Ballpark Pictures

stadium-love-.tumblr.com

Hey guys, on tumblr, I came across this site. It has people send in pictures of different stadiums. It's really neat if you're into this kind of stuff. I went through pages and I got to about page 30 before I realized it.

Road Trip!

Summer of 2009, my Dad said "We need to go somewhere." We both love baseball, and decided to head out. I jokingly said lets go see the Biscuits! But, we did. We drove up from Tampa through Tallahassee then went to Montgomery, Alabama. The next day, we drove to Atlanta to watch the Braves. Then that Sunday we drove back to the Bay area. Here is the map!

We had to have a sequel. We had a lot of fun, and needed a good follow up. My Dad has family in North Carolina, so we were due. We drove up to Atlanta, just to see family, but then we were on our way to Greensboro, North Carolina. From our base camp at my Uncle's house, we hit 3 games in 3 days. Mudcats one Saturday, Bulls on Sunday, and Grasshoppers on Monday.

Unlike Shrek, this 3rd part of the series will not suck. We wondered where we could go for our trip today, and these places intrigued us. Driving up, going to Chattanooga, Bowling Green, Louisville, and back. You know what that means! Stadium Report Cards!


But yeah, I'd thought I'd share.

ESPN Wide World of Sports

Over in Kissimme, Florida, there is a magical land of wonder and talking animals. I'm ofcourse talking about Disney Land. 4 theme parks, tourist places, but thats not my favorite part. This is. A 220 acre athlete utopia.

A complex that has...

Spring training baseball stadium

Indoor Sports arena

A smaller indoor arena

14 baseball diamonds

countless soccer fields

Track and field

Tennis court

and a restaurant.

I've been here many times. I mostly go for my sister, who plays soccer. But I've gone for other reasons. I've been to Buccaneers training camp, and a pre season NCAA basketball tournament. The place has hosted Braves spring training, Under Armor Football All American practices, World Baseball Classic, and the Rays played series there in 07 and 08.

AAU games are hosted all over here. The Baseball stadium gets used a lot. In the indoor arena, I've seen hem have backetball, hockey, volleyball, even gymnastics.

I've never personally played there(yet...?), but still, it's an awesome place to be if you like sports.

Announcement!

Our good friend Bmac will be joining my team as an admin of the site. He posts a lot of report cards, which is very helpful.

He has a few lined up, so hopefully this gets posts flowing.

Fun News

I'm going on a little road trip this weekend, so no new posts.

HOW EVA. I'm visiting 3+ baseball games at new parks. I have my camera! See you followers later.

COMMENT

BACK!

So, I'm bringing this blog back, just for future operations. I will do more report cards, give more news, and try to get this blog kickin'.

Requests Posts

Comment in the comments below, for requests of stadium lists, news, or anything else

Stadium Report Cards

Kay guys, here's one of my favorite ideas. I go to stadiums, take pictures, and rate them. I have a few pictures, and will start tonight. There will be 10 categories, 10 points each. You add up the points at the end, and keep score. I will grade them on a scale from bad/poor/average/good/great. The 10 categories are the following.

1. Outside Design
2. Inside Design
3. Prices
4. Food
5. Staff
6. Cleanliness
7. Parking
8. Atmosphere
9. Playing surface
10. Scoreboard design

Welcome

Welcome to the newest blog by Michael. I run a blog called Sports Logo Spot, and my interest goes beyond just sports logos. I love stadiums, and everything about them. So I will use this blog to show more about stadiums I go to, stadium news, and the newest stadiums.

One thing on an old blog, before it was deleted. I would go to stadiums, and fill out a rubric for each stadium. Then keep a ranking system in the side. I will start them when I get my system together.

Stay tuned, and comment.