Goals of MLB Balpark Tour

We decided a few years ago that as husband and wife we wanted to visit every Major League Baseball stadium.That's a total of 30 ballparks - 14 American League and 16 in the National League. There is no set time table of when this will be accomplished, so we have a lifetime to get to all of them. We will plan some vacations around a visit, make some special trips just for the stadium visit, and will also try to see our Cincinnati Reds while they are the visiting team.

We created a few guidelines for us to follow to be sure we inspect each stadium the same.

Stadium Inspection Guide:

•      Walk all the way around the stadium on the outside
•      Check out the main concourse all the way around.
•      Make it up the second viewing level
•      Get a hot dog
•      Try authentic food in the stadium if applicable and in the mood (Finding the Hits, Avoiding the Errors)
•      Pictures of the scoreboard and any other unique features including food
•      Buy shot glass
•      Take a picture behind home plate
•      Stay for multiple innings for in game entertainment and home team experience
•      Sit in a seat in the lower sections

For each stadium we have a series of categories that we will be evaluating. We also have a rating system based on 1-5 stars for our overall experience of the stadium.

Rating Criteria:

•      Stadium location
•      Overall look and feel
•      Food
•      Wow factor
•      Scoreboard and in game entertainment
•      Over all experience – Rating 1-5 stars

This blog will be used to document our memories of each ballpark and also for your enjoyment! We hope to see you at your home town stadium soon! Feel free to buy us a beer if we run into you!

Rooting for the home team (if they aren't playing the reds),

T&K