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3 Games On Opening MLB Sunday in 2016: This Was Long Overdue
The Pirates finished in the top half of the league for attendance in the past year almost drawing 2.6 Million. They are the first game of the Season slated to be played. ESPN and MLB have announced at least 3 games for the opening Sunday date of Apr.2, 2015. and 4 more games will be televised on the Monday..
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Baseball is really starting to get the picture in some regards. Today it was announced that the league will open with three games on the first Sunday of the season.
The Pirates will host the Cardinals at 1:05 PM EST
The Rays will host the Jays at 4:05 PM EST
Finally, there will be a World Series rematch for the ESPN SUNDAY NIGHT GAME at Kauffman Stadium between the World Champion Royals and the Mets. Read the rest of this entry
2015 Final MLB Attendances + Analysis
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Attendance was up 162, 221 fans over the 2014 total, or 0.2%. The same five teams topped over 3 Million fans in 2015 as did in 2014. Dodgers, Cards, Giants, Yankees and Angels.
Philadelphia lost almost 600K fans year over year – and were the MLB’s club with the worst fall.
Oakland had that distinction the AL – taking a hit of 235K – amongst their 1st non playoff year in 4 seasons.
The World Series Royals set an all time franchise record for attendance in 2015, and had the biggest climb at the turnstiles at +752K. The club rounded out the top 10 for the MLB as well.
The Mets had the best jump in attendance at 420K in the NL. The other teams to eclipse a 400K jump were the Toronto Blue Jays (419K) Houston Astros (401K). All 3 teams made the postseason. Read the rest of this entry
MLB Scheduling 2016: Sept And Oct Of 2016
Best Source of Information for all 30 MLB Ballparks – and network of stadium afficionado’s
Ballpark Chaser Guides Links Courtesy of http://www.ballparkchasers.com:
Also do yourself a favor and read this blog on the 30 MLB Park Pass-Port here
Before You read the Month Schedule, here are 30 Links to Ballpark Chaser Guides, that will aid you in your road trip quests.
American League
AL EAST
Yankee Stadium, Bronx, NY (New York Yankees)
Fenway Park, Boston, MA (Boston Red Sox)
Rogers Centre, Toronto, ON (Toronto Blue Jays)
Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, FL (Tampa Bay Rays)
Oriole Park, Baltimore, MD (Baltimore Orioles)
AL CENTRAL
Comerica Park, Detroit, MI (Detroit Tigers)
U.S. Cellular, Chicago, IL (Chicago White Sox)
Progressive Field, Cleveland, OH (Cleveland Indians)
Target Field, Minneapolis, MN (Minnesota Twins)
Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, MO (Kansas City Royals)
AL WEST
Angel Stadium of Anaheim, Anaheim, CA (Los Angeles Angels)
Rangers Ballpark, Arlington, TX (Texas Rangers)
Minute Maid Park, Houston, TX (Houston Astros)
Safeco Field, Seattle, WA (Seattle Mariners)
O.co Coliseum, Oakland, CA (Oakland Athletics)
National League
NL EAST
Citizens Bank Park, Philadelphia, PA (Philadelphia Phillies)
Nationals Park, Washington, DC (Washington Nationals)
Marlins Park, Miami, FL (Miami Marlins)
Citi Field, Flushing, NY (New York Mets)
Turner Field, Atlanta, GA (Atlanta Braves)
NL CENTRAL
Great American Ball Park, Cincinnati, OH (Cincinnati Reds)
Miller Park, Milwaukee, WI (Milwaukee Brewers)
Wrigley Field, Chicago, IL (Chicago Cubs)
PNC Park, Pittsburgh, PA (Pittsburgh Pirates)
Busch Stadium, St. Louis, MO (St. Louis Cardinals)
NL WEST
AT&T Park, San Francisco, CA (San Francisco Giants)
Petco Park, San Diego, CA (San Diego Padres)
Chase Field, Phoenix, AR (Arizona Diamondbacks)
Coors Field, Denver, CO (Colorado Rockies)
Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles, CA (LA Dodgers)
Also do yourself a favor and read this blog on the 30 MLB Park Pass-Port here
MLB Scheduling: June 2016
Best Source of Information for all 30 MLB Ballparks – and network of stadium afficionado’s
Ballpark Chaser Guides Links Courtesy of http://www.ballparkchasers.com:
Also do yourself a favor and read this blog on the 30 MLB Park Pass-Port here
Before You read the Month Schedule, here are 30 Links to Ballpark Chaser Guides, that will aid you in your road trip quests.
