Cool video 😎 I have been to Fenway Park and Oriole Park at Camden Yards. Both ballparks are great places to watch baseball ⚾️ there. My all-time favorite ballpark will always be Shea Stadium RIP 1964-2008
Awesome comment! It's great to hear you've experienced Fenway and Camden Yards firsthand; they're both amazing! I hear you on Shea Stadium; such a great ballpark in its time. Thanks for watching! 😎
That’s truly beautiful! It’s so special to think of all the great moments you had at Shea Stadium growing up and the memories you built with your family. It's awesome that baseball holds such great memories for you. 🙏
What a sobering thought! It’s amazing to think that Fenway Park opened the same week that the Titanic sank. It really emphasizes the passage of time, doesn’t it? Thanks for that incredible historical comment, definitely a good reminder.😊
Some mention should be made about the Los Angeles Coliseum, which was the first home of the Dodgers in LA after they moved from Brooklyn in 1958. Though it was only supposed to be a temporary facility until Dodger Stadium opened in 1963, it did host the Dodgers for five years, including its World Championship team in 1959. Games 3-5 of that Series were played at the Coliseum, all setting attendance records for the Fall Classic. In fact, Game Five still has the highest World Series attendance, with 92,706 fans pouring into the Coliseum, hoping their second-year team would close out the Series. They would leave disappointed as the visiting Chicago White Sox would win that game, forcing a Game Six back at Comiskey Park in Chicago (where the Dodgers would clinch the Series two days later). The LA Coliseum had already served as the main stadium for the 1932 Summer Olympics and would go to host Super Bowl I in 1967. Further, preparations are underway for the Coliseum to be the main stadium for the 2028 Summer Olympics, its third go-around with the Olympics.
That’s incredible information; thanks for sharing that! You are completely right about the Los Angeles Coliseum’s place in Dodgers history and the unique details surrounding the World Series and more! We appreciate you bringing up the Coliseum, and thank you for taking the time to provide such an awesome response! 😉
@@gamearenas In two senses, to impart those facts involved me ingesting a healthy does of humble pie: 1) I'm a lifelong White Sox fan, and 2) my late Dad grew up in Bronxville, NY as a died-in-the-wool New York Giants fans (though he became a Sox fan when he moved to Chicago after serving in the Navy in WWII).
Oakland Coliseum... that's interesting, because as I recall it definitely hosted its last game. To think, that would move Coors Field onto the list as of next year, and 11th would be the freaking Trop. THAT I am not sure if they're playing ball there again either, but if the county has to make repairs under the contract, I feel like they'll go back there regardless of if they intend to go elsewhere.
You've got us thinking now! 😂 You're absolutely right about the Oakland Coliseum, and you've figured out all our math correctly! I guess we need to rewrite the list for the next year, with the potential addition of Coors, and Tropicana moving down one! We didn't consider the county's obligations, but that's a very good point. Great comment, thank you for watching! 😉
That's awesome information! I had no idea the Chicago Cardinals played at Comiskey Park. I love how much this audience knows! It’s amazing to learn more of that history, and it just goes to show how these venues are an important part of our communities! Thanks for adding that to the conversation! 😊
That's a great piece of stadium history; thanks for sharing that! You're right that Tropicana Field has the distinction of being the last large multi-purpose stadium built. While our video focused on the oldest MLB venues, it’s a really cool piece of baseball history that it was also the last of its kind. It actually opened in 1990, but for MLB games it wasn't until 1998, when the Devil Rays started playing there. We appreciate you sharing that! 👍
And that is why it is such a much-maligned ballpark now. Had it opened in 1990 as an MLB venue, it would have been considered state-of-the-art. However, by the time it finally got a team in 1998, stadium trends-and retractable roof technology-had already moved past the fixed roof and concrete donut design. Even Tampa’s expansion brothers, the Diamondbacks, debuted their team with a ballpark that featured a retractable roof. Between 1991 and 1998, five new ballparks were built, and within 10 years of Tropicana Field’s opening for baseball, 11 multipurpose donuts had been replaced by retro, classic, or retro-modern ballparks. It’s worth noting that Tropicana Field was not the final fixed-roof stadium. That distinction belongs to the Georgia Dome, built in 1992, though even it has since been replaced by the world-class engineering marvel, Mercedes-Benz Stadium.
One of the oldest "Ball Parks" used by MLB this century is the Sydney Cricket Ground which dates back to the 1870's. Dodgers and Diamondback played an opening week series there
Great point about the Sydney Cricket Ground! It’s definitely a historic venue, and thanks for reminding us of that Dodgers and Diamondback series! In our video we focused on the oldest stadiums currently used by MLB teams as their primary home field. Still, it’s fascinating to learn about all of these venues that hosted MLB teams throughout the years, so thanks for the comment! 👍
4:57 "It is one of the few baseball only parks still in use today." Of all the MLB stadiums in use as of this past season, only 7 of them ever had another sport co-tennant at one point in its life, and only one still does now, which is NYCFC of the MLS, which won't be for much longer.
