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I
love baseball.
I
love travel.
So
the objective is quite simple:
To visit every Major League Baseball
park in America.
There
is no time limit. There is no rush. As far
as I'm concerned this is an ongoing project
that might take me three years, ten years,
or the rest of my life. Like the game of
baseball itself, there is no clock with
this goal.
And
so far - it's been a beautiful ride.
I've
been able to visit cities that I've never
been to before, taking in the local sights,
food, and culture, while at the same time
spending an evening or afternoon at the
ballpark, watching the home team defend
their turf. And with every ballpark I visit,
I leave with a souvenir baseball, emblazoned
with the team logo on it.
The
purpose of this site is to chronicle my
travels, and to share some words and pictures
of my experiences in the various parks I
visit.
If
it's not obvious yet, I am a dedicated Braves
fan, and prefer to travel to the places
they do. But I realize that that is not
always possible, and will gladly go to games
featuring any team versus any team, even
if I happen to have objective feelings towards
one or both teams. I can figure out whom
I'd want to see win, or what I'd like to
see to make my game watching experience
enjoyable; and for the purpose of this quest,
I'm more interested in the parks themselves,
as opposed to the game that I watch, although
I would never object to an interesting baseball
game.
I'm
an opportunist - I'll attempt to take advantage
of my travels by having other activities
planned aside from going to ballparks, to
make my travels more fulfilling, and not
just so baseball-oriented. I've visited
friends in other states and cities with
baseball teams, so I could get to those
parks. Family and friends have had weddings
that worked too perfectly for me, because
they allowed me to go to games at the nearby
park in the cities that they were at. But
on the flipside, I had a cousin that decided
to get married in Los Angeles - in December.
With no opportunity to see the Dodgers or
Angels in the off-season, I had no choice
but to respectfully decline.
Clearly,
there will be certain places that will be
harder to see than some others; but that
is why there is no time limit on this mission.
The Milwaukees, Minnesotas, and Kansas Cities
will all come in due time. As long as there
is baseball being played, there is always
the possibility that I'll make my way to
that part of the country.
As
I make my travels, the links to the parks
on the left and the right will gradually
fill in with another chapter of my travels
accomplished. Anyway, to anyone viewing
my site and my ambitious goals, I hope my
words and pictures can be found to be enjoyable.
Live once, travel often, and enjoy the Great
American Pastime.
Atlanta Braves record on my travels (MLB)
2-8 (.200)
Home team records on my travels (MLB): 18-3
(.857)
Atlanta
Braves affiliates on my travels (MiLB):
6-8(.428)
Home team records on my travels (MiLB):
8-8 (.500)
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