What Did British Guys Think of MLB Stadiums? (BASEBALL REACTION)
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The impact of the ballpark on how the game is played has less to do with the architecture as such than with things like the distances, height, and angles of the outfield fences and the amount of space between the foul lines and the stands and between home plate and the backstop. It's the equivalent of the differences in boundary distances from one cricket ground to another.
So strange that it's even done this way instead of having a uniform field size across the entire league like the overwhelming majority of sports. Makes it feel like a less competitive game when something that matters like this isn't taken seriously.
@@derpderpin1568 part of the appeal of baseball to its fans is the uniqueness of the grounds and watching teams have to adjust to their surroundings. you're also wrong, football (soccer) pitches are not uniform in size at all. Neither are cricket fields. and how boring would motorsports be if every track was the same
@@derpderpin1568 Are you familiar with sports? Lmao. Even the world's biggest basketball league isn't in uniform with international rules and court size. Soccer fields differ in size all over the place.
Thanks for this context Joseph! Makes a lot of sense, appreciate the comment!
@@derpderpin1568 From an historic perspective, baseball evolved from being played on makeshift 'sandlots' and fields unique to their locations. Nevertheless, the dimensions of the actual diamond (field of play) are always the same regardless.
Rain delays and cancellations (Rain Outs) is as old as baseball itself. When it starts to come down hard enough the umps will delay the game for a restart or cancel it all together. Printed tickets have “rain check” on them allowing a fan to return to a later game free of charge. Hence the term “rain check” has entered our everyday lexicon because of baseball when someone wants to continue something later. For example, if you get invited to something you cannot attend, you can say, “I’ll take a rain check on that”.
A rain check can also mean you don't really intend to ever actually do something at all, but CERTAINLY aren't going to do it now.
Thanks for this, appreciate the comment, I didn’t know this!
They will play through a moderate drizzle, or even a light rain, but once it starts to get heavy they will stop play. Fun fact: if the game has completed five innings (or four-and-a-half if the home team is leading), the game is declared complete if play can't resume. They generally try to avoid this, however.
Before floodlights were installed in stadiums, games also used to be ended due to darkness. It even happened a few times during the World Series back then.
Nothing like playing a game while holding a lighting rod. If you ever need your sinuses cleaned....
I always find it interesting that the European reaction channels prefer the more "warehouse-y" stadiums like Arizona, Milwaukee, Texas, Houston, etc. Americans, including myself, prefer parks like Baltimore, Fenway, Wrigley, Pittsburgh, and Philly. I don't see how you could prefer the retractable warehouse-type stadiums over the open-air, beautiful backdrop parks. The sun and the scenery are a huge part of baseball.
We loved the scenery stadiums and as an adopted Cubs fan, I love wrigley 😂
San Francisco Giants / Oracle Park. Baseballs do float. The body of water is San Francisco Bay; the inlet next to the ballpark is McCovey Cove (named for Giant legend Willie McCovey). Balls hit into the Cove are called "Splash Hits" and are recorded on a big electronic counter on the right field wall. The count currently stands at 98, all time -- although it only counts Splash Hits by the Giants, not visiting teams.
We've hit 100 Splash hits now, and yes, there really are dogs swimming in the water with the kayakers to retrieve balls. The interior of a baseball is cork, which floats.
Also, to me, it looks kind of like the Pittsburg Pirates home with the river and bridge. At Oracle it is the SF Bay and the Bay Bridge across the Bay in to Oakland...... which is why you can see across the water to the A's home, Oakland is that close.
I can't believe that video didn't mention Kauffman Stadium's fountains in the outfield. It's the stadium's most distinctive feature
Camden Yards in Baltimore and PNC Park in Pittsburgh are two of the finest fields in MLB. Absolutely stunning structures and their backdrops are fantastic
Yes,indeed.
I'm an O's season ticket holder (well,partial plan anyhoo,get to about 25-ish games a year) and try to make the road games when they play at Pittsburgh as well. Though that can have a several years gap,though the new balanced schedule should make it every other year now I guess. Being a Baltimore native I have to lean to my ballpark,but ever since the Hilton was built outside of left center field here,it's not even debatable,to me anyway,that PNC has THE best panoramic view of any ballpark.
As a lifelong Cubs fan, its good to see we gained a couple of more fans across the pond. Wrigley Field is one of the most beautiful parks in person. And nothing beats a day in the bleachers along the back wall. Within the last 10ish years they have made major renovations not only to the parks but revamping the surrounding area with new restaurants, team stores and outdoor recreation areas just outside the entrance
Love walking out of wrigley walking 50 feet right into a bar! Wrigley is the best
@@alexludwig2836 And seeing what tshirts street vendors are selling
The first time you get inside the stadium and see how green the grass is in the sunlight (they play a lot of day games) it is just short of a religious experience you won’t ever forget. The way the Wrigleyville (yes that’s what it’s called) wraps around the stadium and has plenty of bars to go to celebrate a win (or lament a loss) is unique, and there are few better ways to spend a summer day and night.
