I live in Kannapolis and the new Atrium Health Ballpark really is nice. They made it the keystone of a downtown renovation with a shopping and entertainment district right behind it. The team is called the Kannapolis Cannon Ballers in honor of the Cannon family who built the textile mills that was the whole reason Kannapolis even existed for the better part of ninety years. (After Teresa Earnhardt sold her controlling interest in the team, which was the Kannapolis Intimidators (named in honor of Dale Sr after he bought into them), they changed the name. it was literally a company mill town until the plant finally got shut down in 2004 and they've been trying to recover and renovate the downtown ever since. They opened the new stadium in 2020 just in time for the pandemic to shut the 2020 season down (South Atlantic League at that point) so they opened the ballpark for people to walk and run around and for kids to play in. The old stadium was in an industrial park right off I-85 on the outskirts of town so the location for Atrium is so much better. Also, since I'm from the Lynchburg area...City Stadium (nobody calls it "Bank of the James") is old and pretty spartan but recently renovated for the Hillcats, and yeah, it's been around since 1940. The football stadium next door is used for local high school games. Will they ever build a new one? I doubt it. They can't build one downtown that won't get flooded out by the James River because the whole damn downtown is on the side of a hill, so I expect they'll stay in BotJ until the team folds or moves. Fun trivia: Lynchburg used to be the Mets' single-A affiliate. Imagine having Gooden and Strawberry come through your minor league team in back to back years. They didn't stay long.
Charleston, SC resident here. Charleston County does a decent job at fighting mosquitos(as well as one can in the swamp). But "The Joe" as locals call it, has great views of the historic core of Charleston and the Ashley River. For the longest time, the Charleston Riverdogs were affiliated with the Yankees, which was fun seeing who could be the "next Yankee legend".
Modesto got another a couple days ago, so 2025 may be the last year....and Fresno Chukchanski opened as a AAA park before all the minor league changes came about... Kinston is down after this week....that team is moving...
@@fyrf0x8910 from what I've read there is not one....but the city council agreed a couple weeks ago to extend the lease one more year so the schedule is out and Modesto Nuts will be in John Thurman for another year. That might be all that's needed for Ontario to get their stadium up and running and Dodgers move there, Angels move back to Rancho and Nuts get San Bernardino in 2026 but none of that has been discussed. I only know that 2025 Modesto will be staying put
@brianmoore6724 so the nuts are potentially relocating after the lease? that would suck, Modesto is a second home to me and a lot of my family lives there
@@fyrf0x8910 100%....there history was supposed to end with these playoffs. Tomorrow could have been the last game for them, but a) they won game 1 and b) they got one more year extension. There is talk of a new ballpark in Ontario that the Dodgers affiliate, currently in Rancho Cucamonga, would move into, allowing the Angels to move out of San Bernardino, which just isn't as nice as Rancho....so it's possible the Nuts could end up moving to San Bernardino but none of that has been decided
11:50, well the Down East Wood Ducks are relocating to Spartanburg, SC next season to become High A Hub City Spartanburgers, with the Hickory moving down to Single A. Bonus fact- The Wood Ducks have a caps and jerseys that says "Woodies" and the Fayette Woodpeckers have an alternative jersey that says ""Peckers."
I feel for the residents and fans of the Down East Wood Ducks. I will say though that I am very excited for Spartanburg to be getting our first minor league team since the Spartanburg Phillies. The team is going to be playing High A ball too. While we are getting a new park (will be completed by start of 2025 season), Historic Duncan Park is on the national registry of historic places and has seats from Shibe Park. Once again, I feel for the fans of the Wood Ducks and hope that baseball is played in the Down East area again soon.
I'll say this about the Cal League: One, I miss it. Bakersfield used to have a team in this league, but Sam Lynn Ballpark is... Let's just say not up to snuff and leave it at that. That said, I have some thoughts on a couple of these parks. San Jose's is actually pretty nice, given the age of the park. Fresno's, as mentioned in other comments, was built for a AAA team, but they got demoted in the 2021 MiLB shakeup, along with the rest of the Cal League getting dropped from High-A to Low-A. Visalia's park, while weird-looking, is actually one of the nicer ones, in my opinion. Lot of open ground for kids to run around and be kids in, the suites are nice, and I don't think there's a bad seat in the house. Only thing that sucks is that you have to go to Visalia to see it. It's not exactly in the safest part of the city. 🤷🏼♂️🤷🏼♂️
Salisbury, Md mentioned!! Loved going to Delmarva Shorebirds games when I was younger and still try to catch a game or two when I’m in town. You pretty much hit the nail on the head with your description of our ballpark hahaha 😅
Thank you for giving credit to the Quakes name. I lived in town when we voted on the team name. The original name of the ballpark was The Epicenter, going with the theme.
