Baseball Fans at Home – Cool Connections
As the summer heat peaks and stadiums are filled with more typical attendance, some baseball fans at home may decide to stay there. Utilizing your connections to watch games can serve as a fine alternative to braving the elements and crowds outdoors. For those with some entertainment dollars to budget, major league baseball games are […]
Baseball Fans Return as Stadium Capacity Increases
It seemed impossible, like wishful thinking, when MLB opened training camps in mid-February and a few visionaries expressed hope that with vaccines continuing to roll out, games could be played before full stadiums with fans by the start of July. Some scoffed, or even expressed dismay about the decision to gather 50 to 60 players […]
2021 Baseball Season Adventure — Part One
My first major road trip since the start of the pandemic, with the primary destination of meeting my new granddaughter in Ohio, took me into the heart of High-A Central territory. The first stop of day one was in Cedar Rapids for a tour of the Kernels Hall of Fame and History Timeline. In the […]
Best Weather For a Baseball Road Trip
How would you find the best weather for a baseball road trip? Last year, I noted the proliferation of year-round travelers who choose to relocate every few weeks. For some, this periodic migration is facilitated by RV ownership and has the goal of following ideal weather conditions throughout the year. With the intent of finding […]
Ballpark Directions – Beyond GPS
If I had talked about ballpark directions twenty-five years ago, the reader would have been thinking in terms of learning the route to the stadium. The directions to the ballpark to which I refer here relate to the layout or orientation of stadiums with respect to points on the compass. This is so important that […]
Three Lessons from Opening Week
2021 Season Off to a Good Start History doesn’t always repeat in baseball, but it often rhymes. There were three lessons from the opening week of the 2021 season that really should come as no surprise. It seems we re-learn these lessons every season! Playing in the Cold is Challenging The first lesson from opening […]
Weather Outlook for Start to the 2021 MLB Season
Some Teams Have a Big Adjustment to Make The weather outlook for the start to the 2021 MLB season shows that some major league teams have a big adjustment to make as they head north. Baseball teams leave the frigid north in mid-February to train in pleasantly warm conditions and then sometimes flee the increasing […]
Five Questions to Answer for New Baseball Fans
What five questions would you answer for new baseball fans to understand the game quickly? As the world re-opens from COVID many people may be looking for new experiences and activities. It would be great if some of them became new baseball fans! How would you explain the game to someone for whom it was […]
Five Tips for Baseball Fans to Avoid Waiting in Line
Arrive at the Game Earlier (or Later) Baseball fans can avoid waiting in line by taking advantage of the fact that stadium gates usually will open about ninety minutes before the start of the game. A real motivator to arrive early is when the team is giving away a novelty or commemorative item because supplies […]
Get Your Tickets — Multiple Leagues Good for Midwestern Fans
What is a baseball fan to do with tickets being sold for only 20 to 30 percent of the seats in most Major League stadiums for the start of the 2021 season? If you are patient, these ticket percentages are almost certain to rise as the pandemic recedes during the late spring and summer. For […]