Last Call for 2012

"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), Frontier Field (Rochester) and Syracuse Alliance Bank Park (70th minor league park). I also saw one Indy race, one NASCAR race, visited 5 zoos and two museums in the 10 day trip. Overall a good time.

2012 has been a great year for me in my travels, finishing all 30 current parks (seeing Citi Field, Yankee Stadium and Marlins Park), and adding a total of 12 new ballparks to my list. That being said, I am already thinking about my upcoming trips for 2013. I plan on finishing the Pacific Coast League (Albuquerque, Las Vegas, Reno and Omaha), Texas League (Corpus Christi, San Antonio and Midland) and possibly the Midwest League (South Bend, West Michigan, Lansing and Great Lakes). Happy chasing!

So, what is your 'last call' of the summer?

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Comment by Thequesters Too on August 14, 2012 at 4:57pm: Well Jim maybe we should have a meet and greet in Durham. My son and I are going to the AAA final as well. As for final games it's been a weak year because I spent all my money finishing up the Grapefruit League and many teams within a 5 to 6 hour drive from me. However next year will be our last year in the states living full time so I plan at least a month or more of regional sites in the South.

Comment by Jim Wood (46 MLB) on August 14, 2012 at 2:09pm: Quite a journey for you with some big plans for 2013! Love it.

Assuming the White Sox do not make the World Series in October (let me dream this for now- it's only August haha) my last games this year will be the Triple A Championship in Durham, NC on 9/18, PNC Park in Pittsburgh on 9/19, and the weekend series between the White Sox and Angels in Anaheim on 9/21 & 9/22 (early present).