TheA_Bomb Posted May 5 Posted May 5 Our boy OkieBilliken is always out traveling the country hitting sporting events. That got me thinking what's on your sporting event or venue bucket list? I'll break my list down into events/locations I've checked off and those I still want to experience. Been to: World Series Final 4 MLB All Star The Big House (Michigan) Iron Bowl Bowl Games: CFP, Cotton Bowl, Armed Forces Bowl, Sun Bowl Red River Shoot Out Madison Square Garden Candlestick Park Cowboys (old and new) stadium Santiago Bernebeu' Stadium (Real Madrid) San Siro (AC Milan) Summer Olympics (Atlanta) NCAA Track & Field National Championship F1 USA (COTA) NASCAR (TMS) Wrigley Field Fenway Park Copa Libertadores match in Colombia Want to see: Iditarod Indianapolis 500 Kentucky Derby "The Grove" Ole Miss tailgating SEC Stadiums: Bryant Denny, Samford, Tiger Stadium Phog Allen Field House Cameron Indoor Yankee Stadium (too bad I missed the old one) Lambeau Field Rose Bowl World Cup College World Series A Big time Boxing Match (belt or big PPV event, I've only gone to Pacquiao weigh in, DAZN and Friday Night Fights) Eintracht Frankfurt match Winter Olympics (going next year) The Horseshoe (OSU likely going 30AUG) US Open Any EPL match Road trip to all the CFB Bowls in Texas in a row (maybe even add Shreveport) Quote
shempie Posted May 5 Posted May 5 Great list. I have been to the US Open (tennis) and it is must see. I am going to Wimbledon in 2026 and will scratch that one off. At the top of my list is the Army/Navy game. TheA_Bomb 1 Quote
TheA_Bomb Posted May 5 Author Posted May 5 1 minute ago, shempie said: Great list. I have been to the US Open (tennis) and it is must see. I am going to Wimbledon in 2026 and will scratch that one off. At the top of my list is the Army/Navy game. Can't believe I left that one off. I've been wanting to hit it with my USMA grad buds. Quote
CenHudDude Posted May 5 Posted May 5 3 hours ago, TheA_Bomb said: Our boy OkieBilliken is always out traveling the country hitting sporting events. That got me thinking what's on your sporting event or venue bucket list? I'll break my list down into events/locations I've checked off and those I still want to experience. Been to: World Series Final 4 MLB All Star The Big House (Michigan) Iron Bowl Bowl Games: CFP, Cotton Bowl, Armed Forces Bowl, Sun Bowl Red River Shoot Out Madison Square Garden Candlestick Park Cowboys (old and new) stadium Santiago Bernebeu' Stadium (Real Madrid) San Siro (AC Milan) Summer Olympics (Atlanta) NCAA Track & Field National Championship F1 USA (COTA) NASCAR (TMS) Wrigley Field Fenway Park Copa Libertadores match in Colombia Want to see: Iditarod Indianapolis 500 Kentucky Derby "The Grove" Ole Miss tailgating SEC Stadiums: Bryant Denny, Samford, Tiger Stadium Phog Allen Field House Cameron Indoor Yankee Stadium (too bad I missed the old one) Lambeau Field Rose Bowl World Cup College World Series A Big time Boxing Match (belt or big PPV event, I've only gone to Pacquiao weigh in, DAZN and Friday Night Fights) Eintracht Frankfurt match Winter Olympics (going next year) The Horseshoe (OSU likely going 30AUG) US Open Any EPL match Road trip to all the CFB Bowls in Texas in a row (maybe even add Shreveport) I took one off my bucket list this past week by visiting PNC Park in Pittsburgh, which is rated by many as the best MLB Ballpark. Took a tour of the stadium one day and saw the Cubs dismantle the Pirates the next day. Very nice venue. TheA_Bomb 1 Quote
OkieBilliken Posted May 6 Posted May 6 5 hours ago, TheA_Bomb said: Our boy OkieBilliken is always out traveling the country hitting sporting events. That got me thinking what's on your sporting event or venue bucket list? I'll break my list down into events/locations I've checked off and those I still want to experience. Been to: World Series Final 4 MLB All Star The Big House (Michigan) Iron Bowl Bowl Games: CFP, Cotton Bowl, Armed Forces Bowl, Sun Bowl Red River Shoot Out Madison Square Garden Candlestick Park Cowboys (old and new) stadium Santiago Bernebeu' Stadium (Real Madrid) San Siro (AC Milan) Summer Olympics (Atlanta) NCAA Track & Field National Championship F1 USA (COTA) NASCAR (TMS) Wrigley Field Fenway Park Copa Libertadores match in Colombia Want to see: Iditarod Indianapolis 500 Kentucky Derby "The Grove" Ole Miss tailgating SEC Stadiums: Bryant Denny, Samford, Tiger Stadium Phog Allen Field House Cameron Indoor Yankee Stadium (too bad I missed the old one) Lambeau Field Rose Bowl World Cup College World Series A Big time Boxing Match (belt or big PPV event, I've only gone to Pacquiao weigh in, DAZN and Friday Night Fights) Eintracht Frankfurt match Winter Olympics (going next year) The Horseshoe (OSU likely going 30AUG) US Open Any EPL match Road trip to all the CFB Bowls in Texas in a row (maybe even add Shreveport) Okay I’ve been to… 290 baseball stadiums college and professional including a World Series game and several playoff games My wife and I went the see the Cardinals in London We saw the Midnight Sun game in Fairbanks, Alaska We saw a game at Chiba in the Japanese Baseball League. We spent a month on the Cape and saw a