Loved Chase Field as a whole. The swimming pool in right field is cool. The Diamondbacks do a good job of presenting their franchise memorable moments throughout the concourse and in a team museum tucked away in right centerfield. Don't miss it! I always appreciate seeing World Series trophies, Cy Youngs, Gold Gloves, and Silver Sluggers - even for divisional rivals. I gotta say that more than any other park I have been to, it seemed like an NBA game - Dance team on the dugouts between innings, DJ music at every chance, and a scoreboard telling you to get loud because the opposing batter had 2 strikes (in the 2nd inning...really?). Otherwise, it was a great time. Got an autograph from Hawaii boy and current Diamondbacks coach, Mike Fetters! Mini-sundae helmets! More so, we got to reconnect and enjoy the game with one of my best friends and his son. Been to the BOB / Chase twice before once for lunch and once for dinner when Friday's Front Row sat above left field. For me, I count stadiums when I see a game...so glad to check off #14 current MLB ballparks, 17 MLB ballparks total.

While not an official baseball stadium, this is a cool site that honors the history of baseball in Texas. Kudos to Chip and Jo Gaines for paying homage to this historic baseball site where several minor league teams played over the years and turning it into a fun whiffle ball park in their gorgeous Magnolia Market at the Silos. Ruth and Gehrig played at Katy Field in 1929 against the Waco Cubs and you can pose with the legendary teammates there. I doubled down the 3rd base line before heading into No. 16 for a few souvenirs and the Silos Baking Co. for a few cookies before heading up to Arlington to continue the Texasbaseballroadie. We ran into a number of people who were visiting the Silos and attending the Rangers game later that night.

Texasbaseballroadie Day 4. I was returning to Arlington for a baseball game the first time since I last worked for the Rangers back in the 1996 - 1997. It was like coming home for a family celebration but your parents moved to a house down the road. My friend also got word the night before that we were able to get us field passes during batting practice so anticipation was doubly high for this game. It was very nostalgic and I was excited and thankful for the entire pre-game and game experience. Loved Chuck Morgan's (team's PA announcer) living room (announcer's booth), and got to see the World Series trophy, which was on display there for a few innings. The Ivan Rodriguez statue outside was awesome as he is my all-time favorite (non-Dodger) player. Bought more gear, the ice cream sundae helmet, and even the larger gold World Series Champions nachos helmet as souvenirs. Always great to see our Hawaii Big League Braddahs play and this was even beyond that as we got to meet and talk story with Kauaʻi boy, Kirby Yates, before the game, and then see him strike out the side in the top of the 9th...and to think that we were there just a few days before Kirby was selected to the AL All-Star team in his home stadium. It was great to be back in Arlington!

Dell Diamond is a stadium that I wanted to visit since its opening. Glad it fit into my summer Texasbaseballroadie Day 3. Dell did not disappoint starting with Nolan Ryan (statue) tipping his cap as you enter the stadium. I was a big fan of the right field porch in the old Ballpark in Arlington so it made sense to sit in the nostalgic left field porch at Dell. Great kids play area. I was jealous that they had the RR Express to play on...but I got my fill of trains as multiple trains passed outside of the stadium during the game. The players pathway and stairway to and from the field is a great place to interact with players. Players and coaches, even umpires, stopped before and after the game to take pictures, sign autographs, and after the game, players and coaches handed out balls and cracked bats to the kids. It was a great day on the road. We stopped to see the Alamo in San Antonio and then took a detour to Lockhart, the BBQ Capital of Texas, and had "broke da mouth" bbq at Chisholm Trail Bar B.Q. Amazing! Then a quick stop at Darrell Royal Stadium and the UT athletic museum hall before making our way up to Round Rock.

Texasbaseballroadie Day 2 took me to the best of the modern minor league stadiums that I have been to. I love how they honored the cotton industry throughout the park, adds great character! I could not get enough of the bridges beyond the outfield - the old bridge over right center field and the new bridge being constructed outside of the 3rd base line. Great play areas for the kids. Great energy and vibe at the stadium. Had to eat a Whataburger (patty melt, actually) at Whataburger Field. We don't have WB in Hawaii. Enjoy the Paul Bunyan like baseball statue as you enter the stadium. I want to head back to Corpus Christi just to see the completed bridge...and catch another game at Whataburger Field!

Texasbaseballroadie Day 1: Interesting features including alcoves along the outfield fence, the Texas-shaped scoreboard, dual team bullpens (yep, both starting pitchers warming up right next to one another), and a great kids play area in the outfield. Be sure to see the tribute to Grover William "Deacon" Jones, former MLB player, who was instrumental in bringing baseball to Sugar Land.

