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Permalink Reply by Mary (17) on September 20, 2011 at 6:32pm

April games in the east may be pretty cold - I know you want to get going, but you might want to stay south for the first month - Florida, Atlanta, Texas, Arizona - or else just postpone the schedule for a month or so. However, I assure you that I already have trip envy!

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Permalink Reply by joe nadon 7/10 on September 20, 2011 at 9:30pm

looks awesome.  have fun!  i'll buy ya a beer when you make it to Seattle.

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Permalink Reply by Tim Choiniere on September 21, 2011 at 9:46am

I see what you are trying to do but this is unrealistic and you are going to be spending too much time detouring across the country.There is no reason to go Boston - Philly - NY - Washington- back to NY - back to Baltimore in the busiest driving corridor in the country This is why you need to break your trip into seperate segments.

Are you going to be using your own car for all portions? Or could you break this into seperate segments?

mid- late April - go South. Atlanta - Tampa - Miami. Do not try the NorthEast as it may be cold and rainy...I would probably fly into Miami and drive to Tampa. Then fly to Atlanta from Tampa.

May - I would start with the Southwest portion (Texas, Houston, Phoenix) then head to the West Coast (San Diego thru Seattle). Hit Denver (probably after your Winnipeg detour) then to Minn - Milwaukee to Chicago - ST Louis - KC)

From KC, I would head to DC - Baltimore - Philly - NY - Boston - Toronto-Pittsburgh - Cleveland - Cincy - home to Detroit. Again, if you are planning on just renting a car, fly KC to DC, as you won't need a car from DC thru Boston. Amtrak / buses are much cheaper and reliable than driving in this area.

This would depend on the schedule (Id try to add days off to get the cities in this order) but I think it would be less backtracking - especially in the NE where traffic can be a logistical nightmare.

 

IF you want your car for the majority of the trip, I would still do the Southeast portion of the trip a different time as they are not close to the rest of the stadiums and a lot of excess driving. Then head back to Detroit and do a circuit of the remainder from there.

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Permalink Reply by RJ Breisacher on September 21, 2011 at 12:09pm

The whole point of this trip is to spend a couple months road tripping.  I haven't figured out the whole car thing just yet but its in the works.  I explain my reasons for doing this in one of my first blogs on this site.  If I have to miss a game do to rain out or traffice I'll just fly back out there once the trip is over.  This trip is just as much about seeing the US as it is seeing all 30 ballparks!

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Permalink Reply by Tim Choiniere on September 21, 2011 at 1:04pm

RJ, I definitely understand that and wish I could do the same thing. But the I-95 corridor b/w Boston and DC) is not seeing the US and is quite miserable. Trying to get to these stadiums in order with maybe a few days off within your original plan will allow you to see more (ie stay a couple extra days in DC, or stop in Cooperstown on this trip). That was more of what I was trying to stress. The biggest thing would be to not hit the NorthEast in April due to the overall crappy weather (1 April storm could wipe out the first 2 weeks of your trip_ and mid-April is also the busiest week of the year in DC due to the Cherry Blossoms Festival /  School vacations.

 

 

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Permalink Reply by Richard (15) on November 9, 2011 at 11:46pm

A pretty expensive trip. Good luck.

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Permalink Reply by Patrick Reyes (32) on March 30, 2012 at 9:30pm

Cinco de Mayo in Houston?  Hit me up when you're here.  If you have bought tickets to the game, I'll spot you a ticket.  Anything for a fellow chaser!

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Permalink Reply by Ken Lee (30/43) on April 1, 2012 at 4:39pm

I say, sounds good.  Have fun and ENJOY! :)

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