ballparks

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Major League Baseball
American League West Division
	Safeco Field	Seattle Mariners	1999	47,116	grass	retractable	331-388-409-405-385-326	Cost of Construction: US$ 517 million. The home of the 2001 All-Star Game.
	Angel Stadium of Anaheim	Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim	1966	45,054	grass	no	330-365-400-365-330
	# McAfee Coliseum	Oakland Athletics	1968	43,662	grass	no	330-375-400-375-330
	# Rangers Ballpark in Arlington	Texas Rangers	1994	49,178	grass	no	334-388-400-407-381-326
National League West Division
	AT&T Park	San Francisco Giants	2000	40,800	grass	no	335-364-404-420-307	I saw the XFL game betweem SF Demons and Memphis Maniax there.
	Chase Field	Arizona Diamondbacks	1998	48,569	grass	retractable	330-374-413-402-413-374-334
	Dodger Stadium	Los Angeles Dodgers	1962	56,000	grass	no	330-385-395-385-330
	# Petco Park	San Diego Padres	2004	42,445	grass	no		Moved from Qualcomm Stadium
	# Coors Field	Colorado Rockies	1995	50,381	grass	no	347-390-415-424-375-350
American League Central Division
	U.S. Cellular Field	Chicago White Sox	1991	44,321	grass	no	347-375-400-375-347	Formerly known as Comisky Park. The home of the 2003 All-Star Game.
	# Kauffman Stadium	Kansas City Royals	1973	40,625	grass	no	330-375-410-375-330
	# Target Field	Minnesota Twins	2010	39,504	grass	no	339-377-411-403-365-328
	# Comerica Park	Detroit Tigers	2000	40,000	grass	no	345-370-420-365-330	The home of the 2005 All-Star Game.
	# Progressive Field	Cleveland Indians	1994	43,368	grass	no	325-370-410-405-375-325
National League Central Division
	Great American Ball Park	Cincinnati Reds	2003	42,060	grass	no	328-379-404-370-325
	PNC Park	Pittsburgh Pirates	2001	38,365	grass	no	325-389-410-399-375-320	The home of the 2006 All-Star Game.
	Miller Park	Milwaukee Brewers	2001	42,500	grass	retractable	342-374-400-378-356	The home of the sausage race and the 2002 All-Star Game.
	Wrigley Field	Chicago Cubs	1916	39,086	grass	no	355-368-400-368-353	You will simply enjoy baseball in this ballpark covered with grass and ivy.
	# Minute Maid Park	Houston Astros	2000	42,000	grass	retractable	315-362-435-373-325	Formerly known as Enron Field. The home of the 2004 All-Star Game.
	# Busch Stadium	St. Louis Cardinals	2006	46,861	grass	no	336-375-400-375-335
American League East Division
	# Yankee Stadium	New York Yankees	2009	52,325	grass	no	318-399-408-420-385-314
	Oriole Park at Camden Yards	Baltimore Orioles	1992	48,262	grass	no	333-364-410-400-373-318	While this is a great ballpark, some fans and employees I met there and at Babe Ruth Museum were not good.
	Fenway Park	Boston Red Sox	1912	33,871	grass	no	310-388-390-420-380-302	I enjoyed the oldest MLB ballpark.
	# Tropicana Field	Tampa Bay Rays	1998	45,360	artificial turf	fixed	315-370-404-370-322	Fieldturf installed. It looks like natural grass.
	# Rogers Centre	Toronto Blue Jays	1989	50,516	artificial turf	retractable	328-375-400-375-328	Fieldturf installed.
National League East Division
	Citizens Bank Park	Philadelphia Phillies	2004	43,500	grass	no	329-374-385-381-409-401-369-330	Moved from Veterans Stadium.
	# Nationals Park	Washington Nationals	2008	41,888	grass	no	336-377-402-370-335
	# Citi Field	New York Mets	2009	45,000	grass	no	335-379-408-383-330
	# Turner Field	Atlanta Braves	1997	49,714	grass	no	335-380-401-390-330	Originally the main stadium for 1996 Olympics.
	# Sun Life Stadium	Florida Marlins	1993	47,622	grass	no	330-385-434-385-345
Ballparks of the Past
	Kingdome	Seattle Mariners	1977	59,084	artificial turf	fixed	331-376-389-405-380-352-312	Home of the Mariners until June 1999. Implosion video by ESPN. Over 97% of the concrete was recycled and 50% was used for Seahawks Stadium.
