Thoughts of a Middle Aged Man

Musings about Baseball, Life, Fitness, Cooking, Dining and Travel

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Best of the Best

July 24th, 2007 · No Comments

Sorry for the delay, but a family vacation got in the way. These are the Go-Go parks. You should make every attempt to attend a game at all of these stadiums. They run the gambit from the oldest to some of the newest stadiums, but they all have one thing in common. [...]

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Take me out to the ball game

July 11th, 2007 · No Comments

Now that we dispensed with the no-go and so-so parks, its time to talk about the 11 parks that you should take the time to visit and catch a game. Parks 6-11 are as follows:

Jacobs Field, Cleveland - A good looking downtown park in a city that has adopted its rock and roll heritage. [...]

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So So Parks

July 5th, 2007 · No Comments

These are the parks classified as So-So. If you are in town, then I would catch a game at one of these parks, but I wouldn’t necessarily go out of my way to make a special trip to the stadium.
The older Stadiums with some history:

Yankee Stadium, New York - After the remodel [...]

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Should I Stay or Should I Go?

July 3rd, 2007 · No Comments

Now that I have visited every major league park that is currently being used, there is a strong desire to rank my favorites. To help me in my ranking, I decided to group the stadiums into three categories; Go-Go, So-So and No-Go. Go-Go stadiums give the fan a unique baseball experience and everyone that [...]

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Seamhead 2007

July 2nd, 2007 · No Comments

I just returned from my annual baseball roadtrip where my brother and I, along with some friends and other family members, visit several ballparks in a week. This year’s trip included stops in Minneapolis, Milwaukee, Chicago’s Wrigley Field, Detriot, Toledo (minor league game), Cleveland and Pittsburg. This trip marks the culmination for [...]

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