A Made-Up Moment in Time

“Daddy, what is that?” I look out the passenger side window as my daughter and I cruise down I-75 on our way to a baseball game at decade-old Comerica Park. She’s pointing at a crumbling, dilapitaded building that looms just above the freeway wall, a reminder of the neglect that is so prevalent in our [...]

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The Debate- Top 10 Pitchers of this Decade

Whilst on the 401 to Toronto, Brad, The Steves, and i are debating the top 10 pitchers of this decade. It’s been quite a discussion thus far, as most of the “dominant” pitchers of the past few years have been mostly flashes in the pan (but does anybody really have as much upside as Jeremy [...]

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The Leek in Winks – February 8, 2009

While you’re watching the snow melt and daydreaming of reading our adventures this summer, here are a few links to keep you entertained. – The Home Run Apple has been installed at Citi Field. Click here to watch the installation video, courtesy of MetsBlog.com. – From the New York Times, here’s an artist’s rendering of [...]

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The final votes are in!

I’ve tallied up everyone’s votes and multiplied by four to come up with Yankee Stadium and Shea Stadium’s respective scores. (Scores are out of 100.) Yankee Stadium: 66 Shea Stadium: 40 In case you’re wondering, you can find our scoring system in this post. Over the next few days, we’re going to re-rank Cincinnati, Cleveland, [...]

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Free beer tastes goooood…

Once again, we managed to find some significant nightlife after the game, including great beer and a great set of dartbooards. Brad and Jeff remain undefeated and undisputed champions, and have yet to pay for a beer during the aforementioned series of contests. Shots out to two great bars in the NYU area. Professor Thom’s [...]

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What a Shea-m…

Well, if you like baseball, then you’re glad today that there are now only 9 games left in this dump. While it certainly had it’s high points, the fact that this place is consistently rated among the worst venues in professional sports is not surprising. On our new Stadium Rating Scale, the home of the [...]

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Yankees & Mets Rained Out

In what we’re hoping is not a precursor of things to come, Steve B. and Dad B. are sitting through a rain delay at Yankee Stadium as we speak. From what I’m reading on some Yankee faithful boards, they might not see baseball tonight. EDIT: Yankees and Mets have been postponed tonight. Looks like they’ll [...]

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Remembering 9/11

I suppose we would be remiss if we didn’t acknowledge the importance of today’s anniversary. After all, living in a country such as the United States allows us the freedom to live our lives as we wish, including if we want to see a baseball game in every major league baseball stadium in the country. [...]

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New York Leg – Stories of Interest

With less than three days to go before we leave for New York, here are some of the stories we’re following: – The Mets magic number is 15, while the Rays magic number is 12. (If you really want to know, the Yankees magic number is 29.) – River Ave. Blues writes that the Yankees [...]

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Meet Jeff.

Jeff was the first person with whom I shared the idea of seeing a baseball game in every stadium. At the time, it was merely a pipe dream; something that would be a lot of fun if future commitments allowed. But as you can deduce by the scope of this blog, that dream has become [...]

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