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In-depth ballpark reviews
Read -- and see -- all about them!
Over the years, I've written a number of in-depth reviews of ballparks, usually right after they've opened. For instance, I covered the first two games the Twins played at Target Field (they were exhibition contests, and the very first Twins pitch there is shown above), and then wrote a review of the park. And I covered the first game at Nationals Park in Washington, DC, and the first in Northwest Arkansas, and in Corpus Christi, and in Albuquerque, and in Frisco, and in Round Rock, and in North Little Rock and in Billings and in Gwinnett County ...
These reviews always include a number of photos, so you can see what the place looks like in addition to reading about what I liked and didn't like about it. The links below will take you to those detailed reviews, as well as to several photo essays (that is, they aren't really a full review of the park) from special events at the park in question.
The links below are listed in alphabetical order by city. Don't forget you can also check out our own Major League Photo Album section. In addition, there's also a review of the wonderful exhibit on ballparks, called Sacred Ground, at the Hall of Fame in Cooperstown!
Albuquerque, New Mexico -- Isotopes Park
Allentown, Pennsylvania (see Lehigh Valley below)
Baltimore, Maryland -- photo essays on Oriole Park at Camden Yards and The Cal Collection
Billings, Montana -- Dehler Park
Birmingham, Alabama -- photo essay on the Rickwood Classic at Rickwood Field
Brooklyn, New York -- KeySpan Park
Bowling Green, Kentucky -- Bowling Green Ballpark
Carolina, Puerto Rico -- photo essay on Caribbean World Series at Roberto Clemente Stadium
Charleston, West Virginia -- Appalachian Power Park
Chicago, Illinois -- U.S. Cellular Field
Chicago, Illinois -- collection of features on Wrigley Field
Cincinnati, Ohio -- Great American Ball Park
Clearwater, Florida -- Bright House Networks Field
Columbus, Ohio -- Huntington Park
Corpus Christi, Texas -- Whataburger Field
Eugene, Oregon -- PK Park
Fort Wayne, Indiana -- Parkview Field
Fresno, California -- Chukchansi Park (it was called Grizzlies Stadium when it opened)
Frisco, Texas -- Dr Pepper Ballpark (it was called Dr Pepper/7 Up Ballpark when it opened)
Great Lakes (Midland, Michigan) -- Dow Diamond
Glendale, Arizona -- Camelback Ranch (there was also a photo essay preview in 2008)
Goodyear, Arizona -- Goodyear Ballpark
Greensboro, North Carolina -- First Horizon Park
Greenville, South Carolina -- Fluor Field (it was called West End Field when it opened)
Gwinnett County, Georgia -- Coolray Field (it was called Gwinnett Stadium when it opened)
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania -- Metro Bank Park
Houston, Texas -- Minute Maid Park (the review was written while the park was still called Enron Field), photo essay when the name changed, photo essay on the 75th All Star Game and photo essay on Game 4 of the 2005 World Series
Jacksonville, Florida -- The Baseball Grounds of Jacksonville
Kansas City, Missouri -- Kauffman Stadium and Royals Hall Of Fame (photo essays on 2009 renovations)
Lehigh Valley (Allentown, Pennsylvania) -- Coca-Cola Park
Los Angeles, California -- Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Manchester, New Hampshire -- Merchantsauto.com Stadium (it was called Fisher Cats Ballpark when it opened)
Mexicali, Mexico -- Nido de los Aguilas
Memphis, Tennessee -- AutoZone Park
Midland, Texas -- Citibank Ballpark (it was called First American Bank Ballpark when it was reviewed)
Midland, Michigan (see Great Lakes above)
Minneapolis, Minnesota -- Target Field
Modesto, California -- John Thurman Field
(photo album) 
new
for 2011
Montgomery, Alabama -- Riverwalk Stadium
New York, New York -- 1999 World Series at Yankee
Stadium , So long to Yankee Stadium and
Shea Stadium (photo essay, September 2008)
-- Yankee Stadium
-- Citi
Field
North Little Rock, Arkansas -- Dickey-Stephens
Park
Northwest Arkansas (Springdale) -- Arvest Ballpark
Omaha, Nebraska -- TD Ameritrade Park (photo album) new
for 2011
Omaha, Nebraska (technically in Sarpy County, Nebraska) -- Werner Park new
for 2011
Orem, Utah -- Home of the Owlz (also called Parkway Crossing Stadium)
Pearl, Mississippi -- Trustmark Park
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania -- Citizens Bank Ballpark
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania -- PNC Park
Phoenix, Arizona -- Chase Field (it was called
Bank One Ballpark when it opened), photo essay on the 2011 All Star Game new
for 2011
Port Charlotte, Florida -- Charlotte Sports Park
Reno, Nevada -- Aces Ballpark
Rome, Georgia -- State Mutual Stadium
Round Rock, Texas -- Mr. Pettitte comes to town (photo essay in 2004), An evening to remember (photo essay on the retiring of Mike Coolbaugh's uniform), Jay Miller Appreciation Night (photo essay)
St. Louis, Missouri -- Busch Stadium
Salt River, Arizona -- Salt River Fields at Talking Stick
new
for 2011
San Diego, California -- Petco Park
San Francisco, California -- AT&T Park (it was called Pac Bell Park when it opened) (We also have a Photo Album of it from 2010)
Seattle, Washington -- Safeco Field (photo album)
Springdale, Arkansas (see Northwest Arkansas above)
Springfield, Missouri -- Hammons Field
State College, Pennsylvania -- Medlar Field at Lubrano Park
Stockton, California -- Banner Island Ballpark
Tacoma, Washington -- Cheney Stadium (full review of 2011 renovations) new for 2011
Tulsa, Oklahoma -- ONEOK Field
Visalia, California -- Recreation Ballpark (photo essay on 2009 renovations)
Washington, DC -- RFK Stadium
-- Nationals
Park
Winston-Salem, North Carolina -- BB&T Ballpark
