ESPN has compiled a list of the 10 best major league ballparks (and minor league too) as part of their Sports Travel coverage. [UweBlog]

7. Coors Field, Mile High Seats
Long before they started soaking baseballs in a humidor to minimize the effects of the Rocky Mountain air on the flight of the old horsehide, the Rockies were more than happy to embrace their status as baseball’s most altitudinous team.

Upon moving from Mile High Stadium to Coors Field in 1995, in fact, they unveiled in the upper deck a row of purple seats amidst a sea of what are otherwise green stadium chairs.

This purple row that rings the entire upper level marks the spot that’s a mile – 5,280 feet – above sea level.