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Ballpark In Review: Yankee Stadium

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  Yankee Stadium, via Drew Sauer Written by Drew Sauer The classy song "Theme From New York, New York" by Frank Sinatra fills the stadium as you head out into the New York night. Every time I think about my wonderful trip to New York City, this song starts to play in my head as it perfectly captures the mood of New York. The classic song fits the theme of Yankee Stadium perfectly. The stadium was built in 2009, Yankee Stadium is modeled very closely to the original which was built in 1923.  Found in the Bronx in New York, this iconic stadium was an amazing ballpark to visit. When looking at the stadium, some architectural features were kept close to the original. At the top of the stadium is the iconic white lining that was the original stadium. The outfield dimensions and the overall shape of the field and stadium were kept the same as well. The new Yankee stadium is a modern version of the historic original. On the first base side of the stadium was a large museum that was ...
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Ballpark in Review: Oracle Park

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Oracle Park, via Bleacher Report Written by Drew Sauer Crab sandwiches by the water. Not a typical sentence you would hear about a baseball stadium, but it is a sentence that describes Oracle Park. Oracle Park is located in San Francisco, California, and is home to my favorite team, the San Francisco Giants. This stadium opened in 2000 when the Giants made the move from the iconic Candlestick Park . Candlestick Park was a park that my dad went to numerous times as a kid and he described it as a place that was always cloudy and gloomy but he had many memories there. Oracle Park is the complete opposite and every time I have been there it is always sunny. This review may seem a bit biased due to my favorite team playing here, but I promise this field is nothing short of incredible. The first thing to dive into for this ballpark review is the overall park itself. I love the theme of this park as there is a consistent theme of bricks being used throughout the ballpark which I think gives t...
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Ballpark In Review: Angel Stadium

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Angel Stadium, credit to MLB.com   Ballpark In Review: Angel Stadium Written by Drew Sauer      In the next installment of this series where I review ballparks across America, I will be talking about Angel Stadium which is located in Anaheim, California. This ballpark was my local stadium for all my life up until recently and I have been here more time than I can count. This stadium was built in 1966 and can seat over 45,000 fans. Originally this stadium was built to host a football and a baseball team which is why the field may look a bit funky compared to other modern-day stadiums. Although I have been to this stadium more than others, it ranks at the bottom of my list of stadiums I have visited, but there is still plenty to love about this stadium.     The first thing to talk about this stadium is the location of it. The first thing to be talked about is that the stadium is surrounded by a massive parking lot and a freeway is nearby. Depending on how yo...
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Ballpark In Review: Petco Park

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   Ballpark In Review: Petco Park  Written by Drew Sauer     To start off this series of blogs, I wanted to start with my new local stadium, Petco Park. My name is Drew Sauer and I just moved to San Diego, California for college which makes Petco Park the closest one to me. As a baseball lover, I am extremely lucky that I have one of, if not the best, stadiums right down the freeway from me. I have now been to a total of five baseball stadiums and Petco Park might be my favorite to go to for a couple different reasons which I will dive into.      First off, I need to talk about the location of the stadium because it might be my favorite. I do love Oracle Park for being steps away from the San Francisco Bay, however, Petco Park is in the heart of the Gaslamp District in downtown San Diego which is why I love it so much. When I first moved down here, I took the trolley all the way to the stop that is a couple blocks away. From that trolley stat...
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