As a San Jose Giants fan, Excite Ballpark isn't much to write home about, but the atmosphere definitely makes up for it. The Giants really know how to get the crowd pumped
1) Fayetteville - It's right next to the Amtrak station, which is served by the Silver Meteor line from New York to Miami and Palmetto line from New York to Savannah. The former is an overnight train, which creates a need for the long platform shown in the overhead. Also passing through but not stopping is Amtrak's Auto Train from VA to FL. 2) Delmarva Shorebirds - The stadium is right next to the junction of Routes 13 and 50, the two major highways that bypass the city of Salisbury. While it's outside of the city limits, I think the main reason is so the team could better attract potential visitors who are vacationing in nearby Ocean City.
The Inland Empire 66ers were originally the affiliate for the Seattle Mariners when San Manuel Stadium opened. Then it got passed to the Dodgers before the Angels took the team in I want to say 2011 or 2012. It's funny that you saw the architecture style similarities between San Manuel and Angel Stadium
Glad High A Minor League stadiums next. I use to work at Ripken Stadium in 2008 & 2009. Since then it has changed a lot since I worked there. 95% of the field is artificial turf, except for home plate and the batters box. Though it has a mix of Oriole Park & Memorial Stadium, the concrete has begun to fail and the attendance has shrunk since becoming a High A club back in 2019. To date, the best 2 summers of my life
I knew Chukchansi Park as Grizzly stadium. The Grizzlies (AAA) were really good, especially when the Giants were doing good. But then the readjustments sent us down to A. Still a super fun stadium and I love Taco Throwdown. Gotta watch for some homeless people sometimes.
You were right on pronouncing Lake Elsinore. Great place to take in a game. Grew up about 40 minutes away and got to go twice. Had fun being able to go on the field as a kid after the game, play catch and then sleep in the outfield with our boy scout troop.
Perdue stadium they built a sweet boardwalk around the outfield wall between the fence and high wall of advertising, really nice to just walk out into left field and stand there and watch the game
Dunedin was almost home to MLB games back in 1995 when replacement players being used was discussed while the players strike continued. The Government of Ontario had a law that wouldn't allow replacement workers to cross picket lines so the Blue Jays could have played in the Tampa Bay area before the (Devil) Rays existed. Also take note, Tropicana Field was still configured as a hockey arena for the Lightning.
3:31 Correct me if I'm wrong, but I think the Adventis Health Arena was also home to the Stockton Flames, the former AHL affiliate of the Calgary Flames
Not even West Virginians want to go to West Virginia. Anyway, Salem Football Stadium is also the site that hosted the Stagg Bowl, which is the NCAA Division III championship game. The baseball stadium is a pretty nice facility and if you have a chance to catch a Salem Red Sox game there, I recommend you do so. The seats are decent, the concessions are good, the prices are reasonable and the baseball played there is quality. And besides, there ain't much else to do around here.
You do NOT want to attend a day game in Fresno, Modesto or Stockton. The heat will kill ya. In fact, don't bother coming to those dumpster fire cities. The Modesto Nuts used to be called the Modesto Bees, named after the local newspaper The Modesto Bee.
LECOM/McKechnie was renovated in 2013 but then you say it's outdated. Not outdated at all. The front facade was inspired by the Spanish Mission architecture of the surrounding area, very fitting for where it is. Sure the Pirates are cheap, but it's basically the Fenway of minor league stadiums, tons of history packed into that building. What do you want them to do, tear it down?
I grew up in Lynchburg, VA and no exaggeration, 50+ of my friends got their first jobs selling concessions for minimum wage at Bank of the James Stadium 😂
I wonder if all the Athletics' minor league parks also have sewers backing up into the clubhouses... so the players know what to expect when they move up to the big leagues.😂
You're actually incorrect about the professional baseball color barrier being broken in Florida. Moses Fleetwood Walker played. pro baseball in Toledo Ohio in 1883 for the Blue Stockings.
