Tonight’s post category was suggested by BFC’s comment last week in the inaugural donut post. Thank you to all that provided suggestions and I will be incorporating those into future posts.
As I mentioned in the first post, the plan is for this to be an ongoing off-season series on Saturday nights in which I present to you my five favourite somethings and then you comment and tell me:
- How I’m wrong
- Your Top Five
- Suggestions for the next top five list
I have narrowed BFC’s scope of “favorite sports stadia” to only the ones you have been in for a game. I have been to a few where I’ve taken The Tour and sometimes those experiences are even better than an in-game experience, so that may cloud the judgment. I do encourage you, though, to let us know of any cool stadiums you’ve toured and what made them so cool.
Before you say anything, both “stadia” and “stadiums” are accepted plural forms of the word “stadium”. I looked it up.
Without further ado, I present to you my Top Five Stadia I’ve Been to for a Game!
1 – Jerryworld
We love to shit on Jerry Jones around here but you have to admit the man was a genius for building his new stadium in Arlington. I was lucky enough to attend a game at Texas Stadium in Irving, which was iconic but, to be fair, it showed its age.
Jerry transformed the idea of what a stadium should look like and be. He added Go Go Dancers, a Victoria’s Secret store, and the BIGGEST DAGGUM TEEVEE Y’ALL EVER SEEN!
Pros:
Gigantic yet you have amazing views of the game action from every seat.
Literally changed the game in sports stadia. This is now the standard against which any new stadium is measured.
Is an attraction by itself. The Cowboys don’t have to be good. You can take a tour. You can watch college football or professional soccer there. You can hold corporate events. The revenue streams are endless.
Cons:
Not accessible by public transport (although I’m pretty sure that was on purpose so as to get parking money)
At the right time, the sun shines through the side windows and blinds players. Again, this may have been intentional but Cowboys coaches have been too stupid to take advantage.
2 – Amsterdam Arena
Yes, you are looking at the picture correctly. There is a ROAD going directly underneath the stadium!
The Amsterdam Arena (now named Johan Cruijff Arena) was truly ahead of its time when it was built. It is easily accessible by public transport (which is HUGE in The Netherlands), it is environmentally friendly (also a big deal there), and it has great sight lines (not as big but still important).
I saw a European Championship game there and the atmosphere was awesome. The whole experience is hazy but I remember being extremely impressed with that stadium.
Pros:
Extremely “green” stadium.
Acoustics were excellent. In quiet moments you could hear the players and when the crowd went wild it was deafening.
It’s in Amsterdam.
Cons:
It’s in Amsterdam. Not many North Americans will get a chance to pop in for a game on the cheap.
On a hot summer night, the patrons may be a bit…ripe.
3 – The Rose Bowl
I’ve honestly lost count how many events I’ve been to at this stadium. It’s in my hometown, so I’m VERY acquainted with it. I’ve played golf on the course to the north of it. I’ve ran laps (as many people do) around the perimeter in the mornings. I’ve even played official playoff soccer games on the fields outside of it.
Fun fact: The Pasadena City government actually limits the number of events that can be held in the Rose Bowl because we can’t have the neighbors in the multi million dollar homes be disturbed too often.
Pros:
Arguably one of the most famous stadiums in the world.
Are you seeing that backdrop/view?
The grass is pristine. I’ve been on it.
Cons:
At UCLA home games, they used to have cardboard shows at halftime. The students would flip cards to reveal pictures. One year, at the end of the halftime show, the cards started getting tossed in the air. You had to keep your head on a swivel. One time, one smacked me across the forehead, drawing blood. They cancelled the card flips within a year or two because too many people were getting hurt.
The easiest way to get in and out is using a shuttle. Other than that, you’re hiking to Old Town Pasadena. Luckily, it’s not that bad of a hike.
4 – Del Mar Racetrack
To all you atheists, I’m telling you right now: Heaven is a place on Earth and it is called North San Diego County. And Heaven’s Playground is Del Mar Racetrack.
There are so many things to like about it. It’s right next to the ocean so you have amazing views. The architecture is sublime. It has a history as the playground for the rich and famous of bygone eras. The people-watching is unreal.
And there is legal gambling.
Seriously, it is a bucket list item to go to Del Mar for a racing day. Treat yourself to a Thoroughbred Club ticket. You won’t be disappointed.
