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The Best Ballpark Is …
Nate Silver‘s FiveThirtyEight blog at The New York Times ranked every ballpark in baseball the way you might choose a restaurant this weekend: Yelp.
Here is Yelp’s top 5:
- PNC Park, Pittsburgh
- Fenway Park, Boston
- Target Field, Minnesota
- AT&T Park, San Francisco
- Camden Yards, Baltimore
Here are three ballparks in the top 15 I think should be ranked lower than they are: Busch Stadium in St. Louis (It’s a good ballpark, but I don’t think it’s No. 7); Miller Park in Milwaukee (It’s my hometown ballpark, but there are so many better ballparks in baseball); and Rangers Ballpark in Texas (Some people like the look, but it does nothing for me).
Here are three ballparks in the bottom 15 I think should be ranked higher than they are: PETCO Park in San Diego (Great ballpark in a great location — and fish tacos); Minute Maid Park in Houston (I just like the look and feel of this place); and Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles (I can’t believe Dodger Stadium ranks 25th. Love this place. It looks like it was built in the ’60s, but I like it).
Here is my top 5, not that you asked:
- PNC Park, Pittsburgh
- Fenway Park, Boston
- Wrigley Field, Chicago
- AT&T Park, San Francisco
- PETCO Park, San Diego
Yelp ranked Citizens Bank Park sixth. I’d rank the Bank somewhere in my top 10. I’ve been everywhere except Target Field and Rogers Centre, and I can say Philly has one of the best ballparks around.
Agree? Disagree? What’s your top five? And they have to be ballparks you’ve been to.
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