Your best, worst and most unique stadium experiences

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Best: Not being original here but PNC is the best I've been to. Great park with great views of the city and bridges.

Worse: Comiskey and Candlestick. Horrible part of town. Pillars all over the place that created sightline issues. Went to Candlestick as a kid and maybe because they were moving out but it looked like they had not paid attention to anything in this park. Paint peeling. Rust everywhere and I kept thinking the upper deck could collapse at anytime. Also, went in July and me and my mom froze our backsides off. Just constant cold wind blowing on you.

Would also add new Yankee Stadium. Pointless flex by them and the seats I sat in had a concrete wall that blocked any play hit down the firstbase line.

Most unique: Wrigley. Was lucky enough to attend my first game here during the 2016 World Series. Actually have a pic of me there.in a UK hat because it was blue and Im not a Cubs fan with any merch. Just everything I thought it would be. From walking in the neighborhoods to get to the stadium. The classic bars and just the feeling that I was in baseball heaven. Of Course the history makes it unique but also the access to the stars. Fox had to host the pre/post game shows in an small lot by the stadium and Frank Thomas, Bon Jovi, Arod, Pete Rose, Dana White Vince Vaughn were just smushed in there with the rest of us watching or doing interviews. Also, the have a new bar on the roof with cool views. To get to it you have to wind your way through a maze of tunnels and you pass by the tv broadcast booth and you could actually see Joe Buck in there working.


Would have put Churchill on my best list but I was shocked how bad the concessions were and of course they weren't cheap. And the overall avg price to go has displaced too many Kentuckians.
 
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I forgot about the time me and my wife stayed the night in the hotel at the Skydome. Really cool experience. The room came with tickets to the game or we could open our sliding glass door and watch from our couch. Room service would also bring you stadium food in addition to their menu.

Only issue, No one told us that they started cleaning the stadium at midnight. From 12-2am we had someone pressure washing by our window.
 

Glenn's Take

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Some of the older college football stadiums are interesting. I was at a game at the Big House in Michigan. Guy went to get the usher because someone was in his seat. Usher checked every ticket and everybody was supposed to be there. Peoples asses had gotten to big for everyone to have room. I went to the Horse Shoe in Columbus for a concert a couple of years ago. You know when you have bench seating on concrete, the bench is raised up maybe a quarter inch above the concrete? Walked in and noticed that the bench was maybe 2 inches below the concrete. I thought great, everyone has a back rest. It didn't take long to figure out why they don't do it that way anymore. Literally sitting on the exact same spot on your butt without being able to squirm back and forth a little bit. It wasn't comfortable. To make it even worse, you couldn't even put a stadium seat on it. It wouldn't have enough room to slide back to where the front could clamp under.
 

NociHTTP

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1987

Riverfront Stadium
Saw two Reds games. Lost both, one in the rain. Got to see Eric Davis.

Commonwealth Stadium
Saw a hone game for the Kentucky Wildcats football. Thought the players bent over near the QB looked like frogs.
 

berniecarbo

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As kid in the mid fifties, used to see some Cardinal games in the old Sportsmans Park in St Louis. The owner was losing to many BP home run balls, so he installed a very tall screen that ran from the right field foul line to deep in right center. You had to hit the ball over the screen onto the pavilion roof for a homer. Cost Stan Musial a bunch of homers.

Crowds were sparse so my cousin and I used to roam the stadium and watch a half inning in various seats.

Also, when the Cards built the original Busch stadium, Augie Busch wanted to name it Budweiser Stadium after his best selling beer. Baseball told him that no alcohol names were allowed, so he got the last laugh. He named it after his own last name, Busch Stadium.
 
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KyWilson239

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Best: Comerica and Petco park. Both are just great stadiums. Comerica - Detroit is an underrated city and the stadium is right downtown. The field is below street level, so you walk into a huge street level concourse. Petco- san Diego weather, the atmosphere is amazing, and its massive.
 
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MegaBlue05

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Best: Went to Camden Yards in Baltimore the year it opened. Beautiful park and very state-of-the-art at the time.

Worst: Memorial Stadium, Bloomington, Indiana. My parents used to take me to road football games at Vandy, UT and IU. IU’s stadium was a dump and the last time I was there in the early 90s we lost a 13-10 game that just sucked all around.

Unique: Wrigley Field. Felt like going back in time, and I could tell from the second I walked through the gates I was at some place special.
 
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rivercatinfl

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Nov 21, 2012
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Best was watching Kobe B sink a long 3 pointer to seal the deal against UNC at Rupp.
Worat was swing the Cats get beat by Oakland in Pittsburgh in the tourney and being heckled by the Oakland fans and everyone else in Pittsburg. they were all against us.
 

megablue

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Oct 2, 2012
16,323
16,869
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BEST: Watching us stop LSU on 4th down at Commonwealth for the win against LSU ... not 100% sure, but I think they were #1 in the country that night.

WORST: Mark Higgs being stopped from the 1-yard line on four (4) straight running plays against Tennessee.

UNIQUE: Cubs-Cardinals game at Wrigley on May Day, with stealth bomber fly-over.
 
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BookofMormon

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Been to a bunch - I have not been to PNC. The wildest I ever visited was the old Expos stadium, game was done in French.

Padres have a beautiful park. Dodgers stadium is vintage. Camden Yards is very cool.
 