Pros:
Accessible by train from LA. That train trip alone probably warrants a separate post.
The most architecturally stunning sports stadium I’ve ever been in.
Racing days are incredibly fun and go by super fast.
Cons:
Proximity to the ocean means the temperature changes quickly. Wear layers.
The state of horse racing is dicey in California. Go there before the sport dies.
5 – Dodger Stadium
This is the first stadium that my family went to for a game when we arrived in the United States and it still holds a special place in our hearts. We’ve gone to Dodger playoff games here. My family got our COVID vaccine shots in the parking lot. My brother played a high school championship game there.
Yes, people were displaced to build it. However, the stadium has given so much back to the city that it’s made up for it. If you don’t believe me, count the number of Latino “Doyers” fans.
It is beautifully perched atop a hill that overlooks downtown LA and the greater LA basin. It is easily accessible via multiple major freeways. And, pretty soon, it will have a GONDOLA!
Pros:
Iconic and beautiful and historic
Did you see the view?
GONDOLAS!
Cons:
RTD’s friend is not too thrilled about the gondolas going by her house and possibly catching her disrobed in her own house.
Traffic is not great, Bob.
You need to be in shape. The terrain is hilly and there’s a lot of walking involved.
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What say you in the comments?
I call hockey goalie goals Oswalds because he was the first to shoot at a 4×6 cage from 200 feet away
Today in L.A., from dusk to darkness. Note that it rains hard at times.
“Long Beach to Westchester Target – 2/25/23”
https://vimeo.com/802380128
If you all are still awake, LPGA from Thailand is on. Should take me to pass-out time and then to Premiere league morning.
TV here says California is getting weather rapped. You all OK over there?
LA was never designed for rain. They have issues.
stay safe you guys
I think Northern California is getting the brunt of it. LA has gotten rain and there’s snow in the mountains, but it seems like no major problems or damages.
I’m in L.A. ground-zero (on the beach near LAX) and everything’s fine. Lots of rain, but that’s really cool. I’ve been driving all over the place, day and night, photographing the wet roads and freeways, often during downpours. Big surf on the ocean.
An old submarine joke: “Everything’s fine, the flooding put out the fire”
Potential suggestion for the future: your 5 best non-major U.S. sports (i.e. NFL, MLB, NBA, NHL) memories.
It’s always going to be minor league hockey. The fights are always entertaining.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a_KbD0S8ADY&ab_channel=WVURxMan
Single greatest sporting event I’ve experienced live. Morganhole burned that night.
I like it. I saw a benches clearing brawl that I could share.
That would be a good one.
Ive posted my thoughts on this already. GO Lakers Go
Alright.
Wrigley
Lambeau
PNC in Pittsburgh
ATT or whatever they call Giants stadium in San Francisco
US Bank stadium in Minneapolis for all the obvious reasons.
You love killing birds?
I’ll grill those little bastards.
What did Balls get wrong:
He didn’t spring for a DFO trip to JerryWorld or That’s Rikki’s Raiders stadium.
Other idea for top fives:
Top Five Most Awkward Dating Moments
Any date I have ever been on.
Oh, that’s a good suggestion. I have plenty.
“See if you’re gonna be a winner, you can’t dwell on past failures. You have to forget them as soon as they happen, and move on.” – Trent Green, trying to use his garage door opener to change the TV channel
If you are a a real LA resident, you should be calling La Stay-dee-yum.
Viva la rasa!
FUN FACT:
In a stadium, an exit gate is called a vomitorium.
In stadia, the exit gates are called vomitoria.
It is a myth that vomitoria were designed for actual “binge/purge” vomiting, but many have been vomited in, particularly in Philadelphia.
Detail from Rose Bowl picture above:
1) Wrigley Field. I don’t think I have to explain but if necessary, I’d point you to the religious feeling you get when you come up out of the stairs and see the ivy the first time any season.
2) Soldier Field. Not a religious feeling but awesome, great sight lines all over, and beautiful.
3) Wembley. Somewhat diminished by the quality of the teams (Bears and Bucs) but an incredible experience.
4) Yankee Stadium. Fuck those guys but man, what an incredible park to watch a game in (bonus points since I caught an ALCS game)
5) Old Chicago Stadium (pre-United Center). Ok, this is a home bias list but fuck you.
Honorable mention:
Dodger Stadium, for the reasons called out by balls
Coors Field, for the view of the mountains and the purple seats demarcating one mile high.