American League
AL EAST
Yankee Stadium, Bronx, NY (New York Yankees)
Fenway Park, Boston, MA (Boston Red Sox)
Rogers Centre, Toronto, ON (Toronto Blue Jays)
Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, FL (Tampa Bay Rays)
Oriole Park, Baltimore, MD (Baltimore Orioles)
AL CENTRAL
Comerica Park, Detroit, MI (Detroit Tigers)
U.S. Cellular, Chicago, IL (Chicago White Sox)
Progressive Field, Cleveland, OH (Cleveland Indians)
Target Field, Minneapolis, MN (Minnesota Twins)
Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, MO (Kansas City Royals)
AL WEST
Angel Stadium of Anaheim, Anaheim, CA (Los Angeles Angels)
Rangers Ballpark, Arlington, TX (Texas Rangers)
Minute Maid Park, Houston, TX (Houston Astros)
Safeco Field, Seattle, WA (Seattle Mariners)
O.co Coliseum, Oakland, CA (Oakland Athletics)
National League
NL EAST
Citizens Bank Park, Philadelphia, PA (Philadelphia Phillies)
Nationals Park, Washington, DC (Washington Nationals)
Marlins Park, Miami, FL (Miami Marlins)
Citi Field, Flushing, NY (New York Mets)
Turner Field, Atlanta, GA (Atlanta Braves)
NL CENTRAL
Great American Ball Park, Cincinnati, OH (Cincinnati Reds)
Miller Park, Milwaukee, WI (Milwaukee Brewers)
Wrigley Field, Chicago, IL (Chicago Cubs)
PNC Park, Pittsburgh, PA (Pittsburgh Pirates)
Busch Stadium, St. Louis, MO (St. Louis Cardinals)
NL WEST
AT&T Park, San Francisco, CA (San Francisco Giants)
Petco Park, San Diego, CA (San Diego Padres)
Chase Field, Phoenix, AR (Arizona Diamondbacks)
Coors Field, Denver, CO (Colorado Rockies)
Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles, CA (LA Dodgers)
Also do yourself a favor and read this blog on the 30 MLB Park Pass-Port here
MLB Scheduling 2015
Day + Date Away and Home, Times Start In EST
MLB Season Opening Series
All 30 MLB Park Home Openers In 2016
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The 2015 season is over and it is time to start planning for attending games in the 2016 year. This is our third straight year of posting all of the Season Openers for all of the parks.
I have been fortunate enough to see home openers in 8 different parks already in the last 4 years.
We will update this post at the end of January when all of the times will be posted.
As of right now, there is no teams listed for the MLB Season Opener on Sunday Apr.3, 2016, so one of the 30 home opener dates posted right now will change.
We have also provided 30 links to all of the best chaser guides for the stadiums. This will aid you in making your travel plans for the 2016 season.
Interleague 2016 Master Schedule
MLB Scheduling 2016
Day + Date Away and Home, Times Start In EST
APR
WEEK 1 (Includes Season Opener Sunday Apr.3, 2016)
Sunday, Apr 3
TBD
Monday, Apr 4 (1 Game)
Mets @ Royals TBD
Tuesday Apr 5 (2 Games)
Cubs @ Angels TBD (Angel Stadium Season Opener)
Tigers @ Marlins TBD (Marlins Park Season Opener)
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224 Games In 183 Days MLB Trip in 2015 Wrap Up: Historical Trip Ends With A Tripleheader!
2015 MLB Trip Sponsors: Man Fish Brewery, Megabus.com, MLB Reports, National Car Rental, MLB Ball Park Pass-Port.
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Chuck Booth’s 2015 MLB Park Historical Road Trip
The GOAL: 183 Straight Days (every single day at least 1 gm) Of ALL 30 MLB Parks Trip In 2015 (224 Games) view full year schedule.
The CAUSE: To Raise Money for Concussion Awareness (via Sports Legacy Institute. donate money here) Through Inspiring Others.
So I ended up at 224 Games after a flurry of maneuvers and last second scheduling.
Here is how I arrived at that mark.
I went to 15 Doubleheaders in 30 days during September (5 natural doubles occurred in parks with certain rainouts causing them. Philly, Detroit, Minnesota, Pittsburgh and Baltimore all had twinbills at their parks in this month.)
Making every game on my schedule was always a goal, and for the year, there was only 3 missed games and all were made up at the park in which I witnessed.
On Oct.2, 2015 I witnessed a contest at my 30th MLB park of the season, marking the 4th time in 7 years I had seen all of the stadiums. Read the rest of this entry
223 Games In 183 Days MLB Trip For 2015: Hoodini Act Part 2 + Just 10 Days Left!
2015 MLB Trip Sponsors: Man Fish Brewery, Megabus.com, MLB Reports, National Car Rental, MLB Ball Park Pass-Port.
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Chuck Booth’s 2015 MLB Park Historical Road Trip
The GOAL: 183 Straight Days (every single day at least 1 gm) Of ALL 30 MLB Parks Trip In 2015 (223 Games) view full year schedule.
The CAUSE: To Raise Money for Concussion Awareness (via Sports Legacy Institute. donate money here) Through Inspiring Others.
