Sod Poodles is an old pioneer term for prairie dogs. The name was mocked initially but really caught on with the team's success and the cozy retro stadium. Fernando Tatis was a Sod Poodle for a short stint in Amarillo.
I've been there before and in January I went to that hotel like across the way from there across the civic Center and that stadium is really cool in person. I live kinda close to the rockhounds stadium and i really want to go a rockhounds v Amarillo game in Amarillo
@@jaleno69 The minor league baseball fans living in Lubbock may not have a minor league team, but the teams in Amarillo and Midland are about the same distance away...
Supposedly, there was a “name the team” contest and Sod Poodles was the “winner.” Interestingly, most locals will admit that they’d never heard the term until a California based marketing company mentioned it. Wink, wink. Cool stadium, crappy team name.
True story: The winner of the “Name That Team” contest from which came the name for Montgomery’s baseball team said that the reason he entered the name “Biscuits” was “because everybody likes biscuits.” Evidently, the team management agreed.
Also true story. “Stud Muffins” was a finalist for a Name The Team contest in Binghamton and it came in second. The owner reserved the right to pick the name from the top 3(?) and chose Rumble Ponies. They actually did make Stud Muffin uniforms and wore them one series a couple years ago.
Whataburger Field painted their roof to where it’s orange and white just like Whataburger restaurants are painted, and their right field is field, fence, pool, picnic pavilion, water park. And the harbor bridge in the background has LED lights on it which change colors. It’d be cool if the bridge lights did something every time the Hooks score
The Binghamton Rumble Ponies stadium is pronounced “NICE-EGG”. It stands for New York State Electric and Gas. The reason why there is so much blue is bc the team before the ponies main color was blue ( RIP Binghamton Mets 1992-2016). We are also the only double a team in NY! I really love the videos!! Keep up the great work! Edit: The Rumble Ponies main color is also blue but much more darker like navy blue.
Altoona was such a great place to catch a game! When the theme park was still operational, the roller coaster was lit up at night in the outfield and you could watch it run and light up the outfield. So many great memories there. Still have a bunch of Curve bats and a mug, pre rebrand.
It's a nice stadium; been there over the years. It's a local treasure because the city of Reading is going down the s***hole! If you live nearby, you know what I mean.
@@jsivco3sivco785 while everything you said is correct, I truly believe the reason its loved is the antics in between innings. Crazy Hotdog Vendor, 7th inning “drag”, mascot band etc.
@@rocketsfan5494 There's only 2 "A" levels now. Not three. MiLB did away with A-Short Season. Now it's just High-A and Low-A. But ya, would start with High-A first.
Riverfront Stadium is unusually large for a AA stadium because it was built to be a AAA stadium. However, the rearrangement of the Minor Leagues brought the WindSurge into the Minnesota Twins' organization as their AA ball club, because MLB was interested in putting the AAA clubs closer to the MLB club (this is also why the Saint Paul Saints have an unusually small AAA stadium - though the Saints' ownership group undoubtedly has plans to expand the stands)
Hodgetown in Amarillo has a Art Deco architectural style ballpark reflecting many of that city's Art Deco buildings downtown as well on their Highway 66 Amarillo Boulevard. Beautifully done by Populous... Driving down Amarillo Boulevard is as close to back to the 1950s past as one can get...
When the AA San Antonio Missions moved to Amarillo to make way for the AAA Missions in SA, most folks expected the Amarillo team to be called the Dillas. There was a vote and this stupid name was selected - The Sod Poodles. Sounds really gay to me.
This is minor league baseball. No one takes these teams seriously when next year most of the team will be different players. To be frank there is a chance most of the team's players will be different by the end of this season...
It was nice seeing someone talking nicely about my local AA ballpark The Diamond. It is very unique. The seating capacity is 9560 but there are some advertising banners that cover up some seats in the upper deck so the actual capacity is 12123. Also, The Diamond was built in an off season. They demolished the old stadium and built The Diamond using the same playing field surface.
Fun facts about Canal Park: It's named for the Ohio Canal (as most will know by the name. The Ohio & Erie Canal is an old shipping channel) The asymmetrical layout in CF is because there's businesses and volleyball courts that were built prior to the park's construction in 1996-97. The finish line of the Akron Half Marathon and Marathon is set up on the infield. You enter the stadium from just right of dead center field on the right side of the batter's eye. (the Start is at Stan Hywet Hall, which is a home created for Frank Seiberling, co-founder of Goodyear Tire and Rubber)
Hadlock Field in Portland, ME is a great place to see a game. When the SeaDogs hit a home run, a lighthouse rises up from behind the centre field wall and blasts a foghorn. Just awesome.
Yup, Hartford calls their team the Yard Goats. It was voted the name by Hartford PS students. Hartford is known for the Mark Twain House, LOTS of Insurance Companies, and some other things. But we also made yard goats, which are those nails which connect old timey train cars.
I used to live in between Chattanooga and Knoxville. Every year I would try and catch a game at either AT&T Field or Smokies Stadium. Good times we’re had for all.
A few thoughts: First, as far as Pensacola goes, that's "the Defending NCAA Division II National Champion West Florida Argonauts" to you (lol); that program started up within the last 5-10 years and they won a national title. Second, Somerset's stadium is right next to an NJ Transit train station, specifically, the Bridgewater station on the Raritan Valley Line, so you can take a train from New York to watch the Yankees' AA team. Third, those are luxury apartments behind the outfield at Frisco's ballpark (I live 25 minutes away in Flower Mound, so I'm in that area a lot). Fourth, the Smokies are reportedly planning to move to a new stadium closer in Downtown Knoxville by 2023, with construction planned to start this fall. And, finally, it's Ack-RIN, not Ack-RON for Akron.
@@jessculp7943 Blue Wahoos Park is where the UWF Football Team plays their home football games. There aren't too many minor league baseball stadiums which also host college football teams so I thought that was an interesting fact.
