I had a chance to see Bob Dylan for a second time last night, in a fantastic show at Frost Amphitheater on Stanford’s campus. He’s still going strong, but you never know when he’ll give up touring for good: I’m definitely in “this could be the last chance!” mode, even more than I was for…
Otto’s Gifts
“I never thought I had any kind of gift,” Otto told us. My wife and I had just gotten settled in the back seat of Otto’s Impala at Louis Armstrong Airport in New Orleans and casually mentioned that we were both teachers. “But I had this one English teacher, Mrs. Buffet, and she just pushed…
Day Ten 2019: Guaranteed Rate Field
Previous game: Nationals Park in Washington, D.C. Next game: none! (well, OK, an A’s game in Oakland on Wednesday) Miles traveled to get here: 698 Miles traveled total: 4,648 (and then 2,164 to get home). Total miles traveled on trip: 6,812 Final Score: White Sox 10, Yankees 2 I woke up in my Hyattsville MD…
Day Nine 2019: Nationals Park, Wash. D.C.
Previous game: Camden Yards in Baltimore Next game: Guaranteed Rate Field in Chicago Miles traveled to get here: 38 Miles traveled total: 3,950 Final Score: Diamondbacks 5, Nationals 0 On a rainy night in D.C., I was able to see six innings of no-hit baseball from Zach Greinke, who got through seven and a third…
Day Nine 2019 interlude: Chatting with Bill at Nationals Park
While in Washington, D.C. I had a lovely, meandering conversation with a Twitter (and now real-life!) friend, Bill. He had messaged me to offer to buy me a beer and hang out at the Nationals game for a while: he was instrumental in bringing the Nationals to D.C. in the mid-90s. We talked about living…
Day Eight 2019: Camden Yards, Baltimore
Previous game: Bethpage Ballpark in Long Island Next game: Nationals Park in Washington, D.C. Miles traveled to get here: 238 Miles traveled total: 3,912 Final Score: Toronto Blue Jays 8, Baltimore Orioles 6 After a few delays, the Greyhound from New York arrived in Baltimore in the middle of the afternoon. I had already booked…
An Interview with Sierra at Camden Yards
I had a chance to chat with Sierra, a 22-year-old baseball fanatic originally from Santa Rosa, CA. who now lives and works in Baltimore. She loves Camden Yards. Does she love the Orioles yet? Well…maybe she’ll come around. Below you’ll find the full transcript. You can listen to the audio version by clicking here. And…
Day Eight (Interlude): Meeting King Mike
The onset of Day Eight of my Ten Stadiums Ten Days 2019 tour found me on the Long Island Railroad one last time, headed into Penn Station and then eventually to the Port Authority to get on a bus for Baltimore. More on Camden Yards itself in the next post; before we get there, I…
Day Seven (cont.) 2019: Bethpage Ballpark
Previous game: Yankee Stadium in New York Next game: Camden Yards in Baltimore Miles traveled to get here: 34 Miles traveled total: 3,674 Final Score: Long Island Ducks 3, Somerset Patriots 2 What a treat. After six games in Major League Stadiums over the last week, I have a chance to relax at a minor…
Day Six & Seven 2019: Yankee Stadium
Previous game: Citi Field in New York Next game: Bethpage Ballpark in Long Island Miles traveled to get here: 20 Miles traveled total: 3,640 Final Score: Yankees 12, Mets 5 The first rainout I’ve experienced on my Ten Stadiums Ten Days travels was on Monday, June 10 at Yankee Stadium. It was about as New…
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