Thanks for that insightful comment! You’re right that there are just a few MLB venues that have had another sport co-tennant, historically. The “few” comment at 4:57 was mainly in reference to how the concept of multipurpose arenas was at one point very popular, and we wanted to highlight that these older stadiums are specifically baseball only. We appreciate the detailed knowledge, and you've given us something to think about for future videos! Thanks for your comment! 🙏
Thanks for your comment! I was referring to Sandy Koufax, the famous pitcher. Glad you're listening carefully, and we double checked our subtitles. Sometimes names can be a little tricky! I appreciate you listening closely, and thanks for watching the video! Let me know your favorite player of all time! 👍
Love to hear that, Scott! Progressive Field is certainly an amazing venue, and it’s great to hear that you have such positive experiences visiting it! We really appreciate you taking the time to comment! Thanks for watching! 💯
Thanks for pointing that out! You're absolutely right; as we mention in the video, the Oakland Athletics have moved on this year. We included the Coliseum because of its historical significance as one of the oldest MLB stadiums still standing and its years of use before the move. It's an important part of baseball history! ⚾️
If you go literally by your title, a trick answer would be the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum used by the Dodgers from 1958-1961 and still in use by USC football.
That's a great point, and thanks for thinking outside the box! We were focusing on the current, primary homes for MLB teams when compiling our list of the "oldest MLB stadiums still in use." The Memorial Coliseum is a legendary venue with a brief but memorable past with the Dodgers! We appreciate you sharing that perspective! 😊
You're absolutely right to bring up the Stade Olympique! It's an incredible venue. In our video, though, we focused primarily on the oldest MLB stadiums currently in use by MLB teams as their primary home field in the U.S. We definitely appreciate you mentioning the Montreal stadium! Maybe we’ll explore famous venues like the Stade Olympique that have hosted baseball in the past in a later video! 🙌
@@gamearenas Understand... though, if they were not renovating it... there's a good chance that it would be hosting the Rays next season. I also didn't mention the other 2 old stadiums that are still in use for other things... Turner field and the other Globe Life park/stadium... (confusing them both having the same name)... but they were both newer than the 10 you mentioned... (any stadium replaced before 50 years is a pet peeve of mine too)
Cool video 😎 I have been to Fenway Park and Oriole Park at Camden Yards. Both ballparks are great places to watch baseball ⚾️ there. My all-time favorite ballpark will always be Shea Stadium RIP 1964-2008
Awesome comment! It's great to hear you've experienced Fenway and Camden Yards firsthand; they're both amazing! I hear you on Shea Stadium; such a great ballpark in its time.
Thanks for watching! 😎
@gamearenas I'm 68 now. Shea was my childhood stadium. There are plenty of great memories going there with my family
That’s truly beautiful! It’s so special to think of all the great moments you had at Shea Stadium growing up and the memories you built with your family. It's awesome that baseball holds such great memories for you. 🙏
Did you know that Fenway Park opened up the same week that The R.M.S Titanic sank.
What a sobering thought! It’s amazing to think that Fenway Park opened the same week that the Titanic sank.
It really emphasizes the passage of time, doesn’t it?
Thanks for that incredible historical comment, definitely a good reminder.😊
Some mention should be made about the Los Angeles Coliseum, which was the first home of the Dodgers in LA after they moved from Brooklyn in 1958. Though it was only supposed to be a temporary facility until Dodger Stadium opened in 1963, it did host the Dodgers for five years, including its World Championship team in 1959. Games 3-5 of that Series were played at the Coliseum, all setting attendance records for the Fall Classic. In fact, Game Five still has the highest World Series attendance, with 92,706 fans pouring into the Coliseum, hoping their second-year team would close out the Series. They would leave disappointed as the visiting Chicago White Sox would win that game, forcing a Game Six back at Comiskey Park in Chicago (where the Dodgers would clinch the Series two days later). The LA Coliseum had already served as the main stadium for the 1932 Summer Olympics and would go to host Super Bowl I in 1967. Further, preparations are underway for the Coliseum to be the main stadium for the 2028 Summer Olympics, its third go-around with the Olympics.
That’s incredible information; thanks for sharing that! You are completely right about the Los Angeles Coliseum’s place in Dodgers history and the unique details surrounding the World Series and more! We appreciate you bringing up the Coliseum, and thank you for taking the time to provide such an awesome response! 😉
@@gamearenas In two senses, to impart those facts involved me ingesting a healthy does of humble pie: 1) I'm a lifelong White Sox fan, and 2) my late Dad grew up in Bronxville, NY as a died-in-the-wool New York Giants fans (though he became a Sox fan when he moved to Chicago after serving in the Navy in WWII).
Oakland Coliseum... that's interesting, because as I recall it definitely hosted its last game. To think, that would move Coors Field onto the list as of next year, and 11th would be the freaking Trop. THAT I am not sure if they're playing ball there again either, but if the county has to make repairs under the contract, I feel like they'll go back there regardless of if they intend to go elsewhere.