I am right in the middle of the most torrid stretch of games I have ever gone to. Since 15 days ago on Friday night (Sept.10) – I have attended 9 doubleheaders in 15 days. I have 2 more twinbills to plow through on Sunday, Sept.27/2015 and Monday Sept.28/2015. This will make 27 Games in 16 total days.
Among the games were a doubleheader I witnessed in Detroit on Monday Sept.21/2015. Even more significant is that I was originally scheduled for Nats Park that night for the 1st 5 months of my journey, only changing it in early Sept. Read the rest of this entry
223 Games In 183 Days MLB Trip in 2015: I keep Upping The Ante While Pulling ‘Hoodini Acts’
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Chuck Booth’s 2015 MLB Park Historical Road Trip
The GOAL: 183 Straight Days (every single day at least 1 gm) Of ALL 30 MLB Parks Trip In 2015 (221 Games) view full year schedule.
The CAUSE: To Raise Money for Concussion Awareness (via Sports Legacy Institute. donate money here) Through Inspiring Others.
It was a week in which I had many scares for weather causing me to miss a game I had on the schedule.
Lets go to the Thursday Sept 10th in Philly, that did become a postponed affair. Luckily for yours truly – they rescheduled the game for the next night at Citizens Bank Park. It did cause me to take a game off the list in Baltimore at Camden, but was a no-brainer considering CBP is the closest park to home base in Sicklerville, N.J.
I then drove to Baltimore on Saturday. This was met with a 3 hour and 2 minute rain delay, even though it never started really raining until 90 minutes into this stoppage. It is one of my pet peeves about the MLB right now. Preemptive delays are bogus…and happening at an alarming rate. I can even understand if the month weren’t September. But really, with 40 man rosters, and ample pitchers, you delay the start of the game because you think it is going to start pouring. Play the damn game until the rain persists fellas. Read the rest of this entry
221 Games In 183 MLB Days Year Long Road Trip – *Mental Toughness Is The Key*
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Chuck Booth’s 2015 MLB Park Historical Road Trip
The GOAL: 183 Straight Days (every single day at least 1 gm) Of ALL 30 MLB Parks Trip In 2015 (221 Games) view full year schedule.
The CAUSE: To Raise Money for Concussion Awareness (via Sports Legacy Institute. donate money here) Through Inspiring Others.
There is 29 days left of the regular season. This is starting to hit home with me. Luckily, I still have 39 Games left.
221 MLB Games In 183 Days Year Long Road Trip – 1st No Hitter + I Get Creative To Add More Games
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Chuck Booth’s 2015 MLB Park Historical Road Trip
The GOAL: 183 Straight Days (every single day at least 1 gm) Of ALL 30 MLB Parks Trip In 2015 (221 Games) view full year schedule.
The CAUSE: To Raise Money for Concussion Awareness (via Sports Legacy Institute. donate money here) Through Inspiring Others.
So it finally happened after 174 Games into the trip, and 148 Days overall. I saw a no-hitter tossed by Jake Arrieta in my only game at Dodger Stadium this year.
It was one day after my birthday party in Phoenix yesterday.
It also marked the 375th game I have been to in the MLB ever.
My buddy Ken Lee had to wait 1198 games to make his 1st no hitter count (Although he is also one of 18 crowds to ever see a 4 HR game in 2002, when Mike Cameron blasted 4 bolts at US Cellular Field.)
My pal Tike Narry has now seen 4 no-hitters or perfect games in his last 360 contests after waiting almost 600 matchups to witness his 1st 9 frames without any hits allowed. Read the rest of this entry
219 Games In 183 MLB Days Year Long Road Trip – Upping The Bar In Seattle
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Chuck Booth’s 2015 MLB Park Historical Road Trip
The GOAL: 183 Straight Days (every single day at least 1 gm) Of ALL 30 MLB Parks Trip In 2015 (217 Games) view full year schedule.
The CAUSE: To Raise Money for Concussion Awareness (via Sports Legacy Institute. donate money here) Through Inspiring Others.
So there are ups and downs in this trip as I have ventured out on this journey. It is not just the baseball games that I am going to….I am trying to fully heal my body and brain after having a bad accident years ago where I was hit and run by a guy.
I have come back 97% to what I need to be, but every once in a while that 3% seeps into the foray. I had one of those events yesterday.
Over the weekend, we hosted 35 ballpark chasers at my friend Ken Lee’s house in Renton. This is virtually every extreme ballpark guru in the group across the nation, with the exception of a few omissions. Ken and I sponsored a barbeque at his house in Renton, WA, USA (Home of Manfish Brewing) – and because of my free car rental days, I was able to secure transportation for all who needed shuttling around Saturday, Aug.22/2015. I also drove for 7 hours around the city picking up the top ‘ballpark chasers’ of the country.
It was a grand old-time, and all of us had the time of our lives, however I probably kicked up the adrenaline too much, and Monday was a big let down. I am feeling much better again at today. The 2nd Annual Ballpark Chasers Meetup in Seattle was a resounding success, and we set the bar high for future venue’s hosting the event in future years.
