To Live The Dream

Deep down, the dream of any die hard baseball fan is to complete"the tour" of every Major League Baseball stadium in America; to save up some money and take a summer off (a dream only to be realized by teachers and students?) and drive from city to city taking in what each team has to offer. This is something that most people will never get to do, especially not all in one shot.

However, one lucky fan has gone out on his own and is currently on tour. He has a blog on MLBlogs.com journalizing each city stop (although he is a little behind). But it is definitely worth a read, as it provides a wonderful insight into baseball in our cities and our regions of the country.

His trip schedule:

Here’s a list of the games I’ll be going to this summer. My home is outside of Philly and I’m a Phillies season ticket holder, which should explain some of the way the schedule was built and the extra Phillies games on my list. Home team on the left:

• May 10 Baltimore vs. Tampa Bay
• May 12 Washington vs. Florida
• May 13 Philadelphia vs. Chicago Cubs
• May 14 Pittsburgh vs. Florida
• May 15 Cleveland vs. Minnesota
• May 16 Toronto vs. Baltimore
• May 18 Detroit vs. St. Louis
• May 20 Houston vs. Texas
• May 21 Texas vs. Minnesota
• May 23 Kansas City vs. Cleveland
• May 24 St. Louis vs. Pittsburgh
• May 25 Cincinnati vs. Pittsburgh
• May 27 Chicago White Sox vs. Tampa Bay
• May 28 Chicago Cubs vs. Florida
• May 29 Milwaukee vs. Atlanta
• June 1 Boston vs. New York Yankees
• June 3 Colorado vs. Cincinnati
• June 5 Arizona vs. San Francisco
• June 6 Anaheim vs. Minnesota
• June 7 San Diego vs. Los Angeles
• June 8 Los Angeles vs. Toronto
• June 10 San Francisco vs. Oakland
• June 11 San Francisco vs. Toronto
• June 15 New York Yankees vs. New York Mets
• June 17 Philadelphia vs. Detroit
• June 22 Atlanta vs. Detroit
• June 23 Tampa Bay vs. Los Angeles
• June 24 Florida vs. Minnesota
• June 28 New York Mets vs. St. Louis
• July 1 Philadelphia vs. New York Mets
• July 8 Oakland vs. Seattle
• July 9 Homerun Derby @ San Francisco
• July 10 MLB All-Star Game @ San Francisco
• July 12 Seattle vs. Detroit
• July 13 Minnesota vs. Oakland

Here is an excerpt from his opening post:

Today at 1:48 p.m., I turned in my final paper of the semester. My life is now officially baseball. For the next two months I will literally eat, sleep and dream baseball as I travel across the country and begin writing my book. I will be eating at ballpark concession stands and airport food courts. I will be changing cities more frequently than a major league team. And I will be spending every “spare” moment researching the next day’s pitchers, looking over statistics, and talking to anybody I can about baseball.

 

I have no idea what to expect over the next two months, but I think that’s part of the excitement of the trip. Like a team on Opening Day, there are countless directions in which my season can go. While I look forward to seeing so much baseball, I think part of the charm of my book centers on the fact that I’m a 20 year-old college student traveling all over the country by myself. I am excited for the adventure and can’t wait for it all to start tomorrow night in Baltimore.

 

I hope you guys all check this site throughout my trip, and that you’re as excited as I am to follow along.

The link for his blog is
http://anincavigliatruth.mlblogs.com/my_weblog/

It's a great read and I suggest you give it a look. Ahh, to live the dream....