You've got us thinking now! 😂 You're absolutely right about the Oakland Coliseum, and you've figured out all our math correctly! I guess we need to rewrite the list for the next year, with the potential addition of Coors, and Tropicana moving down one! We didn't consider the county's obligations, but that's a very good point. Great comment, thank you for watching! 😉
The Chicago Cardinals played at Comiskey Park.
That's awesome information! I had no idea the Chicago Cardinals played at Comiskey Park. I love how much this audience knows! It’s amazing to learn more of that history, and it just goes to show how these venues are an important part of our communities! Thanks for adding that to the conversation! 😊
Tropicana Field opened in 1990 and has the distinction of being the last multipurpose stadium built
That's a great piece of stadium history; thanks for sharing that! You're right that Tropicana Field has the distinction of being the last large multi-purpose stadium built.
While our video focused on the oldest MLB venues, it’s a really cool piece of baseball history that it was also the last of its kind. It actually opened in 1990, but for MLB games it wasn't until 1998, when the Devil Rays started playing there.
We appreciate you sharing that! 👍
And that is why it is such a much-maligned ballpark now. Had it opened in 1990 as an MLB venue, it would have been considered state-of-the-art. However, by the time it finally got a team in 1998, stadium trends-and retractable roof technology-had already moved past the fixed roof and concrete donut design.
Even Tampa’s expansion brothers, the Diamondbacks, debuted their team with a ballpark that featured a retractable roof. Between 1991 and 1998, five new ballparks were built, and within 10 years of Tropicana Field’s opening for baseball, 11 multipurpose donuts had been replaced by retro, classic, or retro-modern ballparks.
It’s worth noting that Tropicana Field was not the final fixed-roof stadium. That distinction belongs to the Georgia Dome, built in 1992, though even it has since been replaced by the world-class engineering marvel, Mercedes-Benz Stadium.
One of the oldest "Ball Parks" used by MLB this century is the Sydney Cricket Ground which dates back to the 1870's. Dodgers and Diamondback played an opening week series there
Great point about the Sydney Cricket Ground! It’s definitely a historic venue, and thanks for reminding us of that Dodgers and Diamondback series!
In our video we focused on the oldest stadiums currently used by MLB teams as their primary home field. Still, it’s fascinating to learn about all of these venues that hosted MLB teams throughout the years, so thanks for the comment! 👍
4:57 "It is one of the few baseball only parks still in use today."
Of all the MLB stadiums in use as of this past season, only 7 of them ever had another sport co-tennant at one point in its life, and only one still does now, which is NYCFC of the MLS, which won't be for much longer.
Thanks for that insightful comment! You’re right that there are just a few MLB venues that have had another sport co-tennant, historically. The “few” comment at 4:57 was mainly in reference to how the concept of multipurpose arenas was at one point very popular, and we wanted to highlight that these older stadiums are specifically baseball only. We appreciate the detailed knowledge, and you've given us something to think about for future videos! Thanks for your comment! 🙏
Sandy Cowfax?
Thanks for your comment! I was referring to Sandy Koufax, the famous pitcher.
Glad you're listening carefully, and we double checked our subtitles.
Sometimes names can be a little tricky! I appreciate you listening closely, and thanks for watching the video!
Let me know your favorite player of all time! 👍
What stadium I' Scott Hayes like to visit 3 times or more is Progressive
Field in Cleveland Ohio.
Love to hear that, Scott!
Progressive Field is certainly an amazing venue, and it’s great to hear that you have such positive experiences visiting it!
We really appreciate you taking the time to comment!
Thanks for watching! 💯
The Oakland Coliseum no longer hosts MLB
Thanks for pointing that out! You're absolutely right; as we mention in the video, the Oakland Athletics have moved on this year. We included the Coliseum because of its historical significance as one of the oldest MLB stadiums still standing and its years of use before the move. It's an important part of baseball history! ⚾️
Rats and stray animals don't even want to take up residency Oakland!
If you go literally by your title, a trick answer would be the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum used by the Dodgers from 1958-1961 and still in use by USC football.
That's a great point, and thanks for thinking outside the box!
We were focusing on the current, primary homes for MLB teams when compiling our list of the "oldest MLB stadiums still in use." The Memorial Coliseum is a legendary venue with a brief but memorable past with the Dodgers!
We appreciate you sharing that perspective! 😊
@@gamearenas Let's also not forget Stade Olympique in Montreal... getting renovated at the moment but still in use today... just not for MLB.. yet...
You're absolutely right to bring up the Stade Olympique! It's an incredible venue.
In our video, though, we focused primarily on the oldest MLB stadiums currently in use by MLB teams as their primary home field in the U.S.
We definitely appreciate you mentioning the Montreal stadium! Maybe we’ll explore famous venues like the Stade Olympique that have hosted baseball in the past in a later video! 🙌
@@gamearenas Understand... though, if they were not renovating it... there's a good chance that it would be hosting the Rays next season. I also didn't mention the other 2 old stadiums that are still in use for other things... Turner field and the other Globe Life park/stadium... (confusing them both having the same name)... but they were both newer than the 10 you mentioned... (any stadium replaced before 50 years is a pet peeve of mine too)