12 Stadiums Down, 18 to Go!

As a baseball fan, my goal is to eventually visit every teams stadium.  Unlike pro football, basketball and hockey, baseball stadiums tend to be really unique and kind of a cool representative of the city.  So every time I find myself in a new city, I try to make sure my trip coincides with a home stand by the local MLB team so I can make sure to catch a game.  And my trip to Philadelphia was no different. 

Now I'm not going to lie, I really was a little nervous about going to a Phillies game.  Let's just say Philadelphia fans don't have the best reputation.  Remember this incident...or this one?  I mean, can you blame me for me being a little worried?  But luckily for us, and sadly for Philadelphia fans, their team is really really bad this year.  So one, we were able to get great cheap tickets in a lower area to avoid the craziest fans, and two, the fans were a lot more chill than they usually are.  So we ended up having a great time!

annoying Braves fans I was convinced were going to end up beaten up

Now the stadium isn't the most unique one out there or anything, but it's nice.  Feels very much like a cookie-cutter stadium, but for sure had one of the larger beer selections I've ever seen.  But what was unique was how easy it was to get to the stadium.  You just took the subway on Broad St a couple of stops South and there you were.  And the coolest thing?  All the sports teams in Phili are in one area!  So we saw the Eagles, Flyers and Sixers stadiums.  And right in the middle of the complex was this sweet outdoor bar that had a great porch and huge plasma's outside to watch the game on.  Though it wasn't that full, you could just imagine when the Phillies are good and during Eagles games that place is hopping!

who else has a hot dog cannon? 

Overall, I was really impressed with the Philadelphia fans.  No beer, punches or popcorn was thrown in my vicinity, and trust me, there were a few Braves fans just asking for it.