.
#8. Griffith Stadium was NOT "built around a tree" in center field. Homeowners there refused to sell, so the center field wall had to be built around the houses... one of which had a tree in the yard. ALSO -- #7 is not "Shribe: Park; it's SHIBE Park. No "R" in Shibe!
That mispronunciation was killing me
Cubs just did a huge renovation like 10 years ago to make up to date and modern but keeping the historic jewel box charm so I’ll disagree with you there haha
Coors field but no Camden yards?
it was on there
@@BBLbbaseballCamden wasn't on this.
The new leftfield wall killed it. It just doesn't suit Camden Yards.
@@patrickwagner6247 Isn't it Oricle park at Camdem Yards?
Oracle Park is the Giant's Stadium
Ebbets field nice
Another great show De. Love these older ballparks. Hey, you did forget a great one that I seen a few games, both football and baseball and that is Tiger Stadium in Detroit. Much better for baseball with that over the field upper deck. And yes, I did see a Lions game there as well. How kool is that?
Tiger Stadium really felt that you were almost on the field from the upper deck.
Fenway was made for asses 110 years ago. Sure it’s great but imagine 81 games in very uncomfortable wooden seats.
San Fransisco didn't really "remove" triples alley. If you get it out there, it's still an easy triple. They just moved it in like 6 feet.
Here we are in 2024, and there are still 2 active MLB stadiums that can boast the honor of seeing Babe Ruth hit a home run!
I'm sure there are old sites across the country that held old ballparks with that same distinction. But they're mostly demolished.
Kind of wish that in the near future, MLB built a temporary ballpark with faux exteriors that mimic the classic designs of yesteryear for a FIELD OF DREAMS game...❤
Hi Ginger,
I agree with you about old Comiskey vs new Comiskey (now Guaranteed Rate). But in all fairness, everyone wants luxury boxes, wide concourses, no posts, etc, which precludes having the upper deck hanging out over the lower deck. The modern features also tend to preclude seating of 45,000 or more in a compact stadium like old Comiskey.
That said, they should have done a better job making the upper deck closer to the field. First time I had seats in the upper deck, I needed an oxygen tank and a Sherpa guide it was SO high and steep.
The new Busch Stadium in St. Louis does a pretty good job balancing functionality, modern convenience, sight lines, and good capacity (about 46K). I wish they’d have done that for the White Sox park.
OldRustySteele-Old Comiskey Park should never have been torn down-they could have found a way to preserve it.
New Busch is nice, but I wish the upper decks were closer to the field. I've sat in the front row of the second deck near first base, and I couldn't even read the names on uniforms. It just feels far away from the field.
@@kevinmiller6380 Kevin, I agree. They could have added a structure OUTSIDE the stands, which would add wider concourses, restaurants, etc, much the way they added onto Lambeau Field, Ohio Stadium, etc. That would have been relatively simple. I also wondered if they could have added suites on top of the upper deck, behind home plate, maybe from about 1st base to 3rd. That would have involved adding support beams, but should have been doable. I also wonder why they oriented the view to the SW rather than toward downtown. Lots of fails when they designed the current ballpark which were easy to spot, even without retrospect.
@@DrewClark-ov5up Drew, I agree. That’s the only thing I don’t like about Busch 3. But again, as I mentioned in my first response, when you don’t use support beams (posts), you can’t cantilever the upper decks as far out toward the field. This is something that drives me nuts. If you use posts, sure, you’ll have a few seats in the back of the lower deck with obstructed views. But you’ll produce far more seats in the upper decks with primo views!
Seating at Fenway is horrible. No way I want to spend the entire time looking over my shoulder at home plate for $$$. Wouldn’t put it in top 25 and I’ve been there over 50x
I love Crosley Field just because of the view. Those industrial buildings looked cool.
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Here we go!
The perfect modern stadium is Royals Stadium in KC. Coors is a dump.
DODGER STADIUM
Depressed Ginger has a strange accent... Where is he from exactly?
I would LOVE to go back in time to the 1950s and take in a ballgame at both Ebbets Field and the Polo Grounds. But unfortunately, there's no such thing as a time machine, plus ➕ New York City is much too dangerous, especially if you're in the wrong neighborhood.
