🎇NEW! The grand finale of our baseball odyssey through the Western Midwest at the College World Series!
Our 20th stop is a first-round CWS matchup between the University of Arkansas Razorbacks and the eventual champs, the LSU Tigers!
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NEW! Episode 19 of the Western Midwest Baseball Road Trip!
On Friday the 13th, we visit Community Field in Burlington, IA, after some rain. Our game with the Burlington Bees of the Prospect League is sadly washed away.
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NEW! Episode 18 of the Western Midwest Baseball Road Trip!
We head to beautiful Modern Woodmen Park to see the
Quad Cities River Bandits (Royals affiliate) host the Beloit Sky Carp (Marlins) and ride the ferris wheel!
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NEW Episode 17 of the Western Midwest Baseball Road Trip!
Dad and I continue to NelsonCorp Field (built in 1937!) in Clinton, IA, where we see a Prospect League clash between the Clinton LumberKings and the Danville Dans!
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NEW! Episode 16 of the Western Midwest Baseball Road Trip with the MiLB @crkernels.bsky.social!
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We have a HUGE night at Veterans Memorial Stadium seeing the Kernels face the Peoria chiefs! First pitch! Interviews! Walkoff win!
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NEW! Episode 15 of the Western Midwest Baseball Road Trip!
Dad and I head to Riverfront Stadium (built in 1946) in Waterloo, IA, for a doubleheader between the Waterloo Bucks of the Northwoods League and the Rochester Honkers!
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NEW! Episode 14 of the Western Midwest Baseball Road Trip with the Lincoln Saltdogs!
Dad and I visit Haymarket Park in Lincoln, NE, to see an
American Association clash between the Saltdogs and the
Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks!
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NEW! Episode 13 of the Western Midwest Baseball Road Trip!
It's Runza Night with the @omahastormchasers.bsky.social, the Triple-A affiliate of the Royals! I get a tour of Werner Park and catch a home run ball!
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🎆 NEW TODAY! Episode 12 of the Western Midwest Baseball Road Trip!
We travel to Sioux Falls Stadium in South Dakota for another American Association matchup between the hometown Sioux Falls Canaries and the @kccougars.bsky.social
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NEW! Episode 11 of the Western Midwest Baseball Road Trip!
Dad and I head to ISG Field (built in 1961) in Mankato, MN, for a
Northwoods League game with the Mankato MoonDogs, who face off against the St. Cloud Rox!
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NEW! Episode 10 of the Western Midwest Baseball Road Trip with the St. Paul Saints!
Dad and I head to CHS Field in St. Paul to watch the Saints (Twins affiliate) host the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders (Yankees)
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NEW! Episode 8 of the Western Midwest Baseball Road Trip!
Dad and I drive on to North Dakota, stopping at Bismarck Municipal Ballpark (built in 1921!), where we see the Bismarck Larks of the collegiate Northwoods League!
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NEW! Episode 7 of the Western Midwest Baseball Road Trip!
Dad and I travel to Hyde Stadium in Pierre, SD, to see our only
Independence League game of the road trip, a battle between the Oahe Zap and the visiting Fremont Moo.
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NEW! Episode 6 of the Western Midwest Baseball Road Trip!
Dad and I go to Lewis and Clark Park in Sioux City, IA, where we see the Sioux City Explorers of the independent American Association take on the Cleburne Railroaders on Ag Night!
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NEW! Episode 5 of the Western Midwest Baseball Road Trip!
Dad and I head to Principal Park in Des Moines, IA, to see the Triple-A Iowa Cubs. I get a tour of the ballpark, and Dad gets a Chicago Dog!
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NEW! Episode 4 of the Western Midwest Baseball Road Trip!
We cross over into Kansas and stop at Equity Bank Park in Wichita, where we see the Double-A Wichita Wind Surge (Twins affiliate) host the Tulsa Drillers (Dodgers)
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🎇 NEW! Episode 3 of the Western Midwest Baseball Road Trip!
Dad and I head to Hammons Field in Springfield, MO, to see the Springfield Cardinals face the Northwest Arkansas Naturals. I get a top-tier hat and eat a Cheesy Chicken Mac Stack!
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NEW! Episode 2 of the Western Midwest Baseball Road Trip with the O'Fallon Hoots of the Prospect League!
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Here we go!
Episode 1 of the Western Midwest Baseball Road Trip: a wet start at Legends Field in Kansas City, KS, home of a legendary baseball brand, the @kscitymonarchs.bsky.social, now a member of the independent American Association.
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Headwear acquisitions unpacked from this year’s road trip, in order of appearance: 19 teams plus the Field of Dreams and the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum
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The pins are up! I can’t express how much I enjoy this step in the travel process.
🔴 = Visited
🔵 = Visited Twice
🟡 = Stopped Briefly (e.g., for lunch)
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Here is the story ABC World News Tonight did last night on my ballpark and travel journey with my dad as a Father's Day segment. Surreal!
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BBQ at the County Road Ice House in Kansas City. We both went with platters with ribs, pulled pork, burnt ends, and spicy slaw. A proper send-off lunch for our huge road trip! (Thanks @danryckert.com!)
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We’re done with games but not with baseball! Today, Dad and I will drive back to Kansas City, where we’ll have an early BBQ lunch at the Country Road Ice House before visiting the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum. Very excited to see it!
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It’s the grand finale of our baseball odyssey through the Western Midwest! Today, Dad and I will drive back to Omaha, Nebraska, to see a game at the C
ollege World Series -- an opening game between LSU and Arkansas.
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Friday the 13th strikes!
It rained a bit this morning, and there is just a little rain forecast for tonight. Nevertheless, our game with the Burlington Bees has been postponed until tomorrow, when we’ll be at the College World Series.
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We made a short stop today at The Art Center of Burlington in Iowa to see the work of some local artists
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Dad and I are heading off to another Iowa city on the Mississippi River – Burlington, where we will drive down Snake Alley, have lunch at The Drake, and see the Art Center before Game 19 with the Burlington Bees!
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Dad and I are excited to be at Modern Woodmen Park in Davenport, IA – a bucket list ballpark! Tonight, we’ll see the High-A Quad Cities River Bandits (Royals affiliate) host the Beloit Sky Carp (Marlins) in Game 18 of the Western Midwest Baseball Road Trip!
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I went back to Reubens, and Dad joined me, at Front Street Pub & Eatery in Davenport, Iowa. (Thanks, Dean!) I paired it with a Front Street Raging River IPA
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