Ballpark In Review

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...

   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...