6:18 bookmark there for Ft Myers. And disagree on the name, they used to be the Ft. Myers Miracle. Also at least the Twins are respectful to the city and Lee County than the Red Sox.
I actually went to a Yankees spring training game back in like, around 2017-2018. I think it set mu standards for a minor league/spring training stadium too high
the mic was fire
Sounds like a straight to DVD Scooby-Doo movie audio
Single A quality audio...fitting for the video🤪
*on fire
started a fire!
God it sounds like ur talking through a tunnel
I live in Kannapolis and the new Atrium Health Ballpark really is nice. They made it the keystone of a downtown renovation with a shopping and entertainment district right behind it. The team is called the Kannapolis Cannon Ballers in honor of the Cannon family who built the textile mills that was the whole reason Kannapolis even existed for the better part of ninety years. (After Teresa Earnhardt sold her controlling interest in the team, which was the Kannapolis Intimidators (named in honor of Dale Sr after he bought into them), they changed the name. it was literally a company mill town until the plant finally got shut down in 2004 and they've been trying to recover and renovate the downtown ever since. They opened the new stadium in 2020 just in time for the pandemic to shut the 2020 season down (South Atlantic League at that point) so they opened the ballpark for people to walk and run around and for kids to play in. The old stadium was in an industrial park right off I-85 on the outskirts of town so the location for Atrium is so much better.
Also, since I'm from the Lynchburg area...City Stadium (nobody calls it "Bank of the James") is old and pretty spartan but recently renovated for the Hillcats, and yeah, it's been around since 1940. The football stadium next door is used for local high school games. Will they ever build a new one? I doubt it. They can't build one downtown that won't get flooded out by the James River because the whole damn downtown is on the side of a hill, so I expect they'll stay in BotJ until the team folds or moves. Fun trivia: Lynchburg used to be the Mets' single-A affiliate. Imagine having Gooden and Strawberry come through your minor league team in back to back years. They didn't stay long.
Charleston, SC resident here. Charleston County does a decent job at fighting mosquitos(as well as one can in the swamp). But "The Joe" as locals call it, has great views of the historic core of Charleston and the Ashley River. For the longest time, the Charleston Riverdogs were affiliated with the Yankees, which was fun seeing who could be the "next Yankee legend".
Modesto got another a couple days ago, so 2025 may be the last year....and Fresno Chukchanski opened as a AAA park before all the minor league changes came about... Kinston is down after this week....that team is moving...
could you specify what exactly is going on in Modesto? I haven't heard any updates on a new stadium.
@@fyrf0x8910 from what I've read there is not one....but the city council agreed a couple weeks ago to extend the lease one more year so the schedule is out and Modesto Nuts will be in John Thurman for another year. That might be all that's needed for Ontario to get their stadium up and running and Dodgers move there, Angels move back to Rancho and Nuts get San Bernardino in 2026 but none of that has been discussed. I only know that 2025 Modesto will be staying put
@brianmoore6724 so the nuts are potentially relocating after the lease? that would suck, Modesto is a second home to me and a lot of my family lives there
@@fyrf0x8910 100%....there history was supposed to end with these playoffs. Tomorrow could have been the last game for them, but a) they won game 1 and b) they got one more year extension. There is talk of a new ballpark in Ontario that the Dodgers affiliate, currently in Rancho Cucamonga, would move into, allowing the Angels to move out of San Bernardino, which just isn't as nice as Rancho....so it's possible the Nuts could end up moving to San Bernardino but none of that has been decided
1:28 you said it right, I have been to the stadium there and I live about 40 mins away (although the closest team to me is Rancho Cucamonga)
Visalia's actually a great little park with a ton of charm! Hope you get a chance to catch a game there.
11:50, well the Down East Wood Ducks are relocating to Spartanburg, SC next season to become High A Hub City Spartanburgers, with the Hickory moving down to Single A.
Bonus fact- The Wood Ducks have a caps and jerseys that says "Woodies" and the Fayette Woodpeckers have an alternative jersey that says ""Peckers."
The greedyness causing more towns and cities to loss their minor league teams with perfectly fine stadiums
Breaks my heart. I live an hour away and the countless times I’ve gone to Grainger Stadium and will definitely miss it.