That's anywhere if you're in the wrong neighborhood at the wrong time, shit happens in Beverly Hills.
I think yankee stadium so beautiful
It's SHIBE Park, not SHRIBE Park.
Wrigley should at least be No. 2, if not Co-No. 1 w/ Fenway. There’s a reason they’re both still standing long after the other greats have come and gone within their lifetimes. C’mon man. They have both even reached national monument status. What more do you want?
Obviously the greatest is Oakland
Mount Davis kicks ass. Why are they leaving? Best ballpark of all time.
ORIOLE PARK AT CAMDEN YARDS SNUBBED
it would be nice to go back in time and check out these old ballparks...and I thought you would add old tiger stadium in the list
oracle park at 9 is disrespect
Should have a 1a......Tiger Stadium......opened the same day as Fenway Park......to leave that one off the list is a major injustice......
I'm so glad that you didn't include Dodge Stadium (affectionately know by us locals as Chavez Latrine, and for good reason!). Dodge Stadium is a disgrace and NEEDS to be torn down!
I wish someone would make a series of videos about all the MLB parks down through the decades, along with the old Negro League parks, some of which were also epic. That way, none of the beauties of the long ago past would be left out. Opinions are nice, but they always leave some viewers feeling neglected. A series of videos starting on the east coast of the U.S. and working westward would be amazing. I love all the old jewel boxes, and many of the new ones, too. Thanks for making this video. As a White Sox fan, of course, I have to tell you it's COMISKEY PARK, but you're forgiven because I think you otherwise did a really nice job with this.🙂
Wow, that is a bad list. How can anyone rank stadiums that have so many obstructed view seats as some of the best. When you are sitting behind a beam you can't see the anything, that makes them the worst stadiums. Of course it is completely subjective but 1. T-mobile park in Seattle is the best baseball stadium ever built. 2. Minute Maid Park is close, 3. Chase Field is up there with 4. Marlins Park and 5. Globe life field.. 5. PNC in Pittsburgh is the best open air stadium ever with 6.Petco in San Diego. 7. Oracle in SF 8. 9. Tie, Target Field in Minnesota and New Busch in St. Louis 10. Camden Yards as an old timer. Anything before Camden Yards except maybe Kaufman stadium even comes close (haven't seen the Dodger stadium renovations yet). Haven't seen the Nippon Ham Fighters stadium either but that would probably be in the top 5. Hope the Las Vegas could be a small version of T-mobile, Minute Maid and Target Field with views of the Strip, it would be the best stadium of all time.
NGL The should’ve never major renovated the Original Yankee stadium in the first place. That what caused it to age like milk. They should’ve preserved some features like wrigley and Fenway did.
Oracle park is the best stadium. retro feeling with ocean backdrop, doesn't get much better. PNC as no. 2 stadium
Polo very underrated
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The exterior of Comiskey was beautiful with its Roman style arched windows.
Just speculation on my part but I truly believe if Comiskey had been saved that by now, they would’ve sand blasted the white paint off and restored the natural red brick aesthetic.
If the White Sox do build a new park in the south loop, idk how the interior would look, but one of the best things they could do is directly copy the red brick exterior from Comiskey
Tiger stadium was baseball heaven
Dodgers Stadium should be here. The stadium was carved into the hills that surround downtown Los Angeles. Also, the first baseball stadium that didn’t need to use columns as support.
I vote Brooklyn
Sorry. Dodger Stadium is historic and nice but it has the same dimentions all the way around. You know how Ging feels about big upper decks.
It’s a boring park
Wrigley Field is rubbish. And I am not just saying that as a Sox fan. It is just ugly, never understood why people love the look.
People always say stuff like “you’d never see a park like this today” or say how silly stuff like the ivy at Wrigley or just Fenway in general is and how we wouldn’t tolerate them without the history to them. But the fact that these are parks that are not only extremely memorable but also play in interesting ways (and people love them for it) really shows that future stadium designers should lean into that sort of stuff. I’m so tired of homogenization when it comes to baseball fields.
Not sure why they make ballparks open ended..Fans are at the stadium to take in the game.They can sight-see before and after the game. Bring back the cookie cutter design
The way my father talks about Ebbets Field I’m glad it gets some love coming in at number 2.