Team history captured in different ways outside of park. Downtown area history captured on the light posts around the stadium. Texasbaseballroadie-prequel.

Lots to see and experience. Old Comiskey Park home plate in the parking lot, statues in the outfield, the stadium's history painted on the pillars. Rode the subway to the stadium.

Although I did not catch a game of any kind here, I am posting this for others baseball fans to see because is well-worth the hour drive from Chicago to see the field where the Rockford Peaches of the All-American Women's Professional Baseball League played. The Rockford Peaches were made famous in the movie, "A League of Their Own." The original ticket booth is still there and there are great placards to read highlighting the history of the park.

First American Association independent baseball game. Arrived late due to the insane traffic driving thru Chicago. Extremely hot afternoon. Great vibe for a Sunday afternoon game.

First Northern League independent baseball game. Love the train passing just on the outside of the stadium. Saw Hawaii-boy Micah Yonamine hit a homer for the Windy City Thunderbolts.

Great feel around this historical stadium. Enjoyed the statues, including the Harry Carey statue on the backside of the stadium. Friendly ushers. Fans were great - conversed with fans on both sides of us. Game ended with a Chris Morel 3 run walk-off HR and the singing of "Go Cubs Go!"

Before the game, I visited the Japan Baseball Hall of Fame in the outer stadium concourse where two players born in Hawaii, Wally Yonamine and Bozo Wakabayashi, are enshrined. It is a must see for baseball fans. I did not know how I was going to like the constant cheers from the Japanese fans but I loved it. Very well organized and very positive.

New England Baseball Binge Day 3! First Cape Cod League game. Ate lobster vanilla ice cream in town.

New England Baseball Binge Day 3! Admittedly, I left the Falmouth game early to checkout another Cape Cod League game. The CCL games start around the same time and towns are surprisingly pretty spread apart.

New England Baseball Binge Day 2! On the College of the Holy Cross campus. First Futures Collegiate Baseball League of New England league game. Jake the Lion is a great mascot.

New England Baseball Binge Day 2! Great stadium - Indoor walking track, goat petting zoo, large baseball card starting line-ups, Hartford Elk, Connecticut sports history...but no ice cream sundae helmets.

My New England Baseball Binge Day 1! Slugger the Sea Dog is the best or one of the best mascots in all of baseball. Stadium has great character and the crowd sings Sweet Caroline in the 7th. Thoroughly enjoyed my visit to Portland, Maine.

Covid California Baseball Bender Trip - 4 baseball games, 1 stadium tour, 1 college football game in 4 days. Loved the two New Era caps at the main entrance. Shohei Ohtani!

Covid Southern California baseball bender trip - 4 baseball games, 1 stadium tour, 1 football game in 4 days. Scherzer vs. Darvish - Dodgers Win! Great stadium, great vibe around the stadium, Tony Gwynn statue, and the Jack-in-the-Box antenna ball atop the foul pole.

First Eastern League AA game. Visited Annapolis to kill time before the game.

Unique statues of Washington baseball greats. Great seating options and gathering spaces inside of the stadium. Cool to see Hawaii's Kurt Suzuki on the different advertising spaces. President mascot races!!! Got to also see the Annual Congressional Baseball Game for Charity: Republicans vs Democrats - the stadium was divided by Red and Blue.

Great stadium that highlights the ASU baseball legacy throughout the ballpark. Love the views of the red rocks in the distance.

First Atlantic League of Professional Baseball independent league game. Cool to see lightning bugs as we were stopped at a traffic light on the way out of town.

The best minor league baseball atmosphere of all the minor ballparks I visited.

A great ballpark! Statues, all-star plaques, baseball history, great views of the city...and cheese steaks!

The Northwest League Single A team is a local favorite in the communities west of Portland. Beautiful summer sunsets over the Coastal Range is gorgeous. My favorite memory is Barley, the mascot, and team employees coming to my elementary school to promote reading with my students.

San Francisco and the Giants did it right! Just an absolutely gorgeous ballpark. The statues are larger than life, like those baseball heroes were, and there are plaques of the team's history in and out of the stadium. The retired numbers include those from the NY Giants part of the franchise. Then there's McCovey Cove, one of the most unique ways to experience a baseball game. A must see stadium.

1st pairing of baseball and a National Park or Historic Site with Spring Mobile and The Golden Spike National Monument. The Wasatch mountains provide one of the most beautiful backdrops in all of baseball.

