Conclusion -- THE BEST - THE WORST

We are finished with our baseball tour with memories galore. Every game we watched we stayed until the end. It seems like the Cubs game was months ago.

If you ever want to plan one of these trips, let me know. I would be happy to help you with your decision-making.

Total miles driven -- 4800
Total number of games – 15
Total number of stadiums – 14
Number of Twins’ games – 6 (4-2 record)
Number of extra innings – 0
Number of shutouts – 0
Number of foul balls caught during game – 0 – None of our seats were in fair territory (Keith caught a batting practice “homerun” ball in St. Louis)

Newest park – Yankees and Mets (1st years)
Oldest park – Fenway (built 1912)
Most opposing fans at game – Wrigley (It seemed like half the fans were from Minnesota).

Total toll costs -- $131

Best food – Aurthur Bryant’s (BBQ) in Kansas City. A close second was John’s Pizza in New York.
Best stadium food – Philadelphia
Best brats – after the game in Boston from street venders. Make sure you wait til after the game when the brats have had time to soak up all of their flavors.
Best seats – Detroit (PNC was a second)
Best parking lot ambiance – Milwaukee

Best city to be in after/before game – New York (it never sleeps AND if you can make it there, you can make it anywhere)
Best ball park atmosphere – Boston (we saw their 500th consecutive sellout, so there’s a lot of love there…this place even smelled like baseball)
Best stadium traditions – singing Sweet Caroline at Fenway and the beer slide and sausage race at Miller Park.

Best ending to game – Chicago White Sox walk off homerun.
Best opposing player – Albert Pujols from St. Louis. He singlehandedly won two games we saw with his hitting.
Best tour – New York Harbor tour
Easiest public transportation – Washington, DC (St. Louis is a close second. New York might be easy if you have lived there a couple months)

Worst fans for player support – Philadelphia. They support the players if they are playing good, but make a mistake – the players hear about it!!

Longest time to get out of parking – 2hrs in Pittsburgh
Worst water policy – Cleveland. They were the only park that did not allow outside bottled water into the park…we had to throw it away.
Most ballpark advertising – Cleveland
Worst driving city – Chicago…24/7 rush hour
Biggest disappointment – Rain out at Yankees game
Wish it would have lasted longer – time with Abby and Jane

Best overall memory – bonding time with my brother