Update

I have posted all the MLB stadiums I have been to. For those keeping score at home, I have been to 12 stadiums. But I have only been to 9 that are currently operational. I have many more that I need to see.

Now that I have gone as far as I can go for the time being with this blog, I have created a new blog. The link can be found on the right side of the page. I will continue to post every Sunday, unless I am out of town or something. My Sunday post will be as follows:

1. I will post on my book blog if I finish a book.
2. If I have not finished a book, but attended a new MLB stadium, then I will post on my stadium blog.
3. If I have not finished a book or attended a new MLB stadium, my posts will be at my new Seinfeld blog.

Thank you for your kind attention to this matter.

The Kingdome (Seattle Mariners)

This is the old Mariners stadium that was in obvious need of replacement. I went to at least two games here, maybe three. I can't quite remember. Whenever we came we always sat out in the right field seats, behind Jay Buhner.

The only game that I clearly remember was a doozy. Randy Johnson was on his "A-game" and had only given up two hits through six shoutout innings. Unfortunately, he hurt his finger and had to be pulled from the game after six. He had struck out eight batters. Edgar Martinez hit a solo blast to left-center in the 4th for the game's only run, a 1-0 M's victory. It was a really fun game, but too bad The Big Unit didn't get to pitch further into the game.

I also remember a near fight after the game when a fan got upset at a smoking fan for blowing cigarette smoke in his face while the packed crowd was filing out of the stadium. Good times.

Here is the box score:

http://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/SEA/SEA199708200.shtml

RFK Stadium (Washington Nationals)

This is a multi-purpose stadium of the Redskins and other professional teams where the Nationals used to play. The Nationals played here for their first three seasons (2005-2007). I attended one game in 2006. My older brother moved to Virginia for dental school and my Dad and I helped him drive out. We got to his place and had nothing to do. So we decided to drive up to D.C. to catch a Nats game.

They were giving out free Nationals visors, but we didn't arrive in time to snag any. We sat up in the right-center outfield seats and pounded a lot of sunflower seeds. It was an ok stadium, but not ideal for a baseball game as is the case with any multi-purpose stadium. Hopefully I'll get the chance to go to their nice, current stadium some day.

The only things I distinctly remember from the game was Rafael Soriano crushing a leadoff homer on the very first pitch he saw and seeing Trevor Hoffman record a save.

Here's the box:

http://scores.espn.go.com/mlb/boxscore?gameId=260708120

Busch Stadium II (St. Louis Cardinals)

I have officially posted all of the stadiums I have been to that are currently in operation. Now I will post a few stadiums that are no longer used. This version of Busch Stadium closed in 2005. The game I attended at this stadium was my very first ever Major League Baseball game. Three days earlier I was hit by a car in Kansas City, Missouri. I stayed in the hospital for three days.

I was released and we drove to attend a Cardinals game. Good times.

I remember quite a bit about this game even though I was only six years old. I remember both Terry Pendleton and Kevin Mitchell hitting home runs. But what I remember most about the game was the tremendous pain I would experience every time the people next to us would scoot by and bump into my severely road-rashed knees. It happened repeatedly. I wore a large beach towel over my body to protect my knees.

It helped a little but not too much. Seriously though, how many times do you have to get up and leave during a game?

Here is a link to the box score:

http://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/SLN/SLN198907070.shtml