Since I've seen other people posting about this book, I thought I'd post my progress list.....
This list comes from the book "The Baseball Fan's Bucket List. 162 Things you must see, do, get & experience before you die." by Robert and Jenna Santelli. It'll take my whole life to finish it, but I'm working on it. (X)-denotes I've completed the action.
1. (X)-Take a Baseball Road Trip
2. (X)-Visit the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum (Cooperstown. NY)
3. (X)-Go to Opening Day
4. (X)-Attend a World Series Game
5. (X)-See the Chicago Cubs Play at Wrigley Field
6. ( )-Watch the Ken Burns Documentary "Baseball"
7. (X)-See the Boston Red Sox play at Fenway Park
8. ( )-Experience a Hall of Fame Induction Weekend at Cooperstown
9. (X)-Play Fantasy Baseball in a Rotisserie League
10. ( )-Go to a Major League Baseball All-Star Game
11. (X)-Visit the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum (Kansas City, MO)
12. (X)-Learn to Keep Score
13. (X)-See a Grapefruit League Spring Training Game
14. (X)-Watch the Movie "Bull Durham"
15. (X)-See a Cactus League Spring Training Game
16. (X)-Take a kid to his or her first Major League Baseball Game
17. (X)-Read the Book "Ball Four"
18. ( )-Attend a Major League Baseball Fantasy Camp
19. (X)-Watch the Movie "The Natural"
20. (X)-Visit Rickwood Field (Birmingham, AL)
21. (X)-Watch the Movie "Field of Dreams"
22. (X)-See the Los Angeles Dodgers Play at Dodger Stadium
23. (X)-Read the Book "The Boys of Summer"
24. (X)-Own a Baseball Glove
25. (X)-See the Yankees Play the Red Sox
26. ( )-Go to the College World Series (Omaha, ME)
27. (X)-Watch the Movie "A League of Their Own"
28. (X)-See the Baltimore Orioles Play at Oriole Park at Camden Yards
29. (X)-Read the Book "Moneyball"
30. (X)-See the Pittsburgh Pirates Play at PNC Park
31. ( )-Watch the Documentary "Viva Baseball"
32. (X)-Watch the Movie "Eight Men Out"
33. (X)-See the Cardinals Play the Cubs
34. (X)-Tour the Louisville Slugger Museum and Factory
35. (X)-See the San Francisco Giants Play at AT&T Park
36. (X)-Attend the World Baseball Classic
37. (X)-Read the Book "Baseball:A Literary Anthology"
38. (X)-See a Triple-A Pacific Coast League Game
39. (X)-Watch the Movie "The Rookie"
40. (X)-See a Triple-A International League Game
41. (X)-See the Cleveland Indians Play at Progressive Field
42. ( )-Coach a Season of Little League Baseball
43. (X)-Watch the Movie "For Love of the Game"
44. (X)-Own a Piece of Vintage Baseball Clothing
45. ( )-Visit the Legends of the Game Museum (Arlington, TX)
46. (X)-See the Seattle Mariners Play at Safeco Field
47. (X)-Learn to Figure Important Baseball Statistics
48. ( )-Become a Member of SABR
49. (X)-Visit the Cincinnati Reds Hall of Fame and Museum
50. ( )-Go to the Midnight Sun Baseball Classic (Fairbanks, AK)
51. ( )-Play in an Adult Baseball League
52. ( )-Attend a Fan Fest
53. (X)-Maintain a Baseball Card Collection
54. (X)-Watch the Movie "61*"
55. (X)-See the San Diego Padres Play at Petco Park
56. ( )-Attend a Theatrical Production of "Damn Yankees"
57. ( )-Attend the Hall of Fame Classic Weekend in Cooperstown
58. (X)-See an Interleague Game
59. ( )-See the Dodgers Play the Giants
60. (X)-Read the Writings of A. Bartlett Giamatti
61. (X)-Visit the Yogi Berra Museum and Learning Center (Little Falls, NJ)
62. ( )-Watch the Movie "Soul of the Game"
63. (X)-See the Colorado Rockies Play at Coors Field
64. ( )-Attend the Triple-A All-Star Game
65. (X)-See the New York Mets Play at Citi Field
66. (X)-Subscribe to and Read "Baseball America"
67. (X)-See the New York Yankees Play at Yankee Stadium
68. ( )-Catch a Cape Cod League Game
69. (X)-Create a Baseball Reference Library
70. ( )-Visit Green-Wood Cemetary (Brooklyn, NY)
71. ( )-Visit the Babe Ruth Birthplace and Museum (Baltimore, MD)
