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An Open Invitation For MLB To Hire Me

Chuck Booth and Larry Lucchino talk baseball in the RF reserved seats at Fenway.

Chuck Booth and Larry Lucchino talk baseball in the RF reserved seats at Fenway.

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Okay.  Lets start this blog by coming clean about my intentions.  I want for the MLB to hire me as a travel ‘host/public speaker/blogger – or whatever they want me to do for a salary to work out of New York.

I bring a vast amount of travel knowledge when it comes to the 30 MLB cities that are in the Majors. I have visited all of them five times or more in the last 7 years alone.

Just call me in for an interview and present me geography challenges involving a few ballparks, and see what I come with. Read the rest of this entry

Major League Baseball Schedule: Month Of April 2016

Best Source of Information for all 30 MLB Ballparks - and network of stadium afficionado's

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

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Interleague 2016 Master Schedule

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MLB Scheduling 2016

Day + Date     Away and Home, Times Start In EST

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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!



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2015 MLB Trip Sponsors: Man Fish Brewery, Megabus.com, MLB Reports, National Car Rental, MLB Ball Park Pass-Port.

Chuck Booth (Owner/Lead Analyst): 

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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

Sully Baseball Daily Podcast – October 7, 2015

Al Bello - Getty Images

Al Bello – Getty Images

The post season has begun! And with the Yankees out of it, there really is no team I truly dislike in the playoffs.

The Astros could be very dangerous if they win one of two in Kansas City.

I make my predictions and I talk about why I am rooting for the Pirates over the Cubs.

All that and more on this episode of The Sully Baseball Daily Podcast.

Dallas Keuchel, Colby Rasmus and Didi Gregorious all added to their totals for Who Owns October

My post season predictions can be found HERE.
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Who Owns October In MLB Playoffs 2015? (#WOO) Tallies Updated For 2015 AL Wild Card Game

KATHY WILLENS/AP

KATHY WILLENS/AP

Oh man, how great is it that we have post season baseball again!

With the playoffs going on, I am going to determine Who Owns October.

Each winning team for every post season game gets a pitcher and a hitter who earn a full WOO (Who Owns October.)

And at my discretion, I award a 1/2 WOO’S to a worthy player on the losing team.

At the end of the post season, we will see who had the highest WOO total as a pitcher and a hitter.

A complete description of the rules can be found HERE.

From October 6th. AL Wild Card Game:

Receiving 1 WOO’s 

Dallas Keuchel dominated for 6 shutout innings, allowing 3 hits, 1 walk and striking out 7, to earn the 3-0 decision for the Astros over the Yankees to win the Wild Card Game.

Colby Rasmus put the Astros up for good with a second inning homer. He later added a walk in Houston’s 3-0 Wild Card Game win over the Yankees.

 

Receiving 1/2 WOO’s 

Didi Gregorius collected one of the three Yankee hits, played solid defense and helped turn a pair of double plays. But the Astros were victorious, 3-0.

Current ‘WOO’ Totals MLB 2015:

Hitters ‘WOO’ MLB 2015,

Colby Rasmus – Astros 1, Didi Gregorius – Yankees 1/2,

Pitchers ‘WOO’ MLB 2014,

Dallas Keuchel – Astros 1,

Sully Baseball Daily Podcast – October 6, 2015

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The Playoffs Start Today! The AL Wild Card Game between the Houston Astros and the New York Yankees will kick off October.

Today I brought on Astros superfan and podcaster Richard Perez to talk about his beloved Stros.

And podcast regular and co creator of Subway Squawkers Lisa Swan also joins the show to give her Yankees thoughts.

One of them will be disappointed after the Wild Card Game but NOT after Episode 1,079 of The Sully Baseball Daily Podcast.

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Sully Baseball Daily Podcast – October 5, 2015

 Brad Mills-USA TODAY Sports

Brad Mills-USA TODAY Sports

 

The season is over, always a sad day for your pal Sully. Plus thoughts on Matt Williams and CC Sabathia.

That and the final WOB totals on  Episode 1,078 of The Sully Baseball Daily Podcast.

