The Blog Takes A Field Trip
It was Opening Day 1992 when Andy and I took our first baseball road trip. Fittingly, it was to Yankee Stadium to see the Yankees and Red Sox start the season. From our seats near the top of the upper deck in right, we watched the Yankees win and Phil Plantier launch a home run that led Andy to spend three innings talking about how great Plantier would be. We went to Fenway one September night later that season, freezing in much better seats as I got to see Fenway for the first time. (As I remember, Plantier wasn't starting, but did get in as a pinch hitter.)
In 1994, we traveled to Wrigley where Andy dropped an easy pop fly, only to redeem himself with an amazing backhanded stab at Tigers' Stadium later that trip. That same night in Chicago, we shook hands with Anthony Young, the pitcher who set the record for consecutive losses. We dropped in on Riverfront Stadium and the Jake and almost made it to Camden Yards before a need to sleep overrode all other concerns.
In 2003 we went to the opening game of the last ever series at Olympic Stadium in Montreal and sat two rows behind the plate when a wild pitch bounced over the screen and into Andy's hand.
In between we have been to a lot of games at Fenway and a fair amount at both Yankee Stadiums, but it is time once again to hit the road. So, today we embark on a new baseball trip. Off to see the "new" park in Detroit, as well as the new ones in Pittsburgh, Washington and Philly. We will try and post, but we will definitely tweet as we travel the roads and see a lot of baseball. It should be a blast.