A great week of baseball in Philly and Baltimore

I took vacation last week and packed it full of baseball. On Wednesday, my friend Jerry and I saw the Phillies beat the Cubs at Citizens Bank Ballpark in Philadelphia. The next day, I drove to Baltimore to connect with relatives to catch an Orioles’ game against the Tigers and then two games against the […]

A nice night at Kauffman Stadium

A family gathering brought my wife and me to Kansas City last weekend, and we got in early enough Friday evening that we were able to catch the Royals hosting the Minnesota Twins. I’d been to Kauffman Stadium once a few years ago, and it didn’t make much of an impression on me. But I […]

Oriole Park at Camden Yards lives up to its reputation

Oriole Park at Camden Yards was the ballpark that started the modern movement to city-core stadiums with old-timey architecture and smaller, more intimate settings. I have been to many of its inspired imitators in Cleveland, Detroit, Pittsburgh and more, but I never visited the progenitor in the Charm City until last weekend. To help celebrate […]