My cousin Mike has always been my favorite cousin. He and I don’t see each other often enough. I was in Minneapolis for a weekend art show and a rock concert. Mike suggested a baseball game.

We drove to the stadium and walked over to the game. It’s right across the street from First Avenue and has lots of fun bars around the stadium. We got seats behind home…

“I must be in the front row!”

I drove to Milwaukee after a week at the writing workshop in Iowa City. Milwaukee was charming. The ballpark is phenomenal (though I wish it was down by the lake and not out on the Interstate). I was nearly in the front row. I was 6 rows up from home plate and my ticket was very reasonably priced. Bob Uecker is literally the last row in the park! Ha!

I could not get over how nice everyone was at this ballpark. The parking lot is full of tailgate…

I love taking public transportation to the ballpark. I enjoy the sense of community I feel while watching baseball and when you ride the the train with strangers going to the same event it helps the anticipation build. At every stop more fans get on the train until everyone bursts out of the train station onto the street toward the stadium and we’re all going to the same party. The Metro stop at Nationals Park opens onto a street with a beer garden and vendors. I wish it had been a sunny…

So I've now been to 13 current MLB parks. I thought I'd try to rank them in this post. I'm not going to include Citi Field because I went in 2010, before I became a true "chaser." So there will be 12. I had a good time at each park and would go back to any of them, I just like some more than others. Bear with me, this is long - I bolded the parks if you just want to quickly see my rankings w/o all the commentary.

12. US Cellular Field (went once, in 2013). Easy to get…

Saturday, August 15, 2015

There is something really quaint about this ball field. It’s fairly new, but it has a charmingly dated feel to it. I think it’s the adorable Mr. Met? The cute home run apple that pops up in the outfield when the Mets hit a home run? Or the Jackie Robinson rotunda? Or the friendly New Yorkers? (And it’s true. Every New Yorker I met…

After the 2 games at Wrigley, I figured my next ballpark would be Chase Field in Phoenix, just after the All Star Break. I wanted to find out something about the park first, and that's when I came across Ballpark Chasers. This site has turned out to be an incredible resource!

In 2012, I was at a Tigers game with my dad when he asked me if I was going to try to get to all 30 MLB parks. That's when the idea started to really appeal to me. We had been to a few when I was a kid and I had…

I recently got back from an awesome road trip in which I drove about 7,000 miles total. I visited a lot of friends and family, saw and did some incredible things, and of course, went to a bunch of different ballparks.

Coming into this year, I had seen 8 current MLB parks and no current minor league ones, plus 4 defunct MLB parks and 1 defunct MiLB park. On my trip I saw a total of 11 games in 10 different parks - 8 MLB, 2 MiLB. Of these, 5 of the MLB parks were new to me and both MiLB…

Visited Wrigley (2nd time for me, first for the wife and kids) on Saturday. We sat low in the upper deck, as far right as you can go. Here's my thoughts:

-Sound is not great - could hear all of the players names, but if they played music or other things, I couldn't hear what they were saying.

-New video boards. I have seen the stadium before and after, and I have no problem with them. Since my seats did not have the best sight lines, it was nice to have the boards for a replay of a…

HI Chasers,

The ballpark chasers weekend is 3 weeks from now, so of course we are making moves to ensure a weekend of fun.

We are looking for an experienced grill person to help us out cook some of the delicious hot dogs and hamburgers we will be doling out. We will kick in a free Manfish brewing T-shirt for your help.

Reply to mlbreports@gmail.com or ken@manfishbrewing.com

So all of us know that the schedule

Friday - nothing planned, but the select few…

I've never been to the Baseball Hall of Fame and was thinking of going. Have any of you been? What did you think? Is induction weekend great or an overpriced madhouse? Is that the time to go or should I go another time? What minor league ballparks nearby did you go to?

Recent injuries at MLB ballparks have renewed discussions of expanded safety netting at the major and minor league level.  Some have suggested netting from dugout to dugout while others have taken it one step further and would like to see netting from foul pole to foul pole.  A class action law suit by an Oakland A's season ticket holder contends that Major League Baseball has been negligent in terms of guaranteeing fan safety and has demanded further safety netting.

Those who…

Flying into Newark Wednesday and hitting Yankee game Wednesday night as well as Met game Thursday night.

Can anyone advise me on the best course of transportation? Taking train in? Is driving to parks a nightmare? Any help would be appreciated.

Kemo

Glad to join you all!

My boyfriend and I are starting our stadium tour next weekend. On this trip we will be going to Kansas City, St.Louis, Chicago, Minnesota, and Milwaukee.

I just purchased the MLB Ballpark Passport yesterday and can't wait to get it started!

We both are VERY avid baseball fans and can't wait to get this adventure started!

Here are the games I have scheduled for the rest of the year, I am sure there will be more, but as of now these are the ones I know of for sure. If you plan to be at any of these, and want to say "HEY!", let me know :)

July 8th - Tigers vs Mariners @ Safeco Field

July 11th - Angels vs Mariners @ Safeco Field

July 23rd - Marlins vs Padres @ Petco Park

July 24th - Marlins vs Padres @ Petco Park

July 25th - Marlins vs Padres @ Petco Park

July 26th - Marlins vs…

Just back from visiting my 7th ballpark. This past Saturday was treated to near perfect game! Max Scherzer's no hitter was bitter-sweet. Great seeing a no-hitter, but no against my Pirates. Impressed by the ballbark and what appears to be development in the area surrounding the ballpark. Was fairly easy to get to and from the park despite a sellout game. And the home fans and concession attendants were all very friendly to us out of towners! Overall I great day at the park!

--Greg

Next Wednesday, June 10, I'll be in PNC Park, my 30th baseball stadium. In August 2013 I set out a goal to go to all 30 by August 2015 and I'll do just that. Most people wouldn't see this as an accomplishment but I'm guessing you guys will carry me out of the stadium on your shoulders. Figuratively, of course.

My itinerary for the next few days:

Flying to California Saturday morning (on my birthday).
Oakland vs Yankees Saturday night.
San Francisco vs Atlanta Sunday afternoon.
Driving to San Diego on Monday.
San Diego Zoo Tuesday morning.
San Diego vs Mets Tuesday night.
Anaheim vs Tampa Bay Wednesday night.
Los Angeles vs St. Louis Thursday night.
Flying home to New York on Friday.

Should be fun!