Cole Hamels, Chris Davis, Shelby Miller, A. J. Pollock. Rick Porcello, Jose Altuve, Tanner Roark and Dee Gordon  all added to their totals for Who Owns Baseball

Joey Votto, Clayton Kershaw, Mike Trout and Dallas Keuchel won the final tally for Who Owns Baseball.
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The Most Recent No Hitter For Each Franchise (Updated for Max Scherzer, October 3, 2015 )

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AL BELLO/GETTY IMAGES

TWO NO HITTERS IN ONE YEAR!!

 

Well you can not blame Max Scherzer for the Nationals’ woes! He came to DC and found himself getting two no hitters in the same year!

The last time someone did two in one year it was Roy Halladay doing one in the regular season and another in the the Division Series.

Scherzer had the second game of a lifetime and Washington has its third no hitter since the last day of the 2014 season after not having one since 1931.

Not a bad way to say goodbye to the season for Scherzer.

It is time to update my list!

Sully Baseball Daily Podcast – October 2, 2015

Photo: Charles Wenzelberg

Photo: Charles Wenzelberg

The Yankees won the Wild Card and they celebrated. Good for them. They deserve to celebrate.

It’s a celebrate what you achieve Episode 1,075 of The Sully Baseball Daily Podcast.

 

Manny Machado, Jake Odorizzi, Socrates Brito, Jerad Eickhodd, Albert Pujols, Trevor Bauer, Kirk Nieuwenhuis and Ryan Weber all added to their totals for Who Owns Baseball
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Sully Baseball Daily Podcast – October 1, 2015

 

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Yankee fans should celebrate. The AL West can be in chaos. And Sean Doolittle saved a game because I inspired him.

It’s a make a wish Episode 1,074 of The Sully Baseball Daily Podcast.

 

Jason Heyward, Mike Leake, Ryan Goins, Kevin Gausman, Matt Carpenter, Chad Bettis, Mike Trout and Jose Quintana all added to their totals for Who Owns Baseball
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Sully Baseball Daily Podcast – September 30, 2015

(AP Photo/Vincent Pugliese)

(AP Photo/Vincent Pugliese)

Rain has caused havoc on the schedule, causing potential chaos in the races… and I love it.

Meanwhile Clayton Kershaw has pitched Los Angeles into the playoffs and the other supposed Los Angeles team is currently in line for a Wild Card. They could win the Division.

It’s a Let’s Play Two Episode 1,073 of The Sully Baseball Daily Podcast.

 

A. J. Pierzynski, Clayton Kershaw, Blake Swihart, Nick Tropeano, Lucas Duda, Eric Hosmer and Tanner Roark all added to their totals for Who Owns Baseball
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223 Games In 183 Days MLB Trip For 2015: Hoodini Act Part 2 + Just 10 Days Left!




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2015 MLB Trip Sponsors: Man Fish Brewery, Megabus.com, MLB Reports, National Car Rental, MLB Ball Park Pass-Port.

Chuck Booth (Owner/Lead Analyst): 

Follow The MLB Reports On Twitter 

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

Sully Baseball Daily Podcast – September 23, 2015

 

 

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TOPPS

Yogi Berra died last night. And unlike most celebrity deaths, the loss of this man affected me.

You will read a lot of funny accounts of his “Yogi-isms” over the next few days. But never forget, there is wisdom in every single Yogi-Ism.

But also remember his legacy in New York baseball. From the 1947 World Series to the 1986 NLCS, Yogi Berra was in uniform for every single great post season moment except 2.

From the Al Giofriddo catch to the Don Larsen perfect Game to the Mazeroski homer to the Miracle Mets winning the World Series to the Chambliss homer to Reggie’s 3 shots in 1977 to Bucky Dent to the 16 inning Mets/Astros marathon, Yogi was there.
It ain’t over until it is over on Episode 1,065 of The Sully Baseball Daily Podcast.

 

Jake Arrieta, Hisashi Iwakuma, Cody Asche, Robinson Cano, Tyson Ross, Lance McCullers, Wilin Rosario and Kevin Pillar all added to their totals for Who Owns Baseball
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Sully Baseball Daily Podcast – September 20, 2015

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(Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)

It is time for the Sunday Request.