	Olympic Stadium	Montreal Expos	1977	46,500	artificial turf	fixed	325-375-404-375-325	Not bad. Fieldturf installed in 2004, the Expos' last year.
	Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium	Washington Nationals	1961	43,500	grass	no	335-385-410-385-335	Home of the Nationals 2005-2007.
	Shea Stadium	New York Mets	1964	55,775	grass	no	338-378-410-378-338	This was one of the typical stadiums in that age; big, round and symmetric. The Mets moved to Citi Field in 2009.
	Old Yankee Stadium	New York Yankees	1923	57,545	grass	no	318-399-408-420-385-314	"The House That Ruth Built."
Spring Training
	Surprise Recreation Campus Surprise, AZ	Texas Rangers Kansas City Royals	2003	10,500	grass	no	350-379-400-379-350
	HoHoKam Park Mesa, AZ	Chicago Cubs		12,575	grass	no	340-390-410-390-350
	Phoenix Municipal Stadium Phoenix, AZ	Oakland Athletics		8,776	grass	no	345-390-410-390-345
	Scottsdale Stadium Scottsdale, AZ	San Francisco Giants		10,500	grass	no	360-430-360
	Tempe Diablo Stadium Tempe, AZ	Anaheim Angels	1968	9,785	grass	no	340--400-420-360
	Maryvale Baseball Park Phoenix, AZ	Milwaukee Brewers		9,000	grass	no	350-365-374-378-400-364-340
	Peoria Sports Complex Peoria, AZ	San Diego Padres Seattle Mariners		10,133	grass	no	340-385-410-385-340
	Hi Corbett Field Tucson, AZ	Colorado Rockies	1937	9,500	grass	no	366-389-410-392-371-348
	Tucson Electric Park Tucson, AZ	Chicago White Sox Arizona Diamondbacks		11,500	grass	no	340-388-405-388-340
	Osceola County Stadium Kissimmee, FL	Houston Astros			grass	no	330-390-410-390-330	My first experience in American baseball. You can also enjoy Walt Disney World, Universal Studio and etc. in Orlando.
Minor League
	PGE Park Portland, OR	Portland Beavers (San Diego Padres AAA Affiliate)	1926	19,566	artificial turf	no	317-405-320 (308-407-348: -2000)	NexTurf is installed. Formerly known as Civic Stadium until 2000, home of the Portland Rockies (currently the Tri-city Dust Devils), Colorado A Affiliate.
	Cheney Stadium Tacoma, WA	Tacoma Rainiers (Seattle Mariners AAA Affiliate)	1960		grass	no	325-350-385-425-385-350-325	It takes about an hour and a half from Seattle by bus. A "Mountain Dog" is a foot-long hot dog ($5.25).
	Tucson Electric Park Tucson, AZ	Tucson Sidewinders (Arizona Diamondbacks AAA Affiliate)	See "Spring Training" above.
Nippon Professional Baseball
Pacific League
	Fukuoka Yahoo! JAPAN Dome	Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks	1993	35,773	artificial turf	retractable	100-118-122-118-100	The retractable roof makes an ugly shadow on the field.
	Kyocera Dome Osaka	Orix Buffaloes	1997	36,477	artificial turf	fixed	100-116-122-116-100	Astroplay installed in 2003.
	Skymark Stadium		1988	35,000	grass	no	99.1-117-122-117-99.1	Originally known as Green Stadium Kobe.
	Seibu Dome	Saitama Seibu Lions	1979	33,921	artificial turf	fixed	100-116-122-116-100	The naming right was sold to a company named "Invoice" in 2005-2006 and to a company named "Goodwill" in 2007.
	Chiba Marine Stadium	Chiba Lotte Marines	1990	30,011	artificial turf	no	99.5-116-122-116-99.5	Looks like 70's American cookie cutter stadiums.
	Kleenex Stadium Miyagi	Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles	2005	23,026	artificial turf	no	101.5-122-101.5	Formerly known as Sendai Miyagi Stadium. Renovated as home of the newly established team, the Eagles.
	Sapporo Dome	Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters	2001	40,476	artificial turf	fixed	100-122-100	Moved from Tokyo Dome in 2004.
Central League
	Mazda Zoom-Zoom Stadium Hiroshima	Hiroshima Toyo Carp	2009	30,350	grass	no	101-122-100	Moved from Old Hiroshima Municipal Baseball Stadium in 2009.
	Hanshin Koshien Stadium	Hanshin Tigers	1924	47,808	OF: grass IF: clay	no	96-120-96	Also known as home of the national high school baseball tournaments in spring and summer.
