Month: May 2019

The Great Baseball Ride: We Drove Through a Tree.

“I want to go on a road trip. Just you and me. The highway, the radio, the blue sky, the back roads, and windows down. We’ll talk about everything and nothing. We’ll sing our hearts out, and we’ll make memories we’ll never forget. Just you and me.” Unknown We continue our drive north to Seattle …

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The Great Baseball Ride: Route 1 North of The Bay.

“You know what’s lame? Being in the car for-ev-er.” Soren We all had a good nights sleep.  The Ramada at the San Francisco Airport has been a good hotel.  Keke got it for around $100 or so a night. The location was been pretty good in relation to the airport and the stadium.  The room …

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The Great Baseball Ride: Game 10; Oakland A’s.

“The pleasure of rooting for Goliath is that you can expect to win. The pleasure of rooting for David is that, while you don’t know what to expect, you stand at least a chance of being inspired.”  Michael Lewis, Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game Keke and I woke early and departed the …

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The Great Baseball Ride: Route 1 and Santa Cruz.

Another travel day.  We took our time getting up at the Sea Breeze Inn.  We’d stay there again. Simple, clean, up-to-date, and a short walk to the beach.   We eventually continued up Route One and it was even more stunning than the previous days.  The Los Padres National Forest and Big Sur area along the …

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The Great Baseball Ride: Heading North on the PCH.

“I climb behind the steering wheel… I drive off immediately without once looking back; it’s a long journey but it leads to freedom.” – Corinne Hofmann Today was our 24th consecutive day on the road. No game today as our goal was to leisurely proceed up the coast via the Pacific Coast Highway. The coastline shortly …

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The Great Baseball Ride: Game 9; Los Angeles Dodgers and The PCH.

“A life is not important except in the impact it has on other lives.” – Jackie Robinson San Diego marked the beginning of leg three of The Great Baseball Ride. We were calling this portion the Pacific Coast Highway Baseball Ride. The Pacific Coast Highway (PCH) is California Route 1 and goes from San Diego …

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The Great Baseball Ride: Route 66, Hollywood, Santa Monica, and Saint Diego.

“Well, it took me 17 years to get 3,000 hits in baseball, and I did it in one afternoon on the golf course.”  — Hank Aaron We got up and left our room in Anaheim (Orange) at the HoJo.  We really enjoyed this hotel. Big room, updated, clean, nice pool, close to the stadium, and …

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