72. (X)-Own an Autographed Baseball Collection
73. (X)-Watch the Movie "Major League"
74. (X)-Watch the Documentary "The Life and Times of Hank Greenberg"
75. (X)-See the Milwaukee Brewers Play at Miller Park
76. (X)-Watch the Movie "The Pride of the Yankees"
77. (X)-Visit the Field of Dreams Movie Site (Dyersville, IA)
78. ( )-Attend a Theatrical Production of "Bleacher Bums"
79. (X)-Read the Book "Veeck As In Wreck"
80. (X)-See the Philadelphia Phillies Play at Citizens Bank Park
81. (X)-Read the Book "A False Spring"
82. (X)-Attend Jackie Robinson Day
83. (X)-Own a Copy of "The New Bill James Historical Baseball Abstract"
84. (X)-Own a Classic Baseball Photograph
85. (X)-See the Anaheim Angels Play at Angel Stadium
86. (X)-Learn the Story Behind "Take Me Out to the Ball Game"
87. (X)-Read the Book "The Glory of Their Times"
88. (X)-Listen to "The Great American Baseball Box"
89. (X)-Start a Baseball Bobblehead Collection
90. (X)-See the St. Louis Cardinals Play at Busch Stadium
91. ( )-Attend the Little League World Series (Williamsport, PA)
92. (X)-See the Texas Rangers Play at Rangers Ballpark
93. ( )-Visit Dedeaux Field and the USC Baseball Hall of Fame (Los Angeles, CA)
94. (X)-Read the Book "You Know Me Al"
95. (X)-Watch the Movie "Bang the Drum Slowly"
96. ( )-Attend the Cooperstown Symposium on Baseball and American Culture
97. (X)-Visit the Bob Feller Museum (Van Meter, IA)
98. (X)-See an Independent League Game
99. (X)-Read the Book "Only the Ball Was White"
100. ( )-Visit the Ty Cobb Museum (Royston, GA)
101. (X)-Umpire a Baseball Game
102. ( )-Join the Baseball Reliquary
103. (X)-Watch the Abbott & Costello Skit "Who's On First?"
104. (X)-See a Double-A Game
105. (X)-See the Kansas City Royals Play at Kauffman Stadium
106. (X)-Own a Piece of Baseball Art
107. (X)-Read the Book "Baseball:A History of America's Favorite Game"
108. ( )-See a Durham Bulls Game
109. (X)-See the Minnesota Twins Play at Target Field
110. (X)-Listen to Lou Gehrig's Famous Farewell Speech
111. (X)-See the Detroit Tigers Play at Comerica Park
112. (X)-Hit in the Batting Cages
113. ( )-Go to an Old Timers' Day
114. (X)-Watch the Movie "Sguar"
115. ( )-Visit the Ivan Allen, Jr. Braves Museum and Hall of Fame (Atlanta, GA)
116. (X)-See the Chicago White Sox Play at US Cellular Field
117. ( )-Play APBA
118. (X)-See the Cincinnati Reds Play at Great American Ballpark
119. ( )-Play in a Vintage Baseball League
120. (X)-See the Atlanta Braves Play at Turner Field
121. (X)-Own a Baseball Antique
122. (X)-Read the Book "Shoeless Joe"
123. (X)-Shop for Baseball Memorabilia in Cooperstown
124. (X)-Read the Book "The Summer Game"
125. ( )-Play Strat-O-Matic Baseball
126. (X)-See the Washington Nationals Play at Nationals Park
127. (X)-Own a Copy of "The Barry Halper Collection of Baseball Memorabilia"
128. ( )-Host a Minor League Ball Player
129. (X)-See the Arizona Diamondbacks Play at Chase Field
130. ( )-Take in a Local Museum Baseball Exhibit
131. (X)-Read the Book "The Teammates"
132. (X)-Delve Into Some Baseball Scholorship
133. (X)-See a Single-A Game
134. (X)-Watch the Movie "Fever Pitch"
135. ( )-Attend the Annual Civil Rights Game
136. (X)-See the Houston Astros Play at Minute Maid Park
137. ( )-See an Arizona Fall League Game
138. (X)-Watch the Movie "The Sandlot"
139. ( )-Throw out the First Pitch
140. ( )-Eat at a Famous Ballplayer's Restaurant
141. ( )-Visit the Barnstable Bat Company (Centerville, MA)
142. ( )-Take a Baseball Tour of Japan
143. (X)-Read the Book "The Science of Hitting"
144. (X)-See the Toronto Blue Jays Play at The Rogers Centre
145. (X)-See a Short-Season A League Game
146. (X)-See the Miami Marlins Play at Marlins Stadium
147. ( )-Attend the Caribbean Series
148. (X)-Fix Up a Baseball Field (NAVIN FIELD, DETROIT, MI!!!)