The following people had a big impact on my weekend: Ken Lee, Scott Bultman JR, Gary Herman. Mike Casiano, Paul Nieuwland, Craig Landgren, Doug Miller, Josh Robbins, Mark Chesna, Tike and Dawn Narry – and of course the rest of the 35 people at the barbeque and 60 or so people at the actual games this weekend
217 Games In 183 Days MLB Year Long Road Trip – Knocking Down The First 162 Games!!
2015 MLB Trip Sponsors: Man Fish Brewery, Megabus.com, MLB Reports, National Car Rental, MLB Ball Park Pass-Port
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Chuck Booth’s 2015 MLB Park Historical Road Trip
The GOAL: 183 Straight Days (every single day at least 1 gm) Of ALL 30 MLB Parks Trip In 2015 (217 Games) view full year schedule.
The CAUSE: To Raise Money for Concussion Awareness (via Sports Legacy Institute. donate money here) Through Inspiring Others.
Completing a doubleheader today at Yankee Stadium – and then Citizens Bank Ball Park in Philly puts me at the 162 game mark.
Yes a player could have a play in game (or even 2) to put up 163 – 164 games – but that would be unique as many guys don’t go all Ironman in their campaigns Read the rest of this entry
217 Games In 183 MLB Year Long Road Trip – Game #156/Day 132 Preview: The Rogers Center
On the set of Fox 9 wishing I could wear my shades to combat bright lighting.
The CAUSE: To Raise Money for Concussion Awareness (via Sports Legacy Institute. donate money here) Through Inspiring Others.
Day Date, Venue, Opponents
FRI Aug.14, 2015 (The Rogers Center in Toronto), 7:07 Blue Jays vs Yankees *1/1 games this year there. Read the rest of this entry
217 Games In 183 MLB Year Long Road Trip – Game #155/Day 131 Preview, Target Field (Minnesota)
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Chuck Booth’s 2015 MLB Park Historical Road Trip
The GOAL: 183 Straight Days (every single day at least 1 gm) Of ALL 30 MLB Parks Trip In 2015 (217 Games) view full year schedule.
The CAUSE: To Raise Money for Concussion Awareness (via Sports Legacy Institute. donate money here) Through Inspiring Others.
Day Date, Venue, Opponents
Thursday Aug.13, 2015 – Target Field (Minnesota) (only game here this year) 12:10 vs Rangers. Read the rest of this entry
217 Games In 183 Days MLB Year Long Road Trip – Game #154/Day 130 Day Preview, Wrigley Field
2015 MLB Trip Spon;0sors: Man Fish Brewery, Megabus.com, MLB Reports, National Car Rental, MLB Ball Park Pass-Port
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Chuck Booth’s 2015 MLB Park Historical Road Trip
The GOAL: 183 Straight Days (every single day at least 1 gm) Of ALL 30 MLB Parks Trip In 2015 (215 – 220 Games) view full year schedule.
The CAUSE: To Raise Money for Concussion Awareness (via Sports Legacy Institute. donate money here) Through Inspiring Others.
Day Date, Venue, Opponents
WED Aug 12, 2015: Wrigley Field ( Game 9/14 there this year) – 7:05
Prepaid Expenses:
Parking downtown for 40 hours (quick getaway maneuver Fri) – $34
CUBS ticket – $13
CTA transit ($9)
Megabus trip to Minnesota after the game – $5
Day Of Expenses
Gas – $15
Food – $10
Method of Transportation
Where I am headed to next?
I have two straight nights of Megabus rides, sandwiched between a matinee at Target Field, with two big TV and radio interviews lined up.
Trip Stats:
Projected budget – $22500 , I am plus $55 as of right now where I thought I would be financially.)
Hot Dogs eaten – 56
Beers Consumed – 60
Energy Drinks – 141 (including coffee)
Free Car Rental days (have used 34/46 free rental days.
Miles traveled thus far by all modes (57000 Miles). Before you say that is a lot, I did that many by air in my 2012 World Record Streak.
Interviews TV, Radio, Internet, Podcast, Newsprint – 76 total interviews (70 since June.01.)
Home team record is now astoundingly good at 87 – 66 (.569 win %). Not bad when you consider that CBP in Philadelphia has the most games watched so far.
