All Entries in the "Ballparks" Category
Off-day nonsense
Rather dull day for baseball today. In between news that Akinori Iwamura was dealt to the Pirates (sorry for the Heyman link) and that Craig Calcaterra is going to drop the gavel and blog baseball full time, there just wasn’t a lot going on.
So, naturally, I got to surfing. Actually came across something pretty cool, [...]
The Improving Cardinals PR
by Michael Riehn
Whiteyball Staff
Have you ever wanted to hang out at Pujols’ locker? What would it be like to visit the field, or see where the Cardinals prepare for their games? Monday, I had the opportunity to visit Busch Stadium during the Cardinal’s “Season Ticket Holder Appreciation Night”. It was emceed by Cardinals announcer Jay [...]
Ballpark Journeys: Mother’s Day at Great American Ballpark
As you may or may not know, my wife and I will be bringing Lincoln Kenneth Dobbins, a future Cardinal fan (if not starting pitcher), into the world on or around August 14th of this year. Earlier this month over Mother’s Day weekend, we took a trip to Ohio to visit my dad’s side of [...]
Ballpark Journeys: Wrigley vs. Busch
In the last 8 days, my wife and I have had the opportunity to see the Cardinals play the Cubs twice – once at Wrigley (4/18) and once at Busch (4/26). Unfortunately, the Cardinals lost both games we attended. Despite the poor results, the experiences were – as always – entertaining. At Wrigley we witnessed [...]
Ballpark Journeys: Wrigley and Beyond…
Even though my wife and I are limited in our travels this year because of a due date in mid-August (btw, it’s a BOY! Lincoln Kenneth Dobbins), we will still be following the Cardinals on a few road series to see them play at Wrigley Field (this Saturday), Great American Ballpark and The Jake (Progressive Field) in [...]
Ballpark Journeys: Busch Stadium is Alive!
Yesterday, I happened to be in the downtown area around lunch. I parked my car, wanting to just take a brief walk around Busch Stadium in anticipation of Opening Day & maybe snap a few pictures in the process since it was so beautiful outside. As I was walking by the stadium – near the [...]
Ballpark Journeys: Baseball Springs Eternal
A couple weeks ago, I caught myself listening to a story on the radio about how recent scandals have affected one father’s baseball relationship with his son. Since my wife is nearly five months pregnant with our first child, and I hadn’t even considered how I would even begin to discuss issues like this with [...]