Boo!
Other stadia I’ve seen games/events at:
RFK (Nats)
Nats Park (Nats and Caps; you want to blow your mind? Watch an NHL game outdoors in a baseball stadium)
Camden
Rosemont Horizon (Wolves, Bush [not at the same time])
The United Center
Ted Turner Field
Phillips Arena (i believe since renamed)
MCI/Verizon Center/Capital One Arena
SkyDome (underrated)
HoHoKam Park
Doubleday Field
Wherever the Syracuse Skychiefs, Buffalo Bison, and Kane County Cougars play their minor league games
Grayson Stadium in Savannah
US Cellular Field (gag me)
Angels Stadium
Oh shit, minor league baseball! I still haven’t got through the big guys! I saw NHL games in Nashville and Tampa, and minor league hockey in Jacksonville, oh yeah, arena football in Jax too! Minor league baseball in Tacoma, Louisville,amd Birmingham, and spring training (Pirates) in Bradenton FL. I’m still missing stuff.
Awesome, was it this one?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xYxSZJ9GZ-w
Ha ha, just kidding, that was in Boston. It was this one, right?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gu-m2CYHW4Y
Nah, I’m just being silly, that one was in Boston too.
It was this one, right?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GjrXL14dMKU
No? Don’t tell me it was this one!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6tz1az1W_ME
No, it was the bloody sock game. I still have my program somewhere.
Yup!
I saw a game at old Yankee Stadium. Walked through monument valley with youngest right.
Gezz this is kinda sad. I can only recall three. I’m not a big events guy I guess. The old County Stadium in Milwaukee for a bunch of Brewers and one Packers game. The Arena there for Bucks games. And the Karlsruhe Stadium in Germany for Monsters of Rock 84.
MONSTERS OF ROCK 84 FRIGGIN AWESOME
It was. Motley Crue, Accept, Gary Wright, Ozzy, Van Halen, AC DC. I’m missing one but in my defense I was sorta messed up that day.
Dio, how could I forget Dio (if you were there you would see just how I could forget)
1. National Olympic Stadium, Tokyo. Saw Air Force play there as a kid. My parents still have the game day program, which is thick like 2 National Geographic magazines. Most of it is Kanji, explaining the game and referee signals.
2. PacBell/AT&T/whatever the hell it’s called. Beautiful view of the bay. Brick. The Coke bottle and the glove. XFL Demons also made this their home, which were the best games: hot chicks getting naked, beer bong, drunk dude dancing on the dugout. The games were okay, but the crowd was all about the party.
3. Petco. Damn this place is nice. SD baseball fans are the worst at supporting the team.
4. Staples.
5. SAP Center.
I was having a good time, and then remembered Cousinfuckers lost yet another game they shouldn’t have.
Pitt won. So did my Blazers!
+0.5
Wow, Cali is not looking good this evening. Thoughts and prayers.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B4-L2nfGcuE
How about Magic Beans Arena, home to your Los Angeles Lakers?
The same bowl game did what Staples/CryptKeepertoCoin Dot Com Arena before it was cool.
Fuck, bowl games! The Citrus Bowl in Orlando. Gator Bowl, Jacksonville. NCAA tourney at the arena in Louisville, Conference USA championships at Legacy Arena in B’ham. NBA at Seattle Center arena, Orlando, and someplace else I’m forgetting. My list still isn’t done!
I liked it better when it was Staples.
Enjoyed a couple Kings games there, but yeah. That new name.
1 – JerryWorld – I’m not a Cowboys fan, but I’ve been twice, and it is a great game watching experience.
2 – Lambeau – It’s a great place, and the pregame experience tailgating in someone’s backyard that is next to the stadium is cool. Also, you can stay in a hotel in Appleton with the visiting team (the Lions) and shake Calvin Johnson’s hand before he leaves for the game (some years back). Plus, Appleton has Beansnappers – a great gentleman’s club.
3 – the Big House in Ann Arbor – it is not that tall for the largest stadium, since it’s dug into the ground, but inside it is massive, and cool.
4 – Joe Louis – it always smelled like stale beer, and all of the sinks were used as urinals, but games there in the 80’s were great with Probert and Kocur.
5 – Ford Field – although the Silverdome was my shithole, Ford Field is a great stadium for watching games, and the vibe is good.