I have not got to that part of the vid, but that I was sure was bound to happen
You gotta love the olde classic ones!
You can’t truly understand the beauty of Wrigley without being there I would hold your opinion on it until then.
Love your reactions guys…and baseballs definitely float…
Thank you 🙏 and thanks for confirming re baseballs floating, appreciate it
The Pirates stadium is definitely one of the most beloved parks in the league. The consensus top 3 is probably Pirates, Orioles, and Giants.
Thanks Nicolas! Out of interest, if you had to pick one?
Petco Park in San Diego stands up to all three
@DNReacts I'm an Orioles fan, but I would put PNC Park (Pittsburgh) on the top. That background during sunset is amazing 👏🏾
Oh, also, as you've probably discovered by now: baseballs definitely do float. They're made of a cork center with yarn wound tightly around it, then covered with cowhide stitched in the trademark manner. At the SF Giants ballpark (currently called Oracle Park), there is a running scoreboard of "Splash Hits," which are home runs hit over the right field grandstand and into San Francisco Bay on the fly -- only ones hit by the Giants, they don't count ones hit by opposing teams. That little inlet behind the right field wall where all the kayakers hang out during games hoping to get a home run ball is called McCovey Cove, named in honor of Giants Hall of Fame first baseman and left-handed power hitter Willie McCovey. The kind of funny thing is that McCovey retired from baseball 20 years before the stadium was even built, so it's as if they named the Cove after him in honor of all the balls he WOULD HAVE hit into it, had he played in a later era.
Hi Again Boys... I live in Boston. John Henry and the group DID in fact make several updates to Fenway. The green monster in left field use to just have a net on top of it to prevent home run balls from falling onto traffic on the street outside the wall. Now there are "Monster Seats" on top of the wall where fans can buy tickets to sit on top of the wall. Also in the opposite corner, they created another special seating area. They also improved the "high roller" seating areas and upgraded the luxury boxes. So yes, John Henry and his partners did make several improvements to Fenway Park.
Now if only he would fire the general manager and save the team from total disaster.
@@johnwhite345he’s doing exactly what he was hired to do. The orders to tear down the team are coming directly down from henry
The Pirates stadium (PNC Park) is a great venue. As a native Pennsylvanian who has lived around the US, I've been to a bunch of MLB stadiums. It's a well done park with a great view. The neighborhood has also gotten so much better. The video doesn't tell you but there's a riverfront walkway between the stadium and the river. And there have been some balls hit into the river as well. It's in a neighborhood with shops and restaurants which has come a long way in revitalizing since the stadium opened, and you can walk from downtown to the stadium. It's a great venue.
Went to college in Pittsburgh, and I was gobsmacked by PNC Park. What a great feel on a Friday night--walking down over the bridge--great fans. Damn, sending me back over 10 years!!
i'm waiting for someone to hit a ball onto the Mass Pike at Fenway. i've never really thought of a stadiums neighborhood, but now thinking of it, and not trying to be biased, Fenway is probably in the best neighborhood in the MLB
@@cartergambone2730 Cubs fans might disagree, but I agree Fenway has a good neighborhood feel. It's part of the reason ballparks went back "in town" and have a better streetside appeal in the area they're located. It's deliberately trying to recreate the old connection to the city life that Wrigley and Fenway didn't lose.
@@heazheaz6105 ya im not gonna lie ive been to Camden yards, and although i appreciate their move back to the old field style and i love how it looks, it feels like twice as big as fenway. Fenway feels extremely personal because of how cramped everything is and i'm not sure and stadium can beat that. Camden Yards is probably my 4th favorite ballpark
Heyyy Pittsburgh native checking in! The view is one of the best reasons to go to a baseball game at PNC park (the Pirates have been bad for years). Glad you guys liked the stadium. Pittsburgh, if I am not mistaken, is actually the city with the most bridges in the world. Oh and it's super convenient for me working in one of the towers you can see in the background since I can watch the games while at work lol.
"Sometimes you win. Sometimes you lose, and sometimes it rains."
-- Crash Davis
Brewers fan here. Our stadium was called Miller Park up until a few years ago and many people still call it that because the new name sucks. And also it is soooooo unbelievably convenient to have the retractable roof because we never have to worry about bringing umbrellas or ponchos for the rain, or games getting delayed or postponed. If its nice weather, the roof is open. If its bad weather, the roof is closed. It even can close mid-game if bad weather is moving in and it only takes about 10 minutes to close up. Its great!
Sounds great, thanks Emma!
You need an umbrella if you're on near the field down the right field line though because that's where the giant gap is
@Kebobs true, but im just talking in general
I went to Miller Park for a Cubs v Astros game after a hurricane hit Houston. Watched Zambrano pitch a no hitter in North Wrigley. Really jealous of the stadium, it's much nicer than the OG Wrigley
No kidding. I’m from Milwaukee. Nobody calls it American family field. Miller park is such a good name because the team is literally the brewers. Name fit perfectly and then American family insurance came along and guaranteed that I would never purchase their insurance for the rest of my life.
