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  • RaychelSnr
    Executive Editor
    • Jan 2007
    • 4845

    #1

    The Top Six Ballparks in MLB 15 The Show


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    One thing unique to baseball is its stadiums. Unlike other sports, field dimensions are not completely regulated. This gives baseball franchises the freedom to make walls as tall as they want, outfields as deep as they want, and foul territories as big as they want. Because of this freedom, baseball stadiums can turn out to be some of the most beautiful and unique facilities in the world. Of course, these wonders of the sports world are rendered quite well in MLB 15 The Show, but there are six that truly stand out.

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  • GeauxTigers
    Rookie
    • Sep 2013
    • 21

    #2
    I think it's a testament to the quality of the game and the details that go into replicating the parks that this subject is even worth having a debate ... but it is. I'm not as high on Dodger Stadium ... it's certainly historical and just the other day I caught myself catching how the seats behind home plate don't have the wall. However I couldn't see myself listing it over the ballpark in Pittsburgh ... in fact that may be my favorite stadium (I've been dying to do a franchise in the NL Central primarily because they have so many great stadiums.

    A few other stadiums might not make my top 5 but are definitely fun ... for example the Royals ballpark with the fountains and the crown scoreboard is instantly recognizable ... and definitely exciting when you can get a hit around the edge of the outfield and get a triple.

    Generally speaking I don't like boxed in stadiums with retractable roofs as much as open ballparks; but Houston's park is very unique in terms of the outfield. The structure in the left-center gap is well done and produces some odd bounces ... and while I'd hate to be a player on it from a gamer standpoint I'll miss the hill in center when the take it out.

    The quality of the ballparks is definitely a major factor in what keeps me playing this game over and over through multiple seasons. In fact when I pick games to play in my season I'm sure I play way more road games that home games just to get a taste for all the other parks.

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    • braves_94
      Rookie
      • Jul 2013
      • 275

      #3
      I would have put Kaufman Stadium above Dodger Stadium any day of the week. And Minute Maid and Ballpark at Arlington too. Other than the backdrop, there isn't much to it. A boring symmetrical stadium.

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      • billyo
        Rookie
        • Mar 2007
        • 206

        #4
        How about Pittsburgh? The prettiest park in baseball.

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        • SVCbearcat10
          Rookie
          • Jun 2013
          • 395

          #5
          I was thinking the same thing, Pittsburgh is often ranked as the most scenic ballpark in the MLB. Surprised it didn't crack the top 6...

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          • FSanchez12
            Rookie
            • Jun 2007
            • 469

            #6
            Re: The Top Six Ballparks in MLB 15 The Show

            I can respectfully disagree with this post. Yes, I enjoy playing at AT&T, and I am biased playing out of the NL Central so I rarely see Fenway or OPACY, but they definitely missed on Petco Park and PNC Park. Both are absolute jewels to play in during daylight in the game, and Petco is gorgeous at night too.

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            • Moss44
              Rookie
              • Mar 2014
              • 304

              #7
              Re: The Top Six Ballparks in MLB 15 The Show

              This list is confusing. Is the author listing the best real-life ballparks, then just posting pictures of them in The Show? Is he listing the parks that he feels were best recreated in The Show? Or is he making a list of what parks look best in The Show?

              I disagree with many of the picks on the list, anyways.
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              • RunN1st
                MVP
                • Oct 2002
                • 2906

                #8
                Please give us free-roam camera to be able to watch a CPU vs. CPU game from any seat in the stadium.
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                • Sheba2011
                  MVP
                  • Oct 2013
                  • 2353

                  #9
                  As a lifelong Red Sox fan and season ticket holder I can say in real life Fenway is one of the most overrated and overhyped venues in sports. It is a dump that needs to be ripped down and rebuilt. The facilities are massively outdated, the aisles are too small and cramped and half the seats are facing the wrong way. The shine of nostalgia wears thin by the 5th inning.

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                  • geisterhome
                    MVP
                    • Sep 2011
                    • 2101

                    #10
                    All of those parks are great. Also Citizens Bank Park is great, awesome lightning and atmosphere. Dodger Stadium is nice in the game although the atmosphere hasn't been covered perfectly. Also very well replicated is the Athletics Park.
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                    • geisterhome
                      MVP
                      • Sep 2011
                      • 2101

                      #11
                      Pittsburgh looks a bit cartoony in the game for my taste, irl it's easily the best in all of Baseball.
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                      • Fours
                        Rookie
                        • May 2015
                        • 245

                        #12
                        Re: The Top Six Ballparks in MLB 15 The Show

                        It looks like the list is based on how the parks are represented in the game..

                        The list is strongly biased towards NL west/central teams.

                        I can't take any list seriously that doesn't include PNC.. I'm not a Pirates fan at all, but when they built that place they got it right.. It's just too bad they had to built it in Pittsburgh..

                        If you're making a list only based the parks in The Show, it's complicated.. There is a big difference in quality from park to park, I'll bet they had different people responsible for different parks.. O.Co Colosseum is a joke in real life.. A big ugly boring monstrosity, but in The Show, it's actually fun to play in, they nailed a lot of the details and just somehow made it seem cool.. Same with Rogers Center, in real life the place is a concrete shopping mall, but in the game it's pretty sweet. Marlins Park is better in game, Great American is well done..

                        Parks that are worse in game than real life are Coors Field, Minute Maid, Citi Field, Safeco, and something seems to be missing from Kauffman..

                        That's my 2 cents anyway..

                        I wonder how many others do what I do, go into a replay and track a high fly ball and spin and zoom checking out every detail..

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                        • geisterhome
                          MVP
                          • Sep 2011
                          • 2101

                          #13
                          Re: The Top Six Ballparks in MLB 15 The Show

                          Originally posted by Fours
                          It looks like the list is based on how the parks are represented in the game..

                          If you're making a list only based the parks in The Show, it's complicated.. There is a big difference in quality from park to park, I'll bet they had different people responsible for different parks.. O.Co Colosseum is a joke in real life.. A big ugly boring monstrosity, but in The Show, it's actually fun to play in, they nailed a lot of the details and just somehow made it seem cool.. Same with Rogers Center, in real life the place is a concrete shopping mall, but in the game it's pretty sweet. Marlins Park is better in game, Great American is well done..

                          Parks that are worse in game than real life are Coors Field, Minute Maid, Citi Field, Safeco, and something seems to be missing from Kauffman..

                          That's my 2 cents anyway..

                          I wonder how many others do what I do, go into a replay and track a high fly ball and spin and zoom checking out every detail..
                          True Great American is very nice in game too, I don't dislike Coors to be honest. Citi Field is a bit of a let down.

                          Yes to that there are significant differences when it comes to the quality of how the parks are captured compared to real life.
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                          • LowerWolf
                            Hall Of Fame
                            • Jun 2006
                            • 12270

                            #14
                            Re: The Top Six Ballparks in MLB 15 The Show

                            I haven't visited that many stadiums in my dynasty yet, but Great American has been my favorite by far so far.

                            After my current homestand, I head out to Dodger Stadium and AT&T. I'm looking forward to those games.

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                            • SDwinder
                              Rookie
                              • Mar 2004
                              • 154

                              #15
                              Chase for Dbacks is great with details and lighting. Love the TVs in "Fridays".

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