Dodger Stadium was without a doubt the most anticipated ballpark visit on my west coast trip.  Since I was a little boy I have always wanted to go there.  I was fascinated with the palm trees, the sunsets, the zig-zag roof over the outfield bleachers and Vin Scully’s sultry tones.  I attended a Tuesday night game between the Dodgers and the …

This was an interesting experience for me.  Growing up as a Blue Jays fan, my heart was ripped out in my tender formative years when the Oakland A’s nearly swept the Blue Jays 4 games to 1 in the 1989 ALCS.  To add insult to injury, I had read that upon shutting the door on Toronto, A’s closer Dennis Eckersley …

AT&T Park (formerly known as Pac Bell Park) is the current home of the San Francisco Giants and has been since 2000.  It is widely regarded as the crowning achievement in the neoclassical ballpark movement spearheaded by the HOK sports/Populous architecture firm.  For me, the best part about AT&T Park is that there is water directly beyond the right field …

I finally made it to a California ballgame.  Unfortunately it was National League.  I will try to keep this to a ballpark review rather than commenting on the game.  As this is a Toronto based blog and many of the readers are familiar with the Blue Jays I like to use Rogers Centre as a baseline or reference for my …

In 1966 the expansion California Angels made Anaheim Stadium their home.  In this post I will be referring to the home of the Angels as both Anaheim Stadium & Angel Stadium but really they are the same thing.  In fact, the current name of the ballpark is Angel Stadium of Anaheim.  Add to the mix the numerous name changes of …