Just a note on Minute Maid Park: That’s not just a full scale model train. That’s actually a real, fully functional locomotive.
In regards to Fenway, there have been some renovations. The seats on top of the monster are only about 20 years old. They've had some other improvements over the years but there's only so much they can do with a park that's 111 years old.
Something about Fenway that intrigues me is that players all say how it feels like the fans are practically right on top of them. Not only are the seats close to the action, but the acoustics are apparently such that you can be playing 3rd base and hear every word of conversations between fans -- and, of course, every word from the drunk guy talking about how you suck and you couldn't hit a basketball with a barn door, etc.
Can’t forget they just redid all the lighting too
I'm old enough to remember going to games pre-renovations, and compared to what it was before, the current Fenway is Apple's new headquarters. It was dirty, cigarette stink everywhere, empty beer cups all over the place, just a bad scene (Just as Bostonian as "that dirty water"). Now it's really a wonderful experience for a family outing (if you don't mind your kids hearing some salty language.) Bring your wallet.
Yes. modern baseball stadiums have larger seats. That is due to larger patrons, but it's also due to _taller_ patrons. The average American height has increased by nearly 2 inches (~5cm) in the past century. I've sat in the old box seats in Fenway and they are not comfortable. We are also more accustomed to having more personal space.
That makes a lot of sense! Thank you for the context!
Camden Yards (for the Baltimore Orioles) has markers along the street in front of the warehouse where home runs have been hit during official games. The warehouse has only been hit once, and was during a home run derby by Ken Griffey Jr.
There was apparently worry that the warehouse would constantly get pelted when they first built the place, but seems like they didn't have to worry.
The warehouse you were wondering about is in Baltimore and it was hit by Ken Griffey Jr. during the Home Run Derby during All-Star weekend in 1993.
What’s the matter guys… Y’all aren’t a fan of his dad jokes? I love them.🤣🤣🤣
I’m just jealous I didn’t think of them 😂
Even though I'm a Yankee fan from NY, I have to admit that the view from Comerica Park in Detroit is absolutely stunning (especially since the city, which has been down on its luck for decades, has been making a comeback). I was last there in the late 2000s and since I'm a car guy too I always have a special place for the Detroit teams
Edit: I had no idea you guys chose teams already - Padres and Cubbies are great choices fellas!
Thanks Pete!
Detroit and Pittsburgh have incredible views.
@@DNReacts when will you get to
Damian Lillard and Kyrie Irving
Love Comerica. I’m a Tigers fan from New England and I make the pilgrimage as much as humanly possible
You really don't get the jist of it until you're in the upper deck behind home plate.
The ball at Oracle Park has gone into the Bay quite a few times, 79 times since 2000.
Several writers have called PNC Park one of the best baseball stadiums in America, citing its location, views of the Pittsburgh skyline and Allegheny River, timeless design, and clear angles of the field from every seat.
He forgot to mention the fountains at Kauffmann, there’s a bunch of fountains beyond the outfield seats that players can hit the balls into, as Kansas City is known as the “City of Fountains”…the royals also have special jerseys modeled after those fountains
A Phillies fan here married to a Yankees fan. We have been to several stadiums on the east coast. They are all stunning in different ways - it would be boring if they were all the same.
The Liberty Bell at Citizen's Park in Philadelphia is a huge part of American History (the real Liberty Bell can be found in the historic downtown). When a Philly player hits a home run, the bell lights up and 'rings' in homage to the history of Philadelphia. Also, we have had seats in all different places at the stadium and always had a good seat. (I have flown into Philly from vacation at night, and the bell lit up, knowing that someone hit a home run. Everyone on the plane cheered!)
Yankee Stadium, although newer, the architects brought in the architectural details from the original stadium. It is expensive to attend a Yankee game. This stadium is historically iconic. There is absolutely nothing negative to say about Yankee Stadium. It is one of the most historic teams, as people wear NY Yankees merchandise worldwide. Although I am not a fan, the team is an American icon.
I don't like this guy's Google Earth reviews of all American Stadiums - MLB, NFL, and College. He's basing his opinion on Google Earth photos of some stadiums under construction or during the off-season when maintenance isn't necessary to be done daily, like during the regular season for each sport.
I guarantee you this guy has never stepped foot in one of these stadiums he's reviewing. He does nothing but criticize the stadiums. Google Earth images don't work - you need to be there and experience each stadium. They are all amazing in their own special way!
Yes, he is correct about Coors field in Denver, it is a place where pitching careers go to die. The ball travels further there because of the high altitude, and as a venue it tends to be in the top 3 every year in the most Homeruns hit.
Fenway has been upgraded many times and has still kept that old timey feeling. Along with Wrigley Field, Fenway is baseball holy ground due to it's age. Yankee Stadium isn't really the Yankee Stadium that I grew up with, The new one was built in 2009. The old Yankee Stadium was nicknamed the "House that Ruth built" as in Babe Ruth, the New Yankee Stadium has been called "The House that Jeter built" after Derek Jeter.