	Nagoya Dome	Chunichi Dragons	1997	40,500	artificial turf	fixed	100-122-100	Not so bad.
	Yokohama Stadium	Yokohama Bay Stars	1978	30,730	artificial turf	no	94.2-117.7-94.2	Near to the Chinatown. Fieldturf installed in 2003.
	Meiji Jingu Baseball Stadium	Tokyo Yakult Swallows	1926	35,650	artificial turf	no	101-120-101	Also known as home of the Tokyo Big 6 Baseball League.
	Tokyo Dome	Yomiuri Giants	1988	45,600	artificial turf	fixed	100-110-122-110-100	Fieldturf installed in 2002. FIFA recommended facility.
Farm
	Kobe Sports Park Sub Baseball Ground	Orix Buffaloes	1991	1,000	OF: artificial turf IF: clay	no	99.1-122-99.1	The team also uses Ajisai Stadium Kita-Kobe.
	Hanshin Naruohama Baseball Ground (Tigers Den)	Hanshin Tigers	1994	500	OF: grass IF: clay	no	96-120-96	Admission free.
	Nagoya Stadium	Chunichi Dragons	1948	4,883	OF: grass IF: clay	no	100-122-100	Served as home of the first team until 1996.
Ballparks of the Past
	Osaka Stadium	Nankai Hawks	1950	32,000	OF: grass IF: clay	no	91.5-109.7-115.8-109.7-91.5
	Fujiidera Stadium	Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes	1928	32,000	artificial turf	no	91-110-120-110-91	The former home of the Buffaloes until 1996.
	Old Hiroshima Municipal Stadium	Hiroshima Toyo Carp	1957	31,984	OF: grass IF: clay	no	91.4-109.7-115.8-109.7-91.4	Moved to the new ballpark in 2009.
Others
Shikoku Island League
	Oronamin C Stadium Naruto, Tokushima	Tokushima Indigo Socks		18,600	OF: grass IF: clay	no	99-121.9-99
Spring Training
	Ijuin Stadium Hioki, Kagoshima	Nexen Heroes			OF: grass IF: clay	no	95-120-95
	Kamoike Stadium Kagoshima	Kia Tigers Nexen Heroes Lotte Giants		30,000	OF: grass IF: clay	no	98-122-98
Korea Basebal Organization
	Jamsil Baseball Stadium	Doosan Bears LG Twins		30,500	grass	no	95-125-95	My one and only experience of Korean baseball.
	Incheon Munhak Baseball Stadium	SK Wyverns	2002	30,480	grass	no	95-122-95
	# Mokdong Baseball Stadium	Nexen Heroes	1989	16,000	artificial turf	no	98-118-98
	# Daejeon Hanbat Baseball Stadium	Hanwha Eagles	1965	13,242	artificial turf	no	98-115-98
	# Daegu Baseball Stadium	Samsung Lions	1948	12,000	artificial turf	no	95-117-95
	# Kwangju Moodeung Baseball Stadium	Kia Tigers	1965	14,600	artificial turf	no	99-120-99
	# Busan Sajik Baseball Stadium	Lotte Giants	1986	40,000	grass	no	95-118-95
National Football League
	Qwest Field	Seattle Seahawks	2002	72,000	artificial turf	no		Field Turf installed. Originally known as Seahawks Stadium.
Soccer/Premiership
	The Valley	Charlton Athletic	1919	26,875	grass	no
Cricket
	Lord's	Marylebone Cricket Club	1814		Grass	no		Home of Cricket. Marylebone Cricket Club was founded in 1787
Tennis
	Queen's Club	AEGON Championships Formerly known as Stella Artois Championships	1886		grass	no		Nearest tube station: Barons Court.
Track & Field
	National Kasumigaoka Stadium		1965	55,903	grass	no
Sumo
	Ryogoku Kokugikan	January, May & September Grand Sumo Tournament	1984	11,098		fixed
	Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium	March Grand Sumo Tournament	1987	8,300		fixed
	Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium	July Grand Sumo Tournament	1964	7,514		fixed

*1 Digital cameras: RICOH DC-2L (July 1996 - September 1999); SONY DSC-F505K (October 1999 - August 2003); Canon EOS Kiss Digital (September 2003 -).

*2 "#" means: with respect to the ballparks, I have not been to such ballpark; and with respect to the teams, I have not seen a ball game of such team at any ballpark.

*3 These years include the year when such ballpark was originally built, the year when the first professional game was held and the year when renovation was completed.

*4 foot (US/CA ballparks) / meter (JP/KR ballparks).

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