Games Per Park Breakdown – 154
CBP – 24 (Philadelphia)
Nats Park – 22 (Washington)
Yankee Stadium – 18 (The Bronx)
Camden Yards – 15 (Baltimore)
Wrigley Field – 9 (Chicago)
Safeco Field – 8 (Seattle)
Fenway Park – 6 (Boston)
Citi Field – 6 (Flushing Meadows, NY)
US Cellular Field – 5 (Chicago)
AT @ T Park – 4 (San Francisco)
Busch Stadium – 4 (St. Louis)
PNC Park – 4 (Pittsburgh)
Angel Stadium – 3 (Anaheim, CA)
Chase Field – 3 (Phoenix, AZ)
Minute Maid Park – 3 (Houston)
Globe Life Park – 3 (Arlington, TX)
Miller Park – 3 (Milwaukee)
O.co Coliseum – 2 (Oakland)
Kauffman Stadium – 2 (Kansas City)
Progressive Field – 2 (Cleveland)
Great American Ball Park – 2 (Cincinnati)
Marlins Park – 2 (Miami)
Tropicana Field- 1 (Tampa Bay)
Petco Park – 1 (San Diego)
Comerica Park – 1 (Detroit)
Coors Field – 1 (Denver)
Left to see.
27. Target Field – Aug.13, 2015 (Minneapolis)
28. Rogers Center – Aug.14, 2015 (Toronto, Ont, Canada)
29, Dodger Stadium (Aug.30) Los Angeles, CA
30. Turner Field (Oct.1) Atlanta, GA
Makes 154 Games in 130 Days through Aug.12 2015 – featuring 29 Doubleheaders, 1 missed and 1 madeup doubleheader, and one outright miss (Apr.07, that was cancelled and rescheduled for July.07, 2015, in which I attended anyways. There was also a four day break for the ALL – Star Break). I have 63 Games Left in 53 Days.
2015 Trip schedule.
June Interview on Fox 10.
Interview on CSN Philly during the month of July.
217 Games In 183 Days: MLB Year Long Road Trip – Game #153/Day 129 Preview, US Cellular Field
2015 MLB Trip Sponsors: Man Fish Brewery, Megabus.com, MLB Reports, National Car Rental, MLB Ball Park Pass-Port
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Chuck Booth’s 2015 MLB Park Historical Road Trip
The GOAL: 183 Straight Days (every single day at least 1 gm) Of ALL 30 MLB Parks Trip In 2015 (216 Games) view full year schedule.
The CAUSE: To Raise Money for Concussion Awareness (via Sports Legacy Institute. donate money here) Through Inspiring Others.
Day Date, Venue, Opponents
Tuesday Aug.11, 2015
US Cellular Field 7:10, White Sox vs Angels (5/6 games at US Cellular Field this year).
217 Games In 183 MLB Year Long Road Trip – Game #152/Day 128 Preview, US Cellular Field
2015 MLB Trip Sponsors: Man Fish Brewery, Megabus.com, MLB Reports, National Car Rental, MLB Ball Park Pass-Port
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Chuck Booth’s 2015 MLB Park Historical Road Trip
The GOAL: 183 Straight Days (every single day at least 1 gm) Of ALL 30 MLB Parks Trip In 2015 (217 Games) view full year schedule.
The CAUSE: To Raise Money for Concussion Awareness (via Sports Legacy Institute. donate money here) Through Inspiring Others.
Day Date, Venue, Opponents
US Cellular Field 7:05 (game 4/6 this year) – White Sox vs Angels Read the rest of this entry
Freakish Delays For Travel Over FRI/SAT Almost Cause Game Misses: 217 MLB Games Trip Still Intact For 2015
a 30 hour travel sector tested my limit and sanity once again. Overall it was not a very good week of execution on either my part, or parties that were helping me on the voyages. I am hoping that having my car with me for the majority will help clean that up in the next 10 days in the Midwest, Toronto and Baltimore, before I hit the West Coast for an 11 day road swing. At least I made it to Yankee Stadium early enough to receive this killer cowboy hat. Unfortunately I will be selling this on EBAY to help pay for some of the fiasco that was this week.
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Chuck Booth’s 2015 MLB Park Historical Road Trip
The GOAL: 183 Straight Days (every single day at least 1 gm) Of ALL 30 MLB Parks Trip In 2015 (216 Games) view full year schedule.
The CAUSE: To Raise Money for Concussion Awareness (via Sports Legacy Institute. donate money here) Through Inspiring Others.
If felt like a page Right Out Of Ripley ‘s
I started out Friday morning (Aug.07, 2015) with much swagger. I began the day with an exciting interview opportunity in which I nailed for a potential paying gig surrounding MLB.
Since I couldn’t take my car to a Park and Ride in Sicklerville, N.J. (since I would be gone for 40 hours on Friday and Saturday), I walked 2 miles to my public bus – in order to make the connecting transport to Philadelphia Amtrak 30th Station. I did not want to risk a tow charge for using the Park N ride service for too long.
I ate a heavy helping of Ramen noodles before leaving. Hey, you gotta save dough where you can. My friend Gary Herman gave me a free coupon for a Chic – fil-a sandwich earlier this week – which I capitalized on since it was 800 feet from my public bus Friday..
NJ Transit took me to the Lindenwold PATCO Speedline. I have taken this method all week. It costs just $3 for a one way maneuver into downtown Philly.
If I am headed to New York – they have a Megabus pickup location at Philly independence Hall. It only takes 25 minutes.