The Tennessee Smokies (AA-Cubs) are owned by Randy Boyd and family. A move to downtown Knoxville is indeed upcoming. Having been inside Regions Field in downtown B'ham, there's a similar feel with the upcoming Knoxville stadium. Ironically, Randy Boyd owns two of the better known pubs near the new stadium as it's a social district. Much closer and easier to get to for those on the western side of the city. Not sure what will become of the existing Smokies stadium once the transition is completed. The debate is whether the area could support two professional teams. One offers an urban population while the other depends mainly on tourism. Guess we'll see.
Wichita here! We had a packed season opener! It was awesome! Our stadium has over a 100 year history originally built on an island in the river that doesn't exist anymore 😁
The Chattanooga Lookouts are named after Lookout Mountain. AT&T Field replaced Engel Stadium which is where a female Lookouts pitcher struck out Babe Ruth and other NY Yankees. Engel also was the main on-field filming location for the movie 42 (about Jackie Robinson) was filmed. The Chattanooga Lookouts date back to 1885 - there were a few years where the team was displaced. But still, a storied history for a Minor league team.
You were correct about the pronunciation of both Reading and Birmingham. Another nice feature of the Erie ballpark running out of room is the first base seat tiers are basically directly on top of each other. Sitting in the 2nd tier, looking almost straight down at the first baseman, is one of the most unique views of a baseball game you can get anywhere. Great video, thanks!
I went to riverfront stadium about a week ago it is the most beautiful ballpark ever he wayyyyy played it down it is soooo cool he did not give it enough credit
@@ronclark9724 if you think about it, you might even say the whole of new england has an... english name. 🤔 Although really that's the entire county. As far as names go we've got Spanish, French, German, native American... all piecemaled together. Then small towns with names like Lebanon, London, Paris, Berlin... it's great
Some trivia regarding the Rocket City Trash Pandas, they used to be the Mobile BayBears in Mobile, AL. until 2020 when they relocated to Madison and changed the name. Honestly, I love the silliness of the name and logo, fits right in with the rest of the Southern League. The Lookouts are named after Lookout Mountain and the "seein' eye" logo has been iconic since its creation in the 90s.
@@liammartin6636 I grew up in Hillsborough TWP. Visited a few years ago. Can't find my way around now, the place just got built up so much. Got lost numerous times. Did see a few Patriots games though. Great stadium. I still miss Vinnie's Pizzeria in Somerville.
@@liammartin6636 Born and raised in Annandale (just a bit further down the Raritan Valley Line tracks noted in the video), but moved out of town many years ago. I'm floored that the Somerset Patriots are now a AA team. I remember when they were an independent and going to games when I was a kid. Surreal.
Dr. Pepper Park got a swimming pool/small water park by right side of the outfield. Water comes down the wall from the pool. Sod Poodles is another name for prairie dog. It's one of many ways of teams coming up with silly names so they can print it on a shirt or jersey and sell it. That area of Texas is very flat with plains and farm lands. Momentum Bank Ballpark in Midland is one of many stadium name changes ever since the stadium opened in early 2000s. Originally it was First American Bank Ballpark follow with Security Bank then now Momentum. Reasons for the name changes because the banks merged. There's a splash pad by center field area. Reason called the Rockhounds by geology. This area is oil fields along with various rock formations. Not shown is the football stadium built next to it. Scenes from Friday Night Lights movie are shot there. It also helps I live there and would spent my nights at the stadium watching games. The stadium lower the wall by the bullpen (at right and left corner of the field) hoping for easy homeruns compared when it opened. They are still Oakland A's AA affiliate since 1998. The original stadium is still standing on other side of the city currently used by Midland College baseball Wolff Stadium is currently oldest stadium (1995) in Texas League.
Prince George's Stadium is named as such because it's in Prince George's County and owned by the bi-county Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission. The county was named not for a member of the British royal family but after Prince George of Denmark, the consort of Queen Anne and the brother of King Christian V of Denmark and Norway.
@@theriotartist Back in the civil war, the north has taken Chattanooga and the South was bombarding the town from up top and there was a big battle on it. Its got its own unique charm. As far as makeout point, Chattanooga is pretty woodsy and has a river running through it, you can probably fuck outside....
AT&T Field is located on "Hawk Hill" and used to be a football field for the old Kirkman Technical High School, which closed back in the 90's. The Chattanooga Lookouts are named for nearby Lookout Mountain.
Also, the Altoona Curve is named after the Horseshoe Curve, which is a National Historic Landmark, and in 2025 the Lookouts will be relocating to the old US Pipe & Foundry site
I have seen the Akron rubber ducks park one time. And that was while I was waiting for a concert across the street. I remember it like it was yesterday, a crackhead screaming at us while we were in line, good times
@William Jackson Agreed cause I live about 10 minutes away from Canal Park and it's not gotten any better and that whole street with the stadium and Lock 3 always seems to be under construction lol
@@ripvanrevs It’s a nice stadium, and the atmosphere is great! Ever since they did some renovations once they made a name change some odd years ago it’s been a great experience even though when they were still the Aeros all the games were enjoyable. It’s just not in a great location because you run into crackheads and there’s lots of crime near the downtown area. But other than that the games are cheap and fun!
A note regarding Dunkin Donuts Park: If you look just under the right field seats that dark area is actually additional seating behind netting with shelves so you don't have to hold all your food on your lap.
A SodPoodle is a Prairie Dog!! They’re actually the old Missions! The Missions were actually aTriple-A team for a year! San Antonio we love our Missions!!! We also have an alternate team called the Flying Chanclas!!!!
I think the Asheville Tourists are now High A. Now affiliated with the Houston Astros. We had a rookie league team of the Astros in Greeneville Tn 2004-2013 of the Appalachian League. The MLB disbanded the Appy League and has now created a wooden bat league as replacement this summer.(college age players, little or no chance of a draft to the MLB). We'll see how that works out.
I’ve been to a few Travs games at Dickey-Stephens Park and I hope to go to some more. I remember almost getting a home run ball when I was a kid. I also barely remember going to a game at the Travelers’ previous ballpark, Ray Winder Field, when I was really little. Unfortunately, that stadium is now a parking lot for a nearby hospital, but at least the scoreboard is still there to mark the location/history.
