Great Baseball Trips Begin with Luxury Vacation Rentals
March 30, 2007. Several weeks ago, we wrote about catching some pre-season baseball games at the spring training camps. With the regular season starting next week, now is the time to plan for a summer baseball trip. Sports writers Erin McClam and Mark Niesse have a great idea – they are planning to see every major league baseball stadium over the course of a couple decades.
Many of their trips will involve visiting multiple stadiums near one another. Oakland and San Francisco, for example, sit less than one hour apart (depending on traffic on the Bay Bridge, of course.) They also note that schedules become available in the winter, so it's never too early to reserve accommodations or arrange transportation. We would have never thought of one of their tips: arrive at the stadium early.
"This is critical for taking in the singular feel of each park," McClam wrote, "the cavernous bowl of RFK Stadium in Washington, the retro feel of Oriole Park at Camden Yards in Baltimore, the towering, otherworldly 'A' that looms over Angel Stadium in Anaheim. Arriving early also means the chance to take in several hours of batting practice, and scramble for baseballs that land in the seats."
The article also suggests taking in the local flavor. You can't visit Chicago, for example, without patronizing a local blues club or enjoying a day on Lake Michigan.
