Archive for July, 2007

Day 113—Doubleheader—Harrisburg Senators and Williamsport Crosscutters

Monday, July 30th, 2007

Today’s game in Harrisburg was a family affair—I was joined by my mom, sister, and two uncles. The crowd was mostly made up of camp kids, so the fundraising was a bit limited. Thanks to Mark for getting us some great prizes—they have been some of the best we have received so far. The Harrisburg […]

Day 112—Hudson Valley Renegades

Sunday, July 29th, 2007

Whoa! The Renegades fans definitely have the most fun when they come to the ballpark. For a Tuesday night, the place was pretty packed. The team has some of the best promotions and games in between each inning, and the whole crowd gets into it. During the 6th inning, all of the kids formed a […]

Day 111—New Britain Rock Cats

Sunday, July 29th, 2007

Rained out. Worst weather of the trip to date.

Day 110—Auburn Doubledays

Thursday, July 26th, 2007

The Tour for the Cure said goodbye to special guests Mike and Suresh today, and headed back across Canada for Auburn, NY for a Sunday evening Doubledays game. The drive was scheduled to be about 6 and 1/2 hours, so I left pretty early from Detroit. What I didn’t factor into the drive was the […]

Why StubHub is Awesome

Tuesday, July 24th, 2007

In addition to our presenting sponsor Louisville Slugger, we have received a lot of help from StubHub.com, which is the largest ticket marketplace in the world, based on sales. They have been around for a few years, and recently became a member of the Ebay-family. So how does StubHub help us? Sometimes MLB teams […]

Day 109—Doubleheader—Toronto Blue Jays and Detroit Tigers

Tuesday, July 24th, 2007

We hit the road around 6am in order to make the trek from Pittsburgh to Toronto in time for the Blue Jays 1:07 P.M. game. Looking back on the previous night, it probably wasn’t such a great idea to get the Harry Potter book because it left us feeling quite exhausted. Nevertheless, we headed up […]

Day 108—Pittsburgh Pirates… and Harry Potter!

Tuesday, July 24th, 2007

We arrived in Pittsburgh last night after our rained out game in Mahoning Valley and met up with our friend Suresh from Philadelphia, who will be joining us for the weekend. Friday morning Mike and I headed to the Andy Warhol Museum, an artist who is at the top of my list. The museum is […]

Day 107—Mahoning Valley Scrappers

Monday, July 23rd, 2007

Mother Nature struck hard today as the rain came down hard in the Mahoning Valley area of Ohio. We did a raffle for about a half an inning before tons of rain poured down on the field and the stands, sending the fans into a panic as they began to flee towards the exits with […]

Day 106—Doubleheader—Erie SeaWolves and Lake County Captains

Monday, July 23rd, 2007

This afternoon was another Camp Day, this time at Jerry Uht Ballpark in Erie. This game in Erie marked my first time back in my home state since the beginning of the trip, and what can I say, this place is Erie-sistable. Seriously, they sell t-shirts at a shop across the street from the ballpark […]

Day 105—Doubleheader—Columbus Clippers and Akron Aeros

Monday, July 23rd, 2007

Our first of three doubleheaders this week, we headed to see the Columbus Clippers for a 12pm game. Although we are done with Education Days, we now have to face a round of Camp Days, which are essentially the same thing. As a result, the raffles are pretty weak but the baseball is still in […]