30 Ballparks/30 Teams

Hey all,

Love the site!

So I've run out of ballparks, and am looking to add neutral site parks while I wait for Miami and Oakland to open.  Does anyone have any good tips on finding out about neutral site games?

I'm hoping to add Hiram Bithorn in 2011 if the Marlins go back to San Juan.  I've never had a chance to catch any of the games down there.

Has anyone heard anything more about the Marlins home series v. the Mariners June 24-26 being moved elsewhere due to U2 concert in Miami?

Thanks in advance for any advice you might have!

Cheers,
Martyn

Welcome to any new members-I see Martyn30/46 is a new member.  The good news is that my book will be coming out in early spring and will feature many new additions to Craig's awesome ballpark chaser guides.  My expertise is more in the area of car rentals-airport flights and taking advantage of loopholes in all of those traveling industries.

As for the parks themselves, there are definitely people who have more knowledge on any specific park-but the book has a nice close-up look at each of the thirty parks to enhance your visits.

There is going to be a big media tour with the release of this book and it is my hope to bring awareness to the world-about us 'ballpark chasers'-as we are a rare sports fan.  Make sure you tell all of your friends that love baseball chasing too.

The book is going to be called-'The Fastest 30 Ballgames-A World Record Holder's Story.'  Not only does it chronice the 2 summers I chased the world record, but it is filled with stadium descriptions, park nuances, travel tips, lots of links to help you in your road trips, but there are fellow chaser profiles from right here at BP chasers.  Craig Landgren and Ken Lee are my co-authors.  The book will be available on E-books at Amazon& Barnes and Noble. I will keep you up to date as the book goes live..

Chuck

4/20/11 -Mission Accomplished (for now)

Back to the new Miami ballpark next year to keep in stride

I guess then I turn into Scott Bell -30/43

WILL THIS EVER END ????

Emilio,

Like you, I used to double (quintuple counted for Sun Life Stadium) count ballparks to include all name changes, but it was my wife that stated, its all the same ballpark. From that day forward I only count a ballpark once, no matter the number of name changes.

Hope that helps,

Roberto

Hey Chuck,

Congratulations on publishing your book. 

We just ordered my copy of your book and we can't wait to read it!

Roberto, Judy and Sofia

I know most of us will travel to Miami to take the Marlins stadium off our lists but does anybody else feel that the way this particular stadium deal went down is bringing all of baseball down with it?

Thequesters, as much as I love the new ballparks, I don't like the idea of taxpayers funding them. I agree it doesn't help baseball's image. If the Giants can pay for their own ballpark I don't see why no other team can.

In baseball it started with Camden Yards, or more specifically when the Colts left Baltimore partly because the city wouldn't build them a new facility. Camden Yards was built with a lottery, which is less offensive to me, but since then ballparks have been built with hotel, restaurant, and rental car taxes and such. So when you rent a car in some cities there's a big stadium tax attached to the price.

I suppose there are worse things that taxpayer money is spent on (and I'm not going any further down that road), but that doesn't make it right.

Me and a group are heading down to Miami for the July 1st game (MLB Park 47).  I'm the only one of my friends to have visited the Trop, so we're going to hit it up June 28th.  Season can't get here soon enough!!

Awesome Martyn.  I will be there on April.17 as part of my 30 MLB Parks in 20 days Guinness Bid.

For a trip like that, you gotta love the roof!!  Good luck!

Absolutely in Miami!!  It rains every day in Southern Florida-what is even better is that it is a night game and only 1 game that day

Went to all 30 ballparks in 2007 and have stayed current - Marlins Park in June will get me back to the 30 Stadium club!

It will be done.  I am visiting Marlin's Park on May 25 to put my butt in all 30 current parks.  I have also visited 8 retired parks and about 15 minor league parks.  Guess when you have a job that takes you all over the country with you nights off, gotta catch some baseball

Awesome job Robert.  Just take yourself some sunglasses when you hit that ball park in Miami, she has some puke green colors in there.

My husband and I are headed to Miami this Sunday to visit our last active MLB home ballpark. Current stats:  29 active MLB, 37 total MLB, 83 total ballparks (MLB, minor league and independent league).  Any suggestions for a cool "#30" sign to commemorate the event?

Congrats to you and your husband Brenda, that is a great feat.  Take a picture of you guys there and post it on here.

Hi Brenda - how about "30 And Counting...get on it, Oakland!"

Congrats to all 30 BP members. I just visited my 30th last night. It was awesome. Looking to do the spring training in '14....

On my way to getting back to being able to say I've been to all 30 parks. I accomplished the goal in 1998 and am now working on getting to the new parks. Washington, Miami, Minnesota and San Diego are the four I need to see. My two most memorable games of all time are Game 6 of the 1991 World Series in Minnesota when Puckett won it in the 11th with a homer that resulted in the loudest roar I've ever heard in a stadium and Game 6 of the 2003 NLCS...yes...I was at the Bartman game.

30 for 30 completed last year at Safeco!! and again this year at Suntrust in ATL!! it was along time coming! now seeing whatever stadiums I get to while waiting for Texas' NEW stadium!!!

Made the 30 teams this year.  Started in 1996 with my husband and 2 boys ages 3 and 6.  Husband, youngest and I made to all the parks.  Our traditions included being there for the national Anthem, taking a picture with the scoreboard in the background, and purchasing a ball with the team logo.  

Great job!  Atlanta last year got me to all 30 current and 50 total.  I really like your tradition of buying a ball with the team logo on it.