The tournament on ESPN got me interested, so here are my favorite ballparks 1-30. Now I haven't been to all of them (in fact I have only been to six, soon to be seven when I go to AT&T Park) but I am just going with what I have seen on television, the history, and word of mouth with my rankings.

30. Tropicana Field (pretty obvious)
29. Oakland Coliseum*
28. Nationals Park
27. Rogers Centre
26. Minute Maid Park
25. Miller Park*
24. Marlins Park
23. Great American Ballpark
22. Citi Field
21. Turner Field*
20. U.S. Cellular Field
19. New Yankee Stadium (if it was the old one, it would be much higher)
18. Busch Stadium
17. Turner Field
16. The Ballpark in Arlington*
15. Citizens State Park
14. Progressive Field
13. Safeco Field
12. Coors Field
11. Comerica Park
10. Angels Stadium of Anaheim
9. Petco Park
8. Kaufman Stadium*
7. Wrigley Field
6. Dodger Stadium
5. AT&T Park
4. Camden Yards
3. Target Field*
2. PNC Park
1. Fenway Park

*=Stadiums I visited

Thoughts? Disagreements?

I've been to about half of them, and my top five are

Target Field
Camden Yards
Coors Field
Dodgers Stadium
Angels Stadium

If TF goes agains PNC Park, I don't think even team bias could get me to vote against this one...

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Well I can't pick a top five...I have been to three...Target Field, Turner Field (which in my opinion is very similar in many ways to Target Field) and Anaheim Stadium (or what ever they name it). Actually, Anaheim Stadium has changed a lot for the better since I was there.

This list seems wrong... I dont think you've repeated any, and have 30 stadiums but i do not see chase field anywhere.

Here's mine.... i think i am a little easier on the retractable roof stadiums than heatbeat here.

30. Oakland (Just....awful awful stadium. mount davis killed the view which was only good quality it had)
29 Tropicana field
28 Rogers Centre
27 New Yankee Stadium (I know this is low for a lot of people but it has a lot of deficiencies that a new park shouldnt have... such as way too many obstructed views, ridiculous rf porch thingy.
26 Citi Field
25. US Cellular field
24. Turner Field
23. Great American Ballpark
22. The Ballpark at arlington
21 Progressive Stadium
20 Marlins Park (would be much higher with an interior decorator)
19 Nationals Park
18 Miller Park
17 Coors Field
16. Chase Field*
15 Citizens Bank Park
14. Comerica Park
13 Minute Maid Park
12 Wrigley Field
11. Angels stadium of anaheim
10 Dodger Stadium
9. Busch Stadium
8. Safeco Field
7. Kauffman Stadium
6. Petco Park
5. Camden Yards
4 Target Field*
3. Fenway Park
2. AT&T Park
1. PNC Park

* means iv'e been there

Yeah good catch, Chase Field is not on that list. Not sure how that worked out.

I would put Chase Field around 20 or so.

And yes, I can't stand retractable roofs stadiums for baseball. Its a sport to be played outside, not in a living room.

you put Turner Field twice

#21 and #17

I've been to Miller Park, new Busch stadium, Oakland A's, Wrigley, and Target Field...I'd have to say that Miller Park is amazing...I was hoping that Target Field would be similar to that (due to weather) but has that even really been much of an issue? I guess 3 mild winters/springs probably help. I love Target Field.

Thanks a Bunch! I was staring at it and I couldn't figure it out.

I will fix it.

Ok not letting me edit for some reason.

My #21 is Chase Field, and #17 is Turner Field.

Once someone responds to a post it can't be edited. You could just copy/paste it and make the appropriate changes.

