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Ballpark road trip

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!!!