Advice for 14-Day trip in august 2015

Hi,

I'm new to this site (found while searching on google).
I'm living in germany and I'm planning a 14-Day trip next august to see maybe 10 MLB games in 10 different ballparks.
I thought about starting in Chicago or New York.
Since I'm a Cubs Fan I definitely want to see a Cubs Game. I also would like to go to Cellular Field, Fenway Park, Yankee Stadium, Bush Stadium. Maybe see a Nationals, Orioles, Indians, Phillies, Tigers, Blue Jays and Pirates home game.
Do you have any advice how to plan such a trip? How about the risk of rain delays?

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Permalink Reply by John (20 current MLB/11 old MLB) on November 19, 2014 at 6:03am

I would start at: http://www.baseball-roadtrip.com/

You can plug in the dates and teams you want to see and it will spit out potential itineraries.

Once you decide which games you are going to attend, you should make reservations at the hotels as soon as possible, especially if you are looking for lodging walking distance to each ballpark.

Be sure to check out the guides on this site for advice on hotels and restaurants!

Single game seats go on sale for each team at different times so you'll probably want to check each team's website to figure this out. You can also check Stubhub to see if you might be able to find a better price, since those tickets are sometimes priced less than face value.

As for rain delays, you might want to consider planning buffer days for the few parks that you HAVE to see, just in case. Of the ballparks you listed, only the Blue Jays have a retractable dome. Also, Milwaukee is only 90 minutes from Chicago so you might want to consider a Brewers game as well and let us know how their famous bratwurst measures up.

I live in Chicago and am certainly willing to offer my help if you have further questions about your visit here!

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Permalink Reply by Dustin Beers (30/9) on November 27, 2014 at 3:49pm

If you are going to be driving from Chicago to New York, do yourself a favor and make sure you stop in Pittsburgh for a game. Seeing as you are a Cub fan, you will love Wrigley, but PNC Park is something else. I went to both parks in Chicago, Cincinnati, Cleveland and Pittsburgh two seasons ago, not being a fan of any of the teams, PNC really stood out. Make sure you get decent seats, anywhere between 1st and 3rd base facing the outfield should work.

Good luck on hitting as many parka as possible and have a great trip.

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Permalink Reply by Douglas Price Blissit on January 19, 2015 at 9:40pm

Seatgeek.com for tickets. Compares 5+ sites at once. One must do at PNC in Pittsburgh, make sure u visit the upper deck before you leave. It's probably the best view in baseball (or at least out of the 15 I've been to) to look out into downtown Pittsburgh