It’s tough to make a list…I guess it would be “Top 5 Stadia For Me” as opposed to “Top 5 Stadia I’ve Been To Ranked According To What The World Thinks”
1) Angel Stadium – Good enough stadium, easy to get in/out (heh), was there for Game 7 in 2002, and have spend many many drunken fun nights with the fellas and/or the Mrs, so yeah it gets the top spot.
2) Rose Bowl – For all the reasons Balls mentioned above, and for me, seeing Depeche Mode there in 1989 or 1990 whatever, the 101 Tour.
3) LA Forum – saw Kings and Lakers games back in the day, and Kings games were $5 for students (pre-Gretzky, obvs). Still a great place to see a concert.
4) Wrigley Field – Got out there for my 50th birthday, just an amazing place to take in.
5) Dodger Stadium – Beautiful place to watch a game. Almost caught a foul ball there once.
Honorable Mention:
Honda Center (Ducks’ home) – Seen many concerts there, but the sound is iffy. Really nice place to watch hockey, but I don’t like the Ducks.
Del Mar – It’s as incredible as Balls says, but I can’t quite call it a stadium.
Chase Field (Diamondbacks’ home) – My one time there was when my friend rented out the Pool Suite in right field. It’s good to have friends with disposable income. Otherwise the stadium was, at best, fine?
Fun fact: The only baseball I ever caught in my life (foul ball off the first base side, second level) was at Angel Stadium.
That stadium gets bonus points for the crowd-watching alone. Thank the good Lord for OC girls…
“Chardonnay! Get yer’ ice cold Chardonnay!”
”Edamame! Two fer’ twenty bucks! Hot edamame!”
I’ve been to that one,and the new Rams stadium. I skipped a bunch of places!
I enjoyed Angel Stadium when they redid the outfield with the water feature and the fireworks.
Dodger Stadium is a pile of poo. You have Petco and whatever the Giants play in now (name change coming soon, again, probably) that are both better stadiums in the one state for baseball. I’m sorry you had to go to that stadium.
Did someone stab you in the parking lot?
That would be typical for a Dodgers game.
But if it’s a Giants fan that gets stabbed, (shrug)
THAT’S WHY I DON’T GO TO DODGER STADIUM!
Yes, stay in the Castro. At least Giants’ fans can take a donkey punch.
I assume the only reasonable response is: “Donkey punch me, daddy!”. I will ask the wife to do this in the morning when I am sober and she is awake.
raiders, the team that associates with gorillas
The Horseshoe. Only for the history. Lived here in Columbus for (takes off shoes to count) 36 years now. Damn, I’m old. Anyway, it’s a Big Fuckin’ Stadium.
Wrigley Field. Once again, history. I saw Sammy Sosa back before the ‘roids really kicked in.
Riverfront Stadium. Saw lots of Reds games there. Whenever Bobby Cox walked out on the field for the Braves, my brother and I would try to get a “Wife Beater!” chant started. Still think it was a good idea.
Heinz Field. Saw the Steelers/Jets playoff game, where the Jets missed two short field goals, either of which would have ended the game.
Great American Ballpark. It’s alright.
I’ve been to a few other big league/NFL stadiums, but nothing especially memorable. Got to drink overpriced beer watching teams I didn’t particularly care for.
How many toes do you have?
Lots?
That Jets game was one for the ages. It was HUGE in the direction both franchises went.
Yarp. That was one of the two playoff wins I’ve been to. The other games were all losses, three in the AFC Championship. The one time I couldn’t go, they won (2008). I will never go to another home Stillers playoff game again.
So the good luck charm is 1-0
Also, in response to sonofspam, yeah coach knight is an asshole, but we’ve learned that assholes win championships
[glances at “World’s Greatest Orifice 2006” trophy on mantle]
They sure do, Brocky. They sure do.
I can just imagine balls kicking himself for not thinking of that response earlier
new goal in life: get richa sf fuck, buy sports steam, name it The Gorillas.
Call it the Silverbacks for maximum political incorrectness
Also, your speech is reminding me of the time I gave live updates of that bar crawl in Wrigley
listen to the tured who is narratoing this video. i wish a gorilla had scooedp out her brain and eaten it like ice cream
https://youtu.be/3T0z1CT-nR8
No Offense* but gambling content taking over sports really cramps my cogs.
*: that means Yes Offense.