149. ( )-Visit the Gravesite of Alexander Cartwright, Jr. (Oahu, HI)
150. (X)-See the Tampa Bay Rays Play at Tropicana Field
151. (X)-Read "The Universal Baseball Association, Inc., J. Henry Waugh, Prop."
152. (X)-Watch the Movie "Cobb"
153. ( )-Visit the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum
154. ( )-See a Rookie League Game
155. (X)-See the Oakland A's Play at the Oakland Coliseum
156. ( )-Visit George M. Steinbrenner Field
157. (X)-Attend a Negro Leagues Day Celebration and Game
158. ( )-Visit the Sports Museum of Los Angeles
159. (X)-Visit Bowman Field (Williamsport, PA)
160. ( )-Catch a Mexican League Game
161. (X)-Read "Elysian Fields Quarterly"
162. ( )-Visit Elysian Fields (Hoboken, NJ)
Bart Wilhelm (311 total/41 MLB)
Yeah, I liked Sugar a lot. Was about to rent it and then I saw that my son already owned it. The list is getting challenging. Aside from the movies, I don't have many "easy" ones left.
Mar 28, 2013
Tim Choiniere
Ive got a very long way to go
1. (X)-Take a Baseball Road Trip
2. (X)-Visit the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum (Cooperstown. NY)
3. (X)-Go to Opening Day
4. ()-Attend a World Series Game
5. (X)-See the Chicago Cubs Play at Wrigley Field
6. (X )-Watch the Ken Burns Documentary "Baseball"
7. (X)-See the Boston Red Sox play at Fenway Park
8. ( )-Experience a Hall of Fame Induction Weekend at Cooperstown
9. (X)-Play Fantasy Baseball in a Rotisserie League
10. ( )-Go to a Major League Baseball All-Star Game
11. ()-Visit the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum (Kansas City, MO)
12. (X)-Learn to Keep Score
13. (X)-See a Grapefruit League Spring Training Game
14. (X)-Watch the Movie "Bull Durham"
15. ()-See a Cactus League Spring Training Game
16. ()-Take a kid to his or her first Major League Baseball Game - Do Friends count?
