Originally posted by Michigan NSX:
Cincinnatti's Stadium (Three Rivers?)
Three Rivers Stadium is - or, I should say,
was - the baseball stadium in Pittsburgh (where the Allegheny and the Monongahela Rivers join to form the Ohio River - hence the name).
Cincinnati's baseball stadium was called Riverfront Stadium when it was built, and in 1996 was renamed Cinergy Field.
Originally posted by Michigan NSX:
Oh my god - I just realized that of the above stadiums, only the Reds still play there!
Uh... I hate to break this to you, but... the Reds don't play there any more. Cinergy Field will be demolished later this year. The next home game the Reds play will be Opening Day 2003 at their new home,
Great American Ballpark.
I find it fascinating that the ballparks they're tearing down now are the ones that were built in the 1960s and 1970s. There are only three ballparks remaining from the early part of the 20th century: Yankee Stadium, Fenway Park, and Wrigley Field. I've been to all three, and they have terrific character. However, I haven't been to any of the new-generation parks with old-fashioned charm, like those in Baltimore, Cleveland, or Dallas (but would like to do so). I
have been to the new Comiskey Park, which is a disgrace, with much of the seating too far and too high to make the game enjoyable; the
first row of the upper deck is further from the field than the
last row of the upper deck in the old Comiskey Park.
Click
here for information about major league ballparks past, present, and future.
[This message has been edited by nsxtasy (edited 30 October 2002).]