Dickey-Stephens is a beautiful park and the view of Little Rock across the river is gorgeous, as well as the view of the Broadway Bridge (both the old and new)
The first stadium the O AA Affiliate Bowie Baysox called home was Memorial Stadium on 33rd Street in Baltimore, in 1993, they closed the upper deck, and drew 7500 a game. It was used in the movie Major League 2 as the visiting teams stadium. Next season they played at several fields until Prince Georges County Stadium was ready enough. They are shopping naming rights.
I’ve been to dunkin doughnuts park a lot, they have goats there sitting In those high stands almost feels like the green monster and they do a kids running the bases thing once every weekend. Really nice park
The Curve may have sold the naming rights, but to those of us who go there, it will always be Blair County Ballpark. The roller coaster is part of Lakemont Park, an old-fashioned "trolley park." When the coaster is running, the cars are painted to spell out "Go Curve" as they go around. One of their mascots is a guy dressed in a costume that makes him look like a goldfish. He stays out behind the outfield fence, and every time the Curve scores, he comes out into center field and does a little dance...his name is (wait for it) Al Tuna.
Fun fact bout MGM Park. They once held a marathon ending at home plate, but they measured the field wrong. The distance wasn’t a full marathon and none of the scores counted.
It’s quite on the nose that the AA affiliate of the Toronto Blue Jays, whose stadium has a Marriott hotel built into it with field-view rooms, plays at a stadium with a Hilton next door that also has field-view rooms. Also Bowie, MD (pronounced BOO-ey), has its ballpark named for the County it’s in, in the DC suburbs.
Great Video! Just thought I'd add a little bit to the conversation about the ballparks. For FNB Field, although the location seems great on paper, there are way too many trees, and you are unable to actually see the Susquehanna River. Another thing that I don't really like about the stadium is that it doesn't face Harrisburg at all, instead facing upstream. This means that you cannot see the Capitol building, which would really tie into the name of the Senators. However, that would cause the sun to be in the eyes of the batter in the evening games. This could be fixed by rotating it slightly in either direction, and would be better than the city of Harrisburg being just left of the backstop and being unable to be seen no matter where you are in the park. Also, for the amount of people that attend games, the seating isn't concentrated enough. At FNB Field, you can't really feel the crowd, and they almost always sound dead. An example of how the seating being more concentrated would help is People's Bank Park in York, PA. This is the home of the York Revolution, an Atlantic League Professional Baseball (ALPB) team. They generally have about half the attendance, but the more concentrated seating makes the stadium feel much more alive. Lastly, the Mayflies at FNB Field can get really bad, but it is generally just a minor inconvenience with the exception of fireworks. When they do fireworks after the game, they turn off the lights in center field, causing the mayflies to move towards the foul lines, where many people are sitting, causing a major inconvenience and severely taking away from the experience. Thanks for reading this far!
The Rubber Ducks name is because Goodyear tires was founded in Akron. If you get as low as Low A, my home stadium Grainger Stadium in Kinston, North Carolina is actually called Municipal Stadium but everyone calls it Grainger Stadium as that was the last name of the guy who donated the land and the name of the old High School that was next to it at one time. It has an old wooden roof on top of the main grandstands and short dimensions with it 335 down the lines and 390 to straightaway center field.
what level are the Jackson Generals? they play in Jackson, TN and they played against the blue wahoos, lookouts, and 1 or 2 of the other teams mentioned here, but yet, their stadium wasn't listed.
Unless they join an independent league or become a collegiate summer team, they're el-foldo. Minor League Baseball just dropped a whole bunch of teams (including several entire leagues), and the Generals were one of them.
MLB demoted 40 teams from their minor league rosters. . . which eliminated roughly 1000 player positions. This gutted the Appalachian League which has had teams dating back to the early 20th Century. Since I live in east Tn, this bothered me to no end. Then, I found out why this move was made: MLB has invested in the player development and they deemed that these stadiums simply didn't have the facilities to service their players. Old showers. Few. .if any. . rehab facilities. Poorly maintained fields. While it hurts to see the MLB affiliations go, I can see their point. Btw, the Appy League is a collegiate league along the ranks of Cape Cod so the quality of baseball is still there.
Biloxi native. Don’t let the Beau Rivage getting in the way of the water fool you. At night, it’s one of the best views for a ball game. Along with that, the Hard Rock is visible too, depending on the seat you get
The Diamond used to have a Triple A team but they moved to Georgia because of the stadium situation. We did have a huge statue of a Native American in the entrance area
I can't believe you didn't mention the lazy river / swimming pool at Dr. Pepper Ballpark in Frisco, it's definitely an awesome feature! Dirk Nowitzki was the first person in the pool when it opened. But I did like the video and subscribed.
The Tulsa Drillers were originally from Lafayette, Louisiana where they were called the Lafayette Drillers, and they just kept the name upon arriving in Tulsa.
Whataburger Field is definitely the best. If you aren't from the area be careful about the weather. Corpus is probably the hottest city in the US 85 feels closer to 100. Make sure you are somewhere with A/C or where you can feel the breeze
Update on the hooks stadium, it has painted orange and white stripes on the roof now and the seating is a little bit nicer and some reorganized restaurant seating with tvs etc.
And a new harbor bridge is going up on the other side of the stadium to eventually replace the old harbor bridge which will be demolished in a few years.
Two things. 1st is that Dr. Pepper field has a lazy river in it, which is needed for Texas. 2nd Wolf stadium is way outside downtown but still very much in the city. It's also next to a airforce base & get to watch big cargo places all the time.
Yeah, I cracked up when he said Wolff was way outside of town. Not by a long shot!! And I've been to many games there where it was more entertaining watching the cargo planes, transport planes and fighter jets landing and taking off from Lackland AFB than watching the game. I'm kinda upset that the Missions got demoted back to Double A after only one season in Triple A. San Antonio is WAYYYY too big for a Double A team and has been for a long time.
