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California Ballparks Trip

There is a week in June where you could plan a very nice California Ballparks Trip, especially if you are an Angels fan. You start in the Bay Area and end up in San Diego. Very efficient trip with plenty of time to travel and 2 days in Bay Area and LA area

Thursday June 11 Angels at Oakland

Friday June 12 Oakland at San Francisco

Saturday June 13 Angels at Dodgers

Sunday June 14 Angels at Dodgers

Monday June 15 Milwaukee at Angels

Tuesday June 16 Toronto at… Continue

Added by jeff on April 8, 2010 at 5:16pm — 2 Comments

2010: Minor League Parks

I have only been to one minor league park, Weurfel Park in my home town of Traverse City, MI. That will all change this year as I plan to go to each of the 15 parks in the states of Illinois & Indiana. I'm really excited about Bosse Field in Evansville, IN. I just learned that its the 3 rd oldest ballpark in the country, and also was the site for a lot of the filming of A League of Their Own. Does anyone have any additional suggestions for my trips?

Added by Paul Swaney (19) on April 7, 2010 at 9:13am — 9 Comments

Game 1: The Magic of Opening Day.

Well, nothing says opening day like metal detectors and pat downs. With the President in attendance the lines were a little longer and Eric and I barely made it in before the first pitch but it was great. Opening Day in baseball is a wonderful time of the year, when hope springs eternal and every team still has a chance. The weather was perfect too, God must be a baseball fan.

We don't get too many sellouts at Nats Park, so it was a great feeling because the place was packed. The sad… Continue

Added by Hansel Rodriguez on April 6, 2010 at 8:54am — 6 Comments

Beating The Obstructed View At Fenway

Anyone who has sat in the Grandstand seats at Fenway Park in Boston can tell you that it's one of the best places to see a ballgame. It can also be one of the best places to not see a ballgame.

Fenway was built in the early 1900s, when baseball owners tended to not give much of a whit about fan comfort or views. The goal then was to pack as many butts into the place as possible (as opposed to today, when the goal is to get the most cash out of each butt), and Fenway was clearly… Continue

Added by Kurt Smith on April 3, 2010 at 4:42am — 8 Comments

The 2010 Baseball Season That Might Be And My 2010 Ballpark Chase

It has been a while but when the season is over I kinda go into hibernating on here so my apologies to my friends who think I dropped off the face of the earth. That and it drives me bonkers seeing pictures of stadiums before the season starts and I can't go anywhere for months because baseball season isn't around.

Well, it is back and I can't wait.

I saw the recent blog of 2010 Predictions and I'll go with mine. Mine might be skewered, but still...my predictions are my… Continue

Added by Tim on April 2, 2010 at 8:28pm — 2 Comments

A Modest Proposal: Add a Roof to Target Field

As a native Minnesotan, I'm not accustomed to dealing with cold or inclimate weather. Naturally, I was a bit shocked when I realized the Twins were moving from a domed stadium to a ballpark WITHOUT a ROOF!

I'm just glad we have national sportswriters such as Tom Verducci to tell us how we badly we messed up:

And a target of critics it will… Continue

Added by Michael Haas on April 2, 2010 at 12:30pm — 5 Comments

MLB 2010 predictions

Can't wait for baseball season to begin. I've drafted teams in 4 different fantasy leagues and looking for to the action beginning Sunday night. Time to publish my predictions:

NL: Phillies, Cards, Rockies, Braves (WC)

AL: Red Sox, Twins, Angels, Rays (WC)

Possible sleepers: Brewers, White Sox

DS:

Phillies over Cards, Rockies over Braves

Red Sox over Twins, Rays over Angels

LCS:

Rockies over Phillies

Rays over Red Sox

WS:

Rays over… Continue

Added by Dutch Van Duzee on April 1, 2010 at 1:34pm — 3 Comments

Phreebies (from the Ballpark Insider Blog)

I compiled a list of the Theme Nights that the Philadelphia Phillies will be holding at Citizens Bank Park in 2010, and how to get discounted tickets and other nice Phillies related stuff. Each of them has a promotional code that you enter when you're buying tickets for a discount.

Friday, April 16 is Irish Heritage Celebration Night, where each fan receives a green hot dog...ok, not really. But there will be Irish delicacies (Does that mean Irish potatoes? Man I love them without… Continue

Added by Kurt Smith on March 30, 2010 at 6:43pm — 4 Comments

2009/2010 MLB Season

Dear Ballpark Chasers,

Baseball is finally in the air, but it feels like just yesterday that the New York Yankees inaugurated their new Yankee Stadium and then beat the Philadelphia Phillies in the 2009 World Series. Yankee Stadium was not the only new ballpark to open last season, or in New York for that matter. Citi Field, home of the New York Mets, also opened its doors.

