September 20, 200818 yr Got the idea for this thread from ESPN.com. They had a list of the Top 100. Here is their Top 10... 1. Yankee Stadium 2. Camden Yards (Baltimore) 3. Madison Square Garden 4. The Astrodome 5. Augusta National Golf Club 6. The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum 7. Indianapolis Motor Speedway 8. Nike headquarters (Beaverton, Ore.) 9. The Rose Bowl 10. ESPN headquarters (Bristol, Conn.) 14. Churchill Downs 70. Louisville Slugger Museum & Factory http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=caple/080919/venues What say you?
September 20, 200818 yr Are these of all time, or current? If all time, the old Boston Garden would have to make the top 10.
September 20, 200818 yr Author Are these of all time, or current? If all time, the old Boston Garden would have to make the top 10. Click the link & he explains it all... "Venues that have had a profound influence on the way American sports are played or have enjoyed multiple historic moments or, better yet, have had both. The criteria are a little open to interpretation, but one of the basics is that the venue must still be physically in existence (no Shibe Park or Ebbets Field). And preferably (but not necessarily), it still should be in use by someone, if not the team with which it is most associated. Oh, and another thing -- as you'll see, the venues need not be actual arenas of competition."
September 20, 200818 yr Although I have a soft spot for Baltimore and the Orioles, I can't see Camden Yards above the Speedway.
September 20, 200818 yr Author Although I have a soft spot for Baltimore and the Orioles, I can't see Camden Yards above the Speedway. I'm not to familiar with it at all but I couldn't see it being #2 on the list.
September 20, 200818 yr Camden Yards? Really? I'm not following why that place is significant ... Gotta have these in there somewhere: Fenway Wrigley Notre Dame Stadium Daytona Motor Speedway US Tennis Center Lambeau Field I thought a venue is a place where games are actually played. How does ESPN and Nike HQs make this list????
September 20, 200818 yr I'm not to familiar with it at all but I couldn't see it being #2 on the list. The only reasoning I can figure is it was the first of the "retro" parks.
September 20, 200818 yr Click the link & he explains it all... "Venues that have had a profound influence on the way American sports are played or have enjoyed multiple historic moments or, better yet, have had both. The criteria are a little open to interpretation, but one of the basics is that the venue must still be physically in existence (no Shibe Park or Ebbets Field). And preferably (but not necessarily), it still should be in use by someone, if not the team with which it is most associated. Oh, and another thing -- as you'll see, the venues need not be actual arenas of competition." Nice that they redefine the word for us. A venue is a place where games are played. Self-serving clowns.
September 20, 200818 yr This list is messed up. How does Kemper Arena in Kansas City not make the top 100? This is where "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair defeated "King" Harley Race for the first of his 16 world championships. WOOOOOOO!
September 20, 200818 yr Author This list is messed up. How does Kemper Arena in Kansas City not make the top 100? This is where "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair defeated "King" Harley Race for the first of his 16 world championships. WOOOOOOO! Since you are on the subject of wrestling, that place is also the arena where wrestling superstar Owen Hart was accidentally killed.
September 20, 200818 yr The only reasoning I can figure is it was the first of the "retro" parks. That is what I think as well. It was the first park that got us away from having to watch games in those awful concrete circles such as Riverfront, Veterns, and Three Rivers. It's not so much for what has happened there but what infulence it had on others.
September 20, 200818 yr I was just at Camden last week. It is a great park but this list is nothing but subjective. Having been to both Fenway and Camden, Fenway would get my nod for the experience. I've mostly heard Yankee stadium is a dump but I haven't been there so I can't judge.
September 20, 200818 yr Some that come to my mind.... Cameron Indoor Stadium The Big House The Orange Bowl (original)
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