Category: Ballparks
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Toronto Blue Jays Ballpark-Rogers Centre – Toronto-Canada
As we circle the concourses at the Toronto Blue Jays Ballpark, I’m panicked. Specifically, I’m panicked over helmet ice cream. Helmet ice cream is a staple at most stadiums and is important to our ballpark goals, but today, at Rogers Centre, it is elusive. Canada is a hockey country. I’ve heard that there is a…
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New York Mets Ballpark-Citi Field-New York City
Cue the Mission Impossible theme. Visiting the New York Mets Ballpark, feels like an undercover mission. Our ballpark visits are part love of the sport, part architecture curiosity, part foodie enthusiasm, and part sociological study. We wear the colors of the home team, to blend in, and hide the fact that we are Philadelphia, Phillies…
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The Final Oakland A’s Game-The Coliseum Stadium-California
It’s the 7th Inning Stretch, at The Final Oakland A’s Game. The entire stadium stands, belting out the famous, “Take me Out to the Ballgame.” Some sing joyously, a slight hint of defiance in their tone. Some have tears in their eyes. Everyone is aware that this is the last time they will sing in…
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New York Yankees Ballpark-Yankee Stadium
As I sit in New York’s, Yankee Stadium, I wonder what fans from the 1920s would think, if they saw the stadium today. Instead of men dressed in suits, they wear t-shirts and cargo shorts. People walk around, carrying plastic hats, filled with food. A giant screen flashes images of fans, staring down at tiny…
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Minnesota Twins Ballpark-Target Field
In addition to collecting stamps in our National Park Passport, we also collect stamps in our MLB Passbook. We purchased our MLB passbook, at Citizens Bank Park, in 2019. There were big plans to start collecting stamps during the 2020 baseball season, but… It felt marvelous to dust the book off, after packing it away…