Today’s first stop was in Kansas City to see the Royals at Kauffman Stadium. Originally built in 1973, it was actually the sole baseball-only facility built in the majors between 1962 and 1991—most of the stadiums built were those horrible multi-sport concrete bowl structures during that same time. Although Kauffman Stadium does resemble those same […]
It was a super long drive from Toledo to Des Moines overnight, and the Tour for the Cure team made it just in time for the noon Cubs game. The Cubs play their games at Principal Park, which in its current state has been around for about 15 years. It was previously known as Pioneer […]
Tonight in Toledo, thunderstorms threatened to postpone the MudHens game, but after over an hour-long rain delay, the tarp was removed off the field and the game got going. The Mud Hens play their games at Fifth Third Field, located in downtown Toledo. While most of Toledo’s downtown seemed somewhat abandoned, the area around the […]
State College is known more for its football, the Nittany Lions, and the legendary coach of Penn State—Joe Paterno. Medlar Field at Lubrano Park is located right next to Beaver Stadium, and today’s game had a beach theme for the afternoon. Today was the first time we had a silent auction instead of a raffle, […]
First stop was the Trenton Thunder game at Mercer County Waterfront Park. The Thunder used to be an affiliate of the Red Sox, but are now affiliated of the New York Yankees. Tons of Riley family members came out to say hello and support the Tour for the Cure. I was also joined today by […]
Today we were joined for the first game by Chris and Karen, and we set off hoping to see history being made by A-Rod hitting his 500th homerun. Special thanks to StubHub for getting us tickets to the game! for Upon arriving in the Bronx, you can see the foundation of the new $1.3 billion […]
Back in the NJ-PA-NY area for a few days, and the first stop is in Lakewood to see the BlueClaws at First Energy Park. Tons of fans pour into the ballpark each night—the BlueClaws average about 6,500 fans per game, and lead the South Atlantic league in attendance becoming the fastest team in league history […]
Today’s first game was probably the biggest Camp Day of the summer. By the time the game started, there was a sea of yellow buses in all of the surrounding parking lots. The PawSox play their games at McCoy Stadium, which has been in operation for over 60 years. What McCoy Stadium is best known […]
After a particularly relaxing day yesterday with just one MLB game, the Tour for the Cure was in for a long day of baseball and driving. First up was a four-hour drive to see the Vermont Lake Monsters in Burlington. Located on the University of Vermont campus, Centennial Field plays host to the Lake Monsters. […]
Boston—the home of Fenway Park and the Boston Red Sox, the Jimmy Fund, and the founder of the Tour for the Cure—Cass Sapir. Fenway Park is the oldest ballpark still in use today. Originally built in 1912, Fenway is currently celebrating it’s 95th birthday this year. For a very long time, Fenway was known as […]
