The most entertaining and comprehensive guide to every baseball fan’s dream road trip including every new ballpark since the 2004 edition revised and completely updated!
Paperback: 512 pages
Publisher: Lyons Press; 2 edition (March 27, 2012)
Language: English
Product Dimensions: 7.5 x 1.2 x 9.2 inches
Shipping Weight: 1.7 pounds
Reviews
"...a fresh approach to a familiar idea..." - Rocky Mountain News
"Most people only get a chance to see baseball in a handful of parks during a lifetime. The authors saw all of them and it shows." - Olympian
"The back cover of this book says that it's a "comprehensive guide to all the diverse and fascinating major league baseball ballparks throughout the country." And it is. But more than that, it's an tribute to the entire baseball experience from a tailgate barbecue, to commentaries on players salaries, to what area of the ballpark to sit, along with a very amusing skill with words.
Clearly a labor of love, these two guys seem to have found a way to make a living (well maybe earn at least a little) out of an obsession. The resulting book, all 530 pages is clearly the work of people loving everything about the game, and it shows."
- J. Matlock
"I picked up a copy of this book a week ago and haven't been able to put it down. Now I'm REALLY itching for the season to start. The authors weave a hilarious narrative in with plenty of off-beat and quirky information about the major league teams and their ballparks, past and present. I'll never visit a new park again without re-reading its corresponding chapter in my copy of The Ultimate Baseball Road-trip--to make sure I don't miss anything during my visit (like the scare-crow owls that scare the pigeons out of the rafters at Wrigley, or the morse-code message on Fenway's green monster, or the yellow seat in the Tropicana Field bleachers that Wade Boggs hit with his 3,000th hit, a home run. The only thing I don't understand is how the authors visited the new parks in San Diego and Philadelphia, since they don't open for another week--I guess that's what they call creative expression...anyway, it's helpful to have the inside scoop on those parks...even if they still haven't officially joined the major league landscape. happy reading."
- Jane Smith
"Awesome book. I bought it as a gift and started to read it. it was so good I bought a copy for myself. The insights into each city and the local baseball history and culture is unsurpassed. A must read for any true fan that is thinking about going to a different ballpark. I am mapping out my summer trip now!"
- David J. Hayden
From the Back Cover
They’ve done it again! Years ago two baseball fanatics set out to create a comprehensive guide to all the diverse and fascinating ballparks throughout the country. What they created part travel manual, part ballpark atlas, part baseball history book, part restaurant and city guide is every baseball fan’s epic adventure. On this, their second Ultimate Baseball Road Trip, the authors updated their information on every venue from Boston to L.A., and they wrote brand new chapters for the brand new parks the new Yankee Stadium, Philadelphia’s Citizens Bank Park, the new Busch Stadium in St. Louis, the Mets’ Citi Field, San Diego’s Petco Park, Nationals Park in Washington, D.C., the Twins’ Target Field, and Miami’s Marlins Ballpark.
Plus, they’ve added loads of information on how new technology has enhanced the fan experience and changed the game. And they’ve recorded their very own colorful real-time stories and dialogue at the parks, among the local fans, and hanging out in the Big League cities. It’s like you’re right there with Josh and Kevin watching the game and yucking it up!
Ticket and travel information
* The best and worst seats in each park
* Folklore and statistics on each park
* Each park’s trademark foods
* Profiles of nearby sports bars and baseball attractions
* All the information you need to navigate Major League Baseball on the Internet!
* The best and worst seats in each park
* Folklore and statistics on each park
* Each park’s trademark foods
* Profiles of nearby sports bars and baseball attractions
* All the information you need to navigate Major League Baseball on the Internet!
Funny, irreverent, and loaded with more than 100 photos, The Ultimate Baseball Road Trip is the go-to guide for every fan’s armchair or real-life baseball road trip.
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