After enjoying two Major League Cubs games, we headed to Des Moines to catch a Triple-A baseball game at Principal Park. This stop not only broke up the eight-hour drive home into two manageable segments but also marked my first visit to a Triple-A baseball stadium and only my fourth minor league ballpark. Unfortunately, the Iowa Cubs struggled, relinquishing a significant lead to the Indianapolis Indians, which they were unable to recover from.
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Road Trip 2024: Negro League Baseball Museum
On Saturday afternoon, we explored the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum at 18th & Vine in Kansas City, a landmark dedicated to preserving and celebrating the rich history of African-American baseball and its significant impact on social progress in America. Upon arrival, we found that many other Cubs fans, also in town for the series, had the same idea to visit the museum. We spent a few hours exploring the exhibits before heading to the second game of our Kansas City trip. Continue reading
Road Trip 2024 – Kansas City – Game 2
Game 2 of the Cubs vs. Royals series was a thrilling turnaround from the first game, showcasing a Cubs’ explosive offense that is rarely seen of late. With stellar pitching from Shota Imanaga and a clutch pinch-hit grand slam home run by Patrick Wisdom, the Cubs secured a 9-4 victory over the Royals. This exciting win was the perfect conclusion to our two games at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, making our visit truly memorable.
Road Trip 2024: Kansas City – Game 1
Our annual baseball road trip took us to Kansas City, where we watched the Cubs face the Royals for two games. We also visited the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum and made a final stop in Iowa to see the Iowa Cubs play the Indianapolis Indians. Continue reading
Road Trip 2023: Minnesota
For the first time since 2019 we have a Cubs road trip in the books. Everything was great about this road trip with the exception of the Cubs pitching batting practice on Saturday and Sunday to the Twins.
Things looked promising after a come from behind win on Friday. Rain greeted us as I went to the game on Saturday with my great niece and her parents for her first Cubs game. Despite the loss we had a great time. Going into Sunday I did not think the score could get any worse – I was wrong.
Despite the lopsided losses I enjoyed the visit to Target Field. The stadium is situated between exit ramps for the expressway so finding parking was not that difficult. It did feel like the stadium was wedged into a valley. The inside of the stadium was nice with views of the improving skyline.
Spring Training 2023
For the first time I attended a Spring Training game. I was in Florida in March visiting some good friends and we attended the Toronto Blue Jays visiting the Baltimore Orioles at their Spring Home at Ed Smith Stadium in Sarasota, Florida. It was a beautiful evening with a full house of fans with plenty of offense as the Orioles beat the Blue Jays 7 to 4. Continue reading
Road Trip 2019: St. Louis
It finally happened – Tommy and I traveled into the belly of the beast – or what is commonly referred to as St. Louis. Only thing we wish was that the Cubs would have shown up. The Cubs lost both the games we attended and made us glad we were headed back to Chicago the next day for a game. Continue reading
The Perfect Storm
Six Ball Parks, Seven Games, Four States, Two Cubs Wins, Fifteen Days
It was the perfect storm and it did not rain. I was in Anaheim, California for a conference ahead of the Easter holiday when I planned a week off to visit family, I thought it might be fun to check out some of the West coast ballparks I have been seeing on television since the days of Jack, Lou and Vince. My hope was to see a game or two when all of a sudden the baseball scheduling gods presented me with the perfect storm of a Road Trip without a drop of rain. I was able to see games in Los Angels, Phoenix, San Diego on the West Coast. After this I decided to see my Cubs play in Milwaukee and then at home to complete the fortnight (plus one day) of the Perfect Storm Road Trip. Continue reading
Perfect Storm Road Trip 2018: Miller Park – April 8, 2018
Chicago Cubs at Milwaukee Brewers in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Just because I flew home on Saturday did not mean the trip was done. After trying to catch up on my sleep I headed up to catch the Cubs play the Brewers with JP, Kelly and Tommy. It was a little cooler in the Midwest so I was happy to see the dome closed and the heat on at Miller Field. I could not go on a baseball road trip without seeing my Cubs play. They did not disappoint as they beat the Brewers on the last day of my vacation. We always have a great time in Milwaukee where they have some great fans. Continue reading
Perfect Storm Road Trip 2018: Petco Park – April 4 and 5, 2018
Colorado Rockies at San Diego Padres at Petco Park in San Diego, California
I did not think I would find a park that could compete with PNC Park in Pittsburgh among the new ballparks. However, Petco Park might just be the best new ballpark I have been to so far. I do not include Wrigley as a new ballpark since it hit the century mark a few years back.
