Baseball Quest
My quest started out as a desire to see a game in all of the
active Major League Baseball stadiums. I completed that chase in
2008 (at least temporarily) in Washington at Nationals Park, seeing
a game in my 39th Major League stadium. However, on opening day
2009, I found myself short two stadiums once again. But both
were local and of course, you can guess which one I checked off
right away. Citi Field, home of my New York Mets was #40 and
and the new Yankee Stadium was #41. Now with Minnesota's new Target
Field, the quest is on again.
The interesting aspect of my quest is that
although it started out with a plan to attend games at all of the
Major League stadiums it has expanded into a kind of odyssey that
has started to take on somewhat mythological proportions. My search
is no longer limited to just attend games at Major League stadiums
but has expanded to include visits to many other baseball related
sites - minor league parks, amateur fields, museums, historical
sites and special events.
My travels have taken me to all corners of the continental US,
Canada and Japan. From the big cities of New York, Los Angeles and
Chicago to the corn fields of Iowa. It has been a great way to see
the country and a great way to spend time with my family and
friends. What started out as a well defined plan is now a mission
with no end in sight. Looking back, the visit to the Field of Dreams
in Dyersville, IA with my wife, Cathy and two sons, Bobby and Dan
had to be the premier moment. The four of us playing catch there was
just magical.