Today was not one of those days. Trips to Washington are picked up from Amtrak 30th Station only. It is still a $3 move for me because it falls within the free interloop zone for light rail trips out of Jefferson Station. (Right across from the Greyhound Station on Filbert Street).
So back to the pending weirdness. I arrived ready to make this journey from the Speedline, when all of the transit rail systems were down to the oil leak a few miles up the train tracks. Read the rest of this entry
More Travel Chaos On 217 Game MLB Trip: The Pope Is Coming To Philly
Pope Benedict XVI greets the crowd after delivering his Christmas message “urbi et orbi” (to the city and the world) from the central balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican Dec. 25. (CNS photo/Paul Haring) (Dec. 25, 2012). He will be bringing his talents to Philadelphia, effectively shutting down traffic in all directions during late September, causing this ballpark chaser to scramble some more.
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Chuck Booth’s 2015 MLB Park Historical Road Trip
The GOAL: 183 Straight Days (every single day at least 1 gm) Of ALL 30 MLB Parks Trip In 2015 (216 Games) view full year schedule.
The CAUSE: To Raise Money for Concussion Awareness (via Sports Legacy Institute. donate money here) Through Inspiring Others.
Here is a new one for the books.. Extra costs and maneuvers needed to be pulled off because The Pope Is Coming to Philly Sept.24 – Sept.27.
The city of Philly will not run busses through downtown like I needed them too.
So instead if weaving around on $1 bus fares on Megabus, I will have to flip cities between New York and Washington instead.
Then the Reds @ Nationals caused me a chance to alter some more plans – since they decided to reschedule a make up game in Washington for Monday, September 28th at 3 pm. Read the rest of this entry
Right Now Is The Most Grueling Stretch For The 217 Game – 30 Park, 183 Day MLB Trip
2015 MLB Trip Sponsors: Man Fish Brewery, Megabus.com, MLB Reports, National Car Rental and the MLB Ball Park Pass-Port.
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Chuck Booth’s 2015 MLB Park Historical Road Trip
The GOAL: 183 Straight Days (every single day at least 1 gm) Of ALL 30 MLB Parks Trip In 2015 (216 Games) view full year schedule.
The CAUSE: To Raise Money for Concussion Awareness (via Sports Legacy Institute. donate money here) Through Inspiring Others.
They call them the dog days of summer, and they are right to an extent.
As I sit here outside Yankee Stadium – waiting for a 130 am bus back to Philly, I am reminded how long this season has been
Tonight’s win for New York marked the 146th game I have seen this year in 124 Days. There is 71 games left in 59 days left.
I am going to Washington for the next three days, but also have a game in the Bronx on Saturday afternoon, before catching am Amtrak train to the District.
After that game, a 130 AM bus ride back to Philly, followed by a 4 mile walk back to home base in the wee AM hours will take its toll. There are no public busses that run at that time of day to make it back to home base. Read the rest of this entry
All 30 MLB Parks – 217 Games In 183 Days (Chaotic Travel Day Ends With A Different Venue, But Has Happy Result)
2015 MLB Trip Sponsors: Man Fish Brewery, Megabus.com, MLB Reports, National Car Rental and the MLB Ball Park Pass-Port.
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Chuck Booth’s 2015 MLB Park Historical Road Trip
The GOAL: 183 Straight Days (every single day at least 1 gm) Of ALL 30 MLB Parks Trip In 2015 (216 Games) view full year schedule.
The CAUSE: To Raise Money for Concussion Awareness (via Sports Legacy Institute. donate money here) Through Inspiring Others.
Maybe it was because of a tough travel day on Monday, but I never even realized I could have just stayed in Philly for a game once my initial plans were derailed to Washington.
In this whole year trip I have over 300 reservation numbers to keep track of. On this Tuesday I made a rookie mistake.
All the way back in March I switched out a bus trip to Washington from the Amtrak Station in Philadelphia. The idea back then was to stay overnight in the District Monday Aug.03, 2015.
This idea changed with the prospect of coming back nightly to home base in Sicklerville, NJ. for the entire 6 game homestand for the Nationals this weekend
It is kind of weird the only time I have posed for a picture in front of a Megabus was for a reservation I had that wasn’t even valid anymore.
(All 30 MLB Parks – 217 Games,183 Days in 2015) + Getting In Optimum Shape: You Can Never Surrender Mentally Or Physically
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Chuck Booth’s 2015 MLB Park Historical Road Trip
The GOAL: 183 Straight Days (every single day at least 1 gm) Of ALL 30 MLB Parks Trip In 2015 (216 Games) view full year schedule.
The CAUSE: To Raise Money for Concussion Awareness (via Sports Legacy Institute. donate money here) Through Inspiring Others.
I sit here humbled that I made it this far in my journey. 4 years ago at this time, I was not in a good place. I was working, going home and trying to fend off headaches, dizziness and any loud sounds.
