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Baseball Road Trip: Game 7 in Baltimore

by David June 16, 2009 Ballpark Reviews

Our visit to Baltimore’s beautiful ballpark marked the seventh stop on our trip and the second of eight consecutive games to finish our trip.  Oriole Park at Camden Yards was the trend setter for all the new downtown stadiums that have popped up in the majors in the last couple decades.  After visiting, we can [...]

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Baseball Road Trip: Game 6 in Washington D.C.

by David June 15, 2009 Ballpark Reviews

We switched gears from Canadian baseball played on fake grass to the just-opened Nationals Park in Washington D.C. for our sixth stop on this roadie.  Having just opened its doors and field for play at the beginning of the 2008 season, this is one of the most beautiful parks we have seen on this trip.  [...]

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Baseball Road Trip: Game 5 in Toronto

by David June 12, 2009 Ballpark Reviews

Our visit to Comerica Park and the Tigers was followed by a whirlwind day of driving from Detroit to Toronto to Niagara Falls to Williamsport, PA.  Technically we can say that we visited Toronto, but we were only there long enough to park the car, buy food and tickets, and watch the game between the [...]

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Baseball Road Trip: Game 4 in Detroit

by David June 8, 2009 Ballpark Reviews

The Motor City.  Motown.  Rock City.  Our fourth stop on our 13-game circuit was Comerica Park in Detroit, Michigan. We arrived at the stadium just as the gates opened and made our way to the Beer Hall where we had some dinner.  We each had our first ever beer at a baseball game and as [...]

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Baseball Road Trip: Game 3 in Chicago (White Sox)

by David June 5, 2009 Baseball Games

Unfortunately, Chiquita did not recover as quickly as we had hoped from being sick. After taking her to urgent care and getting a prescription in Chicago on Monday just before the game, we decided that only I (David) would go to the White Sox game (a little late) and check out US Cellular Field. I [...]

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Baseball Road Trip: Game 2 in Chicago (Cubs)

by Nicole June 1, 2009 Ballpark Reviews

Yesterday morning we walked around Lincoln Square, the neighborhood where we are staying, had lunch at the tasty Bad Dog Tavern, and even got a little taste of Chicago’s Mayfest as well (thanks random guy for giving us a few free food tickets!). Chiquita took a good nap and then we headed out to Wrigley [...]

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Baseball Road Trip: Game 1 in Milwaukee

by Nicole June 1, 2009 Ballpark Reviews

We’ve officially begun our road trip! Thursday night we flew in to Indianapolis, then drove to stay the night with family about 45 minutes away. Chiquita got to play with her cousins the next morning and then we headed out on the road up to Milwaukee! The Brewers game was great. We really liked the [...]

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Padres at Dodgers~ May 1, 2009

by Nicole May 29, 2009 Ballpark Reviews

We had a great time as usual at Dodger Stadium! This was our first time taking a toddler, and despite the age of the stadium, it was pretty doable with a stadium. A couple of downfalls for a young fan was the lack of elevators (only a couple at the whole place!) and unfortunately no [...]

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Petco Park Strikes Out

by The Bennettars April 23, 2009 Ballpark Reviews

Here’s the first installment of our review of ballparks from the family perspective.  As you will see from the letter below, we received less than average service and flexibility from the ballpark staff at Petco Park.  This is the actual letter that I emailed to the Padres.  I will keep you posted on whether or [...]

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