March 16th, 2007
Just discovered something called the Ballparks of Baseball Travel Guide. Looks like a potentially useful resource if you’re planning to visit unfamiliar environs this season. Provides info about the city, ballpark, transportation, attractions, restaurants, media, etc. It doesn’t drill down into great detail (there are plenty of other places for that), but this might be […]
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February 7th, 2007
Sorry, bad joke. I just had to share one more photo from Friar Fest. It gets me pumped up for the coming season. Say hello to second base:
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January 27th, 2007
Does your favorite team have a fan fest of some sort? Chances are, they do. I just got back from the Padres’ event, called FriarFest. Fans had a chance to meet players and get their autographs, buy game-worn jerseys, and run around on the field. Here’s your esteemed (and very humbled) author delivering a pitch […]
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December 12th, 2006
I’ve penned a piece at Hardball Times called Taking Advantage of Petco Park. It’s basically a look at the degree to which Petco Park favors pitchers, how that may have changed since the park first opened in 2004, and whether the San Diego Padres are able to use it to their advantage.
Pretty geeky, huh? Well, […]
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September 14th, 2006
Paul Forrester at SI.com has assembled something called “Fan Value Index” which, in his words, “is an effort to find the ballparks that offer the best experience for the money, not the ballpark that has the best experience in an absolute sense.” In other words, which parks give you the most bang for your buck?
I’ve […]
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