Today marks the first of three trips to America Jr., our neighbor to the north. Vancouver is a very nice city, serving as the setting for many of the TV shows and movies you watch everyday. Back in the day the Canadian currency was worth approximately 1/3 less than the U.S. dollar, but as […]
Today we had sometime before the game to check out the downtown area of Seattle in the on-again/off-again rain. Chris and I visited the Seattle Art Museum, which we have to say was a bit lacking in content—all filler, no killer (art). We also had a chance to go to the Pike Place Market, where […]
Let me start off this post with a really low quality, unflattering close-up of Chris Richards. Right before the Mariners game, Chris was scheduled to leave Seattle and fly back to Philadelphia in order to continue his education at the very prestigious Temple University. His ability to sell raffle tickets was crucial to our fundraising […]
Tacoma is located just south of Seattle, in fact, the two cities share an airport. Arriving in Tacoma we did in fact experience rain, which was appropriate for the team we were seeing tonight. The game was delayed a bit, and our table had to be moved under covering and away from most of […]
Yakima is a very remote place in Washington, and the stadium reflects the size of the local town, seating just over 2,600 people. It’s a very basic looking ballpark, with no frills and metal bleachers for a majority of the seating. The one very cool thing the ballpark had was a miniature baseball field […]
After the Portland game we headed down the road to see the Volcanoes, who play at (shock) Volcanoes Stadium located right off the highway. The ballpark’s nickname is “Oregon’s Field of Dreams.” I’m not really sure why, because I don’t think any Field of Dreams should have a view of the interstate. Chris and I […]
Today we were in the Portland area for two games, and first up were the Portland Beavers. The Beavers play their games at PGE Park, a really interesting park that is owned by the city and is built right downtown. It sits a few levels below street level, so it doesn’t quite standout when you […]
The Eugene Emeralds play their games at Civic Stadium, which is a rare gem of a park that dates back to 1938. It has the feel of an old park very much similar to something out of the movie The Natural, with huge grandstand seating and an enormous wooden roof covering the seats. The roof […]
The Dust Devils play their games in Pasco, Washington—and former pine tar aficionado George Brett is the owner.Tonight was the home-opener for the Dust Devils, and the fans poured into the ballpark to get a glimpse of the 2007 team. This was probably one of the fastest games we have attended so far on the […]
We arrived in Boise for temporary tattoo giveaway night, and Chris and I were some of the first people to have the huge massive Boise Hawks logo tattoo on display. The Boise Hawks are not a very good team. Going into the game, they had not won a game since the start of the season […]
