Category: Game Days

Oriole Park at Camden Yards Baltimore, Maryland Team R H E New York Yankees 10 14 0 Baltimore Orioles 6 15 0 Highlights On this day when hometown boy turned legendary Oriole Iron Man, Cal Ripken was to be enshrined in Cooperstown and the O’s out hit the visiting Yankees 15 to 14; the fans […]

Citizens Bank Park Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Team R H E Pittsburgh Pirates 1 6 1 Philadelphia Phillies 8 11 1 Highlights The Phillies fans were bummed having lost their All Star second baseman Chase Utley to a broken bone in his right hand the night before but it didn’t dissuade the team as they rocked the […]

It was hard to get a good picture of this stadium. If you have ever seen a Blue Jays game on TV, you know there are hotel rooms that face the ball field. Before the game as we walked around trying to get picture of the stadium, we saw the Canadian Idol show setting up […]

Rogers Centre Toronto, Ontario Team R H E Minnesota Twins 0 6 0 Toronto Blue Jays 7 8 0 Highlights Jays starter Dustin McGowan pitched the third shut out of their recent four game win streak as he scattered just 4 hits thru 7 1/3 innings. The only real threat that the Twins were able […]

July 20th – What a ballpark! Looking at the stadium from the outside, there is no doubt as to what team plays there – Tigers are everywhere and it is beautifully done. Once inside the stadium, we enjoyed walking around the statutes in the outfield honoring Willie Horton, Ty Cobb, Hank Greenberg, Charlie Gehringer and […]

Comerica Park Detroit, Michigan Team R H E Kansas City Royals 10 15 1 Detroit Tigers 2 5 3 Highlights The Royals with their chests puffed out coming off a 2-1 series win over the Red Sox and the Tigers perhaps a little over confident after their sweep over the Twins and the fact that […]

July18th – We were afraid this might be our first rainout but it turned out to be a hot, humid cloudy day and the game was completed without any weather problems. It was Indians Lunchbox giveaway day for those under 14 and it was also Super Cuts Haircuts for Charity day. This was a first […]

July 16th -This is a beautiful stadium with a great view of downtown Pittsburgh and the Allegheny River. The scoreboard in the outfield is another unique one-for each game they show not only the score but also the number of outs and when players are on base. Before the game, the Seneca Valley High School […]

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” […]

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 […]