The Florida Marlins and the Minnesota Twins also had some exciting ballpark activity in… Continue

Added by 30 Ballparks and a Baby (31) on March 30, 2010 at 11:30am — 5 Comments

"Wasted Trip"... NO MORE! :)

So after some research and coming up with a way to present it to my wife that made sense, I can say that my "Wasted Trip" is wasted no more! I talked my wife into letting me fly back East a few days ahead of her. In doing so I will make a stop in Minneapolis (actually in and out of Milwaukee, even with the added gas fee, cause I would have got a car anyway, it was still about $100 cheaper) on my way to Baltimore. In MPLS I will catch 2 games at Target Field, July 18th & 19th (vs the White… Continue

Added by Ken Lee (30/43) on March 23, 2010 at 12:24pm — 5 Comments

Taking Kids? Add Amusement Parks

Since you're out there anyway - especially with pre-teen/teenage kids - may I suggest joining both the Ballpark AND Amusement Park visitor cults.

In most cases ballparks and Amusement Parks are relatively near each other and the "quest" to go on all available roller coasters can be as addictive as the need to get to games.

In our case both are inextricably linked.

Our past trips as example: (starting when my sons, Ian and Evin, were 10 and 9… Continue

Added by Scott Bell (30/42) on March 8, 2010 at 9:17am — 2 Comments

Forget Pete Rose, WE should be in the Hall of Fame !!!

Though it's clear that there are a lot of us with this baseball road trip passion, has anybody ever approached MLB about getting some form of recognition for those who do reach the milestone of getting to every Major League Park?

It seems like something they would consider - we're certainly demonstrating a comitment to their product, we're dropping big bucks in their coffers and we're doing something as quintessentially American as - well "...baseball and apple pie...".

I actually… Continue

Added by Scott Bell (30/42) on March 8, 2010 at 5:48am — 4 Comments

Beware of obstructed views at Target Field

I ran across this list of obstructed views at the new Target Field. Beware when you buy your ticket!

Here are the released obstructions so far:

• In Section 101, near the right-field foul pole, fans in lower-numbered seats (1 and 2, etc.) from rows 25 through 40 have a wall blocking parts of their outfield view. Those seats cost $32 for most games, $37 for premium games.

• In Section 139 (right field bleachers), some seats have a limited view of the outfield… Continue

Added by Jack (6) on March 6, 2010 at 10:14am — 1 Comment

Special Weekend

In celebration of my wife Shawn Marie's birthday weekend - I am running a matching program for all donations to her memorial fund for donations received thru Sunday. The fund benefits the SADS Foundation with 100% of all donations being directly utilized by the foundation for their work in spreading awareness about SADS. I have attached the link to my website that has details on the memorial fund and a very special photoshow.

This Saturday I will be at Steinbrenner Field to see the… Continue

Added by Bob DeVries (30 all in 09 & 10) on March 4, 2010 at 6:48am — 3 Comments

Target Field Commercial- Opening April 12th

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Added by Craig (17) on February 28, 2010 at 10:30am — 3 Comments

2010 All-Star Game tickets

Anyone know when the all-star game or HR Derby tix will go on sale to the non-season ticket holding general public? I can't find anything on the Angels site, except for all-star celebration activities, which I'm not really interested in attending, except for the actual game or HR Derby. They are way too expensive on StubHub, etc...

Added by Junior (17) on February 28, 2010 at 10:26am — 3 Comments

I'm going back to Cali...

So the wife and I planned a trip to Disneyland with some friends and their kids for this coming August. Over the past week or so I have been looking into driving to LA, even if just by myself. As it turns out, I will be going solo. That worries me not. If you're gonna be driving and you're gonna be in town when there are games being played, seems silly not to take in said games, yeah? I FULLY AGREE! So here is what I am looking at:

August 17th: Depart Lacey, WA @ 4am (no later… Continue

Added by Ken Lee (30/43) on February 25, 2010 at 10:00am — 4 Comments

Finally going to Fenway...

My wife and I are planning a trip to Boston this summer and we are going to catch a Red Sox game. Ive never been to Boston or Fenway Park and Im not sure what to expect. So I need your help... I plan on buying tickets before we leave but what is a good section to sit in for a newbie to Fenway? Dont want to spend my whole life savings but willing to spend. What are somethings I need to check out before, during and after the game? No matter where I sit, will I have access to the whole park to… Continue

Added by Bucco Bub on February 19, 2010 at 7:28am — 3 Comments

All 30 in one season - Again

Last season I accomplished the goal of seeing an official MLB game at all 30 MLB ballparks in one season. I met so many wonderful people and had some really great experiences. This season I am going to do all 30 again only I am partnering with the Sudden arrhythmia death syndromes (SADS) foundation in raising awareness as well as money for the Shawn M DeVries Memorial Fund which benefits the SADS foundation. Each year over 350,000 people, many under the age of 30, die from SADS related heart… Continue

Added by Bob DeVries (30 all in 09 & 10) on February 18, 2010 at 9:03am — 5 Comments

Road Trip Options -- HOF?

I'm working on finalizing this year's trip. I have it down to 2 itineraries, both packed to the gills (per normal). Question I'd ask is who's been to Cooperstown? How long did you spend there? Was it long enough? What do you think the perfect amount of time to spend there is? I think I spent a good 2-3hrs at the Slugger Museum in Louisville.

Road Trip Option #1 (7 games in 4 days, 2 states, 2 countries)

4/27 - Fly out 11pm

4/28 - Arrive in Detroit at 6am. 11:35…

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Added by Doug Miller (30) on February 12, 2010 at 1:44pm — 7 Comments