Many baseball fans think of their local ball fields as old friends. These sites that produce fabulous stories and cherished memories are our second homes, places where our spirits are rejuvenated each spring with the cry, "Play ball!" A tribute to these shrines -- from the early structures such as Ebbets Field, Fenway Park, and Wrigley Field to modern masterpieces such as Oriole Park at Camden Yards, Citizens Bank Park, and PNC Park -- Ballparks: yesterday & today tells the distinctive stories of history's great baseball palaces.