@@ThatC1official it’s all Diamond Baseball Holdings
I feel for the residents and fans of the Down East Wood Ducks. I will say though that I am very excited for Spartanburg to be getting our first minor league team since the Spartanburg Phillies. The team is going to be playing High A ball too. While we are getting a new park (will be completed by start of 2025 season), Historic Duncan Park is on the national registry of historic places and has seats from Shibe Park. Once again, I feel for the fans of the Wood Ducks and hope that baseball is played in the Down East area again soon.
I'll say this about the Cal League: One, I miss it. Bakersfield used to have a team in this league, but Sam Lynn Ballpark is... Let's just say not up to snuff and leave it at that.
That said, I have some thoughts on a couple of these parks. San Jose's is actually pretty nice, given the age of the park. Fresno's, as mentioned in other comments, was built for a AAA team, but they got demoted in the 2021 MiLB shakeup, along with the rest of the Cal League getting dropped from High-A to Low-A. Visalia's park, while weird-looking, is actually one of the nicer ones, in my opinion. Lot of open ground for kids to run around and be kids in, the suites are nice, and I don't think there's a bad seat in the house. Only thing that sucks is that you have to go to Visalia to see it. It's not exactly in the safest part of the city. 🤷🏼♂️🤷🏼♂️
Salisbury, Md mentioned!! Loved going to Delmarva Shorebirds games when I was younger and still try to catch a game or two when I’m in town. You pretty much hit the nail on the head with your description of our ballpark hahaha 😅
Thank you for giving credit to the Quakes name. I lived in town when we voted on the team name. The original name of the ballpark was The Epicenter, going with the theme.
As a San Jose Giants fan, Excite Ballpark isn't much to write home about, but the atmosphere definitely makes up for it. The Giants really know how to get the crowd pumped
1) Fayetteville - It's right next to the Amtrak station, which is served by the Silver Meteor line from New York to Miami and Palmetto line from New York to Savannah. The former is an overnight train, which creates a need for the long platform shown in the overhead. Also passing through but not stopping is Amtrak's Auto Train from VA to FL.
2) Delmarva Shorebirds - The stadium is right next to the junction of Routes 13 and 50, the two major highways that bypass the city of Salisbury. While it's outside of the city limits, I think the main reason is so the team could better attract potential visitors who are vacationing in nearby Ocean City.
The Inland Empire 66ers were originally the affiliate for the Seattle Mariners when San Manuel Stadium opened. Then it got passed to the Dodgers before the Angels took the team in I want to say 2011 or 2012. It's funny that you saw the architecture style similarities between San Manuel and Angel Stadium
Seeing the football stadium at the end makes me wish D3 Football would just stay there permanently for the Stagg Bowl...
Glad High A Minor League stadiums next. I use to work at Ripken Stadium in 2008 & 2009. Since then it has changed a lot since I worked there. 95% of the field is artificial turf, except for home plate and the batters box. Though it has a mix of Oriole Park & Memorial Stadium, the concrete has begun to fail and the attendance has shrunk since becoming a High A club back in 2019. To date, the best 2 summers of my life
Also anxious to see how you rate Maimonedes Park (Mets farm team in Coney Island, Brooklyn).
Dont forget the Frontier & college summer leagues!
I knew Chukchansi Park as Grizzly stadium. The Grizzlies (AAA) were really good, especially when the Giants were doing good. But then the readjustments sent us down to A.
Still a super fun stadium and I love Taco Throwdown. Gotta watch for some homeless people sometimes.
You were right on pronouncing Lake Elsinore. Great place to take in a game. Grew up about 40 minutes away and got to go twice. Had fun being able to go on the field as a kid after the game, play catch and then sleep in the outfield with our boy scout troop.
Perdue stadium they built a sweet boardwalk around the outfield wall between the fence and high wall of advertising, really nice to just walk out into left field and stand there and watch the game
Dunedin was almost home to MLB games back in 1995 when replacement players being used was discussed while the players strike continued. The Government of Ontario had a law that wouldn't allow replacement workers to cross picket lines so the Blue Jays could have played in the Tampa Bay area before the (Devil) Rays existed. Also take note, Tropicana Field was still configured as a hockey arena for the Lightning.
3:31 Correct me if I'm wrong, but I think the Adventis Health Arena was also home to the Stockton Flames, the former AHL affiliate of the Calgary Flames
You’re right, before they moved to Calgary to become the Wranglers and sharing the arena with the big club.
I attended games in the mid to late nineties in Salem when it was the Salem Avalanche.