Top 5 “stadia” according to Mr. Ayo:
Outside Looking In:
Oh, I forgot the Mariners and HOX.
Too bad for TMobile and Lumen.
fucking gorillas
https://youtu.be/w5ZXH1VkILY
here’s teh gorilla from planet of the paes, name is Luca. fucking proably italian. me and an italian gorilla, get ready world.
Does he live on the second floor?
he lives with me. no second floor for this guy
Suzanne Vega was a better musician than a lot of people give her credit for.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9YIBmZjONtA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6aN-1fqRb6A
She puts me in a trance- like state, and I mean that in a good way. Hypnotic, like Kate Bush.
I love that Predictions song so much. It’s so spooky!
Ihave always loved monkeys, all kinds. and i watched planet of the apes, the new one, the last nigth, and fucking gorillas are the shit. i want a gorilla, a kind of animal i see as a friend and confidante, s
me and a gorilla drinking and talkign shit – in this world a gorilla can talk – can you even imagein what a gorilla has to say? i mean, way more than “FUCking bananas, rule.” I think a gorilla would have insgith into the universe that woudl blow your fucking MIND.
I woudl get high with my gorilla, and name him Ulysses and Ulysses would be cool as fuck
Good work there Lea Michele.
so my father fell down today and i had to go pick him up. jesus god almighty. picking him up and remembeirng when he picked me up was fucking horrible.
iv’e kind of walled myself off from seeing that he’s is goign downhill, and yup, i know it’s th wrong thing to do and txext book of sons and fathers and shit.
ye gods, this whoel thing is like a hurricane of emotions, and as a man i must battend down the hatches and ignore them. i mean, what the fucck else should i do?
Jesus, just pick him up and drop him down the stairs next time you ungrateful [whisked off stage]
He wasn’t really all that put out by it, although . . .I did have topull his underwear up. and then gave him a lektrue about not dong it again. and he looke da me and smiled, that great smile, and said, “I’ll be fine.”
Memorial stadium: cold, damp, awesome toilet in the basement
Ravens Stadium: nice, lots of drunk people, good fights during steelers games
Cole filed House: old school college hoops, fucking great, hot and humid and loud
camden yards: boring as shit because you’re watching baseball, but beautiful none the less, also you can talk to Boog Powell, my favorite all time oriole. he sweats alot
Good: I’ve banged down three bourbons
Bad: My mother in law gave me that bottle
Worse: It’s really good bourbon
Better to Good: It means she had to spend money on it and she’s unbelievably cheap
Outcome: I drink more and say and do shit that she doesn’t like.
Win Win wine
I don’t know how many of this is bourble typos or not. Either way, it belongs in the Library of Congress.
A few of these are true typoss this shitgets on top of you quick. getting a refill
Good: I’ve banged
down three bourbonsBad:My mother in lawgave me that bottleWorse:It’s really goodbourbonBetter to Good: It meansshe hadto spend money on it and she’s unbelievably cheapOutcome: I drinkmore and say and doshitthatshedoesn’tCracked the code and Fozz is freaky.
you are a horrible person, but that’s fcuking fucnny as shit
Already knew the first part, appreciate the second.
This is a GREAT GREAT Balls, post!
Wait.
This is a GREAT GREAT post, Balls!
When considering stadia, I would never have considered Del Mar, but every word you say about it is true, The train trip, the scenery, the gambling…it’s been too long and I need to correct that this summer. DFO TRIP TO DEL MAR.
YES!!! We need to do that!
Some stadia and arenas I have enjoyed, in no particular order:
Lansdowne Rd.- Dublin, old one
Hampden Park- Glasgow
Superdome- New Orleans
Kingdome -Seattle, defunct
Tacoma Dome- Tacoma
The stadium in Atlanta they built for the 96 Olympics, defunct
Turner Field- Atlanta, defunct
Legion Field- Birmingham
Bartow Arena- Birmingham
Ben Hill Stadium- Gainesville
Bryant Denny Stadium- Tuscaloosa
The stadium in Nashville that le Tits play in, name escapes me
Three Rivers- Pittsburgh, defunct
Pitt Stadium- Pittsburgh, defunct
Civic Arena The Igloo Pittsburgh, sadly defunct
The Johnstown War Memorial
Forbes Field- Pittsburgh, defunct
There are others…I am older than dirt!