Modern Woodman Park in Davenport is easily the coolest minor league park. Shout out to the the Steelyard in Gary, Indiana, home of the Railcats and of course Impact Field home of the Chicago Dogs.
there have been recent talks of moving Tennessee Smokies back to Knoxville, but then again there have been talks of moving the Smokies back Knoxville ever since they moved out to Sevierville for the last 20 years
10:28 que bonito estadio, sobre todo las gradas y ese enorme pasillo que une los niveles hace que tenga una unión muy linda el publico muy lindo estadio ♥
You forgot one Jackson Tennessee Generals. They were the double AA team for Arizona Diamondback's until the team owners took money from the city now it sits empty. Miss having a double AA team in my town :(
I live in Chattanooga, and the lookouts actually just got approved for a new ballpark in a different part of town, so unfortunately AT&T Field is going to be no more. Also, they’re called the lookouts, because one of the biggest mountains here is called Lookout Mountain, Im not sure but i’m sure “lookouts” has something to do with the Civil War, since there is a battlefield on top of Lookout Mountain. I could be wrong on that though. Regardless, great video!
AT&T Field sucks, there’s no shade and no third baseline seating. Although they definitely should’ve just renovated Historic Engel, FORTUNATELY the new stadium can’t be worse than AT&T.
"Ran out of room and had to..." is one of the reasons these are closer in spirit to the old jewel box ballparks (the other is the more intimate environment, relative lack of box seats, when there are upper decks they're closer to the action). The old jewel box ballparks literally were shoehorned in and had to have quirky layouts because they ran out of room. Nowadays the retro MLB ballparks have all the $$$ and space they need, and the quirks are just there to be quirky after Camden Yards made it kewl again. A bunch of these AA ballparks don't have the $$ to buy the space they needed, so they are quirky because they needed to be. (Except for 3:10, what am I looking at???)
There are many football.soccer stadiums in Europe which are quirky too squeezing in the stadium into a small footprint... Many of which have four different independent stands built at different times...
Glad that San Antonio made the list but to say Wolff Stadium is next to some regular suburban households is a bit of overstatement. It's in between an Air Force base and low income westside neighborhoods. The games are fun to attend but way more people would go if it were located in the north eastern/western part of Bexar County. GO FLYING CHANCLAS
UPMC Park home of the Erie Seawolves. Do not sit on the 1st base side in the bleachers unless you want to blinded by the setting Sun. They seriously need to extend the awning all the way down the 3rd base line to block the Sun.
Great. Then they can get to Amway Center and he can wonder why Orlando doesn't have an NHL team. (Being a non-American who probably doesn't know better.)
love going to Mississippi braves games. Its not even for the team, there's just nothing like baseball at a baseball park.. also the name of Trustmark park is just named after a local bank
Smokies stadium near Pigeon Forge is the best. The old Knoxville team after Bill Meyer stadium was old and torn down. Tony LaRussa was once a Knoxville Sox coach.
We need these stadiums in MLB the show
I know I’m so tired of the fake stadiums they made for the game why are you going to get the license to the milb name and not add the STADIUMS.
@@mariofanalex4455 ikr
So true
So true
They should add the river sharks stadium that used to be in Camden but we have blue river stadium cool field but a rip off
Sod Poodles is an old pioneer term for prairie dogs. The name was mocked initially but really caught on with the team's success and the cozy retro stadium. Fernando Tatis was a Sod Poodle for a short stint in Amarillo.
I've been there before and in January I went to that hotel like across the way from there across the civic Center and that stadium is really cool in person. I live kinda close to the rockhounds stadium and i really want to go a rockhounds v Amarillo game in Amarillo
@@jaleno69 The minor league baseball fans living in Lubbock may not have a minor league team, but the teams in Amarillo and Midland are about the same distance away...
@@ronclark9724 I remember when Lubbock had a team in 90s named....no joke....the Lubbock Crickets
Supposedly, there was a “name the team” contest and Sod Poodles was the “winner.” Interestingly, most locals will admit that they’d never heard the term until a California based marketing company mentioned it. Wink, wink. Cool stadium, crappy team name.
@@RoadrunnerMoose That's gotta be a reference to Buddy Holly's band I'd think.
True story: The winner of the “Name That Team” contest from which came the name for Montgomery’s baseball team said that the reason he entered the name “Biscuits” was “because everybody likes biscuits.” Evidently, the team management agreed.
Also true story. “Stud Muffins” was a finalist for a Name The Team contest in Binghamton and it came in second. The owner reserved the right to pick the name from the top 3(?) and chose Rumble Ponies.
They actually did make Stud Muffin uniforms and wore them one series a couple years ago.
@@BoltManiac Hahaaa Stud Muffins!! That makes me think of eight thoughts ngl lol
Everyone here in Montgomery loves biscuits Alabama included
Whataburger Field painted their roof to where it’s orange and white just like Whataburger restaurants are painted, and their right field is field, fence, pool, picnic pavilion, water park. And the harbor bridge in the background has LED lights on it which change colors. It’d be cool if the bridge lights did something every time the Hooks score
Before covid we also had fireworks on Fridays after the game. 🧨🎇
And in a few years that bridge will be demolished, replaced by a larger cable-stayed bridge that'll be visible behind the third base side.
I want some Whataburger now 😂.
@@firewalker1372 You'd be better off with a Cartman Burger.
The Binghamton Rumble Ponies stadium is pronounced “NICE-EGG”. It stands for New York State Electric and Gas. The reason why there is so much blue is bc the team before the ponies main color was blue ( RIP Binghamton Mets 1992-2016). We are also the only double a team in NY! I really love the videos!! Keep up the great work!
Edit: The Rumble Ponies main color is also blue but much more darker like navy blue.
Altoona was such a great place to catch a game! When the theme park was still operational, the roller coaster was lit up at night in the outfield and you could watch it run and light up the outfield. So many great memories there. Still have a bunch of Curve bats and a mug, pre rebrand.
7:10 - Red-ing is correct! First Energy Stadium gets very full once the temp goes above 50. It's regarded as a local treasure.
It's a nice stadium; been there over the years. It's a local treasure because the city of Reading is going down the s***hole! If you live nearby, you know what I mean.
@@jsivco3sivco785 love the positive comment
@@jsivco3sivco785 while everything you said is correct, I truly believe the reason its loved is the antics in between innings. Crazy Hotdog Vendor, 7th inning “drag”, mascot band etc.
Single A stadiums next
There’s three single a leagues so let’s just start with high a
@@rocketsfan5494 There's only 2 "A" levels now. Not three. MiLB did away with A-Short Season. Now it's just High-A and Low-A. But ya, would start with High-A first.
