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Join us while we tour the nation’s ballparks. We plan to include helpful tips we learn along the way about travel, logistics, and baseball. Feel free to subscribe, if you’d like to follow our journey or are interested in tips for your own ballpark travels!
About Us
Hello from Frank Jr. and Frank III (The Ballpark Franks). For years my dad and I have talked about a father son trip, touring the nations ballparks. I remember being 10 or 11 years old and he would drop a pamphlet on my dresser for ballpark bus tours that span the east coast.
Well life gets busy and almost another 20 years passed. Still wishing we had started the journey, we made the commitment that 2018 was the year to start. We officially began our tour and have set out to see all thirty ballparks over the next several years. We are excited to catalog and share our memories with you.
The Criteria
A few things you should know. A couple weeks before out first trip, we decided what the criteria was to consider a ballpark checked off the list. So you may see some reoccurring themes throughout the posts. The criteria are below:
- Must see the game together
- Must record the 7th inning stretch
- Must see the home team play a regular season game
- Must buy a pennant and take a photo with it at the stadium
We plan to include helpful tips we learned along the way about travel, logistics, and baseball. Feel free to subscribe, if you’d like to follow our journey or are looking for tips for your own ballpark travels!
Blog Resources
Baseball
As the focal point of our blog, we recap each baseball game and ballpark. Topics include game outcomes, photos of our tickets and the ballparks, and a recording of the 7th inning stretch.
Data
Access to quality data has made planning our trips much easier. We have chosen to share that data with you in hopes of encouraging others to start a tour of their own. The data provided will be centered around travel planning and logistics.
Media
Many of our trips span multiple days and ballparks. We include photos and video not just of our time at the games, but also the activities we fill the remainder of the day with.
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San Francisco Giants
Starting Off with Sightseeing The morning after the Athletics game, on April 23, 2018, we decided to venture over to Sausalito which is located right on the other side of the Golden Gate Bridge. We grabbed a quick breakfast at the Ferry Plaza Farmers Market prior to...
Oakland Athletics
The Road to San Francisco The drive from Los Angeles to San Francisco normally takes about 5 hours and 45 minutes, but we were set on taking the scenic route. We drove as much of the Pacific Coast Highway as time would allow, stretching the drive out to about 7 hours....
Los Angeles Dodgers
A quick stop on Balboa Island The following morning, April 20, 2018, we visited Balboa Island before leaving for Los Angeles. My dad lived on the island for a few months when he was younger and was able to show me where he stayed. It doesn't take long to walk the...