Ballpark road trip

by teb7 on Jul 14, 2006 1:59 AM EDT Comment 6 comments

Tomorrow I am embarking on a journey with my little brother that will take us to 4 ballparks we have never been to, plus a couple of Reds games. Itinerary is as follows, if you want to live vicariously:

Sunday July 16: Comercia Park, Tigers v. Royals
Tuesday July 18: GABP, Reds v. Mets
Wednesday July 19: New Busch Stadium, Cards v. Braves
Thursday July 20: Kauffman Stadium, Royals v. Angels
Saturday or Sunday July 22/23: GABP, Reds v. Brewers
Sunday or Monday July 23/24: Jacobs Field, Indians v. Twins or Tigers

Our homebase for the operation will be our aunt's house in Washington Court House--the trips to Cincy, Detroit, and Cleveland will be day trips, and we're staying overnight in St. Louis and KC. We won't have much time in StL, but in KC we're planning on visiting the Negro League Baseball Museum and getting some BBQ. We're also bringing our trusty Strat-O-Matic with us, and hopefully we'll be able to complete our 2004 tournament and start up on our 1999 tourney.

All told, we'll be putting 3600 miles on the ole' Honda Accord if you factor in the initial and final trips to and from Ithaca, NY. 3600 miles, all in the name of baseball geekdom.

I'm returning home at the beginning of August because we're staying an extra week out there with our aunt and cousins. Hopefully I'll have some good pictures to share.

Bon Voyage, and go Reds!!!

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Ha

I'm from Hillsboro, just down the road from Court House.

Have fun teb, I'm really envious that you get to witness the 2006 Kansas City Royals, live and in person. ;)

Seriously, I'm looking forward to the trip report. Have a good time and drive safely.

We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars. --Oscar Wilde

by JD Arney on Jul 14, 2006 2:01 AM EDT reply actions

No kidding?

That's crazy. WCH is the cradle of my dad's family, and we go there every summer to spend time with cousins, go to Reds games, and listen to Marty live on the radio. This whole crazy trip thing is a new development.

Can't say I've ever been to Hillsboro, except to drive through to Rocky Creek Park once.

Seeing the Royals so much will allow me to submit a detailed scouting report to the front office that will get us some more bullpen help ;)

by teb7 on Jul 14, 2006 2:08 AM EDT up reply actions

typo

Make that Rocky Fork Park.

by teb7 on Jul 14, 2006 2:09 AM EDT up reply actions

Rocky Fork

Nice place, spent a fair amount of my childhood there.

We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars. --Oscar Wilde

by JD Arney on Jul 14, 2006 2:13 AM EDT up reply actions

Road Warrior!

Have a great trip! I'm looking forward to reading all about it when you get back. The Negro League Hall of Fame sounds like a pretty cool stop also. Viya con dios.

"Your shower shoes have fungus on them. You'll never make it to the bigs with fungus on your shower shoes." - Crash Davis

by Caleb on Jul 14, 2006 6:36 AM EDT reply actions