The government in my home town province of Canada, was not helping me with my claim versus a 2010 accident where I was hit and ran by a driver of a big truck. I would later hire a personal injury and take them to task. These were the dark days of depression one suffers from repeated concussions. It even went to other parts of my body like arms and shoulders – tingling from stress.
So having said that, one of the things I did during this stretch was still capitalize my best skills with what was given to me. I turned to professional handicapping and earning Air Miles through a google search engine.
I used all the anger I had towards the situation – and it fueled me to earn as much as I could while on the shelf. Read the rest of this entry
My Frugal Week Of Freebies In Baltimore’s 6 Game Homestand (217 Game MLB Park Trip – 2015)
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Chuck Booth’s 2015 MLB Park Historical Road Trip
The GOAL: 183 Straight Days (every single day at least 1 gm) Of ALL 30 MLB Parks Trip In 2015 (216 Games) view full year schedule.
The CAUSE: To Raise Money for Concussion Awareness (via Sports Legacy Institute. donate money here) Through Inspiring Others.
The week started off in New York City at 12:01 AM pn Monday morning, I drove back to Sicklerville, NJ, completing 26 days where I drove almost 17000 Miles. It was a crazy stretch of travel, but had a nice ending.
Monday afternoon came around the bend, and I was on my way to Baltimore. The idea was to come back to Sicklerville every 2 nights, while blogging the other night at Starbucks in between. The tolls on this roundtrip run around $30.
As soon as I made it to Baltimore, I stopped off at the White Marsh area (Exit 67) on the I – 95. There is a way to avoid the last $4 toll towards the ballpark by taking the 40 West.
I know of this parking place at a casino nearby (for free) and watched the game. It was an extra inning affair, and I was honestly beatdown from the previous week of traveling. Read the rest of this entry
Winners Of The Travel Industry 2015: Megabus, National Car Rental, Parking Panda + Southwest Airlines
2015 MLB Trip Sponsors: Man Fish Brewery, Megabus.com, MLB Reports, National Car Rental and the MLB Ball Park Pass-Port.
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Chuck Booth’s 2015 MLB Park Historical Road Trip
The GOAL: 183 Straight Days (every single day at least 1 gm) Of ALL 30 MLB Parks Trip In 2015 (216 Games) view full year schedule.
The CAUSE: To Raise Money for Concussion Awareness (via Sports Legacy Institute. donate money here) Through Inspiring Others.
Needless to say I am going to triumph the company Megabus here in this article. For those that don’t know the story, they saved my trip from about a 185 games to about 215 – 220 games early in the season.
I bought half of my journey back then for $1 each, and did the same thing halfway through this odyssey. With me being handicapped as a Canadian – for a plunging Canadian Dollar, this help me off set this.
Back in mid 2014, I saw the trend of the Loonie heading south, so I invested as much savings as I could – stuffing my American $ bank account. So while I may have a tough time traveling to the United States past this year, I will make it through my trip.
In my original design of this concept, I planned to travel a lot of games on the Eastern Seaboard by car. As I like to say “Gucci this, you see the price of that s-it! So far, I have only made a few trips via my own vehicle. The only drawback was I wanted to see 20 MLB games at Fenway, and now that total is done at 6 parks.
Anyways, Megabus created a whole new scope of savings I could use for Baltimore, Washington and the New York teams. Being stationed in Philly is the middle ground between all – and the perfect conduit.
This is the reason I am at 33 games for Nats Park and 20 for Camden Yards. Coupled with Stub Hub cheap tickets, and you get the idea on how I have saved money.
I wrote a massive article on the Megabus company, and they actually sought out me as a potential partner – combining efforts to make this trip a media whirlwind. Having a “PR” guy from the 3rd biggest Transportation in America bodes well for having requests come back.
By the end of the year, I will have 100 interviews done for this trip in all forms of social media. This has been a great partnership, and I hope to work with them in the future.
megabus allows you to switch all itineraries (whether it is one journey or 20, for a $1 fee to trade in for other fares.) I traded 20 trips – not to be used for $27 credit towards a new fare that was a peak trip. It cost me just $3.00 to pull off the maneuver after a small booking fee was added. These guys also don’t require paper tickets (although you can use a computer printout of your reservation.
Epic Failures Of The Travel Industry: Greyhound And Motel 6 Top My List
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Chuck Booth’s 2015 MLB Park Historical Road Trip
The GOAL: 183 Straight Days (every single day at least 1 gm) Of ALL 30 MLB Parks Trip In 2015 (216 Games) view full year schedule.
The CAUSE: To Raise Money for Concussion Awareness (via Sports Legacy Institute. donate money here) Through Inspiring Others.
I have a projected budget of $22, 500 for this year long journey. $300 of it went to Greyhound and $300 of it went to Megabus, but here is the difference. I ended up doing only 16 journeys for Greyhound compared to 120 from Megabus.
