“You better cut the pizza in four pieces because I’m not hungry enough to eat six.” Yogi Berra Our endeavor to search for the best of the baseball experience was just that, a search for the best experience. The game is only one part of that, as is the stadium, the city around the stadium, …
“You’re killing me Smalls!” Ham (The Sandlot) We were blessed this summer to visit 15 MLB teams, the Louisville Slugger Museum, the College World Series, the Northwoods League, Minnesota Town Ball, and two different Minor League teams. None of that can compare to playing the game, however. After we finished The Great Baseball Ride for …
“NASHVILLE IS WICKED. IT’S LIKE A PROPER MUSIC COMMUNITY, BUT IT’S ALSO QUINTESSENTIALLY AMERICAN. YOU BUMP INTO PEOPLE THERE WITH COWBOY HATS THAT SPIT IN JARS AND CALL YOU ‘BOY.’ I JUST LOVE THAT.” Ed Sheeran Day three on our Nashville trip and technically day two actually in Nashville. Yesterday we arrived and got right …
“Do what you love to do and give it your very best. Whether it’s business or baseball, or the theater, or any field. If you don’t love what you’re doing and you can’t give it your best, get out of it. Life is too short. You’ll be an old man before you know it.” Al …
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“I believe in second chances, I believe in redemption, but, mostly, I believe in my friends.” Superman (I think) On the road again. It’s been around a month since we were last on a road trip on any length for baseball. That changed recently as we departed Minneapolis for Nashville for a MiLB game in …
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“The University of Nebraska says that elderly people that drink beer or wine at least four times a week have the highest bone density. They need it – they’re the ones falling down the most.” – Jay Leno After we left Denver, we were on a high from the mountains, the baseball, and the family …
“Mountains are not stadiums where I satisfy my ambition to achieve, they are the cathedrals where I practice my religion.” Anatoli Boukreev A happy coincidence to the Colorado Rockies portion of The Great Baseball Ride was that Keke’s family was having a family reunion in Colorado. Relatives from all over the country but mostly the …
“I never took the game home with me. I always left it in some bar.” – Bob Lemon MLB Game 15 of The Great Baseball Ride brought us to Coors Field in Denver, Colorado. Colorado is one our favorite places in the world, and Coors Field is a wonderful place to see a game. We’d …
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“Have fun, you’re in the Town of Baseball.” Dundas Dukes In a town of about 1,500 people about 45 minutes or so South of Minneapolis, you’ll find a baseball treasure. Dundas, Minnesota is the self-proclaimed “Town of Baseball.” This is Minnesota Town Ball. We wrote about town ball in a previous post for the Miesville …
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“The coldest winter I ever experienced was a summer in Duluth.” Mark Twain (maybe…probably not…but maybe) After some time off from our trip which included some fun (time at the family cabin in northern Minnesota), and some pain ($2100 car repair), we were excited to get some more baseball in. We had a couple scheduled …
The Great Baseball Ride: Northwoods League; Duluth Huskies. Read More »