I’m closest to Lake Elsinore Storm - low A
Rome Braves 😁
On deck: junior high school ballfields
Dr Pepper park has made SO MANY cameos in Dude Perfect videos (it even has a lazy river!!!)
A "Sod poodle" is another name for a prairie dog - which are a type of ground squirrel. And Now You Know
Riverfront Stadium is unusually large for a AA stadium because it was built to be a AAA stadium. However, the rearrangement of the Minor Leagues brought the WindSurge into the Minnesota Twins' organization as their AA ball club, because MLB was interested in putting the AAA clubs closer to the MLB club (this is also why the Saint Paul Saints have an unusually small AAA stadium - though the Saints' ownership group undoubtedly has plans to expand the stands)
Hodgetown in Amarillo has a Art Deco architectural style ballpark reflecting many of that city's Art Deco buildings downtown as well on their Highway 66 Amarillo Boulevard. Beautifully done by Populous... Driving down Amarillo Boulevard is as close to back to the 1950s past as one can get...
RE: The Harrisburg "Senators." @7:34 Harrisburg is the capital of Pennsylvania, hence the name of the team.
Love your videos! You should do MLB Spring Training ballparks!
When you said Sod Poodles I spit all over myself laughing. Then I realized you weren't joking. What the heck? lol
It’s an old, old term for a prairie dog. The town initially hated it, but it’s really caught on, and has become quite the MiLB name.
When the AA San Antonio Missions moved to Amarillo to make way for the AAA Missions in SA, most folks expected the Amarillo team to be called the Dillas. There was a vote and this stupid name was selected - The Sod Poodles. Sounds really gay to me.
@@chuckinhouston9952 you may think it sounds gay but they won the AA Texas league championship in their first season. And the name has caught on.
This is minor league baseball. No one takes these teams seriously when next year most of the team will be different players. To be frank there is a chance most of the team's players will be different by the end of this season...
I’ve been to arvest ballpark it’s a fantastic stadium. Great sight lines and a good atmosphere for minor league
It was nice seeing someone talking nicely about my local AA ballpark The Diamond. It is very unique. The seating capacity is 9560 but there are some advertising banners that cover up some seats in the upper deck so the actual capacity is 12123. Also, The Diamond was built in an off season. They demolished the old stadium and built The Diamond using the same playing field surface.
So excited and happy to see my town’s team the Somerset Patriots in this video.
Go Bridgewater
You can cruise all over it just like this with Google Earth. No biggie.
Wait - when did The Senators stadium become FNB Field? I've been calling it Metro Bank Park for the last 7 years! (When I moved out of Harrisburg)
Commerce Bank turned into Metro Bank, turned into First National Bank. So since they are the sponsor, the stadium changes name with the bank.
@@BoiseState47 Ah, knew Commerce became Metro. I moved in early 2014 out of PA. So didn't know Metro became First National.
@@ReinSouls Stadium is still nice First National Bank's service not so much lol!
Fun facts about Canal Park: It's named for the Ohio Canal (as most will know by the name. The Ohio & Erie Canal is an old shipping channel)
The asymmetrical layout in CF is because there's businesses and volleyball courts that were built prior to the park's construction in 1996-97.
The finish line of the Akron Half Marathon and Marathon is set up on the infield. You enter the stadium from just right of dead center field on the right side of the batter's eye. (the Start is at Stan Hywet Hall, which is a home created for Frank Seiberling, co-founder of Goodyear Tire and Rubber)
Hadlock Field in Portland, ME is a great place to see a game. When the SeaDogs hit a home run, a lighthouse rises up from behind the centre field wall and blasts a foghorn. Just awesome.
Yup, Hartford calls their team the Yard Goats. It was voted the name by Hartford PS students. Hartford is known for the Mark Twain House, LOTS of Insurance Companies, and some other things. But we also made yard goats, which are those nails which connect old timey train cars.
I used to live in between Chattanooga and Knoxville. Every year I would try and catch a game at either AT&T Field or Smokies Stadium. Good times we’re had for all.
A few thoughts: First, as far as Pensacola goes, that's "the Defending NCAA Division II National Champion West Florida Argonauts" to you (lol); that program started up within the last 5-10 years and they won a national title. Second, Somerset's stadium is right next to an NJ Transit train station, specifically, the Bridgewater station on the Raritan Valley Line, so you can take a train from New York to watch the Yankees' AA team. Third, those are luxury apartments behind the outfield at Frisco's ballpark (I live 25 minutes away in Flower Mound, so I'm in that area a lot). Fourth, the Smokies are reportedly planning to move to a new stadium closer in Downtown Knoxville by 2023, with construction planned to start this fall. And, finally, it's Ack-RIN, not Ack-RON for Akron.
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What do the UWF argonauts have to do with baseball?
I was at Wahoos Park Tuesday night
@@jessculp7943 Blue Wahoos Park is where the UWF Football Team plays their home football games. There aren't too many minor league baseball stadiums which also host college football teams so I thought that was an interesting fact.
The Tennessee Smokies (AA-Cubs) are owned by Randy Boyd and family. A move to downtown Knoxville is indeed upcoming. Having been inside Regions Field in downtown B'ham, there's a similar feel with the upcoming Knoxville stadium. Ironically, Randy Boyd owns two of the better known pubs near the new stadium as it's a social district. Much closer and easier to get to for those on the western side of the city. Not sure what will become of the existing Smokies stadium once the transition is completed. The debate is whether the area could support two professional teams. One offers an urban population while the other depends mainly on tourism. Guess we'll see.
5:36 You can see the Carrier USS Lexington in the background (top right)
Wichita here! We had a packed season opener! It was awesome! Our stadium has over a 100 year history originally built on an island in the river that doesn't exist anymore 😁
Excited for Riverfront Stadium (Wichita WindSurge) to open for its first event today!! Going to be fun!
The Chattanooga Lookouts are named after Lookout Mountain. AT&T Field replaced Engel Stadium which is where a female Lookouts pitcher struck out Babe Ruth and other NY Yankees. Engel also was the main on-field filming location for the movie 42 (about Jackie Robinson) was filmed. The Chattanooga Lookouts date back to 1885 - there were a few years where the team was displaced. But still, a storied history for a Minor league team.