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Perhaps I am the wrong person to ask, but I can’t not picture a playoff match up that isn’t at least interesting!

I appreciate ALL match ups in Episode 1,062 of The Sully Baseball Daily Podcast.

 

Cole Hamels, Carlos Beltran, Patrick Corbin, Kris Bryant, Erasmo Ramirez, Eric Hosmer, Domingo Santana and Jerad Eickhoff  all added to their totals for Who Owns Baseball
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Sully Baseball Daily Podcast – September 19, 2015

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Jason Keidel of WFAN and I get nostalgic over baseball cards, old ballparks and Reggie Bars.

And then we openly wonder what those sticks of pink gum in the baseball cards were actually made of.

We talk about the past in Episode 1,061 of The Sully Baseball Daily Podcast.

Danny Valencia, Starlin Castro, Justin Verlander, Zack Greinke, Steve Pearce, Jason Rogers, Masahiro Tanaka and Madison Bumgarner all added to their totals for Who Owns Baseball

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Sully Baseball Daily Podcast – September 18, 2015

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(Photo by Anthony J. Causi)

It is an unusual Subway Series that is going to start tonight in New York. The Mets are in first. The Yankees are a wild card team. And which fan base is more nervous with more on the line?

WFAN and CBS Sports writer and friend of the podcast Jason Keidel stopped by to let us know the mood in New York.

Start Spreading the News! It is Episode 1,060 of The Sully Baseball Daily Podcast.

 

Marco Estrada, Mike Trout, John Lackey, Matt Carpenter, Matt Moore, Ian Desmond and James Loney all added to their totals for Who Owns Baseball

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Sully Baseball Daily Podcast – September 14, 2015

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(AP Photo/Kathy Kmonicek)

 

Talking with Lisa Swan about A-Rod, Yankee pitching and why she wants to beat Jason Keidel in number of appearances on the podcast.

It is an all inclusive episode of The Sully Baseball Daily Podcast.

Adrian Beltre, Daniel Murphy, Rich Hill, Zack Greinke, Chris Coghlan, Drew Smyly and C. J. Cron all added to their totals for Who Owns Baseball

Follow Lisa Swan on Subway Squawkers on Twitter by clicking HERE.
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223 Games In 183 Days MLB Trip in 2015: I keep Upping The Ante While Pulling ‘Hoodini Acts’



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2015 MLB Trip Sponsors: Man Fish Brewery, Megabus.com, MLB Reports, National Car Rental, MLB Ball Park Pass-Port.

Chuck Booth (Owner/Lead Analyst): 

Follow The MLB Reports On Twitter 

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

Sully Baseball Daily Podcast – September 12, 2015

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MIKE ZARRILLI/GETTY IMAGES

The Yankees are a bad week away from plunging the American League into chaos. And there is a link between Yoenis Cespedes and collapsing recent division winners.

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It is a “what could have been” episode of The Sully Baseball Daily Podcast.

 

Colby Lewis, Russell Martij, Jake Arrieta, Nick Ahmed, Justin Upton, Lorenzo Cain and Dallas Keuchel all added to their totals for Who Owns Baseball
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Sully Baseball Daily Podcast – September 11, 2015

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FRANK FRANKLIN II/AP

Frequent guest to the Podcast Lisa Swan joins the podcast to talk about the state of her beloved Yankees, the upcoming Blue Jays series and a terrible Photoshop job I did on a Facebook picture of her.

It is a down the stretch with the Empire episode of The Sully Baseball Daily Podcast.

Felix Hernandez, Michael Brantley, Bartolo Colon, Todd Frazier, Tyson ross, Matt Kemp and Andrew Romine all added to their totals for Who Owns Baseball

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221 Games In 183 MLB Days Year Long Road Trip – *Mental Toughness Is The Key*



 

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2015 MLB Trip Sponsors: Man Fish Brewery, Megabus.com, MLB Reports, National Car Rental, MLB Ball Park Pass-Port.

