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…
Tag: MLB
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.
Screw It. I’ll Make My Own Ticket!
The worst thing about buying tickets through an app? No, it’s not the fees, it’s that you don’t get a physical ticket! I got tired of waiting for StubHub and MLB to come up with a solution and made my own damn ticket! You can too, with this easy, free, and no strings attached download!
Blocking The Plate 