6/28/2009 - Miller Park - MLB Ballpark #11

2009 Game #9 - San Francisco Giants at Milwaukee Brewers
Final Score: Giants 7, Brewers 0
Hot Dog - 3/5

Miller Park has a sausage race, tailgating before and after the game, an organ, and Super Mario Brothers World 1-2 music.  What more do you need? 

6/27/2009 - U.S. Cellular Field - MLB Ballpark #10

2009 Game #8 - Chicago Cubs at Chicago White Sox
Final Score: White Sox 8, Cubs 7
Hot Dog - 4/5

Many of you know how I feel about interleague baseball.  For those that don’t, I’ll give you the condensed version:  I loathe it.  Other than the continued existence of the Designated Hitter, it’s my single biggest pet peeve pertaining to Major League Baseball.  I don’t think teams from different leagues should see each other during the regular season.  That’s what made the World Series so magical to me as a kid; I never saw the ‘88 Dodgers or ‘90 Reds.  I did see Oakland beat my Red Sox both of those years, but it was special to watch the A's go down to these great, mysterious National League teams (hyperbole, I know, but hey, I was 10!).  The All-Star Game was unique then, too.  Other than baseball cards, those of us in New England never saw most of those players, and it was amazing to do so in that one, special game.  Now, some of the magic is gone.

Gary, IN

Man, what a pit of a town.

6/26/2009 - Progressive Field - MLB Ballpark #9

2009 Game #7 - Cincinnati Reds at Cleveland Indians
Final Score: Indians 9, Reds 2
Hot Dog - 3/5

The Ohio Cup now stands at 2-2.

Odometer Update - June 26th

Odometer Reading for 6/26/09:

58,148

Miles this week: 1,568

6/25/2009 - PNC Park - MLB Ballpark #8

2009 Game #6 - Cleveland Indians at Pittsburgh Pirates

Final Score: Pirates 3, Indians 2

Hot Dog - 4/5

Great park, great game, great night.

Campsite Hotel

Setting up camp for the first time, about forty minutes outside of Pittsburgh. Thanks to Dad & Madeline for the tent and camping supplies.

6/24/2009 - Comerica Park - MLB Ballpark #7

2009 Game #5 - Chicago Cubs at Detroit Tigers
Final Score: Tigers 5, Cubs 3
Hot Dog - 3/5

Another good game tonight, despite the temperature, and our home team win record has improved to 2-3.

6/23/2009 - Rogers Centre - MLB Ballpark #6

2009 Game #4 - Cincinnati Reds at Toronto Blue Jays
Final Score: Blue Jays 7, Reds 5
Hot Dog - 2/5

Our trip north of the border continued tonight at Rogers Centre in Toronto, Ontario.  Originally called SkyDome (and lovingly referred to as the “Torontodome” by my dad), this park was the first to have a retractable roof.  The weather here was great (albeit warm while the sun was still out), though, so no need of it.

Our Day (and Night) at the Falls

...on the Canadian side. Because it's better.

Niagara Falls

Heading to the Falls...

6/22/2009 - Citizens Bank Park - MLB Ballpark #5

2009 Game #3 - Baltimore Orioles at Philadelphia Phillies
Final Score: Orioles 2, Phillies 1
Hot Dog - 4/5

Since we left NYC so early on a Sunday morning, there was no traffic to speak of.  Also, we have totally bought into the EZ-Pass way of life.  When you don’t actually need to fork over the cash for a $10 bridge toll it doesn’t hurt as much.

6/20/2009 - Citi Field - MLB Ballpark #4

2009 Game #2 - Tampa Bay Rays at New York Mets

Final Score: Rays 3, Mets 1

Hot Dog - 3/5

Very good game today: Johan Santana started for the Mets and pitched very well, giving up 2 runs before the rain delay took him out of the game. James Shields started for my fantasy baseball team (and for the Rays) and took the win. Good for me, anyway.

6/19/2009 - Fenway Park - MLB Ballpark #3

2009 Game #1 - Atlanta Braves at Boston Red Sox
Final Score: Braves 8, Red Sox 2.
Hot Dog - 5/5

Starting Odometer - June 19th

Here we go!

Let's do this!

The trunk is packed and we're ready to go...

The Map

Where are we going again?

Trip Itinerary

Here's the scoop people...

A Baseball Road Trip Blog?

So, we've decided to take you along on our giant road trip this summer.