OT: Minor League Parks

[BrettHoneycutt]

I've been to the following:

--- Durham, NC (old park)
--- Charlotte, NC (3 different parks, one where Ripken played, one where Sam Horn played and the new one that opened in 2014)
--- Asheville, NC (1980s)
--- Gastonia, NC (1980s)
--- Zebulon (Five County Stadium), NC (1990s)
--- Winston-Salem, NC (old park, 1980s)
--- Kannapolis, NC (2000s)
--- Greenville, SC (old park, 1980s)
--- Spartanburg, SC (1980s)
--- Myrtle Beach, SC (old park, 1980s/1990s, and new park, 2000s)
--- Florence, S.C. (1980s)
--- Columbia, SC (1980s where the Columbia Mets played)
--- Memphis, TN (newest one, 2000s)
--- Lynchburg, VA (1980s old park, and new version when they refurbished it in the 2000s)
--- Richmond, VA (the Diamond, 1980)
--- Hagerstown, MD (1980s)
--- Vero Beach, FL (1980s)
--- Osceola, FL (1980s)
--- Bradenton, FL (1980s)
--- Fort Myers, FL (1980s)
--- Lakeland, FL (1980s)
--- Oneonta, NY (1985)
--- Utica, NY (1985)

***There may be a few more, but those are all of the ones I can think of right now.

[drmondobueno]

San Bernardino Spirit
Reno Aces
Salt Lake City


I like the minor league parks much more than the new corporate major league stadiums. MLB won't be seeing any of my money, mainly because the closest parks are 260 miles away buried in the middle of hellacious traffic. Guess I've turned into an I hate L A curmudgeon but I like more intimate settings.

[edjs]

If parks no longer hosting a minor league team count, then:

Jay Littleton Ball Park, Ontario, California

This is such a nice ball park, it was built in 1935, and was used for spring training games by the Pacific Coast League Angels. It is the ball park you see in many films, including Eight Men Out, The Babe, A League of Their Own, and The X-Files. If you are ever in Ontario, California, and want to see what a ballpark felt like back in the 30s, this is the place to go. I used to play Pony League games here, it felt like you were really part of something playing in this park. Center field wall is 402 feet, so it really is a tough field.

[triwak]

Only two:

Springfield, MO Cardinals (Hammon's Field)
Portland, OR Beavers - their final year there.