The planning started back in December, four months before my trip was even scheduled to start… Well, scratch that, it started even months before that when I was ready to talk to my wife about it. Amy has always been amazingly supportive of my travel, enough so that I’ve lost count of how many times…
Author: Doug Miller
Major League Baseball Traveler and proud Washington State University Alumni! I've been to over 80 ballparks, and have played at Fenway Park!
The Culture Of Baseball – Traveling to the Dominican Republic with JapanBall
“I think I’ve found my people.” I didn’t mean a specific country. What I’d found was a baseball culture that was irresistible. It wasn’t Mexico, or Puerto Rico, or Venezuela, or the Dominican. It was the Latin culture of baseball. And I needed to see it in person.
Praying For Extra Innings At The Dodger Stadium Adult Camp
The tears started during the 7th inning stretch, and by the 9th, I was praying for extra innings. It wasn’t the one game, it was the culmination of roughly 14 years of ball crashing to the field all at once, like a barreling collision at homeplate. I didn’t know it was possible to feel so much joy and happiness, and sadness at the same time.
MLB Spring Training – Ranking The Cactus League Parks!
Spring Training hits different. It’s a promise of a new season, and an escape from reality, for even just a few days.
Road Tripping In The COVID-Age As Thanos ‘Snaps’ 2020
The biggest thing that jumped out through all of this was just how empty the city was. It was almost as if we’re living in a post ‘Thanos snap’ world. Traveling in age of COVID.
Is It Too Soon To Go To The Movies?
How do you decide when it’s the right time to embrace some kind of normalcy, while at the same time, respecting an ever-burgeoning health crisis? It’s been nearly 6 months since I’d seen a movie in the theater, which for me, is probably the longest stretch since I was 3 years old.
Blocking The Plate 