Chuck Booth (Owner/Lead Analyst): 

Follow The MLB Reports On Twitter 

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.

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221 MLB Games In 183 Days Year Long Road Trip – 1st No Hitter + I Get Creative To Add More Games

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2015 MLB Trip Sponsors: Man Fish Brewery, Megabus.com, MLB Reports, National Car Rental, MLB Ball Park Pass-Port.

Chuck Booth (Owner/Lead Analyst): 

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Chuck Booth’s 2015 MLB Park Historical Road Trip

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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

The Most Recent No Hitter For Each Franchise (Updated for Jake Arrieta, August 30, 2015)

Charles LeClaire, USA TODAY Sports

Charles LeClaire, USA TODAY Sports

I think the Cubs have their Wild Card Game Starter!

No offense Jon Lester. But I have a feeling that Jake Arrieta is the right man for the job.

No hits, 1 walk, 1 error and 12 strikeouts? And the Dodgers get no hit AGAIN in the last 2 weeks.

Not a bad night for the man we can all call the Cubs ACE!

It is time to update my list!

Sully Baseball Daily Podcast – August 26, 2015

 

Photo: Charles Wenzelberg. NY Post

Photo: Charles Wenzelberg. NY Post

Carlos Gomez played hard even when his team was winning 9-0. The Yankees didn’t like that. Stupidity broke out

It is an unwritten rules episode of The Sully Baseball Daily Podcast.

Dallas Keuchel, Michael Brantley, Brad Hand, Starlin Castro, Miguel Cabrera and Jedd Gyorko  all added to their totals for Who Owns Baseball
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Sully Baseball Daily Podcast – August 25, 2015

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When I played the videogame Hardball II in the 1990s, I realized how to format the playoffs

That plus the Yankees retiring numbers on this episode of The Sully Baseball Daily Podcast.

Wilmer Flores, Rusney Castillo, Jon Lester, Nathan Eovaldi, Jose Abreu, Ryan Howard and Corey Kluber   all added to their totals for Who Owns Baseball

 

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219 Games In 183 MLB Days Year Long Road Trip – Upping The Bar In Seattle

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2015 MLB Trip Sponsors: Man Fish Brewery, Megabus.com, MLB Reports, National Car Rental, MLB Ball Park Pass-Port

Chuck Booth (Owner/Lead Analyst): 

Follow The MLB Reports On Twitter 

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

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The Most Recent No Hitter For Each Franchise (Updated for Mike Fiers, August 21, 2015)

(AP Photo/Pat Sullivan)

(AP Photo/Pat Sullivan)

ASTRONOMICAL!

Mike Fiers pitched a masterpiece tonight. The Astros pitcher threw a no hitter and totally shut down the reeling Dodgers, retiring the last 21.

It is the kind of game that could be the inspiration for ONE first place team and the low point for another.

And while we are here, let’s salute Roy Oswalt, Peter Munro, Kirk Saarloos, Brad Lidge, Octavio Dotel andBilly Wagner . They were the Astros pitchers who combined for a no hitter back in 2003. It was fun for them to be listed here until tonight.

But this is Mike Fiers night!

It is time to update my list!

217 Games In 183 Days MLB Year Long Road Trip – Knocking Down The First 162 Games!!

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2015 MLB Trip Sponsors: Man Fish Brewery, Megabus.com, MLB Reports, National Car Rental, MLB Ball Park Pass-Port

Chuck Booth (Owner/Lead Analyst): 

Follow The MLB Reports On Twitter 

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

The Most Recent Cycle Hit For Each Team (Updated for Matt Kemp, August 14, 2015 )

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DAVID ZALUBOWSKI/AP

THE FIRST PADRE CYCLE!!!

 

No Padre has ever thrown a no hitter. No Padres team has ever won the World Series. No Padre had ever hit for the cycle… until now.

Matt Kemp hit a fly ball that ricocheted off the right center field wall in Coors Field. By the time he stood at third base, the cycle was achieved.

This has been a rough year for the Padres and for Kemp, but this hit must have felt sweet.

Here is the list, updated for today’s action!