That’s an impressive list!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r_a57WUUgM4
1. Soldier field
2. Assembly hall
3. United center
4. Wrigley field
5. Comensky park (when it was still called that)
6. All state arena (Rosemont)
7. Lucas oil
1) RFK Stadium – saw 1987 NFC Championship MIN@WAS
2) Capital Centre – saw Led Zeppelin, many others
3) College Park Stadium, Charleston SC – Home to the Double-A Rainbows. 25-cent beer nights. Every player a Dominican shortstop.
4) Original Yankee Stadium – saw a World Series game here in 78. Ticket cost $5.
5) DC Coliseum. Saw the Ice Capades here. Site of Beatles first U.S. concert. Abandoned for decades. Now an REI.
1. Dodger Stadium
2. Camden Yards
3. Hartford Civic Center
4. Hartford Civic Center
5. Hartford Civic Center
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TJtiepwpKFw
So my dad’s birthday was yesterday. He already has everything he needs, so I was browsing ebay, and ibsaw this photo, so I bought an 8×10 to frame it.
for those of you who don’t know, that’s current IU coach Mike Woodson as a player in the 70s
I think he likes it better than most of my gifts, but I think I picked a bad night to try out a new good luck charm
That’s a great pic and a great present. Also, Bobby Knight’s an asshole.
The house in San Diego where the first few parts of my “The Night I Won the Super Bowl” story took place? Just out of view to the left, maybe by three or four streets.
https://img.govisitsandiego.com/guides/things-to-do/attractions/del-mar-thoroughbred-club/lrg-track-at-the-del-mar-thoroughbred-club.webp
Oh that’s interesting, wordpress will let you post linked images and we don’t have to host them ourselves?
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Taylor Tomlinson is indeed quite funny. Good work, Commentists!
Also rather attractive….
Yep. I am more attracted to Whitney Cummings but I’d be honoUred to be maced by either lovely lady.
Natasha Leggero for me, please. Here she is doing a scene with my neighbor!
Joe Jost’s
Long Beach, CA
2/25/23
That looks like rye bread. Are we looking at a pastrami on rye or a Reuben?
Or something else entirely?
I’m surprised you don’t know Joe Jost’s and the sandwich special! I don’t usually fool you about SoCal. It’s a sausage, cheese, mustard, & pickle on rye.
That’s awesome! I did not know about Joe Jost’s! I’ll have to check it out!
1) The Montreal Forum
2) Wimbledon
3) Fenway Park
4) Dodger Stadium
5) The Bell Center or whatever they’re now calling the “new” Montreal arena
Pronounced, “Bell Centray.”
Just remember, when they ask “biere froid”, the answer is “oui!”
I have a buddy that went to Wimbledon and said it was one of the best sporting experiences in his life.
1) Camden Yards
2) The new Pirates Stadium (forgets the name)
3) Carter-finley Stadium
4) Scott Stadium (UVA)
5) Coors Field
What’s a Carter – Finley Stadium?
Wolven sort jv foobawl
Other Hippo’s pill-addled brain compute ungood when reading about “professional” sprots venues.
Philistine!
Three Rivers was a dump, but it was our dump. Ditto for the Mellon, nee, Civic Arena. I never actually been to a ice hawkey match at PPG Paints; many concerts, no hawkey.
Heinz Field is fine; PNC Park is the greatest AAAA ballpark in the solar system.
Silver Dome was meh.
Joe Louis Arena was great.
Ford Field is pretty sweet.
Progressive Field was alright.
Other (former) JerryWorld in Charlotte is also meh.
I forgot I toured whatever the Dirt Gints call their field once. It was purty.
Ditto Natinals Park in DC. Nice venue; good crowd.
Are you seriously calling Yankee Stadium the Dirt Gints’ stadium?
San Fran nee Brooklyn Dirt Gints
Ah! That makes sense. The new one, I assume? Not candlestick.
They’re the Dirt Tomsulas
Yankee Stadium would be on the “wow, I just can’t get over the piss smell” list, though Wrigley Field has to be #1
I am actually watching cricket. New Zealand v England. It is apparently lunch break…
Don’t be silly. It’s the “tea interval.”
I attended a match at Lord’s Cricket Ground a few years ago. It was just a minor regional league match, so sparsely attended. A good place to nap and get over my jet lag.
Cricket matches are fun as hell as long as you get blackout drunk.