game at every Cape Cod League Field. I still have 10 MLB stadiums left to go. I’ve been to 65 basketball arenas, college and professional. i saw the SLU women in their only NCAA appearance in Knoxville We have been to English Premiere League games at Chelsea, Arsenal, Fulham, Brentford and Leeds. We saw AC Milan and Sparta Prague in European Football We saw the WNT vs France in Paris at the Women’s World Cup We went to the Masters in 2023. We saw Florida play in the College World Series. We’ve been to college football games at Florida, Florida State, Clemson, Tennessee, Auburn and several less important schools like Mizzou. I would kill to see the Billikens in the NCAA Tournament and the baseball Billikens at a regional I would love to go to Wimbledon. We toured to grounds but it wasn’t the same. I would love to see the Blues in the Cup finals. We have tickets to see Notre Dame vs Navy this fall. Not a big Irish fan but that will be cool We are going to see SLU in Hawaii whenever the hell that happens. cgeldmacher and TheA_Bomb 2 Quote
TheA_Bomb Posted May 6 Author Posted May 6 @OkieBilliken I've been to Sparta Prague stadium hit the gift shop not a game. Did the same at Olympiacos in Athens. @CenHudDude my wife ran the Pittsburgh Marathon and we hit a game, great stadium, great town to visit. Quote
OkieBilliken Posted May 6 Posted May 6 2 minutes ago, TheA_Bomb said: @OkieBilliken I've been to Sparta Prague stadium hit the gift shop not a game. Did the same at Olympiacos in Athens. @CenHudDude my wife ran the Pittsburgh Marathon and we hit a game, great stadium, great town to visit. My wife severely strained her leg walking down the steps at that stadium in Prague. Someday she will forgive me for dragging her to that game. What did you think of San Siro? I felt like it was largest slab of concrete that I’ve ever seen and had as much charm as YMCA gym. Quote
TheA_Bomb Posted May 6 Author Posted May 6 13 hours ago, OkieBilliken said: My wife severely strained her leg walking down the steps at that stadium in Prague. Someday she will forgive me for dragging her to that game. What did you think of San Siro? I felt like it was largest slab of concrete that I’ve ever seen and had as much charm as YMCA gym. I enjoyed the atmosphere outside San Siro. I got front row, center pitch for only 100 Euros. Problem was only 2 toilets for the thousands of fans in that section. They did sell beer that was good. No beer at Real Madrid or in Colombia. Quote
shempie Posted May 6 Posted May 6 BTW, if you are a college hoops fan, Allen Fieldhouse is worth a visit. Easy trip from STL and the game atmosphere is great. The front of the building is a museum and the origional rules of basketball (along with a lot of other cool things) are in it. Stay at the Oread on campus of you go. Quote
Box and Won Posted May 6 Posted May 6 No. 1 on my bucket list is a Billiken Sweet Sixteen game in literally any location. I still have quite a few ballparks I still need to visit, but the ones I most want to see are: Dodger Stadium PNC Park Camden Yards CenHudDude, TheA_Bomb and willie 3 Quote
willie Posted May 6 Posted May 6 54 minutes ago, Box and Won said: No. 1 on my bucket list is a Billiken Sweet Sixteen game in literally any location. I still have quite a few ballparks I still need to visit, but the ones I most want to see are: Dodger Stadium PNC Park Camden Yards PNC Park setting is fantastic. Quote
VeniceMenace Posted May 6 Posted May 6 Been to: West Pine Gym! Want to see: SLU in @ 2025-2026 NCAA Basketball Championship Quote
thetorch Posted May 6 Posted May 6 Pre Covid my father and I had planned a road trip to go to Camdem Yards, Citizen Bank, Citifield, Yankee Stadium, Fenway, then the Basketball HOF & Cooperstown. We had to cancel and now he is too sick to go. I hope to take my son in 5 or 6 years. Billiken Rich 1 Quote
TheA_Bomb Posted May 7 Author Posted May 7 Cooperstown is awesome. You gotta go if you love baseball. Great drive in the Summertime. CenHudDude and Box and Won 2 Quote
CenHudDude Posted May 7 Posted May 7 8 hours ago, Box and Won said: No. 1 on my bucket list is a Billiken Sweet Sixteen game in literally any location. I still have quite a few ballparks I still need to visit, but the ones I most want to see are: Dodger Stadium PNC Park Camden Yards I have never been to Dodger Stadium, but PNC Park and Camden Yards are great picks. Quote
CenHudDude Posted May 7 Posted May 7 6 minutes ago, TheA_Bomb said: Cooperstown is awesome. You gotta go if you love baseball. Great drive in the Summertime. Nothing like the baseball Hall of Fame. Cooperstown bills itself as America’s most beautiful village. Well worth visiting with breweries, the Fenimore Cooper House, Doubleday Field, and the Glimmerglass Opera as other attractions to see. Quote
wgstl Posted May 7 Posted May 7 On 5/5/2025 at 7:52 PM, OkieBilliken said: We have been to English Premiere League games at Chelsea, Arsenal, Fulham, Brentford and Leeds. You’re the first person I know who is beating me on this. I’m at 4 different, Newcastle, Chelsea, Arsenal and man city(x3) OkieBilliken 1 Quote
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