With the Metrodome but a memory, which stadium is the worst?
True, the Humbert H. Humphrey Metrodome has seen its share of important games (the 1987 and 1991 World Series, last week's epic tiebreaker, a playoff series where the Billy Beane A's won), but it's far from aesthetically pleasing. Between the Hefty Bag in right field, to the opaque domed-roof, and the seating arrangement that is definitely not designed for baseball, Twins fans definitely have better days ahead in their new digs. I mean, when that fan jumped onto the field and was accordingly escorted to the stadium jail, his impetus for doing so was probably just to get a better seat.
As I see it, there are four stadiums that are severely lacking in terms of their appearance. In no particular order, they are:

Land Shark Stadium (Florida Marlins)
Tropicana Field (Tampa Bay Rays)
Oakland Alameda County Coliseum (Oakland Athletics)
Now, this last one is debatable, and was actually a trendsetter in it's day, but to me it's always been ugly:
Rogers Centre (Toronto Blue Jays)
My first memory of baseball was in 1993. I was eight years old (yes I started late when it came to sports, but I've made up for it a thousand times over). It was a fall evening where my elementary school had a book fair, and I had just come home with my newfound treasures. The TV was on and I can remember seeing that stadium, which was relatively new in '93, and thought: what an ugly place. I had lived in Houston for about three years and had never been to the Astrodome. If I had, maybe I would have been less critical. Anyways, I've always thought SkyDome/Rogers Centre was less than beautiful.
Which one is the worst though? You make the call:
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I have never attended games at any of the “other” indoor stadiums, like Tropicana, Metrodome, or Rogers Center, which are so roundly disliked.
But I have always loved the old Astrodome. From the time I was a little kid, I always had this feeling of awe when I first walked from the concourse into the seating area—-such a huge area, brightly lit, under one roof was unique. It would surprise me that I had that feeling each time I went to the Astrodome, even thouh I had been there many times.
I’ve been to the Rogers “Centre” and had a great time. The place is one of the cleanest stadiums I’ve been to. The concourse levels are spacious and rather nice. It happened to be a night where the roof was open, absolutely awesome in person. If you include how the park is attached to a major transportation depot through underground access, you’ve got a really good looking approach, no matter how bad the snow is.
While it may not translate on TV, it’s much better than advertised. The only problem I had with it were the oddly priced items. Nothing was in the nice round endings. Everything was priced like $8.37 or $7.42. Hardly anything was round dollars or fifty cent endings. Made for a bunch of extra change.
by formerlyanonymous on Oct 12, 2009 7:59 AM CDT reply actions

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