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Best: Comerica and Petco park. Both are just great stadiums. Comerica - Detroit is an underrated city and the stadium is right downtown. The field is below street level, so you walk into a huge street level concourse. Petco- san Diego weather, the atmosphere is amazing, and its massive.
We’ve got Comerica on our list.

planning a road trip next summer where we start in St Louis, go to Chicago, then Milwaukee, Detroit, Toronto, Cleveland and finishing in Cincinnati.

Spending a day or two in each city and hitting Niagara Falls along the way.
 

Pygmy Sasquatch

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Marching into Falcon Stadium and throwing spirit cheese would be my most unique, probably best, too.
 

*Fox2Monk*

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Best: Not being original here but PNC is the best I've been to. Great park with great views of the city and bridges.

Worse: Comiskey and Candlestick. Horrible part of town. Pillars all over the place that created sightline issues. Went to Candlestick as a kid and maybe because they were moving out but it looked like they had not paid attention to anything in this park. Paint peeling. Rust everywhere and I kept thinking the upper deck could collapse at anytime. Also, went in July and me and my mom froze our backsides off. Just constant cold wind blowing on you.

Would also add new Yankee Stadium. Pointless flex by them and the seats I sat in had a concrete wall that blocked any play hit down the firstbase line.

Most unique: Wrigley. Was lucky enough to attend my first game here during the 2016 World Series. Actually have a pic of me there.in a UK hat because it was blue and Im not a Cubs fan with any merch. Just everything I thought it would be. From walking in the neighborhoods to get to the stadium. The classic bars and just the feeling that I was in baseball heaven. Of Course the history makes it unique but also the access to the stars. Fox had to host the pre/post game shows in an small lot by the stadium and Frank Thomas, Bon Jovi, Arod, Pete Rose, Dana White Vince Vaughn were just smushed in there with the rest of us watching or doing interviews. Also, the have a new bar on the roof with cool views. To get to it you have to wind your way through a maze of tunnels and you pass by the tv broadcast booth and you could actually see Joe Buck in there working.


Would have put Churchill on my best list but I was shocked how bad the concessions were and of course they weren't cheap. And the overall avg price to go has displaced too many Kentuckians.
Wrigley is awesome. I used to go on a yearly trip with a bunch of friends to Chicago. We would go for 4 days and had a tour bus. We drank all day on the way there and back. Watched 3 cubs games during the trip. Good times. I was there when Maddux got his 3,000 strikeout.
 
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*Fox2Monk*

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I forgot about the time me and my wife stayed the night in the hotel at the Skydome. Really cool experience. The room came with tickets to the game or we could open our sliding glass door and watch from our couch. Room service would also bring you stadium food in addition to their menu.

Only issue, No one told us that they started cleaning the stadium at midnight. From 12-2am we had someone pressure washing by our window.
lol that’s funny. Sounds like a really cool setup. As much as I hate to say it, the Yum center is really good to watch a game at. Nice place with great seats all over the venue.
 
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CB3UK

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Petco Park, Camden Yards, and PNC Park are all on my bucket list. They get universal praise it seems.

Just kinda waiting for the stars to align and the Reds give me a reason to justify the trips.....

 

Artlaibesghost

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Nov 30, 2022
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Went with my brother-in-law to Gainsville to see UT vs Florida years ago We sat in a small section full of UT fans. The Fla fans who attend their games are without question the worst fans in the conference. Showered our section with beer , cups and coins the entire game. One coin hit me in the head and cut my ear which bled profusely. I had to go to
stadium aid station to get it bandaged. Unreal experience and my one and only trip to Gainsville. If you go don't wear your colors or sit in visitors section if you can help it.
 
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*Fox2Monk*

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Went with my brother-in-law to Gainsville to see UT vs Florida years ago We sat in a small section full of UT fans. The Fla fans who attend their games are without question the worst fans in the conference. Showered our section with beer , cups and coins the entire game. One coin hit me in the head and cut my ear which bled profusely. I had to go to
stadium aid station to get it bandaged. Unreal experience and my one and only trip to Gainsville. If you go don't wear your colors or sit in visitors section if you can help it.
What a bunch of D-Bags. Idk why people can’t watch a game respectfully. Taunting or booing or whatever is fine, but there is no need to physically assault someone.
 

WeWant9

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Dec 18, 2013
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18,593
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My worst is probably whatever they call that abomination of a gym at Vandy.
Agreed. Went in 2016 and it was a miserable experience. Our seats were behind the basket and pretty much surrounded by concrete, it felt like a bunker. It made it so we could barely hear the PA and there were no screens in view to see replays, even had to bend down to see the scoreboard. It was awful, and the only game I’ve seen UK lose in-person and had to watch Vandy rush the court.
 

SenseMaker_Cats

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Agreed. Went in 2016 and it was a miserable experience. Our seats were behind the basket and pretty much surrounded by concrete, it felt like a bunker. It made it so we could barely hear the PA and there were no screens in view to see replays, even had to bend down to see the scoreboard. It was awful, and the only game I’ve seen UK lose in-person and had to watch Vandy rush the court.
It’s funny you say that. We were up under the level above us and I’ve always described it as watching the game from looking out of a cave.

I realize “up under” may not make sense but if you have sat there it would. Lol
 

mhs1964

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Feb 8, 2018
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The most unique was the Terrace in left field at Crosley. Another, not unique but only one I’ve seen, is the retractable roof in Toronto.
 

rick64

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Went to quite a few ABA games at Freedom Hall in Louisville. My first time seeing Dr J play. Wow did he make an impression on a young basketball fan!!! Not a bad seat in the place.

Lucas Oil for the E8 game vs Michigan was outstanding.
 
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