You were correct about the pronunciation of both Reading and Birmingham. Another nice feature of the Erie ballpark running out of room is the first base seat tiers are basically directly on top of each other. Sitting in the 2nd tier, looking almost straight down at the first baseman, is one of the most unique views of a baseball game you can get anywhere. Great video, thanks!
He pronounced "Chattanooga" correct as well !! Four syllables. Somehow, many folks try to pronounce the word in three....
I went to riverfront stadium about a week ago it is the most beautiful ballpark ever he wayyyyy played it down it is soooo cool he did not give it enough credit
My dude... the Manchester/Hampshire bit genuinely made me laugh, I'm with you that's wild
Many towns and cities in New England have English names...
@@ronclark9724 if you think about it, you might even say the whole of new england has an... english name. 🤔
Although really that's the entire county. As far as names go we've got Spanish, French, German, native American... all piecemaled together. Then small towns with names like Lebanon, London, Paris, Berlin... it's great
Some trivia regarding the Rocket City Trash Pandas, they used to be the Mobile BayBears in Mobile, AL. until 2020 when they relocated to Madison and changed the name. Honestly, I love the silliness of the name and logo, fits right in with the rest of the Southern League. The Lookouts are named after Lookout Mountain and the "seein' eye" logo has been iconic since its creation in the 90s.
Glad to see my hometown Somerset Patriots in a video
Hey fellow Bridgewater resident!
@@Metfan722 Actually from Hillsborough but close enough for this lol
@@liammartin6636 I grew up in Hillsborough TWP. Visited a few years ago. Can't find my way around now, the place just got built up so much. Got lost numerous times. Did see a few Patriots games though. Great stadium. I still miss Vinnie's Pizzeria in Somerville.
@@liammartin6636 Born and raised in Annandale (just a bit further down the Raritan Valley Line tracks noted in the video), but moved out of town many years ago. I'm floored that the Somerset Patriots are now a AA team. I remember when they were an independent and going to games when I was a kid. Surreal.
I've seen a game at the Arkansas Travelers ball park and can agree that it's hard to beat! Such an amazing view and great seating.
Dr. Pepper Park got a swimming pool/small water park by right side of the outfield. Water comes down the wall from the pool.
Sod Poodles is another name for prairie dog. It's one of many ways of teams coming up with silly names so they can print it on a shirt or jersey and sell it. That area of Texas is very flat with plains and farm lands.
Momentum Bank Ballpark in Midland is one of many stadium name changes ever since the stadium opened in early 2000s. Originally it was First American Bank Ballpark follow with Security Bank then now Momentum. Reasons for the name changes because the banks merged. There's a splash pad by center field area. Reason called the Rockhounds by geology. This area is oil fields along with various rock formations. Not shown is the football stadium built next to it. Scenes from Friday Night Lights movie are shot there. It also helps I live there and would spent my nights at the stadium watching games. The stadium lower the wall by the bullpen (at right and left corner of the field) hoping for easy homeruns compared when it opened. They are still Oakland A's AA affiliate since 1998. The original stadium is still standing on other side of the city currently used by Midland College baseball
Wolff Stadium is currently oldest stadium (1995) in Texas League.
Prince George's Stadium is named as such because it's in Prince George's County and owned by the bi-county Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission. The county was named not for a member of the British royal family but after Prince George of Denmark, the consort of Queen Anne and the brother of King Christian V of Denmark and Norway.
Ey, Chattanooga Lookouts are named after the mountain, Lookout Mountain. You missed it.
Such an original name for a mountain. Let me guess it also has a “Makeout Point”
@@theriotartist Back in the civil war, the north has taken Chattanooga and the South was bombarding the town from up top and there was a big battle on it. Its got its own unique charm.
As far as makeout point, Chattanooga is pretty woodsy and has a river running through it, you can probably fuck outside....
@@hobinrood710 You can have my money. If I could fuck outside but I’d have to move I would.
AT&T Field is located on "Hawk Hill" and used to be a football field for the old Kirkman Technical High School, which closed back in the 90's.
The Chattanooga Lookouts are named for nearby Lookout Mountain.
Also, the Altoona Curve is named after the Horseshoe Curve, which is a National Historic Landmark, and in 2025 the Lookouts will be relocating to the old US Pipe & Foundry site
Grew up in Orlando and the Twins held spring training and the AA Twins played at Tinker Field.
I have seen the Akron rubber ducks park one time. And that was while I was waiting for a concert across the street. I remember it like it was yesterday, a crackhead screaming at us while we were in line, good times
@William Jackson that’s disappointing cause I have a few friends that live up that way in Canton, Akron, Youngstown, etc
@William Jackson Agreed cause I live about 10 minutes away from Canal Park and it's not gotten any better and that whole street with the stadium and Lock 3 always seems to be under construction lol
I ran the Akron half marathon and we finished inside the stadium. Haven't seen a game there yet. Been to both Toledo and Columbus AAA.
@@ripvanrevs It’s a nice stadium, and the atmosphere is great! Ever since they did some renovations once they made a name change some odd years ago it’s been a great experience even though when they were still the Aeros all the games were enjoyable. It’s just not in a great location because you run into crackheads and there’s lots of crime near the downtown area. But other than that the games are cheap and fun!
The Birmingham ballpark has this amazing park just outside that allows you to just walk up and look in
Railroad Park?
@@Duckas yes!
A note regarding Dunkin Donuts Park: If you look just under the right field seats that dark area is actually additional seating behind netting with shelves so you don't have to hold all your food on your lap.
Nice stadiums. I have visited about 10 of them. Nothing like minor league baseball.
FNB Field is an awesome place to watch a ballgame. We went there when we were on vacation in Hershey. Great time.
Have you ever thought about doing MLB Partner League Stadiums? (Atlantic League, American Association, Frontier League, etc.)
Bosse Field is a great stadium in the Frontier League. Love going to games there.
I have been to Hartford and it's an awesome park to watch a game
A SodPoodle is a Prairie Dog!! They’re actually the old Missions! The Missions were actually aTriple-A team for a year! San Antonio we love our Missions!!! We also have an alternate team called the Flying Chanclas!!!!
