Stan's Sports Bar, Bronx, NY

Stan's is located under the elevated train tracks on the outside of (old) Yankee Stadium.
The bar is located in the center of the floor and walls decorated with old Yankee memorabilia.
A great atmosphere before, during or after ball games.
The crowd is spirited. One Saturday afternoon after the Yankees beat Seattle, the Little League World Series championship game came on the TV. The US team was from Toms River (NJ).
The crowd was engrossed and hung on every pitch. After runs were scored or the locals finished off an inning, the entire place erupted in "U.S.A. U.S.A" chants.
We are not sure how the dynamics of the place will change once the Bombers move next door.
The view from Stans is basically tressels and the tall backside of the (old) stadium.
Once the old stadium is demolished, the site is going to be a park.

It's Always Sunny.....

Long before the hit show It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, Paddy's was an Old City standby in the shadows of the Ben Franklin Bridge.
I was introduced to Paddy's by a guy at work who lived in the neighborhood.
On a scale from dive bar to upscale, condemned comes to mind.
One night after a Flyers game I took an out of town buddy here. A Harley was parked on the sidewalk and no patrons were inside. The Harley was the bartender's. The female bartender.
We got to talking about cheap beers we drank in college. We asked for the shitiest beer she had behind the counter.
She opened the cellar trap door behind the bar, climbed down a ladder and emerged a few minutes later with a case of Ortliebs (out of business long ago).
We each drank one. Being the objective was to drink the cheapest beer, we asked how much we were being charged. The response was; "You can drink this shit all night for free".
A good idea at the time. Until later that evening when my new seersucker sofa was introduced to some new shades of greens, reds and vomit pinks.
Paddy's also, before their $45 renovation, had one narrow bathroom. On the wall hung a sign that read something to the effect: "State Health Dept Requires Handwashing Prior To Returning to Work". The sign hung above the toilet. The room had no sink for the food servers to wash their hands.
Behind the bar are plenty of police related memorabilia along with a photo of Mayor Rizzo.
This is the inspiration of the bar on the sitcom It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia. Neither the outside or the inside of the bar on the TV show are the real Paddy's.

Mutt Lynch's Newport Beach, CA

A beachfront bar located on The Strand in Newport Beach. A local institution since 1976. I was introduced to Mutts in the early 90's when I made annual trips to Dodgers and Angels games from Boston while visiting an old fraternity brother.
It has become a Southern California destination since.
With a quintessential So Cal surfer decor, Mutt's is a friendly type pub with great pizza.
It doesn't hurt that the bartenders are usually female. Very talented females.
When things get rocking during a sunny summer day, a crowd of men occupy the large picture window facing the beach and yell scores to the constant parade of bikini clad local.
A Southern California "4" is an East Coast "9".
A great place to hang out even on a Sunday morning with a copy of the LA Times to take you through the first football or baseball game.
I opened the place on Game 1 day of the Angels 2002 World Series at 10 AM.
Working for a So Cal based company, I was always able introduce the local office boys to this joint. On their dime.