Well, here it is. The first post on my blog. This outlines the tentative schedule for our 2008 baseball stadium trip. We've separated them into several mini-trips so we can spend some time with our boys who will be house sitting for the summer. You'll see that we haven't included any Cincinnati Reds home games. We figure we'll catch a game whenever we're home. We also plan to visit National Parks and Museums along the way. That was the only way I could get Nancy to agree to join me on this trip. We'll decide which ones to stop at along the way.
Trip #1 --- 6 Stadiums
4/4 NY Mets @ Atlanta Braves (Day Game)
4/6 Pittsburgh Pirates @Florida Marlins (Day Game)
4/8 Seattle Mariners @ Tampa Bay Rays (Night Game)
4/11 Florida Marlins @ Houston Astros (Night Game)
4/13 Toronto Blue Jays @ Texas Rangers (Day Game)
4/15 Milwaukee Brewers @ St. Louis Cardinals (Night Game)
Trip #2 --- 1 Stadium
4/26 NY Yankees @ Cleveland Indians (Night Game)
4/27 NY Yankees @ Cleveland Indians (Day Game)
Trip #3 --- 4 Stadiums
5/8 Minnesota Twins @ Chicago White Sox (Day Game)
5/10 Arizona Diamondbacks @ Chicago Cubs (Day Game)
5/12 St. Louis Cardinals @ Milwaukee Brewers (Night game)
5/14 Toronto Blue Jays @ Minnesota Twins (Night Game)
Trip #4 (the big one) --- 9 Stadiums
6/16 Florida Marlins @ Seattle Mariners (Night Game)
6/18 Detroit Tigers @ San Francisco Giants (Day Game)
6/20 Florida Marlins @ Oakland Athletics (Night Game)
6/22 Cleveland Indians @ LA Dodgers (1:10pm)
6/27 Seattle Mariners @ San Diego Padres (7:05pm)
6/30 Oakland Athletics @ LA Angels (7:05pm)
7/3 Milwaukee Brewers @ Arizona Diamondbacks (Day Game)
7/6 Florida Marlins @ Colorado Rockies (1:05pm)
7/8 Chicago White Sox @ Kansas City Royals (7:10pm)
Trip #5 --- 7 Stadiums
7/24 San Diego Padres @ Pittsburgh Pirates (Night Game)
7/28 Saratoga Race Track
7/30 LA Angels @ Boston Red Sox (Night Game)
8/3 LA Angels @ NY Yankees (Day Game)
8/5 San Diego Padres @ NY Mets (Night Game)
8/7 Florida Marlins @ Philadelphia Phillies (Day Game)
8/9 Texas Rangers @ Baltimore Orioles (Day Game)
8/12 NY Mets @ Washington Nationals (Night Game)
8/16 -- 8/23 Brigantine Vacation
Trip #6 --- 2 Stadiums
9/22 Kansas City Royals @ Detroit Tigers (Night Game)
9/24 NY Yankees @ Toronto Blue Jays (Night Game)
That's it -- 29 stadiums (plus the Reds whenever). For those of you who are located near these stadiums, this is advance notice. Expect a drop in or at least meeting for a meal. If you'd like to join us at the stadium, let us know. If you have access to tickets, even better.
One last thing ... these are tentative plans. Changes due to weather or car trouble or some other random event are always possible. Bookmark this page and check back for updates.
