SI Fan Survey - MLB Ballpark Rankings

Sports Illustrated conducted an online survey for fans to rank their hometown ballpark. Check it out at http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/baseball/mlb/specials/fansurvey/20...

Interesting observations...
*12 out of the top 15 are "new" stadiums.
*The classic 3: Wrigley, Fenway and Yankee didn't even crack the top 10.
*My two hometown parks (Safeco & Coors) rank #6 and #7. No surprise here since they are pretty much the exact same!
*Angel Stadium coming in 9th and Chase Field coming in 25th. Ummm...did SI get these figures mixed up?
*Dolphin Stadium coming in last- thank goodness considering they play in a football stadium!

What are your thoughts on your hometown ballpark and/or the other fan rankings?

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Permalink Reply by Jack (6) on June 4, 2008 at 11:04pm

I am really surprised on the Yankee Stadium ranking. Maybe I am biased, being that Yankee is my hometown park, but I would have thought our hometown fans would give a better ranking. In any case, at least we beat Fenway! It's sad to say that I haven't seen any of the top 5. Can't wait to check them out in the near future.

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Permalink Reply by Tim on June 12, 2008 at 8:28am

Tropicana BETTER than Rangers Ballpark in Arlington? I've visited the Trop, but not the Rangers Ballpark, but Tropicana cannot be better than the Rangers park, can it?

I think this survey is a bad one, though my Tigers' Comerica Park is ranked 4th. I liked ESPN.com's one they did back in 03.

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Permalink Reply by Craig (17) on June 12, 2008 at 11:11pm

Ha...my thoughts exactly! The crazy thing is that it is a fan survey and not some journalist that just did a little online research. Let us know if you can find an old link for the ESPN survey...

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Permalink Reply by Tim on June 13, 2008 at 6:29am

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/stadiums

If the link doesn't work, my mistake, but it should. I had it bookmarked. It's a good system they use I think, but a little outdated (Still had Olympic Stadium, the Vet, and the Murph on there). They actually updated it a few times, but I haven't found the link for that yet.

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Permalink Reply by Kurt Smith on December 29, 2009 at 10:39am

St. Petersburg people must be nuts.

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Permalink Reply by Kurt Smith on January 1, 2010 at 7:48pm

Tim...I loved Comerica Park. It's definitely in my top five. The scoreboard is awesome. Do they still have the singing hot dog guy there?

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Permalink Reply by Mike Z (12) on January 23, 2010 at 7:21am

An interesting ranking by ESPN. A different approach to say the least. The fan intelligence ranking caught my eye. You would think that the fans that actually attend a Marlins game are there to specifically watch baseball, and yet 60% have a below average "baseball intelligence." What else would they be there for?

Before I make this next statement, a disclaimer: I am a Cubs fan. That being said, I am shocked at how high the Cubs are ranked. I have been to many a game and let me tell you, at times it feels more like the biggest outdoor bar in the United States than a ballpark. Especially in the bleachers, but it is a great time!