Attended the NCAA Regionals with my buddy Mike, whose cousin was the head coach of the Kansas Jayhawks. We also saw the University of Hawaii play Wright State.

First Spring Training experience. Scenes from Major League were filmed there.

Love the trains coming through and blowing their horns. The smell of Garlic Fries. Also attended 2001 All-Star FanFest and the Futures All-Star Game & Celebrity Softball Game

Saw a beautiful thunderstorm over the Rocky Mountains with lightning strikes...maybe the most beautiful non-baseball sight I have seen from a stadium. It produced a rain delay, which led me inside to the Sandlot Brewery, the first ever micro-brewery in a baseball stadium. When the rain was over, we upgraded our seats to right behind the 3rd base dugout. If you go to Coors, you must visit the National Ballpark Museum, a block or so from Coors.

To me, the place has amazing aura and history. I could envision Reggie and McGwire pounding HRs, Ricky and Canseco stealing bases, while Vida Blue and Dave Stewart stared down opponents from the mound...but my best vision was Hershiser being hoisted up after completing a CG series clincher in 1988. I will miss the stadium.

For a longtime Dodgers fan, my trip to Albuquerque was majestic. This is where the Dodger prospects made their names. Loved the "drive-in" outfield seats/parking lot. I loved visiting PCL stadiums of teams who were in the league when the Hawaii Islanders played in the PCL. Stadium has since been remodeled or reconstructed to the new Isotope Park.

In my first game, the Rangers beat the Orioles 26 - 10, scoring 16 runs in the 8th inning - Gonzalez had 6 RBIs, Palmer 2 HRs & 5 RBIs, Elster GS & 5 RBIs. Also experienced by first MLB playoff game and Opening Day. Met Larry Doby.

Defunct stadium on the TCU campus. First Southwest Conference game. The stadium sat next to the Daniel Meyer Coliseum on the corner of Stadium Drive and Bellaire Drive. Nolan Ryan was an assistant coach. 1st visit date was during the 1996 baseball season.

Loved visiting the stadiums of the teams who played in the PCL when my Hawaii Islanders were in the league.

Hawaii Winter Baseball League game between the Honolulu Sharks and the Kauai Emeralds. Top prospects were Ryan Luzinski and Jermaine Allensworth.

Late season pennant race game between the Atlanta Braves and San Francisco Giants, Maddux vs Swift. McGriff and Justice hit back 2 back twice in the game. Atlanta swept the Giants.

Linfield is a Division III and former NAIA powerhouse. Saw future major leaguers Marvin Barnard (Lewis Clark State) and Benny Agbayani (Hawaii Pacific College) in the NAIA District playoffs at Linfield. 1st visit date not exact.

First visit was a daily double with the Goodwill Games Hockey semi-finals in Tacoma. Game ended with a walk-off double by Harold Reynolds over the Twins.

My first time in an MLB stadium and it happened to be my favorite team. It was a day game and the grass was greener than Vin Scully could've ever described it. Even former Dodger Mike Marshall's GS against his old team couldn't ruin my life long dream of going to Dodger Stadium.

NAIA DII at the time. Lincoln Park is also known for having the World's Tallest Barbershop Pole, a tribute to the annual barbershop quartet championships in Forest Grove, Oregon.

I also watched the Hawaii Islanders play here. They played here for two seasons but only after the UH season was over.

The old stadium with its metal bleachers was small and intimate. The players helped to care for the field. I got to see College HOF pitcher, Derek Tatsuno, pitch. The team's success led to the building of Rainbow stadium, now called Les Murakami Stadium after our legendary and HOF head coach.

The Islanders was my professional home team growing up. They were the San Diego Padres AAA affiliate and we had the privilege of watching Tony Gwynn. Also watched future big leaguers, Sid Fernandez and Mike Fetters, play in the state baseball championships there. Of course the biggest tenants were the University of Hawaii football team and local high school football, along with the NFL Pro Bowl and numerous college bowl games. My dad took us to the grand opening of the stadium in 1975 and the stadium became a part of our family story.

Civic Stadium was old but had a lot of character, like the Jansen Swimsuit Lady hanging from the left field "blue monster." The park received upgrades and renamed to PGE Park, and they did it right. The Oregonian building stood across the street in left field and the Portland Athletic Club looked over right field. The MAX light rail was visible on the street outside of the outfield. Also watched Team USA, the Triple A All-Star game, Portland State University Football, and Portland Timbers. With the MLS Timbers, the stadium has lost its baseball character.

First ever Texas League game, El Paso vs. Arkansas Travelers. Top prospects in the game: Jeff D'Amico and Todd Dunn.