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rockyi · #**2061** Posted **Oct 8, 2011, 2:57 AM**

I juss loooove muh new avatar!!!

Lipani · #**2062** Posted **Oct 8, 2011, 3:08 AM**

Hmm... The text is too small. Try this one:

rockyi · #**2063** Posted **Oct 8, 2011, 3:15 AM**

Much better!

Centropolis · #**2064** Posted **Oct 8, 2011, 4:10 AM**

http://www.ballparks.com/baseball/national/stlbpk02.jpg

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Ayreonaut · #**2065** Posted **Oct 8, 2011, 4:16 AM**

Wow, I don't give a shit about baseball, but that's a great view from that park. I'd probably go to a game just for that.

Centropolis · #**2066** Posted **Oct 8, 2011, 4:41 AM**

Well, the view from Busch is OK, but it's so classic, with the arch. I really like the stellar urban and lake views from Wrigley and expansive snow capped mountain views @ Coors Field - sitting up high, if you are visiting a city and want to drink a beer and look around from your seat. But you find yourself folded into the heart of the baseball experience much more at Busch, as everyone is so much more focused and reactive to the game than the other two fields. One benefit of being a baseball fan is experiencing how these stadia interact with the urban surroundings, along worth the geography and climate.

mthq · #**2067** Posted **Oct 8, 2011, 7:31 AM**

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Originally Posted by rockyi

I juss loooove muh new avatar!!!

Now lets see you use that as your Facebook avatar

rockyi · #**2068** Posted **Oct 8, 2011, 12:29 PM**

^Maaaaaybe not, I have some older relatives as friends.

rockyi · #**2069** Posted **Oct 8, 2011, 1:10 PM**

While not major league, we have a pretty nice class-A stadium here. Spent many summer nights here in the last half century...

Centropolis · #**2070** Posted **Oct 8, 2011, 8:25 PM**

Kinda cool you that it's right on the river, that would be really neat at Busch. That's a Cardinals affiliate team up there for those that don't know, and it's interesting in that they are way closer to Chicago than St. Louis.

Ayreonaut · #**2071** Posted **Oct 8, 2011, 8:36 PM**

Are baseball affiliates generally close to their big league clubs?

That definitely isn't the case for hockey. Edmonton's AHL team is in OKC, San Jose's is in Worcester, MA, and LA's is in Manchester, NH just to name a few long-distance affiliations.

Centropolis · #**2072** Posted **Oct 9, 2011, 3:27 AM**

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Originally Posted by Ayreonaut

Are baseball affiliates generally close to their big league clubs?

That definitely isn't the case for hockey. Edmonton's AHL team is in OKC, San Jose's is in Worcester, MA, and LA's is in Manchester, NH just to name a few long-distance affiliations.

Well, not historically, at least for Quad Cities.

Draw deep deep draw. I-44 the great iinterstate, in the shadow of 66. Dry sun, and shitty shit and sun dry and warm.

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rockyi · #**2073** Posted **Oct 9, 2011, 3:45 AM**

Our team has been an affiliate for a few teams over the years. It's bounced around between the Angels, Cubs, Twins and yes the Cardinals.

They finally built a good floodwall/berm several years ago so now flooding isn't a problem. This stadium was seen over and over on national and world news during the 1965 and 1993 floods as it filled with river water.
I still call it John O' Donnell Stadium instead of it's new corporate name.

Strange Meat · #**2074** Posted **Oct 9, 2011, 9:47 AM**

This works for me. Too bad that what she actually said is way fucking worse than what she said in the song. But then again, art is never nearly as harsh as reality is it? She is definitely not one who respects those who served. Nor is she one who can keep a promise or oblige a commitment.

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(UL has one of the better voices that i do really well with at karaoke)

Strange Meat · #**2075** Posted **Oct 9, 2011, 9:48 AM**

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Originally Posted by Ayreonaut

Are baseball affiliates generally close to their big league clubs?

That definitely isn't the case for hockey. Edmonton's AHL team is in OKC, San Jose's is in Worcester, MA, and LA's is in Manchester, NH just to name a few long-distance affiliations.

Hockey will naturally be more distant as hockey had to expand further distances to places in the south and the west. Not to mention the percentage of canadians to americans within the leagues.

Buckeye Native 001 · #**2076** Posted **Oct 9, 2011, 3:46 PM**

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Originally Posted by Ayreonaut

Wow, I don't give a shit about baseball, but that's a great view from that park. I'd probably go to a game just for that.

Camden Yards in Baltimore and PNC Park in Pittsburgh are a few more with outstanding outfield views.

While Great American Ballpark in Cincinnati is a good facility, its "blessed" with a view of the murky Ohio and Northern Kentucky. At least with Riverfront (before "the bite" was taken out), you could go up to the last couple rows and see parts of the skyline behind home field and the first base side.

touraccuracy · #**2077** Posted **Oct 9, 2011, 3:47 PM**

welcome back SM.

not baseball, but i liked the view from qwest field (century link now or something?).

fishrose · #**2078** Posted **Oct 9, 2011, 4:17 PM**

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Originally Posted by Buckeye Native 001

Camden Yards in Baltimore and PNC Park in Pittsburgh are a few more with outstanding outfield views.

While Great American Ballpark in Cincinnati is a good facility, its "blessed" with a view of the murky Ohio and Northern Kentucky. At least with Riverfront (before "the bite" was taken out), you could go up to the last couple rows and see parts of the skyline behind home field and the first base side.

Comerica Park and Target Field are two more with fantastic skyline views.

Buckeye Native 001 · #**2079** Posted **Oct 9, 2011, 5:23 PM**

Forgot about those two.

Why hasn't this been closed yet and the idiots who keep contributing to it banned or suspended?

Lipani · #**2080** Posted **Oct 9, 2011, 5:25 PM**

Petco Park has some nice views. Too bad it's usually 1/4 filled.