I love baseball. I treat Opening Day like it's Christmas. My favorite team is the New York Mets and I just love the game. I started touring the ballparks as part of my list of 25 things to do before I turned 25 but when I wasn't able to make that happen, I decided to just keep going trying to hit them all up as soon as possible.
American League Central
Chicago White Sox: US Cellular Field
Cleveland Indians: Progressive Field
Detroit Tigers
Kansas City Royals: Kauffman Stadium
Minnesota Twins
American League East
Baltimore Orioles: Orioles Park at Camden Yards
Boston Red Sox: Fenway Park
New York Yankees
Tampa Bay Rays
Toronto Blue Jays: Rogers Centre
American League West
LA Angels
Oakland A's
Seattle Mariners
Texas Rangers: The Ballpark at Arlington
Houston Astros
National League Central
Chicago Cubs: Wrigley Field
Cincinnati Reds: Great American Ballpark
Milwaukee Brewers: Miller Park
Pittsburgh Pirates: PNC Park
St. Louis Cardinals
National League East
Atlanta Braves: Turner Field
Florida Marlins
New York Mets: CitiField
Philadelphia Phillies
Washington Nationals: Nationals Park
National League West
Arizona Diamondbacks
Colorado Rockies: Coors Field
LA Dodgers: Dodger Stadium
San Diego Padres
San Francisco Giants: AT&T Park
Total: 22/30
Favorite So Far: PNC Bank Park - Pittsburgh Pirates
Least Favorite: Tropicana Field - Tampa Bay Rays
American League Central
Chicago White Sox: US Cellular Field
Detroit Tigers
Minnesota Twins
American League East
Baltimore Orioles: Orioles Park at Camden Yards
Toronto Blue Jays: Rogers Centre
American League West
LA Angels
Oakland A's
Seattle Mariners
National League Central
Chicago Cubs: Wrigley Field
Milwaukee Brewers: Miller Park
St. Louis Cardinals
National League East
Atlanta Braves: Turner Field
Florida Marlins
National League West
Arizona Diamondbacks
Total: 22/30
Favorite So Far: PNC Bank Park - Pittsburgh Pirates
Least Favorite: Tropicana Field - Tampa Bay Rays
What a great goal. My dad is doing this, and I would love to join him, but it's just unrealistic at this point.
ReplyDeleteThis would be a great year to visit the MN Twins Target Field in Minneapolis. It's a couple years old now so you shouldn't have to pay through the nose to get in. (The first year I think I paid double face value every game I went to a game just because tickets were in such high demand.) It's an awesome venue, and since the Twins aren't expected to be too wonderful this year either,tickets should pretty easy to purchase.
ReplyDeleteHi. Just ran into your site and what a amazing combination of travel and baseball!! I do this as well plus soccer when I travel internationally. The one thing I can't live without is my passport for sure.
ReplyDeleteIf you ever get a chance, read up on a book in the late 80's called *Dodger Dogs and Fenway Franks* written by Bob Wood. He was a English teacher who traveled all 26 ballparks and gave each one a grade based on atmosphere, food, hospitality and etc. A fascinating read especially as the only ballparks that exist from then is Fenway, Wrigley, Dodger, Royal, Angel and the Oakland Coliseum.
Looking forward to your posts and pictures. Happy Travels!
Hey Nick, thanks for the book recommendation! I'll definitely check it out!
DeleteI have a bucket list to see a game in all major league baseball parks. So far I'm at 42 parks with 2 to go (New Yankee stadium and new Marlins park). I do at least one a year to keep my hand in. Last year I knocked off the hardest one, for me, to get to, Seattle. It was great! Nice park (go up high on the first base side and you can see th sound). My list includes several demolished parks like Shea Stadium, Polo Grounds, Griffin Staduium in DC and several that are no longer used like RFK and Expo Stadium. PNC Park is by far the best; my worst was Cellular Field b/c I had a bad run-in with drunken bleacher creatures in that park. Good luck! When you finish the bigs, you can get started on the hundreds of minor league parks! They are cool!
ReplyDeleteThat's great! I've been to a few of the Minor League parks...my favorites are MCU Park (Brooklyn Cyclones) and Jackie Robinson Stadium in Daytona! PNC Park was also my favorite...worst was Yankee Stadium...for a similar reason...bad run in with nearly every employee there.
DeleteI have just discovered your blog through the links Amanda from Mind Your Body Oasis sent out and I have to say, it's one of the greatest things to come out of me going to MYBO yesterday! I have loved checking out your space and reading up on your life (creepy? nahhh)
ReplyDeleteI too am OBSESSED with baseball (red sox fan, whaddup) and have the same goal you do- to go to all of the ball parks in the country. I haven't traveled any where close to the miles you've clocked in but I hope to see them all before I die :)