17. (X)-Read the Book "Ball Four"
18. ( )-Attend a Major League Baseball Fantasy Camp
19. (X)-Watch the Movie "The Natural"
20. ()-Visit Rickwood Field (Birmingham, AL)
21. (X)-Watch the Movie "Field of Dreams"
22. (X)-See the Los Angeles Dodgers Play at Dodger Stadium
23. (X)-Read the Book "The Boys of Summer"
24. (X)-Own a Baseball Glove
25. (X)-See the Yankees Play the Red Sox
26. ( )-Go to the College World Series (Omaha, ME)
27. (X)-Watch the Movie "A League of Their Own"
28. (X)-See the Baltimore Orioles Play at Oriole Park at Camden Yards
29. (X)-Read the Book "Moneyball"
30. (X)-See the Pittsburgh Pirates Play at PNC Park
31. ( )-Watch the Documentary "Viva Baseball"
32. (X)-Watch the Movie "Eight Men Out"
33. (X)-See the Cardinals Play the Cubs
34. ()-Tour the Louisville Slugger Museum and Factory
35. (X)-See the San Francisco Giants Play at AT&T Park
36. ()-Attend the World Baseball Classic
37. (X)-Read the Book "Baseball:A Literary Anthology"
38. ()-See a Triple-A Pacific Coast League Game
39. (X)-Watch the Movie "The Rookie"
40. ()-See a Triple-A International League Game
41. ()-See the Cleveland Indians Play at Progressive Field
42. ( )-Coach a Season of Little League Baseball
43. (X)-Watch the Movie "For Love of the Game"
44. ()-Own a Piece of Vintage Baseball Clothing
45. (X )-Visit the Legends of the Game Museum (Arlington, TX)
46. (X)-See the Seattle Mariners Play at Safeco Field
47. (X)-Learn to Figure Important Baseball Statistics
48. ( )-Become a Member of SABR
49. ()-Visit the Cincinnati Reds Hall of Fame and Museum
50. ( )-Go to the Midnight Sun Baseball Classic (Fairbanks, AK)
51. ( )-Play in an Adult Baseball League
52. ( )-Attend a Fan Fest
53. (X)-Maintain a Baseball Card Collection
54. (X)-Watch the Movie "61*"
55. (X)-See the San Diego Padres Play at Petco Park
56. ( )-Attend a Theatrical Production of "Damn Yankees"
57. ( )-Attend the Hall of Fame Classic Weekend in Cooperstown
58. (X)-See an Interleague Game
59. (X)-See the Dodgers Play the Giants
60. ()-Read the Writings of A. Bartlett Giamatti
61. ()-Visit the Yogi Berra Museum and Learning Center (Little Falls, NJ)
62. ( )-Watch the Movie "Soul of the Game"
63. ()-See the Colorado Rockies Play at Coors Field
64. ( )-Attend the Triple-A All-Star Game
65. (X)-See the New York Mets Play at Citi Field
66. ()-Subscribe to and Read "Baseball America"
67. (X)-See the New York Yankees Play at Yankee Stadium
68. (X )-Catch a Cape Cod League Game
69. (X)-Create a Baseball Reference Library
70. ( )-Visit Green-Wood Cemetary (Brooklyn, NY)
71. (X)-Visit the Babe Ruth Birthplace and Museum (Baltimore, MD)
72. (X)-Own an Autographed Baseball Collection
73. (X)-Watch the Movie "Major League"
74. ()-Watch the Documentary "The Life and Times of Hank Greenberg"
75. (X)-See the Milwaukee Brewers Play at Miller Park
76. (X)-Watch the Movie "The Pride of the Yankees"
77. ()-Visit the Field of Dreams Movie Site (Dyersville, IA)
78. ( )-Attend a Theatrical Production of "Bleacher Bums"
79. ()-Read the Book "Veeck As In Wreck"
80. (X)-See the Philadelphia Phillies Play at Citizens Bank Park
81. ()-Read the Book "A False Spring"
82. (X)-Attend Jackie Robinson Day
83. (X)-Own a Copy of "The New Bill James Historical Baseball Abstract"
84. (X)-Own a Classic Baseball Photograph
85. (X)-See the Anaheim Angels Play at Angel Stadium
86. ()-Learn the Story Behind "Take Me Out to the Ball Game"
87. ()-Read the Book "The Glory of Their Times"
88. ()-Listen to "The Great American Baseball Box"
89. (X)-Start a Baseball Bobblehead Collection
90. ()-See the St. Louis Cardinals Play at Busch Stadium
91. ( )-Attend the Little League World Series (Williamsport, PA)
92. ()-See the Texas Rangers Play at Rangers Ballpark
93. ( )-Visit Dedeaux Field and the USC Baseball Hall of Fame (Los Angeles, CA)
94. ()-Read the Book "You Know Me Al"
95. ( )-Watch the Movie "Bang the Drum Slowly"
96. ( )-Attend the Cooperstown Symposium on Baseball and American Culture
97. ()-Visit the Bob Feller Museum (Van Meter, IA)
98. (X)-See an Independent League Game
99. ()-Read the Book "Only the Ball Was White"
100. ( )-Visit the Ty Cobb Museum (Royston, GA)
101. (X)-Umpire a Baseball Game
102. ( )-Join the Baseball Reliquary
103. (X)-Watch the Abbott & Costello Skit "Who's On First?"