Fair enough. Updated with the correction:

30. Tropicana Field (pretty obvious)
29. Oakland Coliseum*
28. Nationals Park
27. Rogers Centre
26. Minute Maid Park
25. Miller Park*
24. Marlins Park
23. Great American Ballpark
22. Citi Field
21. Chase Field
20. U.S. Cellular Field
19. New Yankee Stadium (if it was the old one, it would be much higher)
18. Busch Stadium
17. Turner Field*
16. The Ballpark in Arlington*
15. Citizens State Park
14. Progressive Field
13. Safeco Field
12. Coors Field
11. Comerica Park
10. Angels Stadium of Anaheim
9. Petco Park
8. Kaufman Stadium*
7. Wrigley Field
6. Dodger Stadium
5. AT&T Park
4. Camden Yards
3. Target Field*
2. PNC Park
1. Fenway Park

*=Stadiums I visited

I disagree on retractable roofs to a point. sometimes they are totally imperative to the playing of baseball in a given area. Not as much in the north as people would think (They probably could have gotten away with an outdoor Miller Park) but in the south.. I wouldn't want to play a sunday afternoon game in the middle of august in Phoenix. As long as the roof doesnt take away from the overall appearance of the stadium (examples being safeco, minue maid as the best looking retractable roof stadiums) I don't mind it one bit. in fact safeco is stunning in my opinion, and minute maid is very cool in iteself.

Chase Field has a very cool quality, having been there that they actually many times will open the roof just before game and even though it's very hot, the air conditioning seems to hold pretty well until the later innings, when it is cooler outside anyways.

The Oakland Coliseum is a piece of junk, and is easily the worst venue in baseball. I have seen the outside of the Coliseum in person, and have no interest in ever attending a game there.

Here is how I would rate the various parks:

30. Oakland Alameda County Coliseum
29. Tropicana Field (would be higher if not for the annoying Catwalks)
28. Citi Field
27. Nationals Park
26. Comerica Park
25. US Cellular Field
24. Marlins Park
23. Great American Ballpark
22. Rogers Center
21. Angel Stadium of Anaheim
20. Rangers Ballpark in Arlington
19. Yankee Stadium
18. Chase Field
17. Kauffman Stadium
16. Turner Field
15. Minute Maid Park
14. Dodger Stadium
13. Petco Park (Great stadium, but some of the buildings in the background are not eye appealing)
12. Progressive Field
11. Wrigley Field
10. Fenway Park
9. Miller Park
8. PNC Park
7. Busch Stadium
6. Coors Field
5. AT&T Park
4. Target Field
3. Citizens Bank Park
2. Oriole Park at Camden Yards
1. Safeco Field
0. Olympic Stadium (honorable mention)

There's a little expos fan in everyone i think. :p

Youppi!

Oh yeah I am with ya on the coliseum. I went to a game there once, and it was the worst experience I ever had during a baseball game at any level. As much as Bert likes it, the stupid amount of foul territory makes the game seem like its miles away when you're there.

The only reason I give it a higher rating than that poor excuse for a stadium the Rays play in is because it's outdoors. To me, its really a 30a and 30b rating, but the sunshine lets Oakland salvage something.

I am a fan of Safeco for the most part. Minute Maid park is too gimicky in my book. The railroad, the columns in left field, and that freaking stupid hill. What the <hell is the point of making a hill in the field of play?

Edit: I also understand the practicality of a roof, and it makes sense in a place like Arizona. But it still is an eye sore for me.

I was in Oakland, August of 2002 when I went to San Francisco. I think the Twins were in Oakland a week after that or so, because they had a sign on the outside of the Stadium claiming the Twins were were going to be there.

I have not seen the inside of the Colesium, but the outside left a lot to be desired. I have not attended any Twins road games, but I almost went to a game between the Jays and Rays when I was in Toronto back in 2008.

Did you really think Miller Park was that amazing? As mentioned earlier I hate that the roof seems like it is always closed. Was there for three games against the Cards- gorgeous three days and the roof was open only for one game :-(

I saw the twins on the road in Phoenix. It was actually the day after the dbacks fired Bob Brenley. A rookie Joe Mauer was a homer short of the cycle i believe, lecroy had a bases clearing triple and mientkiewicz hit a homer... kyle lohse started and nathan slammed the door.

Fun game. twins won that one, were up 5-0, lost the lead, then pulled back ahead.

Been to chase field a few times... once vs Houston, once vs Minnesota, once vs...San Francisco and bonds hit a homer, and i think one other time but not for sure on that.