This is neat, and I hope you cover the High-A stadiums next.
I think the Asheville Tourists are now High A. Now affiliated with the Houston Astros. We had a rookie league team of the Astros in Greeneville Tn 2004-2013 of the Appalachian League. The MLB disbanded the Appy League and has now created a wooden bat league as replacement this summer.(college age players, little or no chance of a draft to the MLB). We'll see how that works out.
I’ve been to a few Travs games at Dickey-Stephens Park and I hope to go to some more. I remember almost getting a home run ball when I was a kid. I also barely remember going to a game at the Travelers’ previous ballpark, Ray Winder Field, when I was really little. Unfortunately, that stadium is now a parking lot for a nearby hospital, but at least the scoreboard is still there to mark the location/history.
Dickey-Stephens is a beautiful park and the view of Little Rock across the river is gorgeous, as well as the view of the Broadway Bridge (both the old and new)
The Tennessee Smokies got approved for the new stadium in downtown Knoxville. The 3D renderings look cool!
The first stadium the O AA Affiliate Bowie Baysox called home was Memorial Stadium on 33rd Street in Baltimore, in 1993, they closed the upper deck, and drew 7500 a game. It was used in the movie Major League 2 as the visiting teams stadium. Next season they played at several fields until Prince Georges County Stadium was ready enough. They are shopping naming rights.
I’ve been to dunkin doughnuts park a lot, they have goats there sitting In those high stands almost feels like the green monster and they do a kids running the bases thing once every weekend. Really nice park
My son and I see the Arkansas Travelers in North Little Rock. The stadium is nice, but the heat in July and August can be ridiculous.
Where is the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp? Aren't they double a baseball?
I thought so too but apparently just this year they became a triple a team.
The Curve may have sold the naming rights, but to those of us who go there, it will always be Blair County Ballpark. The roller coaster is part of Lakemont Park, an old-fashioned "trolley park." When the coaster is running, the cars are painted to spell out "Go Curve" as they go around.
One of their mascots is a guy dressed in a costume that makes him look like a goldfish. He stays out behind the outfield fence, and every time the Curve scores, he comes out into center field and does a little dance...his name is (wait for it) Al Tuna.
Fun fact bout MGM Park. They once held a marathon ending at home plate, but they measured the field wrong. The distance wasn’t a full marathon and none of the scores counted.
That's Minor League promotions for you.
can you do single A stadiums ?
I’ve been to the rough riders and the blue wahoos stadium, the blue wahoos stadium is def one of the best stadiums I’ve ever been to
Awesome Video! Would love to see you do a Grayson Stadium video, home to the Savannah Bananas, so I hear the British pronounciation as "bah-nah-nah"
It’s quite on the nose that the AA affiliate of the Toronto Blue Jays, whose stadium has a Marriott hotel built into it with field-view rooms, plays at a stadium with a Hilton next door that also has field-view rooms.
Also Bowie, MD (pronounced BOO-ey), has its ballpark named for the County it’s in, in the DC suburbs.
Great Video! Just thought I'd add a little bit to the conversation about the ballparks. For FNB Field, although the location seems great on paper, there are way too many trees, and you are unable to actually see the Susquehanna River. Another thing that I don't really like about the stadium is that it doesn't face Harrisburg at all, instead facing upstream. This means that you cannot see the Capitol building, which would really tie into the name of the Senators. However, that would cause the sun to be in the eyes of the batter in the evening games. This could be fixed by rotating it slightly in either direction, and would be better than the city of Harrisburg being just left of the backstop and being unable to be seen no matter where you are in the park. Also, for the amount of people that attend games, the seating isn't concentrated enough. At FNB Field, you can't really feel the crowd, and they almost always sound dead. An example of how the seating being more concentrated would help is People's Bank Park in York, PA. This is the home of the York Revolution, an Atlantic League Professional Baseball (ALPB) team. They generally have about half the attendance, but the more concentrated seating makes the stadium feel much more alive. Lastly, the Mayflies at FNB Field can get really bad, but it is generally just a minor inconvenience with the exception of fireworks. When they do fireworks after the game, they turn off the lights in center field, causing the mayflies to move towards the foul lines, where many people are sitting, causing a major inconvenience and severely taking away from the experience.
Thanks for reading this far!
I live in Arkansas! I'm going to a Travelers game this Saturday (the 29th)
I love Otey the swamp possum mascot...
The Rubber Ducks name is because Goodyear tires was founded in Akron. If you get as low as Low A, my home stadium Grainger Stadium in Kinston, North Carolina is actually called Municipal Stadium but everyone calls it Grainger Stadium as that was the last name of the guy who donated the land and the name of the old High School that was next to it at one time. It has an old wooden roof on top of the main grandstands and short dimensions with it 335 down the lines and 390 to straightaway center field.
I’m guessing Down East Wood Ducks
@@rocketsfan5494 yes
what level are the Jackson Generals? they play in Jackson, TN and they played against the blue wahoos, lookouts, and 1 or 2 of the other teams mentioned here, but yet, their stadium wasn't listed.
MLB had pulled their right to be an affiliate team after 2020 so effectively there isnt a team currently, not sure what future plans are
Unless they join an independent league or become a collegiate summer team, they're el-foldo. Minor League Baseball just dropped a whole bunch of teams (including several entire leagues), and the Generals were one of them.
MLB demoted 40 teams from their minor league rosters. . . which eliminated roughly 1000 player positions. This gutted the Appalachian League which has had teams dating back to the early 20th Century. Since I live in east Tn, this bothered me to no end. Then, I found out why this move was made: MLB has invested in the player development and they deemed that these stadiums simply didn't have the facilities to service their players. Old showers. Few. .if any. . rehab facilities. Poorly maintained fields. While it hurts to see the MLB affiliations go, I can see their point. Btw, the Appy League is a collegiate league along the ranks of Cape Cod so the quality of baseball is still there.