Sure there is a built in advantage for those awesome $1 Megabus rides that I purchased yes, but another facet of Megabus that kicks ass would be their exchange policy. I will divulge that in one moment. Lets just check out Greyhound’s archaic system. Read the rest of this entry
215 – 220 Games MLB Year Long Road Trip Takes A Weird Twist: Count Is At 137 Games in 117 Days Today
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Chuck Booth’s 2015 MLB Park Historical Road Trip
The GOAL: 183 Straight Days (every single day at least 1 gm) Of ALL 30 MLB Parks Trip In 2015 (216 Games) view full year schedule.
The CAUSE: To Raise Money for Concussion Awareness (via Sports Legacy Institute. donate money here) Through Inspiring Others.
DAY DATE
So you think July was weird, well the last 2 months plus a little of October should shape up to be weirder. I am sitting at Camden Yards last night – and my buddy Scott tells me he can’t make the game tonight – because he missed his flight on the West Coast.
I told him the odds of having something happen to you for the traveling the whole year go up exponentially when you are on the road. I lose stuff pretty routinely. Mostly I can recover these items, but some I like to wonder if “Casper, the un-friendly ghost” got his grubby little mitts on. Read the rest of this entry
120 Games Down In Year Long MLB Parks Quest: 2nd Half Preview (183in2015)
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Chuck Booth’s 2015 MLB Park Historical Road Trip
The GOAL: 183 Straight Days (every single day at least 1 gm) Of ALL 30 MLB Parks Trip In 2015 (216 Games) view full year schedule.
The CAUSE: To Raise Money for Concussion Awareness (via Sports Legacy Institute. donate money here) Through Inspiring Others.
DAY DATE
So I was put to the test more in the last three weeks than throughout the whole trips. I logged over 10000 Miles on the road from July.1 – July.14/2015. It was worth it and I have had a few days of rest now to gather momentum for the second half run.
I have altered my schedule to accommodate a lot more rest in the 2nd half as I will be making lots of more media appearances on TV and radio.
I added some games in New York City, Baltimore and Washington, and took some games away from Boston and Philadelphia.
As of this date, I have eaten 44 hotdogs, drank 48 beers, took down 100 energy drinks, and 4 gallons of coffee. I have logged 45,000 Miles by air, ground and public transport. I have used 22 of 40 free rental days. The Buick Verano I just returned put on 12,500 Miles of that alone. I now have a 2015 Chevrolet Cruze for the 2nd half that I will venture on similar mileage with.. Read the rest of this entry
183 Day MLB Trip (Days 79 – 84 Recap) in 2015: Games 95 – 101/Angel Stadium, AT & T Park + O.Co
2015 MLB Trip Sponsors: Man Fish Brewery, Megabus.com, MLB Reports, National Car Rental and the MLB Ball Park Pass-Port.
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Chuck Booth’s 2015 MLB Park Historical Road Trip
The GOAL: 183 Straight Days (every single day at least 1 gm) Of ALL 30 MLB Parks Trip In 2015 (217 Games) view full year schedule.
The CAUSE: To Raise Money for Concussion Awareness (via Sports Legacy Institute. donate money here) Through Inspiring Others.
DAY DATE
Monday, June.22, 2015 – Saturday, June 27th/2015
Games #95 – 101 Days #79 – 84
Today’s game (s) Start Time (s) in EST and Venue (s):
Angel Stadium (Games 3/3 total this year.), AT & T Park (Games 3 and 4/out of 5 this season), O.Co (2/2 games this year there this campaign).
Prepaid Expenses:
Tickets Angels 6/22, 6/23, 6/24 – $14, $23 + $14 = $51 for 3 game
Tickets Giants 6/24,6/25 – $17 + $18 = $35 for 2 games
Tickets A’s 6/26 + 6/27 – $11 + $11 = $22 for 2 games
Tickets Spent $108 on 7 games this week.
Blog Note – (There are lots of photos at the end of this post)
183 Day MLB Trip (Days 74 – 78 Recap) in 2015: Games 90 – 94/Safeco Field In Seattle
2015 MLB Trip Sponsors: Man Fish Brewery, Megabus.com, MLB Reports, National Car Rental and the MLB Ball Park Pass-Port.
Chuck Booth (Owner/Lead Analyst): Follow @chuckbooth3024
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Chuck Booth’s 2015 MLB Park Historical Road Trip
The GOAL: 183 Straight Days (every single day at least 1 gm) Of ALL 30 MLB Parks Trip In 2015 (217 Games) view full year schedule.
The CAUSE: To Raise Money for Concussion Awareness (via Sports Legacy Institute. donate money here) Through Inspiring Others.
DAY DATE
Wednesday, June.17, 2015 – Sunday, June 21st/2015
Games #90 – 94 Days #74 – 78
Today’s game (s) Start Time (s) in EST and Venue (s):
Safeco Field (Games 1 through 5/14 games there this year.)
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