Baseballs do float, the inner core is made of cork. surrounded by rubber. Then wrapped in a yarn, string like cord. then it is covered with 2 pieces leather and stitched together (the red seams you see).
its common for baseball games to have weather delays. they will suspend the game until the foul weather passes and resume play, or worse case scenario they postpone the game to be made up at a later date. during rain delays the grounds crew will roll out a giant tarp to place over the infield to keep the dirt from getting muddy so players do not slip all around.
fun video would be reacting to weather delay bloopers in MLB
Weather delays can also depend on the age of the stadium. Many of the older fields don't have the drainage systems to handle runoff like the newer stadiums.
The one unavoidable delay is lightning.
Orioles park at Camden yards by far still the best...looks old like Fenway, amenities, view of downtown, history!(Babe Ruth's dad was a bartender at a bar that used to be located within the field of play)...a few blocks away from the inner harbor, metro rail drops you off right there, and the warehouse...
Classic look, modern amenities, view, history, and more!
San Diego Padre stadium's surrounding downtown area " The Gaslamp" is what makes the stadium a great place for baseball and pounding several beers.
Fun fact Roger's center in Toronto has a hotel attached, and there are rooms that actually face into the park where you can watch the game from your window.
The other stadium you can see from Seattle's ballpark is where the Seahawks play (NFL). It's a really awesome stadium though; the roof pulls over the field like an umbrella, which is great because it rains so often in Seattle but the temps are usually great. On top of that they've got a great beer selection and great food, like sushi, crab fries, etc. Also, they didn't show the Brewers' roof closing, but it's pretty sweet. Folds in and creates a clamshell.
I feel like this video undersells the Cleveland Guardians' ballpark, Progressive Field. The exposed steel and distinctive lights are nods to the city's industrial past, and it offers one of the best skyline views of any ballpark when you actually visit it and watch a game there. It was the second of the "retro-modern" ballparks, and refined that look into a very accessible space that's one of the best parks in MLB to watch a game.
American Family Field has a retractable roof because Milwaukee is one of the northernmost cities in the league. Games in early season and (god willing) postseason are in danger of not only raining out but being snowed out. It’s nice to be able to buy tickets for a game and be guaranteed that it will take place.
I’m glad you guys enjoyed it. Milwaukee is also famous for beer and cheese so you’ll definitely have a good time regardless of the quality of the Brewers. 😅
Too bad the stadium looks like a warehouse
Detriot has the best micro brews in the country.
@@freeclimb5487 cream city is better
@Give-Detroit-to-Canada Never heard of it.
To answer your question about Minute Maid Parks roof when it opens: it completely folds like an accordion over the right field stands haha, which was opposite of that camera shot. And also you mighta missed him making a sneaky reference to the Astros cheating scandal with his train smoke signals and trashcan comment
PNC Park is the best MLB stadium. Total shame that the team who plays there suck so bad that it's rarely more than half full.
Baseballs can float for awhile and it does rain at the game as long as it's not a down pour or storm...PNC park in Pittsburgh is beautiful
I've been fortunate enough to see two games at Pittsburgh, and it really is baseball heaven.
Fun Fact, now Citi Field (Mets) has the biggest screen, which was just built this offseason. I went to a game on April 8th and it was HUGE in person lmao.
At the beginning of this video you mentioned a "warehouse" that was incorporated into the stadium's theme. That WAS the Oriole warehouse. Glad you were able to acknowledge same.
The Padres also have that corner of a warehouse in play.
As a former employee of Fenway Park, I can tell you that they don't make renovations. FSG will add new additions (most recently the Truly Terrace behind the right field bleachers) but rarely renovate the main building. They like to keep the historic nature intact.
FSG did a shit ton of renovations to Fenway, the old owner wanted to build a new stadium but the city wouldn’t allow them too so when FSG bought it they had no choice but to do massive renovations and the renovations are all awesome additions… I work there so I’m there every single day
I worked at Fenway from 2013-2019. And to be fair I'm not the greatest when it comes to observing visual changes but I can't think much of anything changing during that time. Unless what your talking about hasn't happened during those years.
A real shame, with the Royals at Kauffman Stadium he didn't even mention all of the fountains and water features in the outfield. Kansas City is known as the city of fountains, so it's a very important park of the ball park.
12:24 - the narrator is being genuine. This is also why it's not uncommon to see NFL field goal kickers at the Denver Broncos' stadium hit field goals from distances you wouldn't even consider attempting at sea-level (60yds+).
Also some stadiums have updated from last year. The Twins being one, they made some renovations and updates including making the Jumbo Tron way bigger than it was last year.
