My goodness. Hot Stove #200. To celebrate this milestone, I’m going to feature someone very special. Continue reading
Hot Stove #200 – Managing Editor Rita
Stadium Tours
Hot Stove #102 – Five Stadiums in Five Days – Minneapolis to Cincinnati
The All-Star game is tomorrow night in Cleveland. Below, something to keep you busy between innings and during mound visits.
Rita and I recently completed our fourth annual stadium tour. We were joined on the bus by 43 other baseball fans from around the country. As always, the tickets, hotels and other details were superbly handled by Darren Zinser who runs Triple Crown Travel (click here if you have an interest in a future trip). First stop, Minneapolis…
Hot Stove #77 – The Great Midwest Atlanta Baseball Stadium Tour
[Hot Stove Sabbatical Note – Rita and I will be in Eastern Europe for the first half of July (Riga, Vilnius, Warsaw, Krakow and Lviv). So it may be August before a new Hot Stove hits your inbox.]
For the third season in a row, Rita and I signed on for a week-long bus tour of major league baseball stadiums. In 2016, we saw five stadiums on the East Coast and last year another five in California. This year, we added four in the Midwest and Atlanta. All three trips have been with Triple Crown Travel – they take care of the hotels, tickets, bus, etc. All you have to do is show up with your suitcase, and trip leader Darren Zinser takes care of the rest.
Hot Stove #45 – California Stadium Tour/Bill Wakefield and the Perfect Game
[I happily interrupt this Hot Stove post to celebrate two big stories from Kansas City baseball. Yesterday morning, the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum received a check for one million dollars from the Major League Players Association and Major League Baseball. Go NLBM! In the afternoon, Salvy Perez hit a grand slam to knock out Boston and lead the Royals to their fourth straight series win. Go Royals!]
Hot Stove #22 – Lonnie and Rita’s Excellent Stadium Adventure
From June 28 to July 2, Rita and I took an East Coast stadium bus tour organized by Triple Crown Travel. It was hosted by two very nice guys, and we can recommend the experience – at least for baseball nuts. Among the other 39 on our bus were fans of the Cubs, Pirates, Mariners, Red Sox, Indians, Dodgers and Angels. Some highlights: