Ballpark Review - Turner Field in Atlanta

[Tall_James]

<p>OK, I travel a lot on business and since I don't frequent local escort services, I spend a lot of time visiting MLB ballparks.&nbsp; Today, I'm in Atlanta for a convention dealing with Oncology so I wanted to play hookey.&nbsp; The Braves were in town for a 1 pm with the Arizona Diamondbacks and I've never been to Turner Field so it was an easy decision: Metastatic Cancer Discussions vs. Afternoon Baseball on a beautiful day.&nbsp; </p><p>It started out well.&nbsp; I was in line for tickets when some guy yelled out - &quot;Anyone want a free ticket to the game?&quot;&nbsp; I said yes and soon was seated on the second level right on the third base line behind the dugout.&nbsp; Pretty good seats.&nbsp; I bought the guy a couple of beers to thank him for his generosity.</p><p>However, I was sorely disappointed by the food and beer options.&nbsp; If it didn't have the word &quot;Budweiser&quot; in its name it wasn't sold.&nbsp; Also the hot dogs were atrocious.&nbsp; Flavorous with a ridiculously large bun.&nbsp; Part of the whole baseball game experience is enjoying good beer and decent bad food.&nbsp; This stuff wasn't even passable.&nbsp; I even tried a local option - a &quot;Georgia Dog&quot; that had both cole slaw and Vidalia onion relish on it.&nbsp; It was not good.&nbsp; Not at all.&nbsp; And I've had Slaw Dogs at other places down here and enjoyed them, most notably &quot;The Varsity&quot; drive-in, but these were awful.</p><p>Oh, and the fat redneck giving his fat redneck wife an erotic backscratch directly in front of me really didn't add to the viewing enjoyment.</p><p>Overall, even though I got in for free, the stadium gets a C- from me.</p><p>What's your ballpark review?&nbsp; Major or minor league.</p>

[ADF]

<p>Going to Atlanta and expecting a good hot dog is like going to Manhattan and expecting good sweet tea and fried chicken.</p><p>I've only been to a few ballparks, but the nicest one. amenities-wise, has been Camden.&nbsp;&nbsp; Fenway, however, is my favorite park.&nbsp; There's just an aura of greatness and real baseball essence that hits you when you enter.<br /></p>

[Don Stugots]

i am one city boy that loves country food. Sweat tea, fried chicken, grits, southern BBQ. i love it.

[SatCam]

I don't go to ball games. Too may Jews in one place

[Don Stugots]

Che Fa?

[Bulldogcakes]

<p>&nbsp;</p><strong>SatCam</strong> wrote:<br />I don't go to ball games. Too may Jews in one place<p>&nbsp;</p><p>Let me guess. You're Jewish. &nbsp;</p><blockquote /><p>&nbsp;</p>

[Death Metal Moe]

<strong>STUGOTS1</strong> wrote:<br />i am one city boy that loves country food. Sweat tea, fried chicken, grits, southern BBQ. i love it. <p>Fucking A right man.</p><p>But then again, I'm more of a &quot;Food Lover&quot; of every kind of food, not just southern.&nbsp; I've eaten a lot of stuff and enjoyed it.&nbsp; I could probably live in almost any kind of somewhat civil society and get alone fine.</p>

[Don Stugots]

so could I. i will try to eat anything new when i get a chance. i love to try things, even if i dont like it after.


But southern food, soul food os great stuff. but, italian will always be my fav. like uncle jr says "we taught the world how to eat"

[Death Metal Moe]

<p>Hmmmmm, interesting discussion.&nbsp; What is the best food in the world, or maybe what is the most widely appreciated food in the world?</p><p>You are probably right with Italian, but I'd love to throw a vote in for Chinese too.&nbsp; Well, the Americanized Chinese food we buy.</p>

[HBox]

<p><font color="Navy"><font size="2">Safeco Field = A++++++++</font></font></p><p><font color="Navy"><font size="2">Yankee Stadium = F</font></font></p><p><font color="Navy"><font size="2">Shea Stadium = F-</font></font></p><p><font color="Navy"><font size="2">Veterans Stadium = F---</font></font></p><p><font color="Navy"><font size="2">That covers my experiences.<br /></font></font></p><font color="Navy"><font size="2" /></font>

<span class=post_edited>This message was edited by HBox on 6-4-06 @ 10:29 PM</span>

[Bama]

Turner field is the only baseball stadium I've ever been to. I love it.

[mendyweiss]

<strong>SatCam</strong> wrote:<br />I don't go to ball games. Too may Jews in one place <p>Only in the owners box.</p>

[A.J.]

I've been <em>by</em> Turner Field but never <em>in</em> it.&nbsp; It looked nice though.

[AppleBoy]

<p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">My grades for MLB parks, past and present:</font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">&nbsp;</font></p> <p><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">Oriole Park at Camden Yards&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; A</font></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">Turner Field&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; B</font></p><p><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">Fenway Park&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; B-</font></font></p><p><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">Citizens Bank Park&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; B-</font></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">Veterans Stadium&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; C+</font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">SkyDome&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; C+</font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">Three Rivers Stadium&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; C</font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">Riverfront Stadium&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; C</font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">RFK Stadium&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; C</font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">Shea Stadium&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; C-</font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">Yankee Stadium&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; D</font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">Olympic Stadium&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; F</font></p><p><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">Cleveland Municipal Stadium&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; F</font></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3" /></p><p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">Fenway Park gets a B- for the old, narrow wooden seats and narrow aisles, otherwise it would get an A-/B+.&nbsp; I'll have to revisit when the renovations are done.&nbsp; Cleveland Municipal Stadium gets an F but Indians fans get an A.&nbsp; The best hot dogs out of all the stadiums and arenas that I've been to are at the Bell Centre in Montreal.&nbsp; The toasted New England style roll makes all the difference.</font></p>

[J.Clints]

Atlanta sucks. The Stadium is ok but the city is not worth going to.<img src="http://www.ronfez.net/messageboard/tiny_mce/plugins/emotions/images/wallbash.gif" border="0" />

[cougarjake13]

<p>it's kind of hard for me to say what the best park i've been to is its a tie between jacobs field and camden yards</p><p>yankee, and shea are pretty awful</p><p>the old padres stadium,qwest or qualcomm whatever the fuck it was was ok</p><p>dodger stadium was decent but the surrounding area was horrendous</p><p>the angels stadium&nbsp; C-</p><p>dolphin stadium is another atrocity for baseball at least</p><p>turner field was cool only for when the fans started the chop which was cool </p><p>fenway park and wrigley was cool to see just for the history and the ivy, respectively</p><p>us cellular field was an abomination as was the location but it was cool when the fans started the magglio chants every time he was up, obviously when he was still a white sox</p><p>miller field had the best bratwursts i've ever had and i was at the game when the filmed a few clips for the movie Mr. 3000 with bernie mac</p><p>pittsburgh's stadium pnc park was just another carbon copy of the modern stadiums, lots of flash but no real substance</p><p>reds great american ballpark- see pnc park</p><p>devils rays tropicana field may just be the worst stadium in the history of sports</p><p>philly- veterans stadium was cool just for getting heckled for being a mets fans food was decent</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><img src="http://home.comcast.net/~bob80/RFnetCougarJake13.jpg" border="0" /></p><p>&nbsp;</p>