Alright baseball chaser folks I accidentally ran into something with Meg Minard's help (Thanks Meg!). While doing some research on sites in Japan I came across the Japanese Wikipedia version of the "List of Japanese Baseball Stadiums". Now before you get to the link let me explain a couple of things about translations.

In Japan there are two leagues that can be classified like major and minor in baseball leagues we frequent. In Japan the Major league or commonly known as NPB (divided…

Had a successful trip to Marlins Park yesterday and got my ballpark total up to 66, where it's likely to stay for some time until the A's build a new park or MLB schedules more games in foreign venues.

Flew out of Newark at 6AM, landed in Miami (MIA) at 9. Had some chow, killed time with a book until 10:30, then headed for the ballpark. From MIA, look for signs for the MIA Mover and Metrorail. In most cases you will take an elevator up to level three, then follow signs to the MIA…

Another ballpark stop for "work." Ballparks of the Midwest (Hey, I'm actually in the Midwest for this one!) stops in Normal, Illinois, home of the Frontier League's Cornbelters. Fun ballpark with some unique twists.

Corn, lots of corn. Throughout the ballpark, outside of the ballpark, corn and corn-related-stuff is everywhere. Oh, and this park claims to have…

"Turn out the lights, the party's over", the famous tune Dandy Don Meredith  would croon on the old Monday Night Football broadcasts as the game wound down.  For me, unfortunately the same is true, as the baseball travel season is over and I start back to work on Thursday.  So for my last call of the summer, I travelled to upstate NY, on the way visiting Great American Ballpark for the second time, and making stops at Canal Park (Akron), Classic Park (Eastlake OH), Jerry Uht Park (Erie),…

United Airlines provided a 100% refund.  Still waiting on HOTWIRE.  Best part:  the Padres sent me a voucher for two Field Level tickets for any 2013 game.  Now that's a class organization!!

Another of my ballpark visits for work, "Ballparks of the Midwest" (and other regions). Huntsville's ballpark is not in great shape and the attendance numbers are not fantastic. However, I met a great group of fans that made the trip to that ballpark very memorable. You can…

My boss officially cancelled my work trip to New Mexico for August, so here is my updated schedule for the 2nd half of my SeeAll30 Summer:

16 MLB games & 4 MiLB games...



8/15 - Boise vs Salem-Keizer



8/17 - Colorado Springs vs Albuquerque

8/18 - Rockies vs Marlins

8/19 - Rockies vs Marlins

8/20 - Albuquerque vs New Orleans

8/21 - Grand Canyon/Flagstaff (might get crazy and add another D'Backs game here)

8/22 - D'backs vs Marlins…

Our retired goal is to do all the MLB parks. Some we will do again since the first time (before retirement) doesn't count. Now my wife does not agree she thinks the 4 we've done in past years should count but she is going along with the whole start over idea. We have Minute Maid Park, Rangers Park, Target Field, and Wrigley Field as official visits. White Sox and Brewers next.

North Dakota is not a huge baseball state but there is plenty of legion ball, and one pro team in the Peace Garden State. The Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks have been pretty successful both on and off the field in their time. Fargo is also the hometown of Roger Maris (born in Minnesota, grew up in Fargo). The local mall has a great Roger Maris Museum.…

As stated in my blog post about the Epicenter, I also spent this year's vacation in Nevada. 

Since I have absolutely no connection with gambling, it was a nice option to attend a game at Cashman Field. 

Cashman Field is home of the Las Vegas 51s, the AAA Pacific Coast League affiliate of the Toronto Blue Jays. In this game, the 51s hosted the Fresno Grizzlies (Giants). 

A huge parking lot lies in front of this combined convention center and stadium. The ballpark catches…

This will be short, but I found this blog on the MLB Blogs site and I thought it would be interesting to fellow chasers. Enjoy!

http://ballparksonabudget.wordpress.com/

I spent my vacation in California and Nevada this year. Four years ago I attended my first minor league game and I fell in love immediately. So it was clear to me that I wanted to visit the Epicenter this year. 

The Epicenter is the home of the Dodgers' high A affiliate, the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes. The stadium is built on the San Andreas fault. It is claimed that this stadium can survive a heavy earthquake. The stadium is part of a sports facility of the city of Rancho…

Made it to Cooperstown for the Hall of Fame induction of Barry Larkin and Ron Santo. We watched the Parade of Legends, toured the HoF, attended the induction ceremony, and caught games at Yankee Stadium, Citi Field, and the Staten Island Yankees. Definitely a great Chaser trip. Thanks to everyone who sent me tips on the HoF Induction and thanks to Gary Herman for inviting us up to watch some of the Mets/Dodgers game.  Pictures posted in my profile.

I just added a new group at "Ballpark Chasers" for loyal SF Giants Fans! Whether your goal is to cheer on the G-Men at every stadium or just to visit all 30 MLB stadiums in your lifetime, Stadium Chasers is a site you need to check out!

Please join the team and keep us updated on your…

Regions Park, home of the Birmingham Barons, isn't really that old, but, it's slated to be replaced after the 2012 season by a new ballpark in downtown Birmingham. Another stop on my ballpark tour for "work." What originally brought me down to Birmingham was to do a story on a guy from our viewing area, former 2nd round draft pick Jon Gilmore.…

This was supposed to be it:  San Diego, PETCO, ballpark #36.  Was to have flown out Friday but was diagnosed with a kidney stone (which is STILL in me!) Wednesday, and couldn't go.  Hopefully United Airlines and Hotwire come through with the refunds.  Hoped the Red Sox would be going to PETCO next season for the reschedule but, no such luck:  the Padres come to Fenway but the Red Sox do not go to San Diego (this series would have been Padres hosting Rockies).

Big news, had a Strasburger last night at Nats Park!  I was at the game with a group of friends, six of us, at one of the tables at the Red Porch, back around where we were facing the center field entrance.  Seemed like the right time and place to order a Strasburger, (he was pitching and it was his 24th birthday) which turned out to be quite good - this is an eight pound cheeseburger, about the size of a layer cake, and we cut it up into six pieces, so everyone got a slice sized about as…