July 12th – On our way from Cincinnati, Ohio to Mercer, PA, we drove through Akron, Ohio and happened to go right by the Soapbox Derby Headquarters so we had to make a stop. There was some press event going on at the finish line so we didn’t spend too much time but we were […]
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Game 22
Jacobs Field Cleveland, Ohio Team R H E Chicago White Sox 5 10 0 Cleveland Indians 1 11 0 Highlights The time of game for this 12:05PM travel day contest was significantly shorter than the last one at 2 hours and 55 minutes but it seemed intolerably longer at times since it was Indians “Metal” […]
Game 21
PNC Park Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Team R H E Colorado Rockies 10 8 2 Pittsburgh Pirates 8 13 3 Highlights The Rockies jumped out to a 9-1 lead in the top of the 3rd but had to hold on as the Bucs chipped away to lessen the disparity to 1 run by the end of the […]
Game 20 – Great American Ballpark
July 7th – We arrived at the ballpark early and instead of having our traditional hot dog and beer, we decided to have burgers at the Mr. Machine restaurant in the outfield. This is another of the newer ballparks and it is nice. Once thing that surprised me though, was that for a new park […]
St. Louis Area
June 29 – July 5 – We stayed in a campground right in the city so we were close enough to walk downtown and enjoy the sights. We walked to Union Station, then to the Arch, took a ride on the Riverboat – Tom Sawyer and visited the Old Courthouse. We also went to the […]
Game 20
Great American Ballpark Cincinnati, Ohio Team R H E Arizona Diamondbacks 4 7 1 Cincinnati Reds 5 8 0 Highlights I have to say this was kind of a snoozer for most of the game with the fans seemingly more excited about the Brandon Phillips jersey give-away than the possibility of earning their 35th win […]
Game 19 – Busch Stadium
July 2nd – What a beautiful night for a ball game – the weather was perfect! Busch Stadium is a nice new stadium in downtown St. Louis with a great view of the Arch. They have a great electronic scoreboard that doesn’t show just the score – for some of the games, you can actually […]
Game 18 – Wrigley Field
June 25 -Wrigley Field reminded me some of Fenway – it is baseball tradition, it still has the manual scoreboard, it is located in the old neighborhood and there is obstructed view seating. We did not have “obstructed view” seats but as you can see from the pictures, we did have a post to deal […]
Game 19
Busch Stadium St. Louis, Missouri Team R H E Arizona Diamondbacks 3 4 1 St. Louis Cardinals 11 13 0 Highlights Well, no danger of missing any late inning heroics in this game since we stayed in a RV park just 2 miles from Busch Stadium which allowed us the luxury of walking to and […]
Game 18
Wrigley Field Chicago, Illinois Team R H E Colorado Rockies 9 13 1 Chicago Cubs 10 18 1 Highlights As any baseball aficionado knows, Wrigley Field is located in the north side of town. We stayed in a RV park in Tinley Park, which is in the southern suburbs that as it turns out is […]