Greetings D&N ... I've been to a few ballparks (Oakland, SF, Dodgers, Angels, and Seattle). I admit that I'm a Giants fan; but, their ballpark is the most beautiful that I've seen. A bit of history, Angels stadium used to have a chain link fence. I was at the ballgame when Bobby Valentine got caught in the fence and broke his leg ... ending his career. In the early 70s, I was at an Oakland A's game when they still had "bat day." imagine today, tens of thousands of people sitting in their seats holding baseball bats! Peace guys and best regards.
Also I don’t know how the guy didn’t mention for Citi Field that it is extremely close to LaGuardia Airport, so like every minute or so you see a plane flying over or beyond centerfield, a feature that is so common for that Stadium that I believe the MLB video games even incorporated it into the background during gameplay at that stadium
The warehouse in Baltimore was famously hit only once...by Ken Griffey Jr during the All Star home run derby.... never in a game.
Thank you for confirming this for us. This was bugging me as I couldn’t remember who hit it!
28:08, yes, people have hit homeruns in to the Bay, that part of the park is known as McCovey Cove, and, as of right now, the ball has gone into the bay off of a Giants bat 97 times. The wall just in front of McCovey Cove has a counter that keeps track of the "Splash Hits" Home Runs by the Giants that land directly in the water.
Yeah but id say most of those splash downs were off the bat of a roided up Barry bonds
McCovey Cove is named after the Giants 1960's and 70's star first baseman, who as a lefty pull hitter put a lot of home runs into right field at their previous dump of Candlestick Park. I don't know how moving the stadium a few miles has managed to help the weather so much. The Cove is attached to the San Francisco Bay, the large body of water between San Francisco and Oakland, thus the reason there are no obstructions between the Oakland Coliseum. And yes it was the steroids in Barry Bonds who put so many home runs into the Cove, but they still have not removed his name from the record books or even put an asterisk next to his name.
100 splash hit a few days ago
I grew up in Chicago so let me say that the Chicago White Sox stadium may officially be called Guranteed Rate Field, but it's rightful name is and always will be Comiskey Park, named for the former owner of the team Charles Comiskey.
Judging from the length of this video - this is going to be more of a marathon than a sprint. But I'm glad it's with you two - looking forward to your reactions to these stadiums. Thanks for posting.
Thank you Jedd! We hope it’s worth it 🤞
Baseball stadiums are so unique. From their history to random nuances. I remember playing in Senior League and that year we had interleague play. Our field was a bit over 300ft to center. When we went to the other leagues park it was over 400ft. Some parks are hitter friendly(Coors Field, Yankee Stadium) while others are pitcher friendly(Comerica) and then you have places like Wrigley which can be both due to the wind and whether it is blowing in or out.
A very, very light drizzle they might let play continue, but any actual rain is a problem because the infield becomes muddy which is dangerous to players as well as detrimental to the field, so the grounds crew are very quick to pull out the tarps and try and protect the infield dirt. Further, visibility is very important to player safety, so rain further makes things more dangerous than people think.
Didn't realzie you had chosen the Padres. Been a fan my whole life and it's been mostly filled with suffering outside of a few years here and there. If you really want to get to know the history of the team I'd reccomend looking into Mr. Padre himself, Tony Gwynn. It's a great time to become a fan, welcome to the Friar Faithful!
28:05 It’s called McCovey Cove after one of the Giants HoF players from the 60’s/70’s & yes tens of home runs in games have been hit into it. There is a counter in RF.
The baseballs do float in the water, at least for a few minutes.
10:40 keep in mind this is not the original tigers baseball field, Comerica Park was built in 2000, prior to that the tigers played at a separate location called Tiger Stadium since 1912, it went by Navin Feild from 1912-1937 then it was Briggs Stadium from 38-60 and finally was called Tiger Stadium from 61 until they shut it down.
The altitude in Denver has a massive effect on the way everything happens in baseball. Pitchers can’t put the same spin on the ball, making them easier to hit, and the ball also flies much further.
As a baseball fan its painfull that he isn't mentioning the unique walls, which is the only part that affects the game. Some ballparks are pitcher or batter friendly and some even favor left or right handed hitters and pitchers.
We don’t worry too much about it getting chilly at Target Field. It may have been 30*F (-1C) last week, but it was 88*F (31C) yesterday, so during baseball season it is either too hot or you may want a light jacket ready.
Sorry for the multiple comments, but another detail he missed, on Dodger Stadium, is that the seats colors represent the ocean, the lower deck is sand colored, and it gets darker until it hits the “water” where the seats turn blue
The original seat scheme represented a sunset….also the stadium was built into the hillside
Rays fan here, and yes, Tropicana Field is not the best of stadiums. The team has been looking to build a new one for years now. However, since this video has been uploaded, the team poured some money into some renovations, the most notable of which being colored lights that make the roof when viewed from the interior look beautiful. The roof will light up pregame and after a Rays win. There is also a touch tank filled with live stingrays in the outfield that you can go and pet, and there have been a few balls hit into the tank in the past. Those are probably the only 2 elements I would carry over to any new stadium the Rays would build though
Tropicana Field may not be super popular or particularly modern, but I love the ground rules there. They’re pretty unique. The Rays have been trying to move into a new stadium for a while, though the city of St Petersburg won’t let them out of their lease.
