About the Trip...

About ten years ago, I read about two guys who traveled around the country to every Major League Baseball ballpark. After reading about the trip, I instantly knew I would do a trip of my own at some point in my life. A lot of people thought I was nuts, but I said why not?

A little bit about me...
Ever since I was young I've been a pretty big sports fun. Growing up in Massachusetts with four competitive major sports franchises, it's hard not to be. Usually, I substituted cable television morning cartoons (which we didn't have in our house) with a reading of the morning Globe's box scores and headlines. I started playing baseball in tee-ball, probably around the age of 5, and continued to play through the end of high school and ended by career before coming here to Northeastern. But, even though I haven't laced 'em up in 4 years, I haven't lost that passion for the game that was instilled in me in such a young age. I know a lot of you may feel the same way, so that is the reason I've started this blog.

Anyways, my roomate and good friend Andy and I will be going on our own tour of all Major League Baseball stadiums in the summer of 2010. We both graduate from Northeastern next May, and can't think of a better way to celebrate. Sure, we could do the whole Eurotrip thing, or hike some mountain, or go to Egypt (oh wait, I did that last summer!...http://benlavoieinegypt.blogspot.com/)...but since I have never been west of Florida (no, I'm not joking), I think this is a way better plan. I mean seriously, 30 stadiums in about 3 months? That sounds like one hell of a summer to me. Oh yeah, the sites we will see along this 10,000+ mile voyage won't be too shabby either.

Now, don't think this is some long winded hope. We've already done some serious planning (cost, distance, itinerary, etc.). We figure it will cost about $2000-$3000 each and should take a little more than 3 months, depending on the 2010 MLB schedule (Bud Selig, if you listening?). We graciously accept any monetary donations, but since those aren't too likely, what we could really use is a place to sleep/shower/eat. We have a pretty decent list of candidates going, but if you are living near any of the MLB cities, we're all ears! We'll soon have a basic plan up so you can check it out. Well, considering we still have about a year, that's enough for now. But keep checking back for updates.