For your information, the Polo Grounds was torn down in 1964 not 1963.
10:17 I vote for the Yankees at The Meadowlands in East Rutherford, New Jersey
Coors field is a bottom 10 current day stadium let alone top 10 all time?????
Content = A+. Griffith & Shibe Parks were awesome.
Not a bad list. Surprised Tiger Stadium didn't make the cut.
Ngl dude sounds like an npc and looks like walmart jack harlow
Like the addition of the "R" in Shibe Park to make it Shribe Park. lol.
Griffith Stadium is like a reverse Fenway.
bruh it literally is spelled SHIBE park with no "r"
You’re sleeping on Sportsman’s Park.
Some honorable mentions: Crosley Field in Cincinnati, OH Historic Tiger Stadium in Detroit, MI Camden Yards in Baltimore, MD Forbes Field in Pittsburgh, PA and the Original Busch Stadium in St Louis, MO.
PNC over about 7 of those.
If I see MLB stadium in the title I click
no Oriole Park Sure about this?
No Tiger Stadium?
Really?
Really???????????
It's Comiskey Park not "Comsiky Field" !! :-) Glad that you put the Yankee Stadium before the renovation in 74-75. Great video !
also dude says shribe park 5:16
Lets go! Coors field is really nice thanks for rating it so high!
No tigers stadium??? 🤡
Where's Comsiky Park?
It's Shibe, not Shribe.
No Petco is crazy
Where is petco?!😮
It’s crazy how Griffith Stadium looks like a mirrror image of Fenway. If centerfield was a triangle going out instead of in, it would be almost identical but in reverse.
I’ve been to Coors Field a couple times. It’s perfectly OK, but nothing all that special or distinctive. It’s too far from the mountains to have a spectacular view of the Front Range.
As long as the current trend of replacing stadiums every 25-30 years continues, it will be impossible to knock Fenway off it's top spot. IMO, just when a stadium starts to get some character, we tear it down and build something new. Fenway Park and Wrigley FIeld won't last forever, but I hope they outive me.
SHY Shibe park
As a reds fan I do enjoy looking at pictures of Crosley field from back in the day, very nice park also for its time. I can't complain about your list at all Fenway is fantastic
You obviously like to hit the dispensary to help with your depression before catching a game at Coors but the rest of the list was insightful! I've always had a thing for Forbes Field. Probably wouldn't make the list but is was perfectly tucked right into the local neighborhood. I feel like the 30s-50s was the golden era for ballparks.
My home stomping grounds at number 10! Thanks, man. I love it there. My cathedral of ball.
Does location count? What is around stadium?
It definitely counts to me. I give extra points to places like Wrigley and Fenway for being so integrated into their neighborhoods. Better than, say, Kaufmann Stadium.
11:14 I vote for the Dodgers to return to Brooklyn with The Brooklyn Dome or Citi Bank Field as New Ebets Field (Maybe the NY Jets would try that)
10:17 Yankees in New Jersey at the Meadowlands
i love the polo grounds for its unique look.
Can u do video of things that these current stadiums missed on their design /construction to make it better. Basically got it wrong . For example, marlins stadium 🏟 Basically got it all wrong in all phases
lol
I actually like marlins Park. Except for the columns. For the roof yeah but it looks so bad.
@@bobbowie9350 it could have been much better
You forgot TIGER STADIUM!
Hell with coors field. PNC park at least should be at 10
There’s no “R” in Shibe.
I’d say Ebbets #1
Yo
Imagine if Oracle park had grass instead of turf. It would be so much better!
Um, Oracle park has real grass aka turf. Do you mean artificial turf?
Grass and turf are the same thing .
Saludos. Have u been to all stadiums?
I'm pretty sure he hasn't been to Shibe / Griffith Park, the Polo Grounds, Ebbets Field or Old Yankee Stadium.
Fenway park is bad
Ebbet's Field
Its Shibe Park, not Shribe Park!
What team played there?
@@aebking The Athletics and the Phillies.
@@StevieM2 thank you!
Is there a stadium more tied into a city's identity than the SkyDome in Toronto? It may not be the greatest in some respects but it is arguably one of the most iconic stadiums built in the modern age.
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