Tampa Bay is widely considered to be the worst stadium, and PNC in Pittsburgh is generally considered the top. Petco Park in San Diego is generally a Top 5, or even Top 3, it’s a great visit.
11:44 He was referring to the “keyhole” which is the name for the narrow dirt strip connecting the home plate area to the pitcher’s mound
They used to be more a common feature, but now Comerica Park in Detroit is the last MLB ballpark to have one
They actually made the seats wider at globe life field. He’s not joking about that. Then he just stuck in a joke to make fun of america’s obesity problem.
Thanks Gracie!
30:36 This is the warehouse you mentioned at the beginning of the video. It has only been hit once on the fly, by Ken Griffey Jr. in the All Star Home Run Derby the stadium hosted in the mid-90’s.
There is another stadium further in the video, Petco Park in San Diego, where the old warehouse remains are literally built into the LF bleachers but are obviously hit all the time.
Here is Griffey hitting the Baltimore warehouse:
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That body of water is part of the San Francisco Bay, and yes, MANY batters have hit home runs into the bay. So much so, that some fans hangout in boats to catch the balls or pull them out of the water during the game. Oh and by the way...GO CUBS!!!
PNC park is one of the most favorite ballparks, even by visiting Teams! LET'S GO BUCS! I happen to live in Pittsburgh and are going to the game this Wednesday against the visiting A's. Pittsburgh is known as the "City of Bridges" You can see two here, we in fact have 446 bridges!
Yes, Coors Field's outfield fences are farther away from home place because of the thin air in Denver.
Oakland was a multi use stadium. They shared with the Oakland raider football team. If you remember some older clips of raiders games , the field was dirt towards the middle. That was the baseball infield. They had to share the fields and could lay grass down in the infield for football. Anytime you see dirt on the old nfl clips, these were shared stadiums.
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Detroit and Pittsburgh are my favorites! Although sitting in left field in both parks during day games are absolutely brutal lol
The other stadium you can see from T Mobile Park is Lumen Field, home to the Seattle Seahawks and Seattle Sounders FC :)
16:13 Yes they did a massive renovation of Fenway starting in 2002. They originally planned to tear it down and replace it but they backed down after a huge public outcry over the plan.
Great video guys! The other stadium that was shown in Seattle is Lumen field which is the Seattle Seahawks nfl team and the Seattle Sounders of the mls that share that stadium
That stadium that you can see from the Mariners park is the Seattle Seahawks stadium. I've actually been near the top of a Seahawks game where you can practically look down into the Mariners park
It is currently called Lumen Field.
Baseball season is played throughout the summer, lads. The Phoenix summers can consistently get into the high 40s (Celsius), so the only way Arizona is able to host 40k+ fans is with an air conditioned dome. A full-house there in June/July is very stuffy however, even with the artificial cooling and fans everywhere.
Later in the season they tend to keep the roof open when the weather is much nicer, especially during the playoffs (Sept/Oct).
Personal opinion obviously, but roofs don’t belong over a baseball field. I suppose some shade canopies for the stands are ok, but fully open air stadium is the absolute best way to enjoy a game.
Also, yes baseballs DO float….for a while anyway. Baseballs have a cork core tightly wrapped in yarn with a cowhide cover. They will float for a while until the water seeps in through the stitching holes and overloads the buoyancy. They float longer in saltwater than freshwater.
I also know it was good natured ribbing, but I’d guess 9 out of 10 baseball fans will take Wrigley (Cubs) over Petco (Padres).
Coors Field in Denver, Colorado is absolutely, without a doubt, the most stunning Major League Baseball stadium.
Fenway underwent some renovations that are new this season. The Green Monster didn't always have seats on top of it... but they added them in the early 2000s. Fenway is a classic... one of those stadiums that falls under "if it ain't broke, don't fix it"
Full disclaimer... I am a diehard Red Sox fan... but Fenway is a must to visit for all baseball fans!
Keep up the great reactions guys!
PNC park and Oracle park are amazing. I'm an astros fan who went to the last game at the Astrodome and the first at (then Enron and now) Minute Maid Park. But damn does PNC and Oracle deserve visiting if you're in town. I want to go to all baseball stadiums with my dad, and now that he's retired we might do it.
I wasn't a massive 'go out of your way' to see Yankee Stadium and Texas new stadium, but I deeply enjoyed the view of Mariner's park during a good summer day.
6:36 - Baseball is, in fact, similar to cricket in its ability to get rained out easily. Since it is dangerous to throw a slippery ball 90 miles per hour and the infield dirt turns to mud very quickly if left uncovered, they will delay games if it starts to rain and call them off completely if there is no end in sight. He mentions the roofs that protect from sun and heat but most retractable roofs and full domes in the US are built to protect from rain, snow, and cold.
8:11 - The Mets' home run apple is a nod to one of New York's nicknames being "The Big Apple."