104. (X)-See a Double-A Game
105. ()-See the Kansas City Royals Play at Kauffman Stadium
106. (X)-Own a Piece of Baseball Art
107. (X)-Read the Book "Baseball:A History of America's Favorite Game"
108. ( )-See a Durham Bulls Game
109. ()-See the Minnesota Twins Play at Target Field
110. (X)-Listen to Lou Gehrig's Famous Farewell Speech
111. (X)-See the Detroit Tigers Play at Comerica Park
112. (X)-Hit in the Batting Cages
113. ( )-Go to an Old Timers' Day
114. ()-Watch the Movie "Sguar"
115. ( )-Visit the Ivan Allen, Jr. Braves Museum and Hall of Fame (Atlanta, GA)
116. (X)-See the Chicago White Sox Play at US Cellular Field
117. ( )-Play APBA
118. (X)-See the Cincinnati Reds Play at Great American Ballpark
119. ( )-Play in a Vintage Baseball League
120. (X)-See the Atlanta Braves Play at Turner Field
121. ()-Own a Baseball Antique
122. ()-Read the Book "Shoeless Joe"
123. (X)-Shop for Baseball Memorabilia in Cooperstown
124. ()-Read the Book "The Summer Game"
125. (X )-Play Strat-O-Matic Baseball
126. (X)-See the Washington Nationals Play at Nationals Park
127. (X-Own a Copy of "The Barry Halper Collection of Baseball Memorabilia"
128. ( )-Host a Minor League Ball Player
129. ()-See the Arizona Diamondbacks Play at Chase Field
130. (X )-Take in a Local Museum Baseball Exhibit
131. (X)-Read the Book "The Teammates"
132. ()-Delve Into Some Baseball Scholorship
133. (X)-See a Single-A Game
134. (X)-Watch the Movie "Fever Pitch"
135. ( )-Attend the Annual Civil Rights Game
136. ()-See the Houston Astros Play at Minute Maid Park
137. ( )-See an Arizona Fall League Game
138. (X)-Watch the Movie "The Sandlot"
139. (X )-Throw out the First Pitch
140. (X)-Eat at a Famous Ballplayer's Restaurant
141. ( )-Visit the Barnstable Bat Company (Centerville, MA)
142. ( )-Take a Baseball Tour of Japan
143. (X)-Read the Book "The Science of Hitting"
144. (X)-See the Toronto Blue Jays Play at The Rogers Centre
145. (X)-See a Short-Season A League Game
146. (X)-See the Miami Marlins Play at Marlins Stadium
147. ( )-Attend the Caribbean Series
148. ()-Fix Up a Baseball Field (NAVIN FIELD, DETROIT, MI!!!)
149. ( )-Visit the Gravesite of Alexander Cartwright, Jr. (Oahu, HI)
150. (X)-See the Tampa Bay Rays Play at Tropicana Field
151. (X)-Read "The Universal Baseball Association, Inc., J. Henry Waugh, Prop."
152. (X)-Watch the Movie "Cobb"
153. ( )-Visit the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum
154. ( )-See a Rookie League Game
155. (X)-See the Oakland A's Play at the Oakland Coliseum
156. ( )-Visit George M. Steinbrenner Field
157. ()-Attend a Negro Leagues Day Celebration and Game
158. ( )-Visit the Sports Museum of Los Angeles
159. ()-Visit Bowman Field (Williamsport, PA)
160. ( )-Catch a Mexican League Game
161. ()-Read "Elysian Fields Quarterly"
162. ( )-Visit Elysian Fields (Hoboken, NJ)
Apr 29, 2013
Nathan Bisonette 33 MLB 62 MiLB
Jul 3, 2013