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The Diamond is soooo old and it’s really showing. Glad the Squirrels will finally be getting a new stadium in the next couple years
Biloxi native. Don’t let the Beau Rivage getting in the way of the water fool you. At night, it’s one of the best views for a ball game. Along with that, the Hard Rock is visible too, depending on the seat you get
Diberville Native what's up
Harrisburg senators stadium is great just wish it was flipped around to have the outfield be the skyline of Harrisburg not the west shore
The Diamond used to have a Triple A team but they moved to Georgia because of the stadium situation. We did have a huge statue of a Native American in the entrance area
I can't believe you didn't mention the lazy river / swimming pool at Dr. Pepper Ballpark in Frisco, it's definitely an awesome feature! Dirk Nowitzki was the first person in the pool when it opened. But I did like the video and subscribed.
The Tulsa Drillers were originally from Lafayette, Louisiana where they were called the Lafayette Drillers, and they just kept the name upon arriving in Tulsa.
Whataburger Field is definitely the best. If you aren't from the area be careful about the weather. Corpus is probably the hottest city in the US
85 feels closer to 100. Make sure you are somewhere with A/C or where you can feel the breeze
Update on the hooks stadium, it has painted orange and white stripes on the roof now and the seating is a little bit nicer and some reorganized restaurant seating with tvs etc.
And a new harbor bridge is going up on the other side of the stadium to eventually replace the old harbor bridge which will be demolished in a few years.
Two things. 1st is that Dr. Pepper field has a lazy river in it, which is needed for Texas.
2nd Wolf stadium is way outside downtown but still very much in the city. It's also next to a airforce base & get to watch big cargo places all the time.
Yeah, I cracked up when he said Wolff was way outside of town. Not by a long shot!! And I've been to many games there where it was more entertaining watching the cargo planes, transport planes and fighter jets landing and taking off from Lackland AFB than watching the game. I'm kinda upset that the Missions got demoted back to Double A after only one season in Triple A. San Antonio is WAYYYY too big for a Double A team and has been for a long time.
@@larrywt656 Frankly I prefer AA over AAA, as all of the major prospects churn through AA, but not necessarily AAA...
10:32 TD Bank Ballpark was flooded out by former Hurricane Ida early September 2021.
Modern Woodman Park in Davenport is easily the coolest minor league park. Shout out to the the Steelyard in Gary, Indiana, home of the Railcats and of course Impact Field home of the Chicago Dogs.
there have been recent talks of moving Tennessee Smokies back to Knoxville, but then again there have been talks of moving the Smokies back Knoxville ever since they moved out to Sevierville for the last 20 years
Another great video!!
2:01 I think the Wayne Tower has been depicted looking as such in a few Batman comics and movies, without the black exterior of course
For the Chattanooga Lookouts, the namesake of "Lookouts" is Lookout Mountain, which overlooks the city of Chattanooga.
You don’t seem to be much of a baseball fan, but asymmetrical fields have just been a thing in baseball since the beginning. That’s just how it is.
10:28 que bonito estadio, sobre todo las gradas y ese enorme pasillo que une los niveles hace que tenga una unión muy linda el publico muy lindo estadio ♥
That roller coaster in Altoona is Leap-The-Dips, the oldest operating roller coaster in the world.
That’s on the other side of the park. The Skyliner is in the outfield
@@DaSilverandBlack Oh yeah, I forgot. I go to Altoona often but haven't been at the park for a number of years other than for the light display.
You forgot one Jackson Tennessee Generals. They were the double AA team for Arizona Diamondback's until the team owners took money from the city now it sits empty. Miss having a double AA team in my town :(
Sitting here at the FisherCats stadium right now
Are the Toledo Mud Hens still around?
I live in Chattanooga, and the lookouts actually just got approved for a new ballpark in a different part of town, so unfortunately AT&T Field is going to be no more. Also, they’re called the lookouts, because one of the biggest mountains here is called Lookout Mountain, Im not sure but i’m sure “lookouts” has something to do with the Civil War, since there is a battlefield on top of Lookout Mountain. I could be wrong on that though. Regardless, great video!
AT&T Field sucks, there’s no shade and no third baseline seating. Although they definitely should’ve just renovated Historic Engel, FORTUNATELY the new stadium can’t be worse than AT&T.
My home town team the Birmingham Barons! Regions Field is a really nice ball park!!!
"Ran out of room and had to..." is one of the reasons these are closer in spirit to the old jewel box ballparks (the other is the more intimate environment, relative lack of box seats, when there are upper decks they're closer to the action). The old jewel box ballparks literally were shoehorned in and had to have quirky layouts because they ran out of room. Nowadays the retro MLB ballparks have all the $$$ and space they need, and the quirks are just there to be quirky after Camden Yards made it kewl again. A bunch of these AA ballparks don't have the $$ to buy the space they needed, so they are quirky because they needed to be. (Except for 3:10, what am I looking at???)
There are many football.soccer stadiums in Europe which are quirky too squeezing in the stadium into a small footprint... Many of which have four different independent stands built at different times...
Loved the video! Thanks!
Can you do Single-A stadiums?
Glad that San Antonio made the list but to say Wolff Stadium is next to some regular suburban households is a bit of overstatement. It's in between an Air Force base and low income westside neighborhoods. The games are fun to attend but way more people would go if it were located in the north eastern/western part of Bexar County. GO FLYING CHANCLAS
Hey the Rough Riders Stadium has a pool in the outfield!
I think smokies stadium is where they got the idea for Laughing Mountain in MLB the show. It's also 420 to deep center
1:23 I worked at RoughRiders for like 5 years it’s a dope stadium with a lazy river and play ground and shit
UPMC Park home of the Erie Seawolves. Do not sit on the 1st base side in the bleachers unless you want to blinded by the setting Sun. They seriously need to extend the awning all the way down the 3rd base line to block the Sun.
You should do minor league hockey arenas
Great. Then they can get to Amway Center and he can wonder why Orlando doesn't have an NHL team. (Being a non-American who probably doesn't know better.)
love going to Mississippi braves games. Its not even for the team, there's just nothing like baseball at a baseball park.. also the name of Trustmark park is just named after a local bank
Can you do a 2022 list please?
Smokies stadium near Pigeon Forge is the best. The old Knoxville team after Bill Meyer stadium was old and torn down. Tony LaRussa was once a Knoxville Sox coach.