2:09 Nuts announced this week that they worked out a lease for 2025, so they’ll be back there next year
Not even West Virginians want to go to West Virginia. Anyway, Salem Football Stadium is also the site that hosted the Stagg Bowl, which is the NCAA Division III championship game. The baseball stadium is a pretty nice facility and if you have a chance to catch a Salem Red Sox game there, I recommend you do so. The seats are decent, the concessions are good, the prices are reasonable and the baseball played there is quality.
And besides, there ain't much else to do around here.
Been to Segra Stadium, really cute little ballpark with everything you need for a game. Also been to Hammond Stadium
5:59 when the entire stadium eats too many Dollar ‘Dogs
Banner Island Ballpark is even more beautiful in person. Probably the best place in the town.
sounds like Five recorded this video from inside his cardboard box fort
Modesto got another year at John Thurman, and the Wood Ducks are moving after the season concludes
“Bank of the James” is just an oddly-worded business name.
Named for the James River.
Lake Elsinore looks like a Car Max.
This is a fun concept, can you do high a and then double and triple a?
Is Excite Ballpark named after the '90s search engine? Was Hotbot not available?
8:54 I went to a game in this park in July 2021. Jackets beat the Pelicans 10-3. Great game, great atmosphere!
FivePoints MilLB Stadium Tour 2025?
559 represent! Go grizzlies and Rawhides!
When you get to the Birmingham Barons, be sure to mention the parks proximity to Railroad Park where shootings happen fairly regularly.
5:02 get your facts right that’s not Baycare ballpark that looks like the quad city river bandits
Roger Dorn Stadium looks awesome.
When is the High-A ballpark video coming out?
You do NOT want to attend a day game in Fresno, Modesto or Stockton. The heat will kill ya. In fact, don't bother coming to those dumpster fire cities. The Modesto Nuts used to be called the Modesto Bees, named after the local newspaper The Modesto Bee.
LECOM/McKechnie was renovated in 2013 but then you say it's outdated. Not outdated at all. The front facade was inspired by the Spanish Mission architecture of the surrounding area, very fitting for where it is.
Sure the Pirates are cheap, but it's basically the Fenway of minor league stadiums, tons of history packed into that building. What do you want them to do, tear it down?
Please do independent leagues like the Frontier League! I would love to see my home stadium on here.
Patiently waiting for the high A video so Delaware will be highlighted
Aye I live close to Stockton last Thursday was actually their last $1 Beer night
I grew up in Lynchburg, VA and no exaggeration, 50+ of my friends got their first jobs selling concessions for minimum wage at Bank of the James Stadium 😂
I wonder if all the Athletics' minor league parks also have sewers backing up into the clubhouses... so the players know what to expect when they move up to the big leagues.😂
I believe, and I may be wrong, that Joker Marchant is pronounced Mar-SHAWN, like if you picture it said with a cajun/french accent
Is "Every Minor League Stadium Ranked" coming soon? This seems like a build-up to that
0:40
Jodie Foster's favourite sports related event
Apparently the Nuts are staying in Modesto?
Were you sick when recording this?
San Jose is not a town it has a population in the millions
Some of those spin pans made me dizzy
You're actually incorrect about the professional baseball color barrier being broken in Florida. Moses Fleetwood Walker played. pro baseball in Toledo Ohio in 1883 for the Blue Stockings.
Pfitzner Stadium mentioned!!!
6:18 bookmark there for Ft Myers. And disagree on the name, they used to be the Ft. Myers Miracle. Also at least the Twins are respectful to the city and Lee County than the Red Sox.
I actually went to a Yankees spring training game back in like, around 2017-2018. I think it set mu standards for a minor league/spring training stadium too high
Unfortunately Spartanburg sc gets the Kinston team in 2025 I think . Maybe down graded to coastal plains league
What about the Midwest League...??
It is a Single A League
0:46 but -1500 for being in Fresno (NO is in the name! Like “Do I want to go to Fresno, Friends NO!)
You pronounce “Lake Elsinore” correctly. Congrats.
You forgot Midwest League, that's Single A
Also hopefully the Myrtle Beach Pelicans don't go the way of Myrtle Beach Speedway. Minus being immortalized in a glorified video game.
If builders want to build there,they will tear it down like everything else in this town
Cucamonga Craka killaz
about time lol
You gotta stop with the incessant one-way spinning; I love hearing your commentary but the spinning is making these unwatchable.
First!