Graduation Baseball Trip
So I'm graduating in May from college in St. Louis. Anyways, 5 friends and I are making a baseball trip to experience some of the stadiums in the midwest. We're driving from St. Louis to Minnesota to watch the Twins, then we're going to Milwaukee to watch the Brewers, then off to Chicago to watch the Cubs and White Sox (2 games of one, can't remember which), then to Cleveland and Cincinnati for the Indians and Reds, and then back to St. Louis for the Cardinals. It ends on June 9th, and I wanted to go to Pittsburgh, Toronto, Detroit, and Kansas City too, but my friends weren't up for it.
Anyways, does anyone have any suggestions on things I should do? Someone suggest that on the way up to Minnesota, we stop by the Field of Dreams in Iowa. Is that worth it?
Any foods I should eat or things I should do at the stadiums? Also, should we buy the tickets now, or do you think we can just buy them at the stadium? Oh yeah, I plan on buying a t-shirt at every stop of a player and my list right now is: Mauer, Sheets, DLee, Iguchi, Hafner/Sizemore, Griffey, Pujols.
Thanks for your help and suggestions.
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Dude, it must be nice to have a ton of money...
by basebliman on
Mar 30, 2007 4:37 PM PDT
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Roooooooadtrip
Shame on you for not going to Pittsburgh. Even if the Pirates suck, PNC Park is fantastic and only 2 hours more from Cleveland.
If you are seeing the Cubs, you need to have bought tickets like two months ago unless you want single seats or are going on weekdays.
I may actually end up in the Chicago/Milwaukee area over Memorial Day Weekend actually... it's one of the baseball trips I'm thinking of this summer.
Oh yeah, and go see the Toledo Mud Hens :)
If you don't know about it already, check out the baseball-reference.com travel page for suggestions of places to go. There's also a neat Baseball Road Trip book that came out a few years ago. I have it, it's amusing if nothing else.
by Deanna on
Mar 30, 2007 4:38 PM PDT
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Cubs Tix
by david h on
Mar 31, 2007 8:13 AM PDT
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Seconding Pittsburgh
Anyway, Jacobs Field doesn't have a lot of distinctive food-type things, except for the stadium mustard - it's not the standard yellow glop, it's a spicier brown mustard that's really good. Other than that, it's pretty run of the mill.
Unless the Tribe are contending, tickets are pretty easy to come by - we bought tix day of game last year and got front row, third level, right above first base.
But seriously. Go to Pittsburgh. You won't regret it.
by pdb on
Mar 30, 2007 4:59 PM PDT
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Pittsburgh
Anyways, I think I'd buy a Jason Bay jersey.. probably because there is no one else on the team, cept a bunch of decent young pitchers and
Laroche.
by LantermanC on
Mar 30, 2007 9:12 PM PDT
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yeah, well
But the Pirates come to Seattle later this summer so it's all good.
I have a Jason Bay shirt. I also have a Jason Kendall shirt. And those are the only Pirates number shirts I have, after all these years. Stupid Pirates always trade away any players I like.
by Deanna on
Mar 30, 2007 11:42 PM PDT
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You can always try to catch a Bisons game
by Mariner John on
Mar 30, 2007 11:52 PM PDT
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Buffalo
by I'm NOT Corco on
Mar 31, 2007 1:10 AM PDT
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My suggestion
by Jeff on
Mar 30, 2007 5:02 PM PDT
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I tried this for Cleveland
by pdb on
Mar 30, 2007 6:08 PM PDT
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You should try being less of an ass.
Good-natured ribbing doesn't go over well online.
by Jeff on
Mar 30, 2007 6:26 PM PDT
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We need some sort of a sarcasm icon
by Gomez on
Mar 30, 2007 10:43 PM PDT
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That's a novel concept
You're right, it doesn't read as well as it would have spoken. Stupid print media.
by pdb on
Mar 31, 2007 10:03 AM PDT
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I would have done that
So anyone been to Field of Dreams? Is that worth going to?
by LantermanC on
Mar 30, 2007 9:13 PM PDT
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I did this last summer...
As far as tickets go, we bought all ours ahead of time but would have been able to purchase them on gameday at the stadium everywhere we went. So I'd say it's really up to you... if you want to try and sit behind home plate at some places, I'd recommend getting tickets in advance. But if you don't mind sitting in the outfield or wherever, getting tickets on gameday should not be a problem for anywhere but Wrigley, and I'm sure you could get scalped tickets there.
by patsfan on
Mar 30, 2007 11:19 PM PDT
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Thanks for the advice
by LantermanC on
Mar 31, 2007 7:30 AM PDT
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