MiLB Stadiums

While visiting all of the major league baseball stadiums is a life long goal of mine, visiting all the minor league baseball parks isn't. I have, however, been to a few of them and this is how I would rank them.

1. Alliance Bank Stadium
Syracuse Chiefs (AAA - Toronto Blue Jays)

This park and the next are interchangeable depending on what you are looking for. I put this park in the first spot simply for the experiences I have had there. They get roughly 5,000 fans to a game and the fans do care about their team - to them it is not a minor league team, it is the only baseball they have. The atmosphere is very laid back and I even spent one game interacting with the bullpen. The players are quite accessable before and after the game which is something I do enjoy. The park is also just down the street from a shopping mall so I can get to my Bath & Body Works before the game and it is close enough that we can drive there from Toronto and back in a single day.

2. Dunn Tire Park
Buffalo Bisons (AAA - Cleveland Indians)

This park most closely resembles a major league ballpark. They get over 10,000 fans out to a game and you have the real feel of a major league game. It is not as easy to get to the players before the game and I wasn't able to figure out where to meet them after the game. They do have the ice cream dots and they come in a helmet cup though :o)

3. Lynx Stadium
Ottawa Lynx (AAA - Baltimore Orioles (now New York Mets))

I am sure that no matter how many MiLB stadiums I get to this will never move from last place. The city doesn't care about baseball and they had less than 1,000 fans at the game - granted, it looked like rain and we were not sure the game would even take place. I can't complain too much about the food as we were there on 25 cent hotdog day, but they didn't have good beer! I can't imagine being a player in this stadium as there is absolutely no atmosphere. They do have the best mascot I have seen though.