“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 …
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 …
The Great Baseball Ride: Route 1 and Santa Cruz. Read More »
“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 …
The Great Baseball Ride: Heading North on the PCH. Read More »
“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 …
The Great Baseball Ride: Game 9; Los Angeles Dodgers and The PCH. Read More »
“Winfield goes back to the wall, he hits his head on the wall and it rolls off! It’s rolling all the way back to second base. This is a terrible thing for the Padres.” – Jerry Coleman Legendary Padres Broadcaster Game day. Today we visit the Padres (aka the Friars). I should say I, not …
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Soren loves the beach, and we love Coronado, so we elected to go there for the day. Coronado is an island off the coast of San Diego, connected by a bridge. It is home to beautiful beaches, beautiful homes, the historic Hotel Del Coronado, and also home to a Naval base. Coronado is where Navy …
The Great Baseball Ride: Beaches and Fighter Jets. Read More »
“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 …
The Great Baseball Ride: Route 66, Hollywood, Santa Monica, and Saint Diego. Read More »
“Grantland Rice, the great sportswriter once said, ‘It’s not whether you win or lose, it’s how you play the game.’ Well Grantland Rice can go to hell as far as I’m concerned.” – Gene Autry, Actor and former owner of the Anaheim (California) Angels. We woke up this morning in Kingman, AZ. Kingman is a …
The Great Baseball Ride: Game 7; Anaheim Angels and More Route 66. Read More »
“Baseball, it is said, is only a game. True. And the Grand Canyon is only a hole in Arizona.” – George Will The agenda today is to see that hole in Arizona, get our car from the shop in Flagstaff, give them a good chunk of our money, and proceed to Kingman, AZ for our …
We woke up from a nice nights sleep at the HoJo in Flagstaff. I had an early morning oil change scheduled at the local Honda dealership and was eager to get it done with so we could go on with our day. The oil change revealed an oil leak issue. It would be just under …
The Great Baseball Ride: Game 6; Arizona Diamondbacks. Read More »