9:12 - The field level being dug into the ground is actually pretty common in modern stadium design, at least in the US. This means that they don't have to build the stadium as high off the ground which I think helps with neighboring sightlines but also just makes the whole thing cheaper and easier to build.
9:32 - He alludes to a thing called "The Batter's Eye." This is an area behind the pitcher from the batter's perspective where there not allowed to be any seats and whatever IS there needs to be a dark shade like dark green or black. This makes it easier on the hitter to pick up pitches.
12:25 - He's being silly about describing the physics but the ball does travel farther in Denver and they do have larger field dimensions because of it.
16:02 - Yes, they did TONS of upgrades to the stadium including adding the Green Monster seats and expanding the upper deck but they've reached their limit. They would have to purchase an actual street to expand any further.
18:00 - Newer stadiums DO have wider seats than older stadiums and it IS because the average American sports fan is getting larger by the year. Sad but true.
22:44 - It was a garish sculpture of different Miami-themed things that would light up and have elements come to life whenever a Marlin hit a home run. It was taken out in about 2018 and moved outside of the stadium.
23:57 - He answers it later. The outfield wall and windows support that section of roof and roll away along with the roof.
25:19 - Hockey rink. The NHL started hosting games in football and baseball stadiums a few years back. Pretty cool spectacle really. Look up highlights of the Heritage Classic, the Winter Classic, and the NHL Stadium Series for examples.
28:07 - You're looking at the end of a small inlet called Mission Creek. This section itself is called Mission Bay which leads into the greater San Francisco Bay which itself leads to the Pacific Ocean just a few miles from there. Mission Bay lends its name to the neighborhood surrounding the Creek and the Mission Bay neighborhood is where Oracle Park and the Warriors' new Chase Center are located. The section of water right behind the right-field wall has been nicknamed McCovey Cove after former Giants great Willey McCovey.
29:23 - They don't float but surface tension can cause them to bounce of the water upon hard impact and stay close to the surface for a short time but you gotta get them pretty quickly before they sink.
32:15 - The warehouse behind Oriole Park at Camden Yards has been hit by a ball in fair territory during a game. It was hit on a home run during the Home Run Derby at the 1993 All-Star Game by Ken Griffey Jr. but that's the only remotely-official time it's happened.
37:56 - The other stadium there was Lumen Field of the Seatle Seahawks. His earlier reference to other stadiums that could see each other was for the fact that San Francisco and Oakland were the only baseball stadiums that could see each other. There are plenty of complexes where the baseball stadium is next to other sports stadiums. Philadelphia and Detroit are some other examples.
He was not joking about Colorado Coors Field. It has the largest outfield dimensions of any ballpark due to the thin air.
Yes, that is absolutely true about Coors Field in Denver. And despite having MLS's largest outfield it's _still_ considered to be a "hitter's ballpark," in that it favors hitters over pitchers due to the lack of air density.
Makes sense, thank you 🙏🏼
Glad you guys liked the Brewers stadium. It often gets overlooked by other MLB fans but it's a great place to watch a game no matter the weather(unless it's really hot and humid and it rains, there's no AC in the main part of the stadium).
One of the best and unique(to MLB) aspects of the stadium is the tailgating scene in the parking lots that surround the stadium. People come 3 hours before the game to grill food, have a few drinks and socialize. One giant pregame party
I remember going to watch the Tampa Bay Devil Rays in the late 90s (with their rainbow color logo) and the stadium has always been an issue. I do hope they get a new stadium soon. They are off to a record start this season!
A little interesting historical fact, or at least I find it interesting. The Giants, who are now located in San Francisco and play in Oracle Park, were originally located in Queens, New York. They played in a ball park named the Polo Grounds. While the old Yankee Stadium was being built, both the Yankees and Giants played there for a few years. This period included the 1921 and 1922 seasons, in which both teams made it to the World Series. Both won by the Giants. In 1923, Yankee Stadium was finally finished. Once again the World Series featured both the Giants and Yankees, but at least this time they had to travel... a couple of miles anyway. Once they had a stadium of their own, the Yankees pretty much dominated their New York neighbors in the World Series (Giants, Dodgers, Mets).
Yankee stadium was built directly across the Harlem River from the Polo Grounds, and they kind of faced each other. There are many old photographs you can find from the stands of one stadium that looks into the other... and fans from one stadium watching a game across the river in between innings. It is also said that legends such as Joe DiMaggio, Joe McCarthy, Carl Hubbell, Mel Ott would often scout the other teams from the vantage of their own stadiums late in the 1936 season as it became more and more obvious they would face each other in the World Series.
@25:20 The NHL has a stadium series where they play hockey outdoors. They have used both MLB ballparks and football stadiums for their venues. So what you are seeing is a hockey rink built inside the ballpark.
They have done some renovations to Fenway recently. Mostly to the clubhouses. The biggest change in recent times was the addition of seating on the green monster (although that was 20 years ago). Other than that mostly just scoreboards, restrooms, etc. Yet even with the new electronic scoreboards they still use the old manual scoreboard on the green monster. It is a stadium that really hasn't changed a ton over the years.
A lot of people think PNC in Pittsburgh is the best stadium. It’s a thing of beauty
Baseball games can continue through light drizzle, but heavier rain routinely causes either delays or cancellations of games. If pitchers can't grip the ball securely, batters aren't safe. And if the dirt infield is soaked, runners can't get secure footing, particularly while turning around the bases, and that's dangerous too.
Regarding Coors Field, it has long been known as a place where offensive numbers are just ridiculous, and where good pitching goes to die. The altitude doesn't just mean that struck balls fly further (necessitating the huge outfield), it also means that the spin of a pitched baseball has less effect on its flight path. This means that fastballs go straighter, curveballs curve less, sliders don't slide, etc. Thus, players who play for the Rockies routinely have wildly different results when playing home and away games, and the Rockies have a tradition of strong hitting but terrible pitching. They've tried all sorts of things to mitigate this, including storing all the baseballs in a custom humidor (like for cigars) which allegedly does something to deaden them when struck, but haven't really managed the trick yet.
And Baseballs DO float! That was a tennis ball in the video, but baseballs hit into McCovey Cove do float all the time! They're made of rubber, twine, cork, and leather. It's all packed together super-tightly, but each of those things float on their own, so the ball floats too!
the ballpark with the warehouse is oriole park and despite being only about 440 feet from home plate, it has never been hit in a live game due to the aerodynamics of the warehouse, and hitting a homerun onto that street between the park and the warehouse gets you a plaque at the spot where it was hit
Thank you Matt, love this context, appreciate it
The Rogers Centre (SkyDome) in Toronto got shafted in this video. While he's correct in saying it's just a massive concrete building, he didn't show off the much of the building besides a few stock photos and didn't bother going up the entirety of the CN Tower which was once the tallest building in North America and adds a unique viewing experience when the roof is opened.
Also as of 2023 it just went through phase one of a $300M renovation to make it more of a ballpark atmosphere. The outfield section was renovated with new seating and 5 new bar/food/social areas. The 2nd phase is expected in the winter which will completely renovate the lower bowl area.
Great vid, hope to see more baseball videos, especially reactions to iconic moments in MLB.
Tallest free standing building not just in North America, but in the world until 2009 when Dubai surpassed it. Also didnt mention the hotel which is pretty unique.
I don't think picking your favorite based off the city in the backdrop is silly, I think baseball historically makes a lot more sense when it's being played in the heart of the city. The parks used to primarily be built on the city's grid and form fit to them, which is why you have some historical stadiums with more radical dimensions (Fenway park was shown here with it's shorter left field, and historically the Polo Grounds was built more like a bathtub) I think the stadiums that moved out into the suburbs and are just surrounded by parking lots miss the point. Baseball is an everyday game, being at the park should be part of the hum of everyday life in the city in the spring/summer
To both answer your question asked at 6:40 and also propose a video for you to watch in regards to the topic, yes they do play games in the rain. However, like you said it will be called off if the weather gets too bad. Anytime there is lightning the game is delayed immediately until it passes, or if they wait long enough and it hasn't stopped they postpone it to resume at a later date. The video you guys should react to is the Phillies Vs. Padres NLCS game in which the Phillies closed out the series to go on to play for a World Series this past season. The game was played in the rain and most definitely should at least have been delayed but was not. It led to some crazy events, and a wild finish. It both provides you with an opportunity to react to a game in some bad rain since you haven't seen one yet, and also see a fantastic game with a rollercoaster finish. This is a link to a 21 min sped up cut of the tv broadcast. I couldn't find any good post commentaries of the game highlights, like a jomboy would do. Maybe you guys would have better luck, but the broadcast was really good in my opinion and you guys react to 45+ min videos sometimes so I figured why not right? lol. ua-cam.com/video/YGQ7-2LweEw/v-deo.html
25:19 It's an Ice Hockey Rink, at the time the picture was taken, National Park was prepping to host the NHL Winter Classic, an outdoor Ice Hockey game.
Baseball has games that are “rained out” all the time, it depends on how the dirt and grass drain and how bad the playing surface is that usually determines whether the game is postponed. Since MLB teams generally play 3 straight games on three straight days against each other, if a game at the beginning of the series is “rained out”, they will generally play what’s called a “doubleheader” on one of the next two days, so they will play both games on the same day.
However if a stadium has a roof on it, barring conditions that make it unsafe for players and fans to even travel to the stadium, the game will go on as planned.
Baseball is a gentleman's game (cough, cough). And a gentleman simply doesn't play in the rain. If rain starts before the game they will delay it (if the rain is supposed to let up soon) or cancel the game. If the rain starts during the game, they will delay, call it an official game, or cancel the game. To be called an official game, both sides must have finished their 5th inning. If the game means something like a post season game. They may get everyone soaked trying to play it somehow.
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