The Ballpark Guide

Every baseball road tripper has a list of ballparks that got away.

This weekend, the Toronto Blue Jays will unveil a bronze statue outside Rogers Centre to celebrate Joe Carter’s World Series-winning home run in 1993 and the back-to-back titles in ’92 and ’93.

On the morning of Friday, July 16, 2010, I climbed into my car, punched 1 Morrie Silver Way, Rochester, into my windshield-mounted Garmin GPS, and shifted into drive.

The old Montreal Expos franchise is synonymous with Olympic Stadium, but older fans will recall the team didn’t solely call that spaceship-looking ballpark home.

Do you ever find yourself daydreaming about the baseball games you attended years ago?

It’s nearly a century old, it stands 160 feet over the largest river in California, and it’s a fixture at Athletics “home” games.

I love thinking about a ballpark’s history when I walk through its gates.

Like any sports card enthusiast, I’m looking for hits — rookies, autographs, memorabilia, and serial-numbered cards — when I open every pack.

I love taking time during the off-season to think about my travels from the preceding months.

Although Aaron Judge’s 2024 season might have been overshadowed by the all-time numbers that Shohei Ohtani put up, the Yankees slugger still cruised to a unanimous American League MVP award — his second over just the past three years.