Thursday, August 28, 2008

Road Trip, Parts Two & Three

We gave ourselves our entire 30th year to accomplish our mission, which means we must visit all ballparks by MB's birthday in 2009. We are leaving the biggest chunk for next summer's road trip, which will cover the Midwest, Colorado, and Arizona. In between now and then, we are planning on making two mini-trips: one weekend flight to Florida to hit the Marlins and Rays, and a shorter road trip to knock off the west coast (SoCal, NoCal, and Seattle). We have no idea when these trips will happen, but here are the tentative itineraries:

West Coast: San Diego Padres, Los Angeles Angels (Anaheim), Los Angeles Dodgers, Oakland A's, San Francisco Giants, Seattle Mariners

Florida: Florida Marlins (Miami), Tampa Bay Rays

Midwest: Arizona Diamondbacks (Phoenix), Colorado Rockies (Denver), Kansas City Royals, St. Louis Cardinals, Cincinnati Reds, Cleveland Indians, Detroit Tigers, Pittsburgh Pirates, Baltimore Orioles, Milwaukee Brewers, Chicago Cubs, Chicago White Sox, Minnesota Twins, the Field of Dreams (Dyersville, Iowa), and the Louisville Slugger Factory & Museum.

Of course, our itinerary depends on when the teams are home. After our whirlwind adventure this summer, we plan to give ourselves more time to relax in between stadiums. Since the majority of next summer's ballparks are located relatively close to each other, we hope it will be a much easier trip.

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