Archive for June, 2007

Day 61—San Jose Giants

Friday, June 8th, 2007

It was a nice sunny Sunday afternoon in San Jose, perfect day to see a baseball game. The Giants play their games at San Jose Municipal Stadium which opened over 60 years ago. There isn’t much here in terms of design, but there are a lot of small features that make this a unique stadium. […]

Day 60—Fresno Grizzlies

Wednesday, June 6th, 2007

Let me start off by saying The Price is Right is probably best gameshow in the history of television. A month before the Tour started, I had a chance to go see Bob Barker and the Price is Right studio in all of its glory before Bob retired. It was as you could imagine pretty […]

Day 59—Lancaster JetHawks

Wednesday, June 6th, 2007

As I previously stated, the JetHawks suffered the worst beating in Minor League baseball history two weeks ago—losing 30-0 to the Lake Elsinore Storm. I’m not sure how you bounce back from something like that, but the JetHawks were still swinging tonight at Clear Channel Stadium. We were joined by Dylan, who we have been […]

Day 58—Rancho Cucamonga Quakes

Wednesday, June 6th, 2007

The Quakes are an affiliate of the California Angels, and tonight Garrett Anderson was down here doing some rehab before heading back up to the Majors. The Epicenter is a nice place to see a game, namely due to the fact there are gigantic mountains looming past the outfield walls. Before the game, Chris tested […]

Day 57—Doubleheader—Lake Elsinore Storm (Part Two)

Monday, June 4th, 2007

Tonight’s game was family fun night, and what better way to have fun then to have a Dr. Seuss night at Lake Elsinore Diamond. As you can see from the picture above, all the players who Cat in the Hat inspired socks. I think they looked pretty cool actually. Other staff members donned Dr. Seuss […]

Day 57—Doubleheader—Inland Empire 66ers (Part One)

Monday, June 4th, 2007

Just when we thought school was out for the summer, the Inland Empire 66ers surprise us with one last Education Day. Screaming kids, and lots of them. Chris and I were given a Steve Yeager autographed bat to raffle off. To be honest, I didn’t brush up on my LA Dodger history before the game […]

Day 56—Bakersfield Blaze

Monday, June 4th, 2007

Hello California. We finally made it.
Today was the first stop on our two-week stint of California, and there was no better place to start than Bakersfield. Sam Lynn Ballpark is one of the only (if not the only) ballparks that face directly west into the sun. Why is this such a big deal? Because […]

Day 55—Las Vegas 51s

Monday, June 4th, 2007

Taking their name from Area 51, the Las Vegas 51s play their games at Cashman Field. The stadium has long been rumored as a potential place for a Major League team to play. Currently the park only holds slightly over 9,000—so I’m not really sure how they would pull that off. Today it was Memorial […]

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Ronald McDonald

Saturday, June 2nd, 2007

It’s not very often you get to talk with Ronald McDonald, especially at a baseball game. We took some time to ask some hard hitting questions about Ronald’s feelings on his friends in McDonaldland. This is a TFTC exclusive and can only be seen on tourforthecure.org.

Day 54—Arizona Diamondbacks

Saturday, June 2nd, 2007

Welcome to Phoenix, home of the Arizona Diamondbacks. The sun was out in full effect and there weren’t many people mulling about in the city. Chase Park is located downtown, and with parking located around the corner from